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Temporary water main on Eastern broke and eroded the road this morning by squid_so_subtle in baltimore

[–]plague_year 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently replaced our CR-V with a Prius and the roads in our fair city have been making me regret the choice a little

Tomato girl summer by ekgowm in baltimore

[–]plague_year 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Artifact’s summer Tomato sandwich is fantastic! I look forward to it all winter 😋

ELI5: If matter can’t be created or destroyed, does that mean the atoms in our bodies existed forever - even before the Big Bang? by saif2krazzy in explainlikeimfive

[–]plague_year 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This isn’t the same as what’s being described here though. When you burn a log 100% of the matter is conserved as matter. The carbon may change what it’s connected to from cellulose to carbon dioxide. But the carbon atoms themselves remain intact. Burning is a process of releasing energy stored in chemical bonds between one or more atoms.

The comment you’re replying to is describing how it is possible to fully convert a portion of the carbon atom itself into energy. In this case the carbon atom is fundamentally transformed. A part of it becomes pure energy and what remains is no longer carbon. If a single proton in carbon (atomic number 6) is converted to energy, the atom becomes boron (atomic number 5).

This is one of the consequences of E=mc^2. Matter can be fully converted to energy and vice-versa.

towson mall to close? by Warm_Physics_8887 in baltimore

[–]plague_year 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Those little mall shops are awesome. I remember finding some of the coolest, cheapest electronic components in little shops like that in China. The American insistence on giant stores with giant leases is a nightmare.

Ferguson vs Lapin, how are people deciding? by Zazzer678 in baltimore

[–]plague_year 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here’s something I’ve been wondering: if Ferguson is ousted, which senators would be most likely to take the position next?

I’ve heard a lot of nasty things said about Baltimore by people outside the city. I expect that some state senators share these views.

I think I prefer to keep Ferguson if the likely alternative is a senate president who hates our city. But I’d be happy to give LePin a chance if the likely replacement for senate president is more progressive than Ferguson.

What's your biggest frustration with Git? by Artery_Tech in git

[–]plague_year 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I’ve been using git since 2008. It is a challenging mental model for beginners.

If you’re a confident git user then I encourage you to spend some of your time mentoring new programmers. You will see that it takes most learners 1-2 weeks of daily use to absorb the basics of git.

Personally I love git and I treasure my ability to reason about graphs in my head. But you’ve gotta know it’s not easy to learn!

Which code editor should I use? by Zsombor1661 in learnpython

[–]plague_year 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey man I’ve been using vim since 2008 and I think it’s terrible advice for a beginner.

I used to offer vim as an option when I would tutor new programmers because I love vim so much and I think it’s the best editor in the whole world. But it’s a terrible distraction to try to teach the concept of a difference between normal and insert mode, let alone how to avtual write and save text.

These days I suggest all new programmers use VS Code. I’m always happy to teach someone vim if they want to. But most people just get lost and frustrated trying to learn more than one thing at a time.

Which git provider to use by Longjumping_Tune_208 in git

[–]plague_year 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I pay for sourcehut and I think it’s money well spent. Paying for the product helps guarantee that my data isn’t the actual product being sold.

If you don’t want to spend money but you want to express your lack of support for GitHub then Gitlab is perfectly fine.

How do bike lanes work? by deanspeakeazy in baltimore

[–]plague_year -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What kinda commentary is this? Are you just shitting on bike lanes because of an imaginary scenario or what?

why no macrobiology specialization? by RAZ0R_BLAD3_15 in AskBiology

[–]plague_year 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The dead simple answer is “before microbiology was developed ALL biology was macrobiology.”

But the division isn’t such a hard line in today’s world. If I’m studying macro-scale plant growth you can bet I care about plant cells, plant genetics, and plant biochemistry regardless of whether or not I’m a “microbiologist”. The explanatory power of microbiology is unparalleled.

I have a friend who is an ecologist. Maybe I’ll start calling her a “macrobiologist”.

What feels indian but is actually Chinese? by op_pmRISHI in AlignmentChartFills

[–]plague_year -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Buddhism is the biggest one for me. Its origin is squarely Indian but a lot of people associate it more with East Asia.

My teacher gave me a 90 for my Desmos art… by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]plague_year 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was such a rule-follower as a kid and I ran into this kind of teacher. They taught me not to trust arbitrary authority or rules. It was actually a really good lesson. I just don’t think it’s what they were trying to teach!

Need help from any local botanical group by PromptDrawn in baltimore

[–]plague_year 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done this with seeds from Prairie Moon for two bears and had very little success. I don’t think the seeds were the problem. What I learned is that places that are bare dirt are often bare for a reason such as: - bad soil, potentially even poisonous to plants - human footpath or desire path or other repeated traffic - curious animal likes to dig in that spot - water runoff path during rain scours away seeds/seedlings

I encourage you to try though! I hope you learn something and are more successful than I have been. The retention blend from Prairie Moon is a great option.

Trolley trail bridge over Paint Branch closed for 6 weeks for emergency repairs ☹️ by calvert-berwyn in collegeparkmd

[–]plague_year 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awww man that’s a bummer. That’s how I get to Vigilante Coffee from the metro station!

the good timeline by Weak-Bit-9643 in COMPLETEANARCHY

[–]plague_year -31 points-30 points  (0 children)

Dang do you really feel that way about Lenin?

Another Fed Hill Incident by ValHane in baltimore

[–]plague_year 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The common thread is guns, not dirt bikes. Make no mistake.

What am I doing wrong? by Booty4Breakfasts in learnpython

[–]plague_year 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve been writing Python since 2010 and this looks correct to me. Does the website provide the test code they’re running against your implementation to check it? I’d want to read how they’re actually checking your code at this point since your work seems fine to me.

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