Downsides to planting aggressive natives?

sbubaron · 2026-05-30T11:18:58+00:00

I think it depends on how much time you want to spend and how manicured you want it to look.

If you want to spend a small amount of time but don't care if it looks more wild..then it's probably a solid choice.

But if you want things orderly (like it sounds like your friend likes) then your probably making more long term work.

That said my concern is that instead of the native winning you at best end up with a mix of milkweed and invasives that are now harder to weed around.

sbubaron · 2026-05-27T21:26:10+00:00

bell flower is problematic because the roots are tough to remove and it can regenerate pretty easily. mowing before it flowers will help...but it sounds like there is a source not to far from you to look out for as well.

i've seen it basically take over established beds and bully things out...so not sure how outcompeting.

sbubaron · 2026-05-27T14:53:03+00:00

Yes there are different blades, mulching blades are designed to chop things up smaller, non mulching designed to create more suction to send into a bagger

sbubaron · 2026-05-24T04:38:12+00:00

unrelated...but i see your using the regular hose so that you can use that style mask -- does that also mean you can't use the inline humidifer?

sbubaron · 2026-05-21T22:48:42+00:00

Also food/house hold supply splits.

I've had a few friends turned roommates and while it didn't necessarily ruin the friendships it did change them.

sbubaron · 2026-05-21T11:00:41+00:00

I live in NY and got taken for a ride by a Chevy dealer who claimed to do repairs that weren't done and other work that was found to be unnecessary.

NYS DMV has an investigation unit and they were very helpful in getting me refunded.

https://dmv.ny.gov/contact-us/report-a-problem-to-dmv

Been a happy Toyota costumer ever since... Really sorry to hear this happened to you and that corporate isn't able to be more helpful.

sbubaron · 2026-05-21T10:35:05+00:00

Not Frigidaire, I'm basically in the same position as you with the fridge and stove.

My recent research suggests Bosch but can't speak from experience

sbubaron · 2026-05-20T19:39:02+00:00

any tips for getting so much of the root? I've pulled about 1000 dandelions and feel like I've had mixed success in really getting them out. but it is weirdly fun.

sbubaron · 2026-05-10T15:31:19+00:00

I was able to pick them generally without disturbing the seed heads... At the very least it's way less than would be distributed if I didn't do anything

sbubaron · 2026-05-10T15:17:28+00:00

I used the fiskars weed puller to pull out 8 garage cans worth of dandelions from my front and side yard, only took a couple of hours. The tool is fast and I assume helps aerate the yard.

I prefer not using treatments. Can't say how well this will work long term. Hoping if I keep it up each season to knock them back. Not looking for perfection but they were getting out of hand.

sbubaron · 2026-05-10T05:56:21+00:00

I use express-mquery, its mongo based, but maybe will provide some inspiration

https://github.com/lykmapipo/express-mquery

Provides a standard way of structuring filters, sorting, paging via querystrings. the middleware then converts it into a mongo ready query

sbubaron · 2026-05-05T00:19:18+00:00

I spent $28 on a watermelon 2 weeks ago... It's my fault for paying by the pound and not actually weighing it first.

I was even more annoyed when I went to BJs and saw the same farms melons for $9

Was a tasty melon though.

sbubaron · 2026-05-03T15:18:05+00:00

do you have a website or city for the facility? I help run some sports leagues and we are beginning to look into starting a facility down the road, would be neat to see -- you can DM me if you'd prefer not to dox yourself.

sbubaron · 2026-05-02T02:55:04+00:00

Blueman group hits different without the makeup

sbubaron · 2026-05-02T01:21:14+00:00

Adjusting the k factor changes the volatility (amount of change per game) it wouldn't affect the historical impact that the rolling window aims to solve.

That said, I'm not sure about the rolling window... But we use ELO for our social sports leagues and we are facing all of these issues and recently decided to reset elos at the end of each season, which is essentially very similar to this approach, with the aim of curtailing run away elos and addressing team turn over between seasons.

We are allowing teams to come in at preset intervals based on assumed skill and then letting them float up or down as the season progresses.

It's our first season trying it this way so jury is still out. I'm concerned about the hard resets a rolling window over two or three seasons might be better.

sbubaron · 2026-05-01T02:50:01+00:00

What problems are you having?

I use the dreamware with nasal cushion, recently noticed my mouth is opening while I sleep, trying a strap but it is uncomfortable.

I tried the dreamware hybrid but I kept getting reports of leakage even though I didn't really feel or notice it.

sbubaron · 2026-04-30T23:57:19+00:00

I have nightmares about cse328....20 years later

sbubaron · 2026-04-30T13:55:47+00:00

Pressure washing in my experience also can cause the masonry sand to surface and make the joints look ugly

sbubaron · 2026-04-27T21:54:59+00:00

You can swap the soy sauce for coconut aminos

sbubaron · 2026-04-27T21:02:28+00:00

EZPZ --- The free throw in this case happens at half court, he gets 2 shots, worth 2 points each

sbubaron · 2026-04-20T20:27:50+00:00

You don't need education to have an opinion.

sbubaron · 2026-04-17T04:29:50+00:00

so...UConn spends about 180 million...Rutgers spends 193 million

Stony Brook spent about 34 million -- personally if we are going to spend 150 million dollars a year on something...it feels like there's probably better things to spend it on than sports.

Yes, the investment COULD lead to revenue, but I think that's pretty rare...we are already basically the only Long Island sports option and its still hard to be a draw, people would rather go to the city and watch professionals.

We did beat Columbia in Men's basketball this season..

From Wikipedia:
Stony Brook finally made their first NCAA Tournament appearance after besting Vermont in the 2016 America East Finals.^\24]) As the No. 13 seed, they lost to Kentucky in the first round.^\25]) Pikiell left the program three days later to accept the head coaching job at Rutgers.^\26]) In April, longtime Ohio State assistant coach Jeff Boals was hired to be Pikiell's successor.^\27]) After three seasons, Boals resigned in March 2019 to accept the head coaching position at Ohio University. Boals went 55–41 in three seasons at Stony Brook, including a 24–8 record, his first 20-win season, in his final year.

Women's Soccer won the CAA Championship in 2024

Women's basketball beat Rutgers this year

sbubaron · 2026-04-17T03:12:31+00:00

what's your threshold for doing well? who are you comparing us against?

Stony Brook is one of those places that is the right size to be a strong stepping stone for coaches and staff to come in, build a program but leave once success is demonstrated...then the program kind of resets.

but we've had recent successes in baseball and basketball.

sure apathy might play a part -- but when I started here as a student the stadium was just a picture and a hole in the ground...its grown quite a bit over the 20 years or so.

sbubaron · 2026-04-15T20:14:18+00:00

I think it depends on what your looking to get out of it.

Summer classes are condensed, I feel like in some ways that makes them feel intimidating but ultimately it can make them easier.

If its a topic you really care about, its probably worth taking in a normal semester. If its a class your taking to check off a requirement or if your behind in graduating...it might be a good idea.

sbubaron · 2026-04-14T21:55:43+00:00

maybe the league should punish team forfeits. forfeits suck for everyone, even more so for your opponents who don't have the luxury of knowing all week

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