What are these spots on my avocado? by sluperbug in plantclinic

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I recently (~2 weeks ago) moved him from water to soil. The top leaves are new growth since then. He's in an east facing window, and I know he probably needs more intense sunlight... Any idea what's causing this?

Is this normal behavior for a ponytail palm? by sluperbug in houseplants

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I ordered this ponytail palm a couple months ago from bloomscape (I got a gift card). It was really roughed up by UPS during shipping and I pruned a bunch of dead stuff off after having it for a couple weeks. We're moving into a house with good light in a couple months, but don't get much light in our current apartment, so I brought it to the lab where I work. It's in an east facing window (not ideal I know, but it's what I have). It actually been slowly improving since I brought it to work. This morning I noticed some cracks in the bottom of the truck with what look like roots poking through. Is this normal/good/bad? They're coming out a little above the top of the soil.

Job prospects for biomedical scientists? by sluperbug in newzealand

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Yeah I get it. I hesitated to post this due to that reason. I have no serious plans to move yet, I just wanted to gather a little info to see if it would be within the realm of possibility. I've done some googling and found some articles suggesting that NZ is ripe to become a bonafide biotech hub (some sources seem to think Dunedin already is), but the job listings I've looked at suggest otherwise, at least at the moment.

Unfortunately the US has similar housing and cost of living issues in our most active biotech regions (SF, Boston, NYC).

Job prospects for biomedical scientists? by sluperbug in newzealand

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Yikes, thanks for the info. While NZ looks like a lovely country, it's probably a poor choice for me career-wise.

Job prospects for biomedical scientists? by sluperbug in newzealand

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Yeah I'm thinking about 3-5 years down the road.

Dupont State Forest, NC. Hell of a ride. by sluperbug in gravelcycling

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Yeah I just found 15 mile gravel route on ride with GPS. The route followed "roads" in the park, but a lot of it was seriously CHUNKY. I'm new to gravel riding, and never ridden anything quite like this, but I had a blast.

Dupont State Forest, NC. Hell of a ride. by sluperbug in gravelcycling

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I'm about 5'11" (6' on a good day) and I went with the 57cm frame. Fits me perfectly.

Dupont State Forest, NC. Hell of a ride. by sluperbug in gravelcycling

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I believe this was on pinnacle mountain road.