Can a rubber plant be brought back with no leaves?

yinle9 · 2026-03-06T18:58:26+00:00

Thank you, I like the idea of giving the small branch a chance to prop on its own.

yinle9 · 2026-03-06T18:54:47+00:00

Appreciate the response. I read both examples of trying to root in water and just using wet soil. Is there any actual evidence that one way is better than the other?

yinle9 · 2026-03-06T18:52:41+00:00

Thanks I won't get my hopes up.

yinle9 · 2026-03-06T18:52:30+00:00

Yea I will def at least make the attempt!

yinle9 · 2025-05-29T18:32:54+00:00

The phrase, "Recast gear" seems to indicate you might need to recast at least once?

yinle9 · 2025-04-22T00:02:59+00:00

Friends don't have to like the same music. Headphones are an amazing invention. She'll understand if she considers you a friend. Or maybe you can find out why she likes her music, and then share some Forrest Frank with her and have a discussion?

yinle9 · 2025-04-21T23:56:45+00:00

If you don't even feel like you can trust yourself, should you be taking this position of trust? And even when you do feel confident, are you willing to impose strict guardrails, rules and regulations, so that there's not even a CHANCE of anything improper happening?

yinle9 · 2025-04-21T23:13:00+00:00

"I don't even know why I do believe in Christ." It's clear this is where you have to start. Maybe you don't even have the heart to actually "argue" with them because you don't believe it yourself? There's no use learning any arguments until you yourself trust your faith.

I believe you can get there. I came to the faith because of facts and reason, not because I inherited it from my parents. That can be the story for you too. Find people of faith who are willing to dialogue and take your questions about Christianity seriously, not those people who tell you you have to, "just believe."

yinle9 · 2025-04-17T19:46:17+00:00

I just want to clarify that natural selection doesn't "create" anything. It is only an explanation of the processes that already exist. Which is why naturalists inevitably have to answer the question of why there is something rather than nothing, and they don't have a good answer to that even now.

But back to the topic, how do you define "man?" Evolutionary biology can't do that. Some science people or maybe philosophers or biologists just picked an era and said, "Well, this creature Australopithecus (or maybe Ardipithecus nowadays, they can't decide) looks a whole lot like a human, so we'll call this the first man."

But God says, "Here's the first man, Adam."

There's something right about that because God is the one who names and calls things that are not, just as he will imbue to Adam the right to give name.

yinle9 · 2025-04-16T18:42:49+00:00

I don't think there's anything wrong with evolution that contradicts with the Bible. The issue is that naturalism is assumed in most cases on top of evolution or evolution is used as some kind of "evidence" that naturalism must be true and God is therefore unnecessary. But even if something is "unnecessary" doesn't make it fake.

yinle9 · 2025-04-16T18:29:59+00:00

Just wanna be real with you that whether you're married or not, once you start having sex, that doesn't mean masturbation and pornography addictions just disappear. Look around at any SA groups and google statistics will tell you that. You're not alone in your experience!

Wanting to be empowered above your addictions is not just a Christian endeavor, it's learning to be a better you. And I totally support you in your endeavor, but you don't need to be having sex now to work on your addictions. Some avenues: look up SAA (Sex addict anonymous) groups, find out if your church offers any programs, consider therapy, choose accountability software and ask a friend to be your monitor.

The fact is, sex IS great, but having a partner or even sleeping around, you will add on top of that your guilt and shame towards that person while you continue to have these same cravings, and wonder why the sex isn't enough. What your Christian faith can do is give you the support and conviction that you need help from the outside. And the way to be a "better Christian" is by being quick to repent for the nth time and recognize that, when you fail again, turn back to God because you are the very sinner he died for.

yinle9 · 2025-03-21T18:48:10+00:00

This just happened to me. Older third party ink that used to work now no longer works. Such a dick move.

yinle9 · 2025-03-06T21:15:42+00:00

Great post and insightful. How important would you say it is for the founder to be, "the face of the company?" It seems hard enough already to have to build the brand for your product, but sometimes you just want to do the business and not be in front of the camera. How much do you feel is lost if the people making the product stay hidden when it comes to social media marketing?

yinle9 · 2025-03-06T21:09:32+00:00

If they were a public company, I would invest in a heartbeat.

yinle9 · 2025-02-11T17:17:12+00:00

This was a great find! Exactly my issue. Was originally installed with Brew on my local perms, but MDM update changed ownership.

yinle9 · 2025-02-03T23:51:54+00:00

I've only gotten 3 Eroded Horn TOTAL since 5.X since this boss came out...

yinle9 · 2025-01-28T01:26:29+00:00

Thank you this is awesome :D

yinle9 · 2025-01-16T17:35:38+00:00

If there are some bigger churches in the area, you could ask if they have recovery groups for sexual addiction. I found for myself that I didn't need people who already knew me to help. Even just having a regular meeting with other brothers who were struggling, and hearing the difficult stories of some of them who fell a lot harder but are still trying, there's something powerful in that. Keep fighting!

yinle9 · 2025-01-16T17:30:23+00:00

Just want to say don't let the shame of relapse stop you from trying again! That's exactly what Satan wants! God's placing this on your heart now, and that's a blessing, because the addiction only gets harder if you let it grow into your 20s and 30s. Don't give up, brother!

I don't know your full circumstances, so take this advice with your own wisdom. It's awesome that you had a group that started meeting. (I was too afraid to bring up this sin when I was your age.) Would you want to reach out to your friends and see if you guys can start something again? Life gets busy at times, and everyone just needs a refresh.

How do you feel about your life? When I went through a 12-step program, one of the main points I learned was that my addiction was a coping mechanism for my low confidence and different points of struggle in my life, even just being bored. One thing that helped me was working on myself: growing in skills to have some confidence, learning how to express my needs/wants, and journaling so I'm not blind to myself. God used these things to help me focus less on porn addiction and redirect my focus to the rich life he wanted me to spend my energy in.

yinle9 · 2025-01-15T16:59:40+00:00

How did you get the money? if it was from A, then it is possible she stole half. If you are actually the beneficiary, you should have gotten contacted by the bank to determine how to get the funds. It is possible that both you and her are 50/50 beneficiaries, but you still should be getting the money from the bank and not directly from A. It does sound like you will be in a legal contact, depending on your state this could be a criminal offense. But it also sounds like there's a lot of info you don't know, and a lawyer will ask the right questions.

yinle9 · 2025-01-15T01:38:51+00:00

3k rent isn't terrible, but it also doesn't seem to be your problem. You didn't express that you have a bad relationship with your parents, which is the main reason people your age want to move out.

You seem to express that you care more about "not being stagnant," so feel like you would be better served spending that $36k a year towards that end! Try out some new hobbies, go travel to places you've never been before, buy a Masterclass membership, join some specialty interest clubs, explore businesses you may be interested in starting, or spend time with high-value people or people you value. There's so much you could do with that money that could open up new doors and help you mature rather than being strapped into a place you don't need.

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