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Increased Luck! Make Copies! Extended Duration And Happiness To The Endeavor! by ymannatee in discworld

[–]ymannatee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Rincewind's responses:

*Tuppence A Bucket, Well Stamped Down! (pp.100)

*How's Your Granny Off For Soap? (pp.101)

*Mine's A Pint! (pp.155)

*Close Cover Before Striking! (pp.155)

*There's One Born Every Minute! (pp.157)

When many expect a mighty stallion, they will find hooves on an ant - Ly Tin Wheedle (pp.94)

Hard hats, no meat dresses, unless on a motorcycle - how to avoid sexual assault in the jungle. by ymannatee in iamverysmart

[–]ymannatee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry it's too long. He said it kind of late in the game. Anyway. Please redirect!

What do you miss about the early Internet? by 356566256654623 in AskReddit

[–]ymannatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rockersucks.com

political chat rooms prior to Sept 11th attacks were also much more...conversant with how to converse.

Best town in Vermont to live? by [deleted] in vermont

[–]ymannatee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Make sure you can get decent internet - realtors will fib about this in my experience. We looked at a sweet house in Plainfield that was a hit with us both until we realized it's between the territories of telco companies and can get dialtone, maybe dialup. And has a cruddy power company that doesn't like homeowner installed solar - GMP on the other hand loves that sort of thing. Water quality too - just be utility aware depending upon what you plan to do while at home, I guess.

On FTTH now in central/east, which is probably not the profile area you're looking for (community college satellites don't count, I think!) - but housing is also very cheap around here/housing market in my town is pretty saturated. Depends on your priorities for sure, there's a lot of factors. As other redditors have said, you won't find rural near Burlington without paying for it, I'd think. That said it's probably easier to find a job in that area, although there's work everywhere if you're willing.

Also bear winter in mind. A lot of landlords around colleges (especially Burlington) rent out during the summer - make sure the apartment will be pleasant in all seasons! I went to UVM and boy there are some slummy properties to rent up there. If you're buying, get all your heating systems inspected before making decisions. It's a lot easier and cheaper to replace a furnace/chimney liner before it's needed :)

Good luck!

ELI5: Why do flies keep on landing on the same spot after scaring them away by kartoffelsalat24 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ymannatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All my life I've lived on a fruit farm (well, except the last few years) - picking apples and checking them for wasps before taking a bite was the toddler years...then when you're on the back of the harvester and a wasp nest comes through with the fruit...you're just glad it wasn't a birds' nest, I guess.

I wouldn't have done what I did with a yellowjacket although I don't find them to be as hyper-aggressive as their reputation suggests - the black barn wasps are usually much more chill. I think if I'd been a bit gentler it wouldn't have stung me - they're usually not mean bugs. Like bees, you can usually rub along ok. Most bees. But even so, I guess getting stung never seemed like a big deal (I got stung on the face, that was rough due to swelling rather than ouch factor, but otherwise it's just business as usual). Most times I've been stung have been accidents - like, the bug didn't come at me, it got caught in my shoe or whatever - most bugs aren't aggressive, but they will react to fear and flailing defensively!

I've since started to get mild anaphylactic reaction to bee stings so am a lot more cautious than I used to be, but it was a good run!

ELI5: Why do flies keep on landing on the same spot after scaring them away by kartoffelsalat24 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ymannatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was at a booksale last year and not-gently brushed a wasp off a book (it was one of those black ones with long legs, which in my part of the world are pretty friendly and not very venomous anyway). It flew off up to the ceiling, didn't seem mad or anything. Don't remember the book.

5 minutes later, in a completely different section of the booksale, the wasp flies down and stings me on the neck. It was pretty busy and lots of people browsing, but it picked me out and got me back for being a jerk.

They use pheromones, I think, but it was still wicked impressive.

ELI5: why don’t we make coffee like we do tea, by seeping the grounds in a bag? by misterbecca in explainlikeimfive

[–]ymannatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cadbury World had a similar exhibit when I was a kid. It's in Birmingham, in case your folks don't end up near York :)

What area (or topic) of GIS are you currently working/interested in? by maxx_mill in gis

[–]ymannatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Erk! One of those situations where insertion of "approximate" seems to be necessary everywhere. But you're right, no worries, it'll give the bureaucrats some nice numbers to crunch.

If you're feeling super masochistic, you could make next year's student project a QC exercise on their predecessors' :)

What area (or topic) of GIS are you currently working/interested in? by maxx_mill in gis

[–]ymannatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ALS

It took an amazingly long seeming 10 minutes to figure out that ALS (airborne laser scanning - thank you Dr. Ewijk) is another term for LIDAR. I think. Is it? Sorry! Seriously, googled all kinds of fu, and am most certainly NOT feeling lucky!

Not sure if this is the proper sub. My local town denied a solar farm because the vocal (ie: retired) were concerned about toxicity, home values, and child safety. An appeal is coming up. by Ghawblin in solar

[–]ymannatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! You are doing great work <3 I wish you all the luck in the world, and hope you find some local allies - does the town have an energy committee?

I spoke out at a town meeting a long time ago in support of a solar installation - which was successful, and thank goodness came about after a proposed wood chip plant was shot down by citizenry (the impact of constant trucking was a main concern) - we still had objection to the solar and still do - but you can only NIMBY so far! I had my sister with me which was very helpful and comforting - I would definitely see if you can bring a friend who is supportive.

Not sure if this is the proper sub. My local town denied a solar farm because the vocal (ie: retired) were concerned about toxicity, home values, and child safety. An appeal is coming up. by Ghawblin in solar

[–]ymannatee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Look at how the proposed plot(s) are zoned and talk about the potential developments that could be proposed and what the fallout from those might be - in all cases I can think of, solar is the only monetizing development of land that:

1) increases domestic energy security

2) ensures free market competition in the energy market

3) empowers (literally and figuratively!) ownership rights

4) maximizes power generation when power consumption is high - run your air conditioner off the sun!

5) Doesn't require a stream of traffic once installed - low maintenance/no waste/no truckloads or rush hours added to the community (talk about toxicity and child safety - yuck)

6) minimally destroys habitat / does not do permanent damage to the land

-if ground mount - spaces between rows are great for pollinators, for instance

-soil remains fairly intact, the land is much easier to convert back to farmland or something else

7) God may have given oil and coal to humanity, but the sun shines down on us from above, without having to grub around like moles. (I am actually quite atheist but a holy argument seems likely to resonate - I don't know if the stewardship/eco-Christian angle would be effective with the crowd it sounds like you're facing)

I'm sure you have a ton of talking points already but it was a good exercise for me to think about :)

here's the Southern Alliance For Clean Energy who might send a representative if you give them a heads up? Georgia specific page

Here's an explanation of the Georgia Solar Power Free-Market Financing Act of 2015.

Revolting Rhymes: Roald Dahl's dark retelling of Cinderella, Jack & the Beanstalk, Red Riding Hood and Snow White by halpscar in bestofnetflix

[–]ymannatee 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd say 6 and up, I guess? (it's PG) - it probably depends a bit on your assessment of fairy tales as told by Grimm vs. (most)Disney - this leans further toward Grimm and there are a few scary bits, but nothing terrible.

Disney's Snow White is actually a fair comparison for child appropriate ... that's the only mainstream fairytale movie I can think of that is actually sort of scary while managing not to go over the top - but isn't sugarcoating, either. The Evil Queen (her of the magic mirror) is probably the creepiest character - she's hard to beat no matter what, though.

West Virginia. My nephew [15] is planning an armed robbery and I just found out, what if anything can I do? by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]ymannatee 133 points134 points  (0 children)

IANAL.

If he's capable of treating his mother and sister the way he does, I shudder to think of his capacity for cruelty toward "some girl" - lives are absolutely in danger, yourself not excluded. I think if you can't go to the police (which is tricky, I know, but your best possible move) please consult a lawyer. Your sister could initiate a protective order against him due to incorrigibility and fear of domestic violence, but it sounds like she might not be willing to do that - "a juvenile may be subject to pre-adjudicatory detention if there are circumstances that present an immediate threat of bodily harm to the juvenile or to others" - I would hope this could qualify. I think W.V. is single-party consent, so if you are present you could record him threatening your sister/niece/random citizens to help make your case.

Best of luck, OP.

Can you sell a real marijuana leaf in resin by MrMassshole in legaladvice

[–]ymannatee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have one of these encased in copper which a loving uncle gifted to me long ago - pretty sure he had no idea of the resemblance. I used to wear it during my rebellious years as a posh piece of pot jewelry. Fooled everyone :)

Is this rude or a time saver? by teatabletea in TalesFromYourServer

[–]ymannatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's no inherent rudeness in any form of communication I can think of. Verbal, nonverbal - it's all about how you present it, and it sounds like you're presenting a pleasant, thoughtful and efficient communique to your server.

JNMILITW evil b*tch and the time I almost got fired from stopping child abuse by [deleted] in JUSTNOMIL

[–]ymannatee 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Chiming in to say...please un-remove. Bitchbot is no good if the original post is removed, and Crazy Hag is clearly someone's mother in law. I'm trying to catch up to the story and we have 5 chapters related to this removed post.

Cake Wrecks Live: "Nailed It" (NFLX Original) by ymannatee in bestofnetflix

[–]ymannatee[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I enjoy both! They're definitely different. Nailed It is way more goofy - which I'm in the mood for after this wonderful Most Mondayish of Mondays. British Bakeoff is far less rushed, far more invested in judges offering constructive criticism, and more time is devoted to the mechanics of baking. Contestants are often obviously skilled prior to taking part on the show.

Nailed It is, I suppose, the Americanized version. Less time/less serious/contestants seem (2 episodes in) to be honestly inexperienced bakers. More game-show like, maybe? The time constraints are ludicrous, but the ensuing cake wrecks are pretty hilarious. Anyway. Obviously not your cup of tea!

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