nickiwest

@nickiwest@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Liquid Trees⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A cursory search for “liquid trees micro algae” led me here: liquidtrees.org/urban-solutions

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Liquid Trees⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Even with ideal light conditions, there’s still more to consider.

  I lived in Louisville for many years. It’s fairly green as cities go. In older parts of the city, trees had been planted between the streets and sidewalks … definitely a long time ago, maybe 30 to 50 years? Maybe longer?

  Every spring, we lost a number of those trees to thunderstorms. Enough rain, followed by strong winds, would topple multiple trees. Every single one that I saw had a root ball that was exactly the size of the opening where it had been planted, so maybe two square meters and maybe a meter or two deep. (For those keeping score at home, that’s not enough root volume to support a full-sized tree.)

  So we’d lose those lovely trees and on a good day, we’d lose the use of the street for a while. On a bad day, someone would lose a car or a chunk of their house.

  “Just plant more trees in the middle of the city” is not the brilliant fix that many people seem to think it is.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To whom it may concern⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re concerned about your anonymity, keep in mind that companies frequently put ID numbers on their return envelopes to help match the returned mail piece with your record in their database. Sometimes the number is invisible (UV ink) so it doesn’t look “mass produced” to the recipient.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon studies Buddhism⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are definitely elements of Christianity that mimic Greco-Roman (and other, older) mystery religions. Down to celebrating their deity’s birth at the same time and commemorating his death and rebirth by having followers share bread and wine.

  My favorite theory of the origin of Christianity is that it was a Jewish attempt to mimic the mystery religions that were popular at the beginning of the Common Era.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon studies Buddhism⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My childhood bestie’s dad was one of the only bald men in our church. He pulled out this story every time anyone in our youth group mentioned it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Clean butt⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Do you also think that saying “Happy Holidays” somehow excludes Christians?

  Increasing the size of your umbrella doesn’t discriminate against the people who are already under it. It simply invites more people to join them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Inching closer to the grave every day⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I feel like GenX said, The fucking old people caused this mess and are standing in the way of fixing it. We need them to die off so someone else can turn it around, but there aren’t enough of us so it’s probably up to the younger generations."

  We never had a lot of collective ambition, which I guess is good because our parents still won’t let go of power.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨No beans, only dogs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The Colombian one is pretty accurate, but it should probably have bacon on it, too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disgusting money driven mindset⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The “unprofessional conduct” that he’s alerting us to is his own behavior, right?

  I read that and thought, “Whatever is coming is probably a huge breach of business etiquette.” And I was right.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨These dames wanting inclusivity⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Men/women - nouns Male/female - adjectives

  I think the reason male and female get equated with biology is because biologists need to describe individuals in terms of characteristics within the species.

  Like, “I live with a small, white, female felis catus and a tall, Caucasian, male homo sapiens” is a weird way to tell people that I live with my cat and my husband outside of a scientific context.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm pretty sure all of us have given up on any boomer giving us anything anyway⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Congratulations on being a decent person even though your role model was not. It’s hard to break that cycle.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This is my best-case scenario.

  If they catch the guy, obviously he should stand trial. That’s how the law works in the US. But I think that jury nullification could be the appropriate response to a trial.

  This guy might be the closest thing we have to a modern-day Robin Hood. And while we all agree that Robin Hood broke the law, no reasonable person wants to see the Sheriff of Nottingham win.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How to decide what kind of controller one should purchase?⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This.

  My husband swears by his Nintendo Pro controller, but he also has historically liked Xbox controllers.

  Those options are too large to be comfortable in my hands, so I tend to go for undocked JoyCons and PlayStation controllers because they are better fits for me.

  I use a PS4 controller for PC gaming. I definitely wouldn’t buy a specific controller for my PC without actually holding a sample in my hands first.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Happy Birthday⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are multiple references to this in the Bible. This is the most uplifting one I found.

  Psalm 90 10 Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. 11 If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. 12 Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. 13 Relent, LORD! How long will it be? Have compassion on your servants. 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.