protist

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[–] protist@retrofed.com 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Rocks are so. fucking. hot. Landscaping with rocks increases the ambient temperature around your house by like 10 degrees vs. bare dirt. Even in New Mexico, there are so many native trees and shrubs. Please shade the ground and help keep your neighborhood cooler

[–] protist@retrofed.com 52 points 4 days ago (1 children)

As an elder millennial, I've neither witnessed nor even heard of this "phenomenon."

[–] protist@retrofed.com 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I disagree. Here in Texas, for example, even while politicians push new fossil fuel investments, property owners and private solar companies are deploying small and medium sized photovoltaic projects all over the state. Solar is a higher percentage of our total generation mix every year, 10% of the total last year (<1% 5 years ago), and its growth is dramatically outpacing that of fossil fuels. You won't see headlines about this, but the market forces are real

[–] protist@retrofed.com 6 points 5 days ago

What about the seeds they dropped the year prior

[–] protist@retrofed.com 1 points 5 days ago

Who is "they" in this case

[–] protist@retrofed.com 1 points 5 days ago (5 children)

"They" being the University of Oxford?

[–] protist@retrofed.com 5 points 5 days ago

In the end, it probably isn't easier at all. Once the yeast is created, yeast is dirt cheap and easy as hell to grow, and wouldn't require managing a field of wildflowers that are going to drop seeds for the following year when you intend to plant crops there. I'm not saying it's a good or ethical choice, but the yeast definitely has the potential to be easier and cheaper

[–] protist@retrofed.com 7 points 5 days ago

I have a small space and am usually cooking by myself, and I have no problem cleaning as I go. In fact, having a small space makes it even more critical to clean as you go so you maintain space to maneuver.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 67 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Totally underrated topic is how many Boomers were raised by WWII veterans with severe, untreated PTSD

[–] protist@retrofed.com 27 points 6 days ago (12 children)

Sure, but as far as what we can control right now, let's elect some fucking Democrats please

[–] protist@retrofed.com 3 points 1 week ago

That doesn't break it down by variant either tho

[–] protist@retrofed.com 5 points 1 week ago

North by Northwest and The Birds are my two favorites, NXNW for the epic scale and Bernard Hermann's soundtrack, and The Birds because it's creepy as fuck. I also really like Rear Window. While I'm not the biggest Jimmy Stewart fan, the story and the set design are amazing.

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