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Comment on What is your favorite dinosaur? in ~talk
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Comment on San Diego now has so much water that it's selling it in ~enviro
Baeocystin Link ParentI think you're underselling how big a deal it is. Yes, it's a rights transfer, but it also means that you don't have to deal with the large losses of water due to evaporation and absorption before...I think you're underselling how big a deal it is. Yes, it's a rights transfer, but it also means that you don't have to deal with the large losses of water due to evaporation and absorption before they even get to San Diego. That's a lot of water! And if the funding from the other states can shore up San Diego's desal infrastructure, that's fantastic. I remember how it was in the '90s, and it makes me genuinely happy to see infrastructure moving forward.
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Comment on What is your favorite dinosaur? in ~talk
Baeocystin LinkMaiasaura! We lived in Montana about the time they were discovered, and got to see Jack Horner himself talk about the good mother lizard. Little kidlet me was super excited about it, and my Mom,...Maiasaura! We lived in Montana about the time they were discovered, and got to see Jack Horner himself talk about the good mother lizard. Little kidlet me was super excited about it, and my Mom, who also loved dinosaurs, thought it was great that proof of maternal behavior was being recognized. It's now the state dinosaur, too.
https://dinosaurlady.com/2024/02/08/maiasaura-the-good-mother-lizard/
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Comment on Russia revives retired aircraft amid airline fleet crisis in ~transport
Baeocystin LinkI remember some really sketchy Аэрофло́т flights back in the '90s when we were traveling between Irkutsk and Ulan Bataar. I can't imagine how much worse it is now, and I genuinely feel for the...I remember some really sketchy Аэрофло́т flights back in the '90s when we were traveling between Irkutsk and Ulan Bataar. I can't imagine how much worse it is now, and I genuinely feel for the communities that have no other realistic way to interact with the rest of the world.
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Comment on “Dungeon Crawler Carl” now available to libraries exclusively on Libby in ~books
Baeocystin (edited )LinkI first came across the DCC series when I was stuck in hospital for a week, and I devoured the first four. They really are a fun treat, and I am impressed that the world building keeps going from...I first came across the DCC series when I was stuck in hospital for a week, and I devoured the first four. They really are a fun treat, and I am impressed that the world building keeps going from book to book. The audiobook performances are fantastic as well.
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Comment on What is watts, volts and amps? in ~science
Baeocystin Link Parent...so you want to field this one? :D...so you want to field this one? :D
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Comment on Chimera plantain in ~science
Baeocystin LinkI love little observations like this. I didn't know there was a site where you could upload your findings, that's really cool. I fully admit I probably would have gone back to try to propagate it....I love little observations like this. I didn't know there was a site where you could upload your findings, that's really cool. I fully admit I probably would have gone back to try to propagate it.
Along the same lines, we have a few ghost redwoods here in California. They are albinos that get their energy from the roots of normal green trees. Really cool the first time you see one.
Ghost Redwoods - Solving the Albino Redwoods Mystery - Sempervirens Fund https://share.google/tFdmiMSTcXgRO4bgd
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Comment on Have you played with bubbles recently? in ~talk
Baeocystin LinkI used bubbles to break the ice between a puppy meeting an older dog at a new home just last week! 5 minutes of pouncing together on the soapy fun, and it was like they'd known each other for...I used bubbles to break the ice between a puppy meeting an older dog at a new home just last week! 5 minutes of pouncing together on the soapy fun, and it was like they'd known each other for years. A lot of fun for the humans involved, too. :)
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Comment on 3D printers, do you use glue stick? in ~hobbies
Baeocystin LinkI have a Bambu lab x1c, and a variety of AliExpress plates. I use liquid glue stick on almost everything, but very little. My method is to wipe on a few streaks, spray with distilled water, then...I have a Bambu lab x1c, and a variety of AliExpress plates. I use liquid glue stick on almost everything, but very little. My method is to wipe on a few streaks, spray with distilled water, then wipe down with a microfiber cloth. It dries very quickly into a very thin layer. I use it not for adhesion per se, but as a release agent. It keeps the print surfaces from degrading. I print a wide variety of materials, but mostly PLA, PETG, and ASA.
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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
Baeocystin LinkI used to snorkel a lot in San Diego around La Jolla. There are a lot of smaller sharks that hang out on the sea floor that are fun to watch, from nurse to leopard, and my favorite, the catshark,...I used to snorkel a lot in San Diego around La Jolla. There are a lot of smaller sharks that hang out on the sea floor that are fun to watch, from nurse to leopard, and my favorite, the catshark, as its eggs are mermaid's purses, and if you get lucky, you can find one where you can see the little embryo swimming around inside! Very cool.
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Comment on Growing a human: the first thirty weeks in ~life.women
Baeocystin LinkThat was an engaging read, and I enjoyed hearing her perspective the whole way through. I like the additional book recommendations at the end, too. Thanks for posting it here and sharing it with us.That was an engaging read, and I enjoyed hearing her perspective the whole way through. I like the additional book recommendations at the end, too. Thanks for posting it here and sharing it with us.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
Baeocystin Link ParentExactly. Caring may not be sufficient on its own, but it's absolutely necessary to potentially even be good in the first place.Exactly. Caring may not be sufficient on its own, but it's absolutely necessary to potentially even be good in the first place.
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Comment on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie From Stephen Colbert and his son in development at Warner Bros in ~movies
Baeocystin Link ParentFWIW, I'm of the same mind on this. Colbert genuinely, deeply cares about the legendarium. That alone makes me interested to see what he comes up with.FWIW, I'm of the same mind on this. Colbert genuinely, deeply cares about the legendarium. That alone makes me interested to see what he comes up with.
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Comment on The Moon's origin story doesn't add up in ~space
Baeocystin LinkThat was a fun watch! I can tell those folks really cared about what they were producing, and it earned them another follow. The moon is pretty neat. :) One thing I'd like clarification on, if...That was a fun watch! I can tell those folks really cared about what they were producing, and it earned them another follow. The moon is pretty neat. :)
One thing I'd like clarification on, if anyone else here knows. From my understanding, it is the motion of the tides, specifically the tides as they are accelerated around the spinning Earth, that act like a pulling tether and that is the mechanism of transfer of momentum to the Moon. Does this mean that depending on how much water has been on the surface of the Earth, the levels of the ocean via ice ages, etc change the rate of the momentum transfer? Before the Earth cooled enough to have water condensed in the first place, was there negligible transfer?
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Comment on Job hunting absolutely sucks right now in ~life
Baeocystin LinkI'm an independent IT guy. Been doing it for 25 years. It has never been as hard as it is now to get good work, and I know I have it luckier than most in that people will always need tech help....I'm an independent IT guy. Been doing it for 25 years. It has never been as hard as it is now to get good work, and I know I have it luckier than most in that people will always need tech help. But damn, it's rough right now. I post in commiseration, fellow techies. Good luck out there.
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Comment on Angine de Poitrine - Sarniezz (2026) in ~music
Baeocystin Link ParentThat's what introduced these guys to me as well. It made me happy to see that he had such complementary things to say, too. I generally enjoy his channel, but sometimes I worry he's Cranky Old...That's what introduced these guys to me as well. It made me happy to see that he had such complementary things to say, too. I generally enjoy his channel, but sometimes I worry he's Cranky Old Manning a bit too much. Glad to see a positive reaction!
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Comment on Lithium plume in our atmosphere traced back to returning SpaceX rocket in ~space
Baeocystin Link ParentIIRC it's estimated to be a few thousand tons of material a year. FWIW.IIRC it's estimated to be a few thousand tons of material a year. FWIW.
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Comment on The Possessed Machines: Dostoevsky's Demons and the coming AGI catastrophe in ~society
Baeocystin LinkThis is a fantastic think piece, thank you for posting it for us to see.This is a fantastic think piece, thank you for posting it for us to see.
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Comment on What are you working through? in ~life
Baeocystin Link ParentIn the late 90's, for the first three years out of college, not a single damn thing I worked on ever shipped. Either the company went out of business, pivoted in a way that made my work...In the late 90's, for the first three years out of college, not a single damn thing I worked on ever shipped. Either the company went out of business, pivoted in a way that made my work irrelevant, or the C-suite just threw darts one day at the cancel-o-matic board and my project's number came up.
Just as maddening to me as this was, was the realization that 90% of the people I worked with DGAF about any of this.
In my case, I quit software and became an IT consultant. It's still maddening most days, but at least I get to talk to interesting people, and hopping between industries is fun, you never know what you're going to learn!
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Comment on Why computers won’t make themselves smarter - Ted Chiang in ~tech
Baeocystin Link ParentWhat baffles me most about his take is that he wrote The Lifecycle of Software Objects, where they do exactly what you just described to generate their a-life!What baffles me most about his take is that he wrote The Lifecycle of Software Objects, where they do exactly what you just described to generate their a-life!
Highly relevant link for your amusement