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Comment on 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' TV series lands at Peacock in ~tv
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Comment on What is your favourite shark? in ~talk
tyrny LinkI am fan of many sharks, but probably rank tiger sharks the highest because they are just such a sharky shark to me. They fit the stereotype of big lurking underwater predator so well, plus they...I am fan of many sharks, but probably rank tiger sharks the highest because they are just such a sharky shark to me. They fit the stereotype of big lurking underwater predator so well, plus they can have cool stripes.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 30/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentEven our super lazy ones where we have just thrown down an old 2x4 over a wet area have lasted decently. You just have to be careful of them getting slippery on the top if they are wet and start...Even our super lazy ones where we have just thrown down an old 2x4 over a wet area have lasted decently. You just have to be careful of them getting slippery on the top if they are wet and start to get things growing on them.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 30/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentWe also do sluggo in the spring, and then also have the beds lined with copper tape. One thing that additionally works is setting slug traps, which you can make by setting out small containers of...We also do sluggo in the spring, and then also have the beds lined with copper tape. One thing that additionally works is setting slug traps, which you can make by setting out small containers of beer (which attracts and then drowns them). We use cat food cans or any other small container like that.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 30/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentIt is probably about 5 feet tall right now. We will nip the buds for at least the first year, maybe the first 2 years depending on how quickly it establishes before we let it fruit. I feel you...It is probably about 5 feet tall right now. We will nip the buds for at least the first year, maybe the first 2 years depending on how quickly it establishes before we let it fruit. I feel you though on being sad to cut down a good producing tree. We have a very old sweet cherry that is an amazing producer but is getting to the point where it might need to come down for safety reasons since and I keep delaying.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 30/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentFor trails through wetlands depending on if you are willing to build them, we tend to make slightly raised walking paths from pressure treated wood. They aren’t true bridges, except over areas of...For trails through wetlands depending on if you are willing to build them, we tend to make slightly raised walking paths from pressure treated wood. They aren’t true bridges, except over areas of running water, but keep the path up out of the soggy areas. Link of an example, the ones on our property look much less nice! https://bestofnj.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SourlandMountainPreserve-29-1-e1497363324960.jpg
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 30/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny LinkThe new fruit trees are planted! With much thanks to my siblings and dad for helping dig because I very quickly came to the realization that it was beyond my physical capacity at this point...The new fruit trees are planted! With much thanks to my siblings and dad for helping dig because I very quickly came to the realization that it was beyond my physical capacity at this point (pregnant). Glad they are in the ground because it is a big chore done and good timing since we are supposed to get a lot of rain this week.
I have been gardening for maybe 10 years? Unsure at this point. And I don’t know if this is a pearl but the best thing I have learned gardening is that every year is a new learning opportunity. Some things work, others fail, and we learn from the failings for the next year. My biggest worry this year is that I am really going to be very out of commission and my mom will get overwhelmed. It is humbling that I am not able to be one of the primary workers of the property, and was pretty frustrating. I don’t like watching other people work when I am not. My favorite phase of the garden is when the lettuces are being harvested at the start of summer. I love getting daily lettuce, the growth of the other plants isn’t wild yet, there isn’t the stress of the main harvest and the dreaded processing but I am still enjoying food from the garden. -
Comment on Growing a human: the first thirty weeks in ~life.women
tyrny LinkThis was an interesting read and I definitely was able to identify with a lot of it. Right now I am 25 weeks pregnant with my first and it has been a surreal experience to some extents. Somehow...This was an interesting read and I definitely was able to identify with a lot of it. Right now I am 25 weeks pregnant with my first and it has been a surreal experience to some extents.
Somehow this process in which I am growing another human has me feeling less human than I ever have. The sheer scale of the biological changes, the absolute loss of control to both having a safe pregnancy, what I can do physically, and how I feel, it has been a lot to reckon with. In modern society we are so removed from the animal part of us and it only gets acknowledged in what feels performative ways. Pregnancy definitely has kind of stripped my personhood, both socially from being so observed and also through the loss of dignity that comes from things like throwing up on yourself while peeing or peeing yourself while throwing up. I’m very excited to have a kid, but I am not looking forward to my next 15 or so weeks of whatever disgusting misery is coming my way, not even counting postpartum recovery.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 24/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentHow big are the temperatures swings you are seeing from morning to mid afternoon? We generally would just open in the mornings on days we knew would get hot (or leave it open day after day)...How big are the temperatures swings you are seeing from morning to mid afternoon? We generally would just open in the mornings on days we knew would get hot (or leave it open day after day) because for us the cooler morning temp wasn't cold enough to be a threat compared to the midday high.
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 24/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny LinkSpring is starting!!! The gardening projects on my property are largely managed by my mom and I, although with me pregnant this year I think I am going to enlist my husband and siblings to do some...Spring is starting!!! The gardening projects on my property are largely managed by my mom and I, although with me pregnant this year I think I am going to enlist my husband and siblings to do some more heavy labor for me (my parents and siblings live in an out building on our property).
I ended up buying 4 new fruit trees this year instead of 3. We got 2 pears (Bartlett and Bosc), a Stanley plum, and we finally were early enough to pick up a Granny Smith apple from the co-op we buy our fruit trees from. I probably should have planted them last Sunday because the weather was great for it with a sunny day followed by rain, but oh well.
Since we are still waiting for our last frost date the veg garden work is mostly just prepping the beds and some pruning. All the raspberries, blackberries, and grapes have been pruned in the past couple weeks. And the beds are having the old stalks and such removed now and hardscaping cleaned up. We tend to leave the stalks and everything over winter for bugs to live in, but it’s warm enough now that the bugs have moved on.
Last fall I built an arbor for my front porch. I still haven’t decided which vine I will plant, but I need to pick soon.
Otherwise we also have an endless chore of mulching. We will need another chip drop soon. And after a bad wind storm couple weeks ago my husband has been hard at work dealing with fallen trees in our woods to keep them off the paths. But most of our native gardening takes second fiddle to the veg garden in early spring. -
Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 24/3/26 in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentFor the cheap greenhouses do you mean the ones that are basically cheap shelves with a plastic wrap? If so we have used those in the past and had mixed results. Dealing with temperature swings...For the cheap greenhouses do you mean the ones that are basically cheap shelves with a plastic wrap? If so we have used those in the past and had mixed results. Dealing with temperature swings does require some managing of opening them up on hot days to avoid cooking the seedlings. But they did mostly do their job. We also always had to tie them to a fence so they wouldn’t blow over (windy area).
The only real tech I think we are using is a garden planner that remembers what was planted the previous years so we can do crop rotation more easily. Otherwise we are fairly low tech, mostly I think because the cost benefit ratio hasn’t shifted in the favor of picking up anything so far. -
Comment on Lyme disease vaccine shows 70 percent efficacy, Pfizer says in ~health
tyrny LinkI am excited for this and even tried to join the clinical trial but wasn't selected. With the increased prevalence of ticks in my area I hope that there will be efforts towards vaccines for some...I am excited for this and even tried to join the clinical trial but wasn't selected. With the increased prevalence of ticks in my area I hope that there will be efforts towards vaccines for some of the other tick-borne diseases. Right now tick season is always slightly stressful, and while I would still be doing my daily tick checks, having some extra defense would be nice for peace of mind. Especially with how challenging finding nymphs is.
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Comment on Would anyone be interested in an online gardening club? in ~hobbies
tyrny LinkThe weather is starting to hint of spring so gardening has been on my mind, and today walking the dogs I saw that the bulbs I planted in the fall are starting to come up which is exciting. Our veg...The weather is starting to hint of spring so gardening has been on my mind, and today walking the dogs I saw that the bulbs I planted in the fall are starting to come up which is exciting.
Our veg garden plan is not finalized yet this year but we have started some seeds indoors as it’s about 10 weeks till last frost. Need to get scooted on finishing the layout and plan.
We are also planning on adding pears and maybe one other fruit to our mini orchard this year. Some contenders include plum, apricot, or another apple variety. Meanwhile I got to enjoy a lime off my lime tree with last night’s dinner which was handy and very very strong!
There is some discussion of reclaiming a bit more of the woods from the invasies to make a new experimental native garden, but who knows how that will pan out with the other projects.
Finally I am planning on adding some more plants into the landscaping in my front yard. Last year I built a trellis and am trying to decide between virgin’s bower, coral honeysuckle, or American wisteria. The choice (or choices) will join my hydrangea, NJ tea, mountain lilac, bleeding heart, lady ferns, and rhododendrons.
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Comment on Any thoughts on Bridgerton Season 4? in ~tv
tyrny LinkStarting just with the preface that I have read the books so that will color my opinions. I liked this season more than the last one, but it didn't quite hit all the marks that I was hoping for....Starting just with the preface that I have read the books so that will color my opinions.
I liked this season more than the last one, but it didn't quite hit all the marks that I was hoping for. The plot was very sped up due to having to fit into a season and not mess up the other siblings too much, which I think hurt it a bit. The costuming was not my favorite, and the dress/hairstyle they put Sophie in for the Queen's ball was very much a miss for me.
For Francesca, I was super concerned during the first four episodes how her story was being handled. I am not thrilled with some of the choices they made in how the storyline was altered from the books. However I do think that the performance from her actress in the second half was incredibly touching. It really carried that half for me.
For the Benedict/Sophie story, it was definitely a little bit updated for the times to make the power imbalance slightly less gross, Benedict definitely comes across better with the changes. The split between the episodes I think was a small disservice because we don't get a ton of Sophie's background until the second half and it was such an important part of her mindset towards the situation in the first half. I also wish we had more time at the cottage and slow burning the relationship, but with only 8 episodes and needing to devote time to the setup of Francesca plus the side plots with the Queen/Danbury and Violet I get it.
Overall though looking at the last 3 seasons, I feel like it becomes apparent where you have the showrunners needing trying to straddle how to keep 8 books that are almost fully standalone as a continuous show. The parts where they stay true can be ok or not ok based on actor chemistry/how out of date the plot really was/how many time gaps get skipped or rushed through, and often the side plots to me either come across as better than the original story (the Queen, Lady Danbury) or super pointless (Violet new love interest, the Mondrich family).
I will watch the next season when it comes out, but overall I have enjoyed the books better than the show and enjoyed Queen Charlotte more than Bridgerton.
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Comment on How have you changed in the last year? What are your goals for this year? in ~life
tyrny Link ParentThank you! So far I have not been prepared for how much pregnancy has kicked my ass. The heartburn and nausea has been rough! It has also been mentally weird slowly letting myself get excited, I...Thank you! So far I have not been prepared for how much pregnancy has kicked my ass. The heartburn and nausea has been rough! It has also been mentally weird slowly letting myself get excited, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop due to what it took to get here.
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Comment on How have you changed in the last year? What are your goals for this year? in ~life
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Comment on How have you changed in the last year? What are your goals for this year? in ~life
tyrny LinkI started last year in the midst of my second egg retrieval and spent the majority of 2025 somewhere on the IVF rollercoaster. I am very happy to say that I am starting this year pregnant after a...I started last year in the midst of my second egg retrieval and spent the majority of 2025 somewhere on the IVF rollercoaster. I am very happy to say that I am starting this year pregnant after a successful transfer in late October. Pretty huge change!
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Comment on Could invisible fences be the future of livestock farming – Sweden and Denmark will soon legalise virtual fencing. What is it and is it safe? in ~tech
tyrny LinkOne of the farms in my area is either starting to use these or just about to start using them (USA). We were chatting with one of the farmers at their store and he was super pumped about this...One of the farms in my area is either starting to use these or just about to start using them (USA). We were chatting with one of the farmers at their store and he was super pumped about this technology and the quality of life increase it would bring because they rotate their cattle in the fields and moving the fencing and cattle is a large amount of work. With this technology he was saying that they will be able to just program the fences to move the cows for them. I think that they might have received a grant for it, not 100% on that though.
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Comment on Timasomo 2025: Final Updates in ~creative.timasomo
tyrny LinkI finished my primary project! My crochet baby blanket is complete, I am debating blocking it before taking the final photos. Also now working on my bonus project: an amigurumi bunny (Emma the...I finished my primary project!
My crochet baby blanket is complete, I am debating blocking it before taking the final photos. Also now working on my bonus project: an amigurumi bunny (Emma the Bunny) from Kerry Lord's Edward's Menagerie. Unknown if I will finish the bunny before the showcase, but I am so pleased to have finished the blanket.
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Comment on Who tried beetroot? in ~food
tyrny LinkLove beets. I have a garden bed of them in need of harvesting and half will get pickled while the other half are kept in root cellar storage for roasting or boiling later. My favorites are simple...Love beets. I have a garden bed of them in need of harvesting and half will get pickled while the other half are kept in root cellar storage for roasting or boiling later. My favorites are simple roasted beets or pickled.
If they are doing this live action on peacock I am curious what they are going to do about the gore and mature themes in the books. They can get pretty graphic.