zipf_slaw's recent activity
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Comment on Ancient indigenous lands in New Mexico could be lost to mining and drilling. The public has seven days to weigh in. in ~enviro
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Comment on Suggest media in which the antagonist is an idea or an abstract concept rather than a person or intelligent entity in ~talk
zipf_slaw Link ParentIt's like saying WW2 is the antagonist. More specifically, the astrophage is the antagonist. The sun going out is the result of the antagonist's activity.Project Hail Mary: The 'antagonist' is the sun going out, and the science required to fix it.
It's like saying WW2 is the antagonist. More specifically, the astrophage is the antagonist. The sun going out is the result of the antagonist's activity.
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Comment on Balcony solar is spreading across the US in ~enviro
zipf_slaw Link ParentThis got me curious about how many US homes are in an HOA (more than I thought), and I stumbled into an example of the problems with AI search query summaries (on Duck Duck Go, in this case): I...the primary impediment to the adoption of wonderful technologies like this tends to be your average HOA.
This got me curious about how many US homes are in an HOA (more than I thought), and I stumbled into an example of the problems with AI search query summaries (on Duck Duck Go, in this case):
I asked how many US houses are in HOAs and it specifically said 33 million, but when I followed the source it linked there were details which the summary skipped over. It said it was about 60% of the 33 million (the HOA portion of 'cooperative' living arrangements, which includes condos and whatnot).
also, fuck HOAs
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Comment on Why Swedish schools are bringing back books in ~books
zipf_slaw Link ParentPart of being well-adjusted is feeling like you fit in with those around you.Its better to have well adjusted kids than for them to fit in because of what they own.
Part of being well-adjusted is feeling like you fit in with those around you.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
zipf_slaw Link ParentI saw it the MSN news feed, don't remember the original source.I saw it the MSN news feed, don't remember the original source.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
zipf_slaw LinkAmazon picked a woman to play James Bond. Happy April Fool's Day.Amazon picked a woman to play James Bond. Happy April Fool's Day.
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
zipf_slaw Link ParentMy Cosori definitely uses pressure for the rice setting, FWIWMy Cosori definitely uses pressure for the rice setting, FWIW
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Comment on Can we talk about rice cookers? in ~food
zipf_slaw Link ParentI'll point out an unmentioned benefit of using a pressure cooker for rice: the pressure will knock out B. cereus spores, meaning that whole "don't let your rice leftovers warm up" thing is moot. I...I'll point out an unmentioned benefit of using a pressure cooker for rice: the pressure will knock out B. cereus spores, meaning that whole "don't let your rice leftovers warm up" thing is moot.
I love my Instapot knock-off (Cosori) for rice. 26 min cycle start to finish, 3+ cups uncooked rice capacity, easy to clean.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
zipf_slaw LinkI'm still hooked on Angine de Poitrine. They are like the aliens in Arrival, come to teach us new ways to understand time and language. I can get it out of my head.I'm still hooked on Angine de Poitrine. They are like the aliens in Arrival, come to teach us new ways to understand time and language. I can get it out of my head.
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Comment on The century of the maxxer in ~life
zipf_slaw Link ParentMaybe I should start a Maxmaxxing Tiktok channel and start demonstrating and evangelizing all the *maxxing trends simultaneously... Shirley I'd be a bajillionaire with all the world's drip... _maxxing...
Maybe I should start a Maxmaxxing Tiktok channel and start demonstrating and evangelizing all the *maxxing trends simultaneously... Shirley I'd be a bajillionaire with all the world's drip
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Comment on "People are turning themselves into lab rats" – the injectable peptides craze sweeping the US in ~health
zipf_slaw Link ParentI don't mean to be an asshole, and I know where you're coming from, but everything we do is not fully understood. At some level, we have questions about everything.I don't mean to be an asshole, and I know where you're coming from, but everything we do is not fully understood. At some level, we have questions about everything.
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Comment on Dentist prank advice in ~life
zipf_slaw Link ParentGet a full set of implants - go big or go home. But the looks on their faces will be priceless!!Get a full set of implants - go big or go home.
But the looks on their faces will be priceless!!
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Comment on Angine de Poitrine - Sarniezz (2026) in ~music
zipf_slaw LinkThe Rick Beato video today just finally pushed me to watch AdP, and I'm kicking myself for not checking it out earlier. This is amazing and I want more forever.The Rick Beato video today just finally pushed me to watch AdP, and I'm kicking myself for not checking it out earlier. This is amazing and I want more forever.
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Comment on New York Times quiz: Who’s a better writer: AI or humans? in ~tech
zipf_slaw LinkI identified Demon Haunted World and Wizard of Earthsea from the passages, and would have at least got Cormac McCarthy right if I'd fully noticed the lack of quotation marks earlier. That said,...I identified Demon Haunted World and Wizard of Earthsea from the passages, and would have at least got Cormac McCarthy right if I'd fully noticed the lack of quotation marks earlier.
That said, and as others said here already, the passages are too short to get a good idea of the quality, IMO
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Comment on What radicalized you? in ~talk
zipf_slaw LinkIf I had to choose, it might be the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. Abolish the death penalty.If I had to choose, it might be the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. Abolish the death penalty.
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Comment on AI was eroding trust in my classroom — so I got rid of typed papers and bought my students notebooks instead in ~life
zipf_slaw Link ParentPerhaps typing it first, at least in outline form, and then transcribing it to handwriting would allow for better retention.handwriting in early college often led to me only encoding 2/3rds of the information at all,
Perhaps typing it first, at least in outline form, and then transcribing it to handwriting would allow for better retention.
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Comment on Once we were ALL spacemen in ~tv
zipf_slaw Link ParentWell if that's the case, then I'm happy to stand corrected (somewhat conditional on the final result).Well if that's the case, then I'm happy to stand corrected (somewhat conditional on the final result).
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
zipf_slaw Link ParentJohnson-Su bioreactors are a type of static aerated compost 'piles' developed by Prof Johnson (and wife) at a New Mexico university. They are an alternative to the turned/tumbled compost that...Johnson-Su bioreactors are a type of static aerated compost 'piles' developed by Prof Johnson (and wife) at a New Mexico university. They are an alternative to the turned/tumbled compost that doesn't allow anarobic stagnation and pathogen growth. It doesn't "need" to get to the cook-off temperature, theoretically supporting fungal hyphae growth (lack of agitation) and inhibiting pathogens (access to oxygen and competitive ecosystem).
I could go on and on, but long story short, I have decent success with them. They take about a 12-14mo to mature, using yard and garden waste, food scraps, various paper products, mulch and wood chips, goat and duck waste products, etc. Inoculated with red wigglers. Not weed free, but I use it to make compost tea mostly.
https://www.nmhealthysoil.org/2021/04/18/johnson-su-bioreactor-2/
Here are mine They are smaller than the OG design, about the minimum that might work (dries out too easily, hard to rehydrate), with the right-most torn open for sifting yesterday. The two on the left are only a week old. I got well over 200lbs of finished compost from that one reactor, plus some mulchy stuff I sifted out.
It's kind of based on Elaine Ingham's study (RIP, last month) and her philosophy and research on building healthy soil.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
zipf_slaw LinkHarvested compost from one of my bioreactors and made two more, made seed blocks and started some basil, chives, peppers, and cannabis. Cleaned up the greenhouse and garden a bit. Mostly outdoor...Harvested compost from one of my bioreactors and made two more, made seed blocks and started some basil, chives, peppers, and cannabis. Cleaned up the greenhouse and garden a bit. Mostly outdoor garden prep stuff.
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Comment on Norwegian influencer buys failed property development in Spain to build ‘self-sufficient’ eco-community – Modern Eco Village plans to erect 500 homes, schools and shops in ~design
zipf_slaw Link[Buzz Lightyear] Tubes. Tubes everywhere.... [/Buzz Lightyear][Buzz Lightyear] Tubes. Tubes everywhere.... [/Buzz Lightyear]
Only 7 days?
"But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard."