Plaidboy

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[–] Plaidboy 4 points 1 week ago

I have come to think of it as all being probability fields.

When studying a particle, one cannot know both the energy and position of that particle with certainty (Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle). When chemists think about the 3d "structure" of atoms and molecules, they represent the nucleus as a tiny little ball and the electrons as bubbles of probability: Atomic Orbitals Example (Hydrogen).

The nucleus itself is in constant motion as well, and compared to the size of the actual protons and neutrons, there is much more empty space - kind of like planets in a solar system. And each of these protons/neutrons is composed of tiny particles called quarks, which again are in constant motion and thus make up probability fields that we call protons and neutrons.

[–] Plaidboy 7 points 1 week ago

Washington was a pretty bad president if you were Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois).

[–] Plaidboy 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think that they are referring to the somewhat adversarial attitude of the comments in this thread. I think that a religious person, especially a self identifying Christian, would feel a bit uncomfortable reading these comments.

Merriam-Webster on "militant" (2nd definition): aggressively active (as in a cause) : combative; militant conservationists; a militant attitude

[–] Plaidboy 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Actually they haven't admitted to shooting it down. It was more like:

"Sorry your plane crashed in Russian airspace."

[–] Plaidboy 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think what sets this case apart is that the police were doing the manufacturing of the drugs as well. Also notable is that it was publicly known that they were manufacturing and selling crack for 4 years before they were made to stop, which is quite unusual.

[–] Plaidboy 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Clint's Reptiles: He does great videos covering phylogeny as well as pet scores for individual species.

Professor Dave Explains: A huge variety of content explaining science, my favorites so far are on phylogeny.

Mothlight Media: Videos on evolution of modern and extinct species. One of my favorites!!

Others mentioned PBS Eons, you would most definitely like it.

[–] Plaidboy 3 points 2 weeks ago

Great article, but I'm surprised it didn't end with them saying they planned to follow up with the indigenous people and use their knowledge to help fill in the gaps...

Yet another example of western science thinking we have to reinvent the wheel - the person they interviewed said that all these "new" species were already known to the locals. Obviously we just needed to ask.

[–] Plaidboy 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Pretty sure this is "Java moss." It grows easily but can struggle with getting algae all caught up in it. Definitely a great/popular plant, almost impossible to kill all the way.

[–] Plaidboy 4 points 1 month ago

Good to see work being done on alternatives to PFAS for waterproofing textiles.

I have to wonder if modification like this would change the recyclability of the end product. Either way, it would be a clear improvement over goretex.

[–] Plaidboy 2 points 1 month ago

It may make you happy to learn that the player that retaliated WAS ejected, as well as another Jags player who shoved him.

https://youtu.be/xSAL17ByqII?si=Z-9soDWE6_AD09-6

IMO it isn't all about whether you have an explicit intent to hurt someone, rather it's about using the wrong technique in a situation where you know that someone could get hurt. The defender gets paid a LOT of money to be one of the best at this sport, so there is a reasonable expectation that they will make every attempt to preserve their coworkers' safety.

[–] Plaidboy 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Here are some reasons I can think of:

  1. This would be an expensive project if it was large scale
  2. This would likely be illegal and thus any large operation would carry high risk of problems with the law
  3. A very small portion of the seeds would survive without proper care
[–] Plaidboy 2 points 2 months ago

Agreed. There's a lot of stuff that reminds me of teeth in this one, maybe that's why?

 

Hey folks, first time grower here. Something is seriously wrong with my plant and I'm not sure what it is.

Any ideas?

At first I thought it needed nutrients so I added fertilizer and it got a little better for a while. Then I added more fertilizer and it seemed like it got worse. I was worried I had over fertilized, so I watered the plants with RO water a lot. Then they got a lot worse and stayed wet for a while, and then dried out and seemed to start doing a little better. Today I trimmed off some yellow leaves to find that the new growth still looks messed up. I don't know what to do!

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Stretched Out (sh.itjust.works)
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Anything got you feeling stretched?

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Medli's Got Moxie (sh.itjust.works)
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She's having a good morning and looking good while she's at it!

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"Wish I Had a GC" (sh.itjust.works)
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"Things Are Looking Up" (sh.itjust.works)
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Got any alternative name suggestions? Feedback also appreciated :)

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What is this shrimp? (sh.itjust.works)
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This was sold to me as an amano shrimp. When I first got a closer look at it I thought it was a low grade neocaridina as it had a few patches of darker pigment, but now it is pretty much all darker cryptic colored. I noticed these vibrating things next to its face while it's eating that my other shrimp don't have - is this some other kind of caridina shrimp maybe? Or is it a parasite at work?

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"Frustration" (sh.itjust.works)
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Colors inspired by [email protected] 's recent post

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Meet Medli (sh.itjust.works)
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She has grown some stately whiskers by now!

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"Caught" (sh.itjust.works)
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Pen on printer paper doodle. I recently acquired some higher quality paper which will hopefully help with the feathering.

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