msrenee

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by msrenee 2y ago
Except for grass and most trees, suburban foliage is often quite toxic. A lot of your ornamental plants are poisonous. Think lilies, foxglove, Solomon's seal, and all the excitement of morning glories. The basic understanding that y
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by msrenee 2y ago
I'm seeing quite a few websites suggesting cayenne pepper to keep Virginia Opossums out of your plants. I've never tried it myself, but that's a marsupial that appears to not like spicy food. The only species coming up in t
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by msrenee 2y ago
Wild corn relatives, however, just look like most other grass.
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by msrenee 2y ago
I'd add hemlock in there in too. Both are plants you'll see in parks in town. A toddler died here a few years ago because his parent allowed him to play in the big plants with the pretty white flowers. They don't look dang
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by msrenee 2y ago
They're common in landscaping throughout the US. We had some in our front yard, but us kids knew better than to eat random berries. It's painful for me to think that there are people out there without the common sense not to eat
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by msrenee 2y ago
So yesterday was a windchill of -5F or something equally miserable. I spent about 20 minutes out in it and then drove home. When I got into the car, the heat felt perfect on full blast as I shivered and thawed. About 15 minutes into my 3
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by msrenee 2y ago
The distance from my home to a mountain lion has been documented at under a mile in the last year. They are officially spotted within a few miles every couple years, but I'm quite confident they're almost always there and just us
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by msrenee 2y ago
How about outside the city? This is a statewide test, how are other areas doing?
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by msrenee 2y ago
In the other 127 schools, what percentage of students were proficient in math? How about other schools given the same test? It's hard to draw conclusions without context as to what an average or above average school scores in these t
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by msrenee 2y ago
Brings fugu to mind. I wish I could get a scientific answer to whether there's actually a high associated with it or if that's just in people's heads.
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by msrenee 2y ago
If you've never done it, deep fried whole potatoes are amazing. It gets creamy in a way that good mashed potatoes do. Just be careful as they can explode like anything else with a lot of water. You want to poke holes in it so the ste
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by msrenee 2y ago
>Welds are quite strong -- it just extends the metal. This is especially true when the baseline quality of the metal is not high. This is not the case at all. A weld almost always weakens the base material. And you don't just use
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by msrenee 2y ago
Presumably because of pressure from superiors. If they know you're in cell range and ignoring them, they'll be pissy. If you're simply unable to receive communications, that's just the way it is. It shouldn't be
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by msrenee 2y ago
They're towing cars. You think they bring them back 30 minutes later and leave a friendly note? Unreasonable search and seizure. I'd say the seizure of property worth tens of thousands of dollars as evidence for a crime the own
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by msrenee 2y ago
Three countries, but your point stands.
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by msrenee 2y ago
That's a much bigger question than whether one can commit an evil act without considering it evil.
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by msrenee 2y ago
People committing genocide also presumably don't wake up saying they're going to be evil again. Being able to justify an act to yourself doesn't make it not evil.
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by msrenee 2y ago
He killed a lot more dogs and horses than cats. Anyway, I'm not a fan of that particular style of pop-history article myself. I much prefer an article written by someone who is capable of doing research and interpreting sources.
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by msrenee 2y ago
It is a thing. It's just not as universal as people try to claim. There's a lot of biology in the marine world. No one can be an expert on all of it.
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by msrenee 2y ago
Some sharks have to swim to move water over their gills. Not even close to all of them and it's not due to their heartbeat being connected to their swimming. https://www.britannica.com/story/do-sharks-really-die-i
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by msrenee 2y ago
It probably wasn't the cause in 1811.
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by msrenee 2y ago
"Whatever the word “pepper” means to you, whether it’s the black powder you put on your eggs, a classic green taco-topping jalapeño, or the red hot chili ones that take you on a Californication..." Does the author think peppercorn
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by msrenee 2y ago
The cutout saddles actually cause similar injury in women. That's a big point in the article. Women need specialized support in that region, not a complete cutout.
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by msrenee 2y ago
This would have been less concerning a couple decades ago, but after Virgina Tech, more than 1 or 2 people suddenly running past me would cause me to make assumptions. Some "Capture the Flag Game in Progress" signs would be comfo
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by msrenee 2y ago
Same here. I'm trawling through the comments hoping to see someone mention an ongoing game near me.
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by msrenee 2y ago
You've got a typo in the Hacker News title. "opeanai" should be openai or preferably capitalized to match whatever brand standards they use.
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by msrenee 2y ago
People are more likely to build in flood zones if they can purchase flood insurance. There's a small town here where every house is within a flood zone off the river and they were underwater for about a week a couple years ago. Built
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by msrenee 2y ago
It's the US Department of Agriculture delineating hardiness zones for the US. It would be more surprising to me if they included Canada and Mexico.
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by msrenee 2y ago
It's a pretty cool mineral. I've got a chunk (not from a grave) that's such a dark green it looks black until you shine a light through it.
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by msrenee 2y ago
Not made of people. Vivianite forms plenty of other ways too.

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