AnarchoSnowPlow

joined 11 months ago
[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 18 points 4 days ago (3 children)

There's always something at least a little off about anybody who earns a PhD.

I've met a lot of them, and some of them are good at hiding it, but it's always something...

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 35 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Maybe if they cut out the shit like serial (or vin in this case) locked components, spyware, adware, software that does things only hardware should do, and touchscreen "buttons" complexity would be reduced enough that they could actually coherently review and verify their embedded systems.

Fuck any car built after 2014.

The "ubermensch" drive Kia Sedona?

No shame if you drive a Sedona, like to take your kids to soccer practice or something.

If you're transporting a gaggle of chuds you need at least a full size.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We've got a melange of ducks, khaki Campbell, blue runner, swedish blue, Cayuga, and Ancona. My favorite might be the Anconas. Although, our khakis used to be very skittish, our drake just lets me pick him up now though lol

We actually got our first egg this morning!

I've heard muscovies are great producers, great foragers, and great reproducers. Has that been your experience?

I've run into PF and three percenters in the wild. Stupid fucking stickers.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 9 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We put in a bunch of trees and bushes this spring on our new property, so we had zero expectation of actually harvesting anything at all this year.

One of our raspberries has surprised by cranking out a couple of canes this fall. I'm grabbing a handful every other day or so, just collecting them in the freezer until I have enough to do something interesting.

I've missed eating things I grew. Our ducks should start producing eggs soon, I'm very excited about that also.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just pull the trigger, we both know how this ends.

A hot bath being wasteful because you have to heat water and need a sewer is ridiculous.

Solar water heaters are a thing and grey water reuse is also a thing.

You don't even need electricity to have a private bath.

In addition, prior to the modern era regular bathing was often a privilege of the elite, not to mention the hygiene concerns of a giant bowl of people soup.

Bathhouses still exist in the form of steam rooms and the like, and you could make an argument about the inefficiency of personal hot tubs, but those are more specific examples of "bathing" as a recreational activity and not a hygienic one.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I could be wrong, but I did finish a degree in EE even if I just do software now. But here's my quick take on it.

Probably because you're driving voltage on STAT from REGN.

STAT should have a current limiting resistor on it, go through your led, then ground.

REGN should have a 2.2uf cap between the pin and ground according to the datasheet.

Just in time for this relevant video!

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Above everything, lack of curiosity. If someone is uncurious, it's a big red flag to me.

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 53 points 4 weeks ago (14 children)

I used to be very opposed to deer hunting. Until I took a biology course and there was some discussion about how humans have eliminated, or nearly eliminated all their natural predators in the United States.

The way their population ends up being controlled in the absence of those predators is disease, famine, and cars. Unless we hunt them sufficiently in areas where wolves in particular have been eliminated.

If you are hunting and wasting the resources of an animal you've culled, it's absolutely unethical. But if you're using all of the resources you can provide by the animal, and you're hunting in an area where the only natural population control mechanisms are famine and disease, I'd argue that's the most ethical way you can hunt in a modern society.

 

Heard what sounded like a massive flushing sound from the sky, turns out I was right.

 

36 contaminants have been added or updated on the "Human Health Based Water Guidance Table"

It's a list of chemicals that could be in your water and the health effects that the state department of health has determined are possible based on different exposure levels.

The actual usage of these guidelines only appear to be for state legislation, but if you're a well water user or a concerned city water user, this data might be of interest to you.

17 are new, 19 have updated guidelines

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A Million Minnesota Q's (midwest.social)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social to c/minnesota@midwest.social
 

Hello Minnesotans,

In about a month I'll be joining your ranks. I'm buying a house just outside of St Cloud. It's not my first pick in terms of politics from what I've read, but the state laws are far better for my family than where we live now.

Aside from the fact that we're moving in November, which is one of my more brilliant strokes, to be sure, I'm very excited for this change.

I'm looking for any and all of your Minnesota advice.

I've got a pretty big family, gaggle of kids (from 2nd grade to sophomore in high school), a few dogs, and ambitions on some waterfowl next year maybe.

I'm not afraid of driving in snow, I grew up in MO, we got our share of snow, so I know that often judicious throttle control is better than frantic braking. However, I've never dealt with snow on that scale that sticks for that long. I think we're going from an average annual snowfall of 12ish inches to 40-something annual inches of snow.

Will a self-propelled two stage snowblower kill me on a couple hundred feet of driveway?

Do I really need to scrape the snow off my roof?

How do I help the dogs with the cold? (Do dog boots and coats actually work?)

Got any recommendations for cold weather clothes? (I know we need layers, I'm already a fan of wool, but I need some advice on sourcing stuff that my kids will want to wear)

I love gardening, how much more time will a greenhouse give me in terms of growing season?

How the heck do I make Minnesota friends? I'm not a church person, so I expect this to be difficult for me.

DMV advice?

Best restaurants to visit?

Our family has spent the last year grieving and trying to process what has often felt like some kind of absurd unreality. I want to make this transition as positive as I can.

You don't get to pick where you're born, but you do (to some extent at least) get to pick where you live. We picked Minnesota because of the people, the land, and even the weather.

Sorry for being a stereotype, but I really don't know how else to ask aside from the non-stop googling and YouTube I'm already doing.

TL;DR:

Yet another "I'm moving to Minnesota, help me!" Post.

Edit: You all have given me some great ideas and places to start! Thank you so much!

I'm really excited to start this new chapter and you all have helped relieve some of my worries about being buried alive in snow at least :)

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