LibertyLizard
@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
- Comment on ‘Why would he take such a risk?’ How a famous Chinese author befriended his censor -- [Long read] 8 hours ago:
Love that is enforced by violence is meaningless.
- Comment on Did the top of my little tree die? 21 hours ago:
I think that’s what it is, but I’m not too familiar with this species and its potential maladies. You could try cross posting to !treehuggers@slrpnk.net to see if another arborist sees it there but I don’t know if any on Lemmy unfortunately.
- Comment on Did the top of my little tree die? 22 hours ago:
Is this an eastern redcedar? If so, it should be cold hardy enough for Wisconsin I think.
To me the top doesn’t look dead, but I’m not sure what’s causing the color difference. Perhaps it’s just maturing? If it’s still soft and pliable I would assume it’s OK.
- Comment on What would the USA look like if it had Referrendums/Initiatives on both the Federal and State level? 1 week ago:
Yeah… I still think referendums are good but fundamentally democracy can’t coexist comfortably with extreme wealth inequality. So it’s a good idea but it doesn’t solve the core issue.
- Comment on Are there any Lemmy/Mbin instances by women for women? 1 week ago:
I think maybe it would have been clearer to just ask this question directly and openly. The way you phrased it is the way a lot of bigots do to try to start trouble.
- Comment on Are there any Lemmy/Mbin instances by women for women? 1 week ago:
You don’t know what a woman is? Or is this some kind of attempt at trolling?
- Comment on PC port of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ship of Harkinian, gets a huge Randomizer upgrade 2 weeks ago:
Oh really? I thought that wouldn’t work for some reason.
- Comment on PC port of Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ship of Harkinian, gets a huge Randomizer upgrade 2 weeks ago:
This is the one that requires the GameCube disc, right? Or is there a way around that?
Ironically I once owned that but it’s long since been lost.
- Comment on lemmy-like fediverse forum that lets you post things to your "profile"? 4 weeks ago:
Maybe pixelfed? Never used it but I think it’s more or less designed for this purpose.
- Comment on I've finally been Nicoled 1 month ago:
Can’t since she usually gets banned immediately lol. Good riddance.
- Comment on Grandmother gets X-rated message after Apple AI fail. 1 month ago:
Usually when you get messages like this it’s because the person has a very strong accent the AI can’t really understand. Kind of a funny mistake to make but can’t really blame them.
- Comment on Amazon Boycot March 7-14th | No Purchases. Its time to disrupt the system. 1 month ago:
Would be better to plan this a little farther out but I am already on a permanent boycott so I support this obviously.
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
Oh I’ve got the link, but it’s paywalled. I’ll find the full paper later.
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
Thanks, this seems more in line with what I was wondering. but I’ll need to see if I can get access to the full paper. The example given in Australia actually fits my hypothesis since they historically lacked felid predators. So I’d like to see the full list to see the location and severity of the effects they’re reporting.
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
I guess you are going off of the genus Felis which is probably valid since I expect their hunting behavior is similar enough. However the map I saw showed they were absent from most of Russia and China, so there are exceptions.
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
Again it would depend on where those are—threatened species are disproportionately located on those islands I mentioned. Furthermore it doesn’t assign any causation to cat predation.
Maybe cats are a serious conservation threat on continental areas but I’m just saying I haven’t seen evidence of this.
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
I’ve seen a lot of stats about cats and it seems very likely they have important conservation implications in island ecosystems where birds did not evolve with similar predators.
But I’ve not seen evidence of conservation impacts on the mainland where we do and did have similar predators in the past. Just stating that cats eat a lot of birds doesn’t mean they’re a threat to overall populations.
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
Even in the Americas we have cats though. Bobcats are slightly larger but not completely dissimilar. We even used to have ocelots across much of the US. So I find the claim that mainland birds are not able to handle cat predation to be a bit questionable. However I am not fully educated on this topic.
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
I don’t think it’s true that they’re native to 2/3rds of the earth, is it?
- Comment on Meow 1 month ago:
I can see the logic but it does feel like the cat’s already out of the bag on this one. There are so many free-ranging and feral cats that I wonder if it makes any difference at this point.
- Comment on why do some straight people deny their loved ones’ homosexuality? (keyword: SOME) 1 month ago:
Ironic because bi is the largest demographic but also the one that can blend in the easiest which hasn’t forced people to advocate for acceptance.
- Comment on What do you guys think of rss.ponder.cat? 1 month ago:
I think it’s a cool feature. Newest version of Lemmy allows admins to block communities from appearing in all while still allowing subscriptions. I think this is the best approach, although it would be nice if this could be done in a more automated fashion instead of admins having to expand the list as more rss feeds are added.
- Comment on place yer bets 1 month ago:
So what level of calamity are we talking about here? 3% doesn’t sound that low to me.
- Comment on Are mood problems a “turn off” for people even when they’re hard to manage? 2 months ago:
Yes, if you are unkind to people many will not wish to be around you regardless of your reasons for it.
You’ll need to work to change your behavior if you want to avoid this. Many people have anger issues. It’s hard to control how you feel but you may have success in changing how you act when you feel this way.
- Comment on You Can Post Your Way Out of Fascism if You Own the Means of Posting 2 months ago:
I think the fediverse might provide a supporting role in information sharing but it can’t really replace in person organizations.
- Comment on Are there communities to post videos of police brutality / excessive use of force? 2 months ago:
Might be a better idea for a local project to start with?
- Comment on Democrat teams up with movie industry to propose website-blocking law 2 months ago:
Democrats are not your friends. Allies on many issues and in the fight against fascism yes but friends no.
- Comment on Why is Trump orange? 4 months ago:
He kinda looks better. If he just stopped making that face he would look like a normal human.
- Comment on Dyk, Bobby? 4 months ago:
Well plants and leaves can definitely help with this. Your state DNR may have resources on which plants are most effective for this in your area and site conditions.
Also, if you are getting a lot of runoff from upslope, you might need to investigate whether changes are needed at the source of this runoff rather than in the immediate area of erosion. If you can slow that upslope water and allow it to absorb in the soil up there, that help a lot even without changing anything lower down.
- Comment on Dyk, Bobby? 4 months ago:
Well, based on our prior conversations I suspect you know far more about soil science than I do, I only know the basics necessary for arboriculture.
So what you wrote is of course accurate but I understand both to be at play here—leaves break down into humus that chelates minerals and supports fungi that can hold onto nutrients and keep them from leaching away in rain. Leaves also provide a physical barrier that protects soil from physical erosion. But let me know if I got anything wrong.
My overall point was mainly just that you don’t need to replace leaves with fertilizer if you are removing them, but it’s still a good idea to leave them in place for other reasons.