LibertyLizard
@LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
- Comment on You should know: people don't like genocidal murderous bastards. 9 hours ago:
Is that really what’s being implied here? I feel like you’re unconsciously buying into this narrative that you have the support either Likud or Hamas when the morally correct position is neither.
- Comment on Womp womp 2 days ago:
Ah damn that’s still cool though.
- Comment on Womp womp 2 days ago:
Wait is this real though? Because that’s pretty incredible.
- Comment on New Name, Same Old Me 5 days ago:
lol you gotta change your email preferences. I don’t let them send me shit.
- Comment on respect dandelions! 6 days ago:
Interesting but it’s important to remember that Europeans and their plants have been in the Americas for over 500 years now, which is plenty of time for oral traditions to develop. I’m not saying it’s untrue but I’d be curious to see what the genetic evidence says, since that would be a verifiable way to confirm. But in my experience dandelions grow almost exclusively in human developments, so it would be pretty surprising if they were native here.
- Comment on respect dandelions! 6 days ago:
Wait, what? Expand on this.
- Comment on Unfortunately, this is science too. 1 week ago:
Make sure you publish that shit somehow so the next person doesn’t waste their time on the same experiment.
- Comment on sticky icky 1 week ago:
AKA bedstraw. Known for being used as bedstraw back in the day.
- Comment on On trees... 1 week ago:
Well there are certain features needed for a plant to get that big. So those features had to evolve independently each time which is a bit interesting. Wood is the famous example.
- Comment on Showing your ID to get online might become a reality 3 weeks ago:
What’s wrong with being able to opt out of cookies?
- Comment on Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators 3 weeks ago:
Real talk people are just going to need to get over this because there’s no real way to stop it.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 4 weeks ago:
True, but unfortunately, this species is way over-planted in many cities. I would not recommend them unless they happen to be uncommon in your local area. Urban forests need to be as diverse as possible to resist the constant barrage of pests and diseases being introduced by global trade.
In California we have a relatively new pest called shot-hole borers which are killing off many of the London planes, so we’re scrambling to plant other species that can resist them.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 4 weeks ago:
Your potted tree isn’t a tree in the sense that I’m talking about. The environmental services trees provide are all based on size and are predominantly provided by larger trees.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 4 weeks ago:
Trees don’t attract VC funding the way some dumb new invention does.
I guess this could be useful in places trees don’t fit but I think there are other simpler solutions.
- Comment on Liquid Trees 4 weeks ago:
The amount of water required is trivial compared to most other water uses. Especially if correct species are selected.
- Comment on What is the evolutionary benefit of loving a pet so much you melt into a puddle when they are around? 5 weeks ago:
My hypothesis has always been that we find baby (and adult!) animals cute to incentivize us to care for them when they need care, because our ancestors benefited tremendously from their presence in our lives. I agree that it probably started as accidental overlap from parental instincts but I think the feeling is too strong and applies to too many distinct animals to be coincidental.
That said, this is just my pet theory and I have no evidence for it.
- Comment on The YouTube Alternative Nobody's Talking About ! Peertube 5 weeks ago:
Interesting. I’ve watched some videos without issue, though not many since there aren’t that many to watch.
- Comment on 34% of the US population doesn't vote. Why do polticalitcians cling to the idea that these voters can't be reached? 5 weeks ago:
Agreed. Even though I think voting is the right thing to do, forcing people to vote is an infringement on their freedom and I don’t think it’s justified.
- Comment on ‘Why would he take such a risk?’ How a famous Chinese author befriended his censor -- [Long read] 5 weeks ago:
Love that is enforced by violence is meaningless.
- Comment on Did the top of my little tree die? 1 month 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? 1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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"? 2 months 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 2 months ago:
Can’t since she usually gets banned immediately lol. Good riddance.
- Comment on Grandmother gets X-rated message after Apple AI fail. 2 months 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. 2 months ago:
Would be better to plan this a little farther out but I am already on a permanent boycott so I support this obviously.