I wouldnt call that nature but its a hell of a lot better than pavement hell.

The vast majority of invasives take a foothold in already disturbed land. Natural ecosystems tend to be more resistant.

Ok buddy.

Why dont people pose like this in photographs anymore? It looks awesome.

I own an EV. Whats to ‘crawl back to’? The constant maintenance costs? The expensive fuel? The shittier driving experience? The worse noise and vibration?

Nah, bruh. Im good. I will never go back to ICE.

People who just want to listen to old school FM radio.

Libertarianism as a philosophy may not be. Libertarian as a modern political entity surely is.

Im not a fan of either, but you have to realize at this point the name has been hijacked by the far right chuds of the world.

Nice

How mildly opinionated of you.

The fact that you immediately thought of harems is very telling of how our society views these kinds of things.

I always said tomato and basil are the basis of Italian cooking because if all else dies, they will always survive.

I wasnt young when it came out. Joke’s on you.

My first car was an early 90s Ranger. These were the days when you could actually buy a small pickup, not whatever the hell the Ranger is now.

Now, look, it was still horrible for the enviroment like all cars. It wasnt great on gas, but compared to larger trucks in that era, it sipped fuel by comparison. But friends asked why I didnt just go for a ‘real truck’.

Simple. It was big enough for anything I needed to haul. I didnt need a huge truck. It was easy to drive and I could park it anywhere, even in the city when I visited.

Now they dont even make small trucks anymore, at least not in North America. Everything is huge even though only, like, 1% of truck owners actually need something that big. And they keep getting bigger year by year. Its insane.

I wasnt able to get it to recover. Ive got a sempervivium now though and so far so good.

Ah, I must have been thinking renewables was the majority. I used to live there but its been a while!

Maine is primarily hydro so half by wind is an odd goal for that state. Boosting wind production is good and theres lots of it there, but its not like theyre burning mostly coal or anything.

Im glad you pointed out the algorithm thing. Seems like people get fed up with social media platforms like X(?) and Reddit and then come to alternatives demanding the same features that, at least in part, led to them being fed up in the first place.

I actually disagree with OPs assertion that these federated platforms are ‘almost as good’. Theyre better. More features doesnt mean a better platform and in my opinion often makes them worse.

Good to know. Theyre under a growlamp right now but I could gradually move them outside. I would have to keep them under cover though as we get a lot of rain here most of the year.

No I know this is a Sempervivum. I got this one at a plant nursery. Its actually an Arachnoideum too, like yours!

The plant I tried to revive was an Echeveria but that one died.