LaxPower Back-Up Stick

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:07 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:55 am Going to need these -- a lot of them.



And for food, not weed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/dini ... e=Homepage

What if your some sort of a freak and you don't like tomatoes. Can you hydroponically grow bacon as well? You would then be 2/3 of the way to the best sammich on the planet.

The consistency of your discourse is breathtaking.

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:10 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:07 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:55 am Going to need these -- a lot of them.



And for food, not weed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/dini ... e=Homepage

What if your some sort of a freak and you don't like tomatoes. Can you hydroponically grow bacon as well? You would then be 2/3 of the way to the best sammich on the planet.

The consistency of your discourse is breathtaking.

What have you got against a BLT? I'm glad my discourse is breathtaking. I know I will never be of the same mindset of the FLP putzheads. I am thankful for that every day of my life. I don't have to look under my bed for monsters every night.

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:16 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:10 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:07 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:55 am Going to need these -- a lot of them.



And for food, not weed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/dini ... e=Homepage

What if your some sort of a freak and you don't like tomatoes. Can you hydroponically grow bacon as well? You would then be 2/3 of the way to the best sammich on the planet.

The consistency of your discourse is breathtaking.

What have you got against a BLT? I'm glad my discourse is breathtaking. I know I will never be of the same mindset of the FLP putzheads. I am thankful for that every day of my life. I don't have to look under my bed for monsters every night.

I don’t like Tomatoes. I will have a seasoned sauce but a raw tomato is something I just can’t eat.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:05 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:16 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:10 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:07 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:55 am Going to need these -- a lot of them.



And for food, not weed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/dini ... e=Homepage

What if your some sort of a freak and you don't like tomatoes. Can you hydroponically grow bacon as well? You would then be 2/3 of the way to the best sammich on the planet.

The consistency of your discourse is breathtaking.

What have you got against a BLT? I'm glad my discourse is breathtaking. I know I will never be of the same mindset of the FLP putzheads. I am thankful for that every day of my life. I don't have to look under my bed for monsters every night.

I don’t like Tomatoes. I will have a seasoned sauce but a raw tomato is something I just can’t eat.

I have lived my entire life with home grown tomatoes. My dad grew them in our back yard for as long as I can remember. I have carried on the tradition. My wife loves having plenty of Roma tomatoes she can make sauce with. I love big, fat beefsteak tomatoes. They make the BLT sandwich on sour doe bread. We cut them up and put them in salads from the lettuce in our garden. My wife does Caprese salads until the tomatoes are done. We seldom buy or eat store bought tomatoes. By the middle of September our little version of tomato heaven is all over.

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:26 am

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:05 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:16 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:10 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:07 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:55 am Going to need these -- a lot of them.



And for food, not weed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/dini ... e=Homepage

What if your some sort of a freak and you don't like tomatoes. Can you hydroponically grow bacon as well? You would then be 2/3 of the way to the best sammich on the planet.

The consistency of your discourse is breathtaking.

What have you got against a BLT? I'm glad my discourse is breathtaking. I know I will never be of the same mindset of the FLP putzheads. I am thankful for that every day of my life. I don't have to look under my bed for monsters every night.

I don’t like Tomatoes. I will have a seasoned sauce but a raw tomato is something I just can’t eat.

I have lived my entire life with home grown tomatoes. My dad grew them in our back yard for as long as I can remember. I have carried on the tradition. My wife loves having plenty of Roma tomatoes she can make sauce with. I love big, fat beefsteak tomatoes. They make the BLT sandwich on sour doe bread. We cut them up and put them in salads from the lettuce in our garden. My wife does Caprese salads until the tomatoes are done. We seldom buy or eat store bought tomatoes. By the middle of September our little version of tomato heaven is all over.

My wife grows tomatoes.

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:27 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:26 am

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 11:05 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:16 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:10 am

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:07 am

PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:55 am Going to need these -- a lot of them.



And for food, not weed.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/dini ... e=Homepage

What if your some sort of a freak and you don't like tomatoes. Can you hydroponically grow bacon as well? You would then be 2/3 of the way to the best sammich on the planet.

The consistency of your discourse is breathtaking.

What have you got against a BLT? I'm glad my discourse is breathtaking. I know I will never be of the same mindset of the FLP putzheads. I am thankful for that every day of my life. I don't have to look under my bed for monsters every night.

I don’t like Tomatoes. I will have a seasoned sauce but a raw tomato is something I just can’t eat.

I have lived my entire life with home grown tomatoes. My dad grew them in our back yard for as long as I can remember. I have carried on the tradition. My wife loves having plenty of Roma tomatoes she can make sauce with. I love big, fat beefsteak tomatoes. They make the BLT sandwich on sour doe bread. We cut them up and put them in salads from the lettuce in our garden. My wife does Caprese salads until the tomatoes are done. We seldom buy or eat store bought tomatoes. By the middle of September our little version of tomato heaven is all over.

My wife grows tomatoes.

For me I am carrying on a family tradition. My dad spent a lot of time teaching me how to take care of the plants. Staking them up and nipping of sucker branches and weeding them takes more time than people would think

caprese salad is so good. I grow my own herbs and add the fresh basil.

Slice of tomato, sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic powder, top with fresh mozz, add a leaf of basil, and drizzle with balsamic. Damned good!

youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:17 pm caprese salad is so good. I grow my own herbs and add the fresh basil.

Slice of tomato, sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic powder, top with fresh mozz, add a leaf of basil, and drizzle with balsamic. Damned good!

Looks too damn pretty to eat. My wife always tears the basil into pieces. The basil of course is from our garden. I like using the kalamata olives..

In a break from the impromptu Food Channel above...

Getting toasty in the pot.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/202 ... a-hot-tub/

For bitcoin? Wow!

"The 12,000-year-old Seneca Lake is a sparkling specimen of the Finger Lakes region. It still boasts high water quality, clean enough to drink with just limited treatment. Its waters are home to a sizable lake trout population that’s large enough to maintain the National Lake Trout Derby for 57 years running. The prized fish spawn in the rivers that feed the lake, and it’s into one of those rivers—the Keuka Lake Outlet, known to locals for its rainbow trout fishing—that Greenidge dumps its heated water.

Rainbow trout are highly sensitive to fluctuations in water temperature, with the fish happiest in the mid-50s. Because cold water holds more oxygen, as temps rise, fish become stressed. Above 70˚ F, rainbow trout stop growing and stressed individuals start dying. Experienced anglers don’t bother fishing when water temps get to that point.

Greenidge has a permit to dump 135 million gallons of water per day into the Keuka Lake Outlet as hot as 108˚ F in the summer and 86˚ F in the winter. New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation reports that over the last four years, the plant’s daily maximum discharge temperatures have averaged 98˚ in summer and 70˚ in winter. That water eventually makes its way to Seneca Lake, where it can result in tropical surface temps and harmful algal blooms. Residents say lake temperatures are already up, though a full study won't be completed until 2023."

Last weeks Northwest Heat Wave officially attributed to climate change. Even will the climate change temperature rise seen to date, the event was determined to be a once in 1000 year event.

So what’s the plan? Ban fossil fuels?

Why mess with Tejas? Just get out of their way...

‘“One good thing about crypto mining is it’s adding flexibility to the system,” said Peter Cramton, a former board member of ERCOT, the nonprofit that’s charged with managing the state’s wholesale energy market. “But the problem is it’s consuming real resources, doing a function that has no value.”’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technolo ... ectricity/

According to research, the monarch butterfly needs the native milkweed species not only as delicious nectar but also to host their eggs and larvae. Once the monarch eggs hatch into caterpillars, they rely solely on milkweed for their nourishment. Therefore, the larvae will not survive without milkweed.

So, do you have milkweed in your garden?

In the eight years at my current residence I have created a haven for the Monarchs by planting several milkweed plants. I’m not talking about the Common milkweed with its broad leaves typically seen in marshlands, but the significantly more decorative Swamp milkweed with narrow leaves on tall stalks with a cluster of small, long lasting pink flowers. In my front garden which features native perennials I have a Swamp milkweed, a white Aquatic milkweed and an orange Butterfly milkweed mixed in with assorted coneflowers, black eyed Susan’s, ironweed, Culver’s root along with a hydrangea, foxglove and zebra grass. In the back I have four Swamp milkweed.

Needless to say, I get plenty of Monarchs flying around. The milkweed has been an easy to grow perennial and is highly attractive addition. The bees appreciate it too. I’ve transplanted a couple to neighbors gardens, but otherwise it’s been slow to catch on. I think it’s largely because of its association with the less attractive Common milkweed.

So, do you have milkweed in your garden?

https://images.app.goo.gl/ZE6jJxVh7fS7Y5Qq7

That's very cool, ardilla (Black Eyed Susan's are one of my favorites)!
Never knew this about milkweed and monarchs, more people should plant them. Not surprisingly inasmuch as there is a lot of water here in the Finger Lakes, monarchs used to be common place and seen in pretty big numbers around here, not so much anymore. It's actually been quite awhile since I've seen one.
An interesting tid-bit about the viceroys if you didn't already know it.

When specialists began studying these butterflies, they asked questions such as, why are these animals colored similarly? They decided that the reason for the similar appearance was that the viceroy had evolved colors that mimic, or copy, the monarch colors to confuse predators and thereby protected themselves. Monarch larvae eat milkweed plants that contain chemicals poisonous to birds and other predators. Because of these chemicals, monarchs taste bad when they are eaten by an animal. The animal becomes ill, vomits and learns to avoid this butterfly or others that look similar. Because viceroys look like monarchs, the viceroys benefit because the birds learn to avoid them as they do the monarchs. This kind of mimicry, where one insect tastes bad (the monarch) and the other tastes good (the viceroy), is called Batesian Mimicry. It was named after Henry Bates, a 19th Century English naturalist who first described this phenomenon.

http://faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/identi ... 95.mus.htm

kramerica.inc wrote: ↑Wed Jul 07, 2021 11:25 pm So what’s the plan? Ban fossil fuels?

Only part of the "plan" is to replace carbon with other energy sources.
Need carbon capture too.

Right?

ardilla secreta wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 8:08 am According to research, the monarch butterfly needs the native milkweed species not only as delicious nectar but also to host their eggs and larvae. Once the monarch eggs hatch into caterpillars, they rely solely on milkweed for their nourishment. Therefore, the larvae will not survive without milkweed.

So, do you have milkweed in your garden?

In the eight years at my current residence I have created a haven for the Monarchs by planting several milkweed plants. I’m not talking about the Common milkweed with its broad leaves typically seen in marshlands, but the significantly more decorative Swamp milkweed with narrow leaves on tall stalks with a cluster of small, long lasting pink flowers. In my front garden which features native perennials I have a Swamp milkweed, a white Aquatic milkweed and an orange Butterfly milkweed mixed in with assorted coneflowers, black eyed Susan’s, ironweed, Culver’s root along with a hydrangea, foxglove and zebra grass. In the back I have four Swamp milkweed.

Needless to say, I get plenty of Monarchs flying around. The milkweed has been an easy to grow perennial and is highly attractive addition. The bees appreciate it too. I’ve transplanted a couple to neighbors gardens, but otherwise it’s been slow to catch on. I think it’s largely because of its association with the less attractive Common milkweed.

So, do you have milkweed in your garden?

https://images.app.goo.gl/ZE6jJxVh7fS7Y5Qq7

... yes - 2 in a section with coneflowers, bee balm, coreopsis, and agastache butted up against the pond with potted physostegia. Half dozen butterfly bushes scattered about the yard. It all draws butterflies. Monarchs and Zebra Tails really like the section near the pond. The only downside is the butterfly bushes also draws brown marmorated stink bugs (Chinese Stink Bug). Little buggers got into the house through a roof vent (screen destroyed by squirrels) 6 or 7 years ago and made a real nuisance of themselves. Took me 3 years to get them all out of the house.

“The chemicals are linked to cancer, birth defects, liver disease, thyroid disease, plummeting sperm counts, kidney disease, decreased immunity and a range of other serious health problems.

A 2011 University of Toronto study also suggests that the chemicals can leach from plastic containers at high volumes. PFAS levels in water that was left in a fluorinated container for a year measured at a startling 188,000 parts per trillion (ppt). For context, some states allow as little as 5ppt in drinking water, while public health advocates say anything above 1ppt is dangerous.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... containers

Actually, the plummeting sperm count might help “right the ship” by decreasing the “human burden” on the ecosystem.

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PizzaSnake wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:40 am “The chemicals are linked to cancer, birth defects, liver disease, thyroid disease, plummeting sperm counts, kidney disease, decreased immunity and a range of other serious health problems.

A 2011 University of Toronto study also suggests that the chemicals can leach from plastic containers at high volumes. PFAS levels in water that was left in a fluorinated container for a year measured at a startling 188,000 parts per trillion (ppt). For context, some states allow as little as 5ppt in drinking water, while public health advocates say anything above 1ppt is dangerous.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... containers

Actually, the plummeting sperm count might help “right the ship” by decreasing the “human burden” on the ecosystem.

Margaret Atwood has offered a caution...