[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

That is a good crop of buns. You should be proud of that one

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Oh, this is not the first time for them. I've had one citrus die between summer survival time and too greedy caterpillars so I try to keep a balance between the two. I appreciate being considered a safe space for them to grow. Next is a little area for monarchs and others to enjoy a stay

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submitted 12 hours ago by DokPsy@lemmy.world to c/gardening@lemmy.world

It's the time of year again when I find my citrus plants covered in wiggling bird poop. The caterpillar form of the swallowtail butterfly is extra fond of citrus plants and they make a point to have their first point of life in my garden. I have a rule that I make plain to the little critters: you can stay if you don't eat too many leaves. Eat too much and you get evicted. It does no good for them if the plant dies.

It got me thinking: where do others sit on the scale of "magazine perfect lawn piece" to "it's less garden and more forest area I found to live in"?

Do you have everything where the animals can't get to them or are you fighting the birds for the perfect ripeness of a fig?

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Genetic predisposition for addiction, environmental or situational factors, tax brackets, the list goes on.

Lot easier to get drugs if you're in an environment with easy access to them. Lot easier to get hooked if you're predisposed to addiction. The drug of choice changes as you go up the wealth ladder.

I know I probably wouldn't have used weed to self medicate if I didn't have ready access to it

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

I always take a seat at Dave's garage

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

The programmer from the article is Dave Plummer. This is one of his hobbies. Check his YouTube channel Dave's Garage for more of them

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago

Before I even clicked on the article I knew it was going to be Dave Plummer. This kind of thing is exactly what he'd do

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 94 points 2 weeks ago

As someone who deals with various windows bullshit on the daily, 8gb for win11 is fine assuming you don't use any applications. If you want to actually use the machine, 16gb is the absolute minimum

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 129 points 4 weeks ago

The good/bad news is that the old "I swear to God you bootlickers need a good ass kicking" and "Jesus is ashamed at what you do in his name" styles of country are making a comeback

And for inclusivity, there's a sub genre devoted to the "you tried to end my people but I will not die" style which includes focuses on lgbtqia+, women in general, pagans/wiccans, indigenous groups, other, and various combinations therein

The bog witches, fae creatures, and {unknown description of Appalachian denizens} have been putting out some good stuff

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 48 points 3 months ago

Anyone who's met ceos

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 102 points 3 months ago

For me, it was realizing that while I was smart, the shit level of schooling was more an impediment to me gaining the skills needed to continue excelling and I continue to be surrounded by absolute dipshits wherever I go.

In school, I didn't have to study to pass and there was no real incentive to learn how to. This bit me when it came to university because the lectures didn't cover everything that was to be tested on. Turns out, trying is a skill I never needed until then.

Then, in the workforce, I'm constantly exhausted dealing with people who are at best functionally literate and I have to cater to their understanding of literally everything. No desire to either understand the problem or fix the root cause, just make the thing do what they want right then.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by DokPsy@lemmy.world to c/astrophotography@lemmy.world

After having basic camera setups with simple trackers, I was gifted a seestar s30. Closed in back yard has a small area that isn't covered in trees but has a perfect view of Orion. Going to let it run as long as I dare tonight and pull the fits files to import into siril and do a proper stacking but the apps stacking after only fifteen minutes is already making me excited for what I can pull out of it with an hour+ integration time.

Now if the clouds and fog stay away long enough for me to get quality subs, I'll be a happy night owl

Edit: cloud bank came rolling in shortly afterwards. Will have better seeing the next few nights so hopefully will be able to get a lot more time to help clear up the noise and improve detail. Fifteen minutes is nowhere near enough

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago

I believe this would be a good definition for gallows humor

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

All votes should matter. Thanks to gerrymandering and the electoral college rules, not a lot actually do

Specifically for president. They absolutely matter for local elections.

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