overview for Sal

How does Lemmy (Mander in particular) sort "hot" and "active" posts? by Sal in c/fediverse@lemmy.world

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 4 months ago

I find it satisfying to see the graph come down :)

The Netherlands by Sal in c/plantid@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

Very nice article! Thanks :D

Which wetland are you? by Sal in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

Thanks. Rebooted the server... Need to find some more permanent solution.

A new species of salamander (Caudata: Plethodontidae: Bolitoglossa) from the subalpine rain páramo of the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica by Sal in c/herpetology@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

😄

what is your favorite lemmy instance? by Sal in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I found out only after choosing that domain name... This TLD also gets penalized by the automatic e-mail spam detectors (like SpamAssassin). I wouldn't pick the ".xyz" TLD if I were picking today 😅

What is this plant with round spiky seeds that look like insects? by Sal in c/plantid@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I will look into those! Quite exciting :D

I have foraged and eaten some stinging nettle, but I didn't know it was good for making tea!

Is there a trick to making elderflower tea? The crushed leaves of elder have a very characteristic strong smell that I don't find so pleasant - will the flower tea taste like that?

The blackberry and wild strawberry teas are made from the fruit? Or can tea be brewed from the leaves?

I thought this was Chamomile, but the leaves are a bit different.... by Sal in c/plantid@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Wiki page has a lot of very interesting information about its ethnomedical and culinary uses.

A very cool detail is the mention of a blue oil produced from the related Tanacetum annuum. That oil contains a blue molecule called chamazulene.

What is this plant, and why does it have bright purple spots? by Sal in c/plantid@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I agree!

The Wiki page points out that:

The younger leaves of Chenopodium giganteum are hairy with a magenta colour and the older become green.

But it doesn't go into what the pigment is, or why they might do this...

What is this plant, and why does it have bright purple spots? by Sal in c/plantid@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Interesting - so maybe these pigments showed up in response to strong light?

As badly described as possible, what is your favorite video game? by Sal in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

You are a crawling microchip that possesses animals with cool abilities

We have reached peak archaeology. by Sal in c/science_memes@mander.xyz

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Woah - TIL about wheels!

Reddit CEO Triples Down, Insults Protesters, Whines About Not Making Enough Money From Reddit Users by Sal in c/news@beehaw.org

[-] Sal@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Woah, that's new to me. And sounds very illegal. Are these reports credible?

EDIT: I found a discussion on the topic here, which presents some alternatives to explain why the comments appeared to be restored: https://kbin.social/m/RedditMigration/t/34112/Heads-up-Reddit-is-quietly-restoring-deleted-AND-overwritten-posts-and

I will give Reddit the benefit of the doubt because even though they are acting pretty badly, restoring user-deleted comments sounds to me like an even higher level of incompetence.