BBZL2016 t1_j4twjjs wrote on January 18, 2023 at 5:36 AM

Reply to Nest smart thermostat co-founder is back with a new device for the home, focused on food by V_talks_alot

I stopped reading after a $33 subscription. If you know anything about compost/the benefits of compost, you know there are very few ways to "speed up" the composting process.

I welcome a technological approach to composting, but the tech isn't there yet. One of the most essential parts of compost is the microorganisms within the compost. Sure, you're reducing your waste, but I would love to see a study done on the benefits of shredded dehydrated food.

BBZL2016 t1_j4tvd1f wrote on January 18, 2023 at 5:24 AM

Reply to comment by UnlikelyPotato in Nest smart thermostat co-founder is back with a new device for the home, focused on food by V_talks_alot

My weird obsession is compost/composting. I had so many friends sending me this product saying, "omg have you seen this?!?!?"

I told them why this product was BS, and they thought I was being a hater. This video makes me so happy that I was right.

BBZL2016 t1_j22gq7j wrote on December 29, 2022 at 4:09 AM

Reply to Strange worlds got a isn’t as bad as the hate, was fun, had a lot of heart and was marketed totally wrong. by Fortherebellion72

I just watched the movie this past weekend on Christmas day. I thought it was great! Was it my favorite Disney animated film? No. It was just a wacky feel-good movie about taking care of what you have, whether that be family, friends, your home, or the "planet" you live on. .

I do not understand the hate for the movie. I understand why homophobes didn't like it, but it's still a fun movie.

BBZL2016 t1_isv9m7a wrote on October 18, 2022 at 11:16 PM

Reply to Phantom Forests: Why Ambitious Tree Planting Projects Are Failing by filosoful

At the bottom of the article:

"In fact, many forest ecologists say creating space to allow nature to do its thing is usually a better approach to restoring forests than planting. “Allowing nature to choose which species predominate … allows for local adaptation and higher functional diversity,” argues one advocate, Robin Chazdon of the University of Connecticut, in her book Second Growth. For mangroves, Wetlands International now recommends abandoning widespread planting and instead creating areas of slack water along coastlines, where mangroves can naturally reseed and grow."

I would also argue, due to mismanagement and improper planning that another reason these fail is because in some areas trees are being planted in areas completely devoid of healthy functional soil.

A lot of times we see photos of people planting in areas that look like deserts, there is a reason the ground looks like that. How is a tree supposed to grow if native grasses don't even grow there? Working on soil health should go hand and hand when it comes to mass planting.