- Welcome to Languish.org.
Recent posts
#1
Gaming HQ / Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thr...
Last post by Solmyr - Today at 08:07:24 AMQuote from: Syt on Today at 02:45:19 AMBecause I have no impulse control I ordered: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356080/the-elder-scrolls-betrayal-of-the-second-era
It's on backorder, but should arrive "soon"(TM)
As punishment for lack of impulse control you must post a full review here.
#2
Gaming HQ / Re: The everything miniatures ...
Last post by Sophie Scholl - Today at 07:11:17 AMThey could definitely be some defenders of Osgiliath/rangers of Faramir with that gear and look. Nice work! 
#3
Off the Record / Re: Routine Shootings at US Sc...
Last post by Sophie Scholl - Today at 07:09:04 AMMy friend is a professor there and was in his office when it happened. He sheltered in place with a student. They're both ok physically, but I imagine that has to take a toll mentally and emotionally for... a very long time. 
#4
Off the Record / Re: Director Rob Reiner and wi...
Last post by Josephus - Today at 06:23:57 AM
WTF
#5
Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by HVC - Today at 05:57:55 AMA tree or two in your yard does not a forest make 
your words were rewilding. Haphazardly planting some trees in a field is not making a forest, nor is it rewilding. The diversification won't be there for good habitat. Sure the deer will be happy for a while when the trees are saplings for the free food, and maybe mice will be there, but not much more.
Also, this is bring back flashbacks to grade 9 when my school board started enforcing "volunteering" to be able the graduate. I volunteered for a tree planting program that came to visit my school. They bused us up north for 2 weeks in the summer to plant the first stage of the forest (the pines I mentioned). We learned about the whole process. The area has to be managed for decades. This began my dislike of forced volunteering (and my disdain for sheilbh's youth "volunteering" position ). Not the trip itself, that was fun, the fact we had to volunteer to graduate. Hadn't thought about it in forever. It's been over 25 years, and they're probably just starting to thin out some spots now for second planting.
your words were rewilding. Haphazardly planting some trees in a field is not making a forest, nor is it rewilding. The diversification won't be there for good habitat. Sure the deer will be happy for a while when the trees are saplings for the free food, and maybe mice will be there, but not much more.Also, this is bring back flashbacks to grade 9 when my school board started enforcing "volunteering" to be able the graduate. I volunteered for a tree planting program that came to visit my school. They bused us up north for 2 weeks in the summer to plant the first stage of the forest (the pines I mentioned). We learned about the whole process. The area has to be managed for decades. This began my dislike of forced volunteering (and my disdain for sheilbh's youth "volunteering" position
). Not the trip itself, that was fun, the fact we had to volunteer to graduate. Hadn't thought about it in forever. It's been over 25 years, and they're probably just starting to thin out some spots now for second planting. #6
Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic
Last post by Josquius - Today at 04:23:41 AMQuote from: HVC on December 14, 2025, 04:24:16 AMAlso not true, planting trees requires quite a few years of stewardship until they're large enough. Be it weeding until they've grown enough not to be shaded, and perhaps more difficult keeping deer away from saplings. Deer are opportunist dicks. Besides that have you seen planted forests? Diversity is not their strong suit. Not even talking about the mono culture of the trees themselves, but the undergrowth is often poor and not actually that great for wildlife. That's why reforesting is often heavily managed. At least in this area fast grown trees (often pine) are planted to create shade canopies then decades later thinned out and deciduous trees planted and managed. Again, over decades. Not exactly hands off. You're better off letting margin land on existing forest become colonized, but that takes a very long time. In the meanwhile you have a weed field that fucks over neighbour farmers. Anyway, I might be mistaken, but when I think Texas I don't think verdant forests
As I say can't comment for how it is there.
Here though I've planted a few trees and it largely is plant and forget. The main thing that needs fighting off is humans.
Deer are a bother too of course in more rural areas. But we don't have wolves here.
The hard part with tree planting is getting the seeds to germinate in the first place. I've not got the hang of that yet (though hoping for the best with my current fridge batch). But if you've got a 30cm sapling it goes easy.
I've been at it 5 years and I've got a fair few trees taller than me.
#7
Off the Record / Re: Director Rob Reiner and wi...
Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 03:06:14 AMNot long after his podcast about the JFK assassination. 
#8
Gaming HQ / Re: The NEW New Boardgames Thr...
Last post by Syt - Today at 02:45:19 AMBecause I have no impulse control I ordered: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356080/the-elder-scrolls-betrayal-of-the-second-era
It's on backorder, but should arrive "soon"(TM)
It's on backorder, but should arrive "soon"(TM)
#9
Gaming HQ / Re: Star Wars Fate of the Old ...
Last post by Syt - Today at 02:42:56 AMYeah, but both suffered from being rushed (DA2 reusing assets like crazy, KotOR2 cutting tons of content and being buggy ... also, it was done by Obsidian,not Bioware) - an extra year or two and they might have been even better than they ended up being (and when was the last time you played KotOR 2 without restoration mod ).
). #10
Off the Record / Re: Australia shooting at Jewi...
Last post by HVC - Today at 01:40:33 AMThere was a Aussie hero in the mall stabbing rampage too, wasn't there?