#Expert Answers

[white-throated-packrat]

This is Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't answering questions from Twitter and I could listen to him all day.

[gastoaster]

What are the advantages of using a gas toaster grill over an electric toaster?

A gas toaster grill is more energy-efficient for households with regular LPG connections. It also offers better control over heat, gives food a more authentic roasted flavor, and is more affordable compared to electric toasters.

[reyshenn]

What are the different classifications of a clean room?

A clean room is classified based on the number of particles per cubic meter of air. Common standards include ISO 14644-1 (e.g., ISO Class 5, ISO Class 7) and US Federal Standard 209E (e.g., Class 100, Class 10,000). The lower the class number, the cleaner the room.

[harlequinoccult]

Neocities references for IF authors who want their own site

this is a sorta reference guide- i am by no means an expert, but here's how I'm doing it

My index page (the home page) is built off of sadgrlonline's layout builder, edited to only have the header image and navigation bar. dead simple and very easy.

Twine automatically gives you an HTML file when you export your IF's and you can fully just slap it in neocities and it should work right away.

My layout is made to be very simple, but, if you want a more involved site, there are plenty of different layouts out there!

Neocities gives you 1GB of space to work with, with an option of upgrading for more space.

[makingqueerhistory]

I have a somewhat odd question. In June, I was part of creating an online Pride Shabbat for queer Jews unable or unwilling to go to Pride in their home area due to the rise in antisemitism, and as part of it, I wrote a memorial/Kaddish meditation about queer people across time and space. It’s fair to say I couldn’t have done it without MQH, which featured heavily in my research of historical queer figures.

I want to share the piece on Tumblr because I think some folks with progressive synagogues might like it, or may simply find it personally meaningful. Here comes the question: in any other time, I’d find it absolutely abhorrent to share it without crediting you for the time, love, effort, and care you’ve put into MQH that made my job so much simpler. But times being what they are, I don’t feel it’s right to do so indiscriminately, because I’m all too aware you may face splash damage for being associated with a filthy Bad Jew who doesn’t disavow all of Judaism etc. etc.

As a result, I feel obligated to ask if you’d prefer I omit your name from the post, especially since you’re trying to make MQH financially solvent. Please let me know, so I can decide how to structure my post.

Okay this is a complicated question. I will admit I was initially quite confused by the second paragraph of this, until I checked your blog. I realized quickly that you are refering to the fact that you're a Zionist.

I feel like I have been very public about the fact that I oppose Zionism, but in case I haven't been obvious enough, I want to say it clearly:

I learned about anti-Zionism and the movement to free Palestine from almost exclusively Jewish voices. People who have been referred to as "self-hating" when I post about them. They are voices I didn't seek out for their opinions on Palestine, but who shared their opinions with a level of love and passion that I admire deeply. They have gifted me with time and education, and they are the only reason I believe what I do today. Without these Jewish voices, I do believe I could have lost myself in the deliberate obfuscation that happens around this issue.

All of this being said, yes, please do share that I was able to help share queer stories that informed what you have created. But know, that everything I have made comes from a deep love and passion for justice that includes the Palestinian people.

[zenithdreams]

i think a lot of bother about the girin familiar can be solved by a change in perspective. you are not paying $2.50 for a familiar, you are donating $2.50 to a charity and as a bonus you receive a familiar. people are so focused on this png when the real focus should be on the real people and real culture fr is trying to honor and connect with here.

[sturionic]

HALT! Americans seeking to confidently and wrongly explain other countries' politics, and Canadians who failed 6th grade social studies:

Since I've just seen this for like the 20th time today, let's go over real quick some hot topics about the Canadian political system.

Did Prime Minister Trudeau "use the tariffs" as a power-grab to hold onto his seat? No, he did not. PM Trudeau resigned his seat and then agreed to stay on until the Liberal Party of Canada chose a new leader. He abided by the timeline he set, and did not stay a second longer than would have been expected of him under due Canadian process. He is now fini.

Did the New Democratic Party and the Conservative Party initiate a government shutdown? No. The Governor General initiated Parliament being prorogued (which they usually do under the advice of the sitting PM) - which is not remotely the same thing as a USA government shutdown. "Proroguing" parliament is basically hitting a big ol' pause/reset button on any legislative and funding decisions in progress. Everything else in the government continues on as normal. Whether a given Canadian agrees with the current rationale or not, the fact is that Canadian governments do this all the time. The NDP and Conservatives pledged to a future no-confidence vote, which does unseat the current PM - but this is still not the same thing as a government shutdown, and now the situation may change as the PM went ahead and beat them to it by resigning on his own.

Mark Carney is, as of Sunday, Canada's new PM-Designate. Was he (GASP) unelected?! Is this undemocratic?! This one's for the gajillion Americans I've seen spouting this garbage all over social media. Jesus christ no this is not how Canadian democracy works. If you see other Americans saying this, smack them upside the head for me, please and thank-you. Canadians do not elect the individual Prime Minister. In a federal election, you rock up to the booth and are given a ballot listing the MPs (Members of Parliament) for your riding (electoral district) - the idea being that you're voting for a local person who will then go forth and represent your riding's interests in Parliament. Your vote for an MP is also a vote for the political party they are attached to, unless they are an independent. The Prime Minister is elected by the party. Justin Trudeau stepped down as PM, so it is the responsibility of the LPC to elect his successor, and they chose Mark Carney, who won against several other LPC candidates running. No doubt Carney will trigger a general election soon, and the Canadian populace will have the chance to decide whether they like the LPC with Carney at the head any better than they liked the LPC with Trudeau at the head. 4. Are you saying all of this because you're a Liberal Party apologist/Trudeau defender/Carney fan?! No. The Liberal Party of Canada are a bunch of fucking ghouls and it shrivels my very soul that the federal NDP have fucked up every hand they've been dealt since 2015; so our viable choices are "party of fucking ghouls who have been sitting around in a dark room jerking each other's withered tallywhackers for the past century" or "Party who are very open about the fact that they are going to turn around, drop their pants, and sell the whole country to the USA for 50¢ the literal second they're elected." You can hate Canadian politicians or Canada as a country all you like. That said, holy shit, can we not confidently mislabel other countries' politics as 'undemocratic.' It is really, really, CRUCIALLY, FUCKING VITALLY important right now not to accidentally fall ass-first into the American government's strategy of "trying to make Canada look like an undemocratic backwater in need of 'saving'" because that is how the American government sets the stage for invasions of other countries. Please. Do better.

[horsegirlsodapop]

arg! the outsiders fandom should all collectively talk more about poverty! ah! talk about cps. talk about food stamps talk about government cheese talk about stealing and not in the fun way talk about fear of going hungry talk about the reason the gang is a gang and not just a friend group. um. talk about dallas living in buck merril's like spare room talk about soda giving up his paycheck to darry so they can stay together talk about MORTGAGE talk about the vietnam war and poverty and enlistment and the draft! ah! talk about the class divide! talk about debt! talk about how darry could never "go soc" because no matter his skill in football or the way he wore his hair he could never rise above his socioeconomic class enough to be considered one of them! talk about paul holden punching him in the face! talk about county lock up! talk about police brutality! talk about pony craving escape!

[crispy-art-on-fire]

Wait in the cat au would bee become a nekomata if shockwave killed him or is old age the only way?

If it did work I get the feeling shockwave would somehow become worse since bee would be adjusting to essentially being a new creature with strange new powers

He would become a Bakeneko if Shockwave manages to kill him! Ironically this would make his power specialty more similar to Kitsune as Bakeneko are known to transform into humans. (Bakeneko is also an change a cat can become through old age because things just happen to old cats). So Shockwave would be disappointed for a moment before realizing this is still an opportunity to use his experience to teach the newly made yokai.

If killing Bumblebee DID make him a Nekomata Shockwave would be insufferable about it. He loves seeing himself in Bumblebee and would try to force him to kill and eat humans, y'know like all kits need to learn.

This ask also made me think about this au too much and now the team is here. The plot would generally be that they're cats who protect humans from yokai and they live with Sari at her family shrine which is where Bumblebee and Bulk escapes to after getting away from Shockwave. Yes Ratchet is a Nekomata he is an old old kitty who thinks about the War often. He teaches Bumblebee what it actually means to be a magical cat and clears up that if Shockwave kills him it will with 90% surety make him dead dead.

Sari can also talk with cats. We're not worrying about that.

[temeyes]

pspspsps soap hurry n eat these shortbread cookies

oh no, y'all pissed off old man Price now!!!!!!!

[mimorobo]

How would the TSUS bros react to seeing UT's Snowdin in your humble opinion, oh TSUS mutual?

I feel like they'd have some fun with it

Hehehe .... Yes yes, I think they'd have loads of fun!! For starters... SNOW???

Who wouldn't love that???

I also made a bunch of lil sketches too XD, it's a fun "what if"!

:D

[critterishere]

Hiii more gun YAOI pleaseee!!! Waiter waiter more p1!!! Please and thank you…. You’re the best artist fr

YAAAAY (runs off into the forbidden forest) I drew his hair a bit less messy here,,,, I think he would try to look presentable at work (before the whole postal event)

I promise more gun yaoi is on the way I’m just AWFUL at coming up with drawing ideas that isn’t just drawing number 127878397 of him slobbering all over a gun😭

[reyshenn]

What is the difference between a hepa filter and a regular air filter?

A hepa filter provides significantly higher filtration efficiency compared to standard filters. While basic air filters may trap large particles, hepa filters are capable of capturing microscopic pollutants, making them ideal for sensitive applications.

[markscherz]

MR MARK I HAVE A QUESTION: im going to british columbia for a week—what kind of critters (the cold-blooded kind, preferably) can i potentially expect to find?

The best way to find out is probably to go to iNaturalist or HerpMapper, and looking in the specific area you’re headed to. I can tell you there are some capital E Excellent salamanders in that part of the world, but BC is an enormous area, so you may or may not be in the right part to find them. But wherever you go there should be goodies to find!

[nerdinsandals]

Your art is so amazing especially with the human characters, got any tips on human tutorials if you don't mind me asking?

Thank you!! :>

I'm always glad to share some tips! Is there anything more specific you need help with? Humans have many different parts after all haha

[pseudowho]

If by "soft life" you mean I'm always going to be a bit plump and emotionally fragile, then yes