I’m really salty because it mirrored my thoughts about the research almost exactly, but I’m loathe to give attaboys to it

I mean, I value the knowledge as well as the job prospects

But also, take it easy, i didn’t personally insult you

I mean, it’s a matter of perspective, i guess.

I did a final assignment that was a research proposal, mine was the assessment of various methods of increasing periphyton biomass (clearing tree cover over rivers and introducing fertilizers to the water) in order to dilute mercury bioaccumulation in top river predators like trout and other fish people eat

There’s a lot of tangentially related research, but not a ton done on the river/riparian food webs in the GSMNP specifically and possible mitigation strategies for mercury bioaccumulation.

OBVIOUSLY my proposal isn’t realistic. No one on earth is gonna be like “yeah sure, go ahead and chop down all the trees over this river and dump chemicals in that one, on the off chance it allows jimbob to give trout to his pregnant wife all year round”

I’d say it’s good at things you don’t need to be good

For assignments I’m consciously half-assing, or readings i don’t have the time to thoroughly examine, sure, it’s perfect

The only substantial uses i have for it are occasional blurbs of R code for charts, rewording a sentence, or finding a precise word when I can’t think of it

This is my stance exactly. ChatGPT CANNOT say what I want to say, how i want to say it, in a logical and factually accurate way without me having to just rewrite the whole thing myself.

There isn’t enough research about mercury bioaccumulation in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for it to actually say anything of substance.

I know being a non-traditional student massively affects my perspective, but like, if you don’t want to learn about the precise thing your major is about… WHY ARE YOU HERE

This is their second year, if that matters to you. Last year they were wimpy little bunches with like four flowers each

Shit, my bad. Remind me of the recommended format?

Micromoths are my favorite. I studied them for a bit, and the variety in those teensy tiny little things is just amazing

Sorry, the title and text weren’t clear. I garden for the pollinators. Them bugs make me happy

Ginkos are very common. They’re ancient trees, and almost went extinct, but they’re tolerant of the rather extreme conditions of an urban environment and very pollution resistant

Well yeah, I guess I’m specifically interested in whether there is a predictable timeline once a bud reaches the state of the one pictured

Picture description: dark green, unopened flower blossom surrounded by a necklace of small, light green triangular sepals on a background of out-of-focus plants

Not sure what the preferred format is

Ahhhhhhh yeah that makes sense

Can you elaborate? I’m just not understanding for some reason

Mind elaborating on the other threats?