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ztmwvo t1_jec6boh wrote

Reply to “You’re so Vain” Confusion by TexitorFlexit

Seems most commenters do not know the definition of “vain” or “irony.” From Webster’s dictionary:

“having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : CONCEIT”

A conceited person is likely to think that everything, including that song, is all about them.

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ztmwvo t1_je16drn wrote

Reply to Dolly Parton is amazing by HistoryFreak30

If you want to dig deeper and be really impressed, seek out the five or six part podcast about Dolly Parton from the makers of Radiolab. It dropped about two years ago.

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ztmwvo t1_jddpwb7 wrote

Reply to Is not paying for music for own use illegal by Pigfeet22

I think he is talking about sheet music, though his/her language skills are so poor it could be ambiguous.

Regardless, it would be illegal to to take a screen shot of sheet music and print it out for your own private use, but who would know if you did?

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ztmwvo t1_jd8bxxg wrote

Reply to comment by Suuperdad in I write The Washington Post’s Climate Coach column, where I help people figure out what they can do to help curb climate change. Ask me Anything! by washingtonpost

Thank you for your comment and this is info I actually already knew. I asked a one-variable question for a specific reason. Had I asked what is the best way to nurture and increase the local environment of flora and fauna, your response would have been brilliantly on-point. Again, your comment was very good.

I am just curious from a scientific standpoint, which types of trees more efficiently capture carbon? I’m not going to plant anything as my yard is 8’ x 10’ and I live in the city. There is a 100 year old maple in the strip between the sidewalk and the street that the city is going to cut down and I was curious what type of tree could occupy that spot that captured carbon more efficiently, if any.

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ztmwvo t1_jd84s57 wrote

Reply to comment by MannyDantyla in I write The Washington Post’s Climate Coach column, where I help people figure out what they can do to help curb climate change. Ask me Anything! by washingtonpost

The actual wood and leaves of a tree are made of carbon, so the tree captures carbon the moment it is old enough to sprout leaves or needles.

Also, one has to take into account what happens after the tree dies. Presumably, a percentage of that carbon is released back into the atmosphere and leeched into the soil.

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