* On foot
* 41.8565, 12.4847
* 7 September 2025
* 422.31 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap
Had to get out after a couple of days chained to my desk so went for a 5km walk to bag this rabbit. Very much enjoyed a cold drink at the bar just down the road.
A space for mostly short form stuff and responses to things I see elsewhere.
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* On foot
* 41.8565, 12.4847
* 7 September 2025
* 422.31 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap
Had to get out after a couple of days chained to my desk so went for a 5km walk to bag this rabbit. Very much enjoyed a cold drink at the bar just down the road.
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And then there's this, claiming I spent more time on archive.org than Safari. By a lot. And I know I didn't. Maybe the computer was up to something ...
Eat This Podcast kicks off a new series talking to John Speth about that Neanderthal fat factory and a better explanation for why, when you look at nitrogen isotope ratios, Neanderthals seem to be even more carnivorous than lions and tigers.
https://www.eatthispodcast.com/maggots/
Mystified. How can an AppleScript that works perfectly from Script Editor be broken when called by Keyboard Maestro? Putting off hunting for an actual answer to next week.
The thing is, those podcast spammers selling the joys of YT are quite enticing, until I remember that although it would be nice to have more listeners, it isn't necessary.
Nice to be back at home after extended absences, but so much catching up to do. That's why I haven't promoted the latest Eat This Newsletter until now, but here it is for your entertainment.
https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn282-myths-busted/
If you’re puzzled by recent claims about “authentic” Parmigiano-Reggiano you might want to listen to Zachary Nowak explain how the rules effectively trapped the cheese in aspic.
https://www.eatthispodcast.com/what-makes-parmigiano-reggiano-parmigiano-reggiano/
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Eat This Newsletter 281, where food is so much more than just something to eat.
* How do we change the way we eat?
* Fungi to biofortify wheat
* In Kashmir, bread and lotus flowers
* Senegal's madd for local development
* Metal mouth and blanched basil
https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-281-food-plus/
Brad DeLong boosted this, and I am very glad he did, because it deserves a very wide hearing. (And understanding? Or would that be too much to ask?)
https://chadorzel.substack.com/p/dohble-blind-trials-are-a-sign-of?utm_source=cross-post&publica...
@jeremycherfas I would suspect a different environment when running it. When you invoke these from a shell it sometimes can behave differently than when invoking directly.
Web user, Sep 07 2025 on micro.blog