The Online Photographer: The Trough of No Value
> People sometimes ask me what the best method of preserving their pictures is, and my somewhat flip but I believe trenchant answer is, "be famous."
The idea that things are worthless or, worse, actually cost money to hang onto, means things that might be of value some day get discarded. Mike says craftsmanship will also help preserve things, including photographs, but the other thing you need is space, and preferably a permanent home.
@kitchenBee on the dangers of demonising whole food groups while fetishing others
It makes me sad to think that so many of us come to see this kind of food paradise as something threatening, full of foods we mustn’t eat and joys to be avoided.
Me too
How mammoth cloning became fake news
Good piece pointing out that science writers are not doing the job some people think they ought to be doing. But maybe they're doing precisely the job their editors want them to do? This is nothing new, but it is good to be reminded from time to time. Does anyone upbraid movie critics for parroting a studio's hype?
Neanderthal Diets | Eat This Podcast
Nice to see older episodes still being found and still being appreciated. Chris is right, I should do more like this. And I wonder whether there will be an uptick in the downloads.e