A space for mostly short form stuff and responses to things I see elsewhere.
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/
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...
Be the first to find out about this one quick trick "to help stop or reduce irreversible planetary overheating".
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Eat This Newsletter 280: colonial cultural history of two very different items, a gift to UPF regulation, English farmers' shattered dreams, and too much disturbing food safety news.
https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-280-gordian/
What do absinthe and upland rice have in common?
Answers in tomorrow’s Eat this Newsletter. Subscribe at https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas#subscribe-form?tag=direct
What has the Assumption of the Virgin Mary to do with the middle of August? Is she just another in a long line of Mother Goddesses? Why is Virgo carrying a wheatsheaf?
Some answers in https://www.eatthispodcast.com/our-daily-bread-15/ from my month of daily podcasts on wheat in 2018