A space for mostly short form stuff and responses to things I see elsewhere.
TIL there are far-infrared mirrors. Can't wait for next winter in the bathroom.
The value of the Gender Pay Gap bot, explained, withe link to the marvellous collection of organisations that felt it necessary to hide their shame.
Just finished putting together the latest Eat This Newsletter, looking at label as a form of truth, ruined bread as a metaphor, tree-planting as a menace, crop-modelling as a pipe-dream and cheese as surplus.
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In the nick of time, I wrote up my celebration of Fornacalia 2022. Looking forward to another year of unburnt grain, and more besides.
I don't judge a book by its cover, but I do prefer to decide based on other factors. If they have a free-return policy, I would maybe buy, but otherwise, no way.
Today is the five year anniversary of installing WithKnown here. We’ve had our ups and downs, and it has been generally positive. Not sure about the future though, I must be honest.
#IndieWeb
I don't know what you mean by “cross” but I know for sure that nobody has ever crossed a strawberry with a pineapple.
Case in point: the Deep in the Weeds podcast network at https://deepintheweeds.com.au/ @deepintheweeds with some excellent shows and episodes that could easily interest a wider audience.
There's plenty that is interesting in @emilyjwils article, but given that podcasting is global in scope, I do think it is a pity that the focus is entirely on the US -- apart from one ex-pat thrillingly discovering banana biodiversity.
20/25 on Adactio's Font or Food? quiz. Not too shabby.
@jeremycherfas thanks for mentioning this! That is such a nice idea and good use of such public data :-)
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