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In the US there are frequent recalls on lettuce usually romaine or packaged salads for salmonella or some other bacteria. Example of most recent: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls…

The yellowing leaves suggest you might be watering the plants too much. This seems to be among the more common issues with houseplants.

A burlap sack would probably work in a similar manner, but not sure how long it would last.

Another example of a seed with long germination time is the coco de mer[1], coming in at 2 years. It also happens to be the largest seed of any plant. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.or…

While I agree that modern society requires significant energy inputs, there is a middle ground. For instance, if cities or the suburbs were more pedestrian friendly, walking, cycli…

A use case for glasses like these with the heads up display would be while riding a TT bike in the aero position. The bars are not conducive to mounting a bike computer and it is a…

Important to note that the interest rate needs to be fixed. A variable rate could be increased and cancel out that erosion.

> Every business, from tiny boutiques to online giants like Amazon, tell you exactly how much each of their items costs. Why shouldn't it be the same when we're shopping for a job?…

I recently watched a documentary that showed how they create these nature scenes. Especially for insects and small animals, it is not nature rather a professionally created set in …

From the article: “In economic terms, sunk costs are costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.” It wouldn’t be a sunk cost if if going to the concert was still…

Peter principle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle

I would add that the ease with which we can access food is also a main culprit.

I don’t think it would be fair to ban all motorbikes. It’s only certain types bikes, generally choppers (e.g. Harley Davidsons), crotch rockets and dirt bikes that are loud. Most o…

> Most Silicon Valley CEOs severely restrict their own children’s access to phones and screens. Is anybody aware of the source of this quote? I hear it quite often but have never s…