Yes. I noticed a decently reputable (but mega corp) bag of whole espresso beans… 50% robusta. I was surprised.

Everyone is right into burnt coffee for some reason too. I hear a lot of people talking about dark roasts and how they like “strong coffee”.

IRC the genetics don’t support that. It looks more like Polynesians originate from the area around Taiwan, sharing DNA with the indigenous Taiwanese. Again IRC there are some South American genes present in the Easter Island or Tahiti area, which seem to have been introduced pre-European contact. It’s tricky to tell though because there has been so much sharing of genetics since then. It looks like maybe some Polynesians went to South America one or a few times and returned.

Yeah, the sponge underside mushrooms are boletes, and I am not aware of any that are poisonous.

3 or 4 double shots in the morning. Drip and (especially perc) coffee delivers more caffeine, mostly due to volume. I’ve knocked myself into jitters with drip on numerous occasions. Never done this with espresso.

You’re fine. I’ve had baristas balk at a quad shot right after serving someone a 16oz. drip without even blinking. There’s probably as much if not more caffeine in the 16oz. drip.

I’m no Dahlia expert, but I’m offer some thoughts.

Transplanting is a bit traumatic. Did you give it lots of water?

It’s interesting though because the leaves and the buds look pretty good (not water stressed).

It may just that it was a bit stressed and have to on that flower.

Is the flower stem damaged in any way?

Oh man, this guy wrote a lot of hymns, many of my favorites! They’re singable and tuneful. I’ve seen his name so many times, and wondered about him. I learned he was Welsh, given his evident love of Welsh folk tunes and his last name.

I did the necessary.

I maintain that we have a battle of world views going on here. In some ways it’s about the myths we believe in. Most environmentalists believe in what I call the Hobbit Paradigm: we live in a beautiful garden, and if we grounded ourselves in relationships with our communities (including nature) we would have a good and sustainable life. Many technocentrists believe in what I call the Star Trek Paradigm: humans are limitlessly ingenious, technological solutions will save us, and Nature is viewed with an anthropocentric utilitarian ethic.

I do not believe in the Star Trek Paradigm. It’s hubris. I also don’t think it’s a very pragmatic paradigm. We live in a world we evolved to live in. Not worrying about this world because we think terraforming other planets and setting up space bases might be a possibility is not comprehending the Good or risk very well, IMHO.

I suppose a third paradigm is cold-blooded, individualist Realpolitik; It’s a dog eat dog world, fuck you, I’m just trying to get mine as hard as everyone else is. In this case Space Colonisation is just a beard to disguise a callous and usurious relationship to the beings is this world.

That makes the conflict one of story, of myth, which means no one will have their minds changed by facts. They’re belief systems. We need to expose those fundamentally short -sighted or selfish beliefs. We need to tell better stories, and expose the ridiculousness of the other stories.

Judith is a beefcake! She has a neck like a bull.

Yeah, that’s a major point. I was like, “oh fuck, Montana?!” I know there are lookalikes in Europe, but never heard of anyone wild harvesting around here getting poisoned.

How? You can’t cultivate morels.

Vapours too.

I thought it was the vapours from using mercury inside that got them.

Wow. Never heard of it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divje_Babe_flute

Not a rudimentary instrument by any means! Capable of 3.5 octaves and modern scales and ornamentation.

Oh, I’m in the same boat. I was like, “$1000 for a ‘smart’ washer with shitty plastic parts or $2000 for a Speed Queen? I think if this washer breaks, I’m just going to buy the commercial washer.” They last forever.

I’d like a pretty stripped down phone, and am intrigued by the concept of the Fair Phone. I looked at the Nothing Phone and the aesthetic is neat, but in the end it just seemed like different bells and whistles. It’s like if I didn’t want to wear fancy clothes, just simple working clothes. This looks like simple working clothes, but it’s actual streetwear from a boutique.

Cars and devices: can we just get simple, repairable machines?

EDIT: houses, too. I’d rather plain and quality than fancy shit.

A moebius cowl!

Oh, this is true old school, “people from under the hill” fairies.

What you’ve got here is the difference between an ethical person, a good leader/prophet/pastor, and a theologian/liturgist.

I wish! I’d appreciate a good book incorporating recent archaeology and DNA contributions.

I’ve found Dan Davis’ YT channel to be pretty good. He’s a novelist, so not academic, but because he has written books in the era he has done a lot to synthesize data and his YT channel is him getting into his source material.