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This is a general, but non-politics, account covering everything from computer programming to supermarket meal deals; any politics will be taken up by @ JdeBP . For # senryu and # SlowLife tasks, see @ JdeBP . For the command-line and system tools (including # nosh and # djbwares ), specifically, see @ JdeBP .
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JdeBP
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This is a general, but non-politics, account covering everything from computer programming to supermarket meal deals; any politics will be taken up by @ JdeBP . For # senryu and # SlowLife tasks, see @ JdeBP . For the command-line and system tools (including # nosh and # djbwares ), specifically, see @ JdeBP .
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The question is: Are they actually dead at that point? What constitutes death for a plant? It's not lack of brain activity.
Warning: Go too far down this road and you realize that the #potatoes that will happily begin growing shoots if you leave them in the sack for too long are alive and screaming when you drop them into boiling water.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190687724.003.0010
After all, part of the point of #cooking is to kill otherwise still-alive organisms before eating.
@cstross@wandering.shop
#ValentinesDay #biology #botany
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Tristan Anthony
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Most days feature music on # vinyl . Many include a visit to the # gym . Enjoyed growing fruit and veg in the garden and, until January 2024, on the # allotment . Have now created an allotment in my new garden. A senior news editor with an interest in # photography . # nowplaying # growyourown # gardening # music # London
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Tristan Anthony
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Most days feature music on # vinyl . Many include a visit to the # gym . Enjoyed growing fruit and veg in the garden and, until January 2024, on the # allotment . Have now created an allotment in my new garden. A senior news editor with an interest in # photography . # nowplaying # growyourown # gardening # music # London
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Feb 11, 2026
Chitting in progress. Charlotte did well for me last year, so hoping for same again. #growyourown #allotment #potatoes
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Michigan potatoes can now be shipped to South Korea after nearly 20-year effort. Which is good, I guess, but they're probably stale by now
https://www.potatonewstoday.com/2026/01/30/michigan-chip-potatoes-can-now-be-shipped-to-south-korea-after-nearly-20-year-effort/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
#food #agriculture #potatoes #interesting #Michigan #SouthKorea
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F-R-E-E-P-O-T-A-T-O-E-S. Boil them, mash them, put them in a stew
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/31/record-harvest-berlin-giveaway-potatoes?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark
#food #agriculture #potatoes #cool #Germany
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