Wheat is particularly hard to eat because it needs milling and cooking. There are dangerous components in it raw.
Wheat (and most other grains, beans and seeds) can be sprouted easily, which turns them into an easy-to-eat-raw food (which is also more nutritious and easier to digest than the dry kernel), and also makes them easier to fashion into a sort of dough for bread (lightly pounding with hand tools, instead of milling). This is a process that has been in use for thousands of years.
I have heard it said that before industrial wheat farming, harvesting and storage, bundles of harvested wheat stalks might sit a day or two in the fields, with sufficient moisture from dew to start sprouting some of the grains. Of course, sprouts spoil easily and don't store, so it has been beneficial for modern agriculture to harvest, dry and store the grains as quickly as possible to prevent this.
I doubt much of our honey comes from bees in the wild and bee farmers have no reason to starting using plastic nests
Reasons: easier to mass produce, cheaper, lighter? The de facto standard Langstroth hive (allegedly) was made to reuse the then-ubiquitous wooden crates for fuel tins, so it is not always suited to the dimensions/habits of all sub-species of bees. Even so, polystyrene is sometimes used in its construction. I have seen a design using Corrrex (corrugated plastic board) adapted to the bee species (and wallets) in Africa, unfortunately can't find a link. Other plastic designs and components:
From the article: '[Many people] without any without any formal medical training—can take advantage of access to global supply chains, cutting-edge medical knowledge, and recent leaps in design and fabrication technology that have made the prototyping process faster, cheaper, and simpler than ever before.
And Many people without any formal language training -- can take advantage of access to global electronic publishing media etc.
I couldn't help thinking about a break-in/home invasion I had about 7 years ago. Seems the perps waited in a patch that had some tall weeds at that time, in the back of my yard, until my lights went out (around midnight) plus 2 hours. I puzzled that together because the next morning while I was waiting for the detective, I did a walkabout and found the cigarette butts, plus some items that where taken from my house and subsequently discarded.
When the detective came, he dusted for some fingerprints (didn't get anything useful). On pointing out the cigarette butts, he stated that DNA samples where only taken in serious crimes like murder. Up to this day I have not heard a word back from the police and the roughly $150 worth of items (converted from local currency) have been kissed goodbye.
Well to be fair, I guess DNA tests have become cheaper in the last few years. I doubt that police efficiency or available man hours have increased though...
I'm living/working in a country that seems to care somewhat less about gender roles in IT than the US. In my career I've worked with various women, and I never detected any sort of institutionalized sexism.
However, a number of women I've worked with tended to gravitate to non-programming roles (Business Analyst seems to be a favorite, others are Testers, Configuration Managers and what not). I've heard a couple of times "programming is too hard". It needs to be noted that these where intelligent people and their programming output, from what I could see personally, was certainly not inferior.
I'm puzzled by it, but I guess in an industry that does not enforce quotas but allows people the freedom to progress as they see fit, what is the harm?
Well, isn't that America, where cost equations can easily be skewed by class action lawsuits, an increase in cost to recruit new pilots due to advertising ("Join the pilot training programme and die") or a million likes on Facebook?;-)
It’s questionable whether any rocket system could survive such stresses and there’s certainly no chance of a slingatron being used on a manned mission because it would turn an astronaut into astronaut pudding.
My 2 anecdotes are about chickens. I keep a couple of bantams, more as pets than anything else.
At a stage the one hen hatched a batch of chicks. Because the chicks can't fly or hop much yet (I've seen adult chickens fly a remarkable distance quite gracefully, and hop over obstacles 2-3 times their height with a single wing flap, much like a human would use his arms for balance when hopping over something), they can't get onto the perch in their coop for the night, so mom and chicks slept on the ground. There is however a ramp-like plank up which they could walk to reach the perch, if they where so inclined. So when they where about 3 weeks old I decided to teach them to use the ramp: I made one chick from the clutch run up the ramp (running away from my hands, which shielded it in all the directions it was not supposed to go. From there on all chicks slept on the perch at night.
The other anecdote concerns moving from a dish-tipe water bowl to a old milk jug fitted with Chick Nipples for drinking needs (click the link if you dare....). All I had to do is activate said nipples by hand so that they could see it releases water. Now they are happily drinking from this arrangement. OK, it could be argued that they peck at shiny stuff or water droplets in any case, and would learn in this manner, but still...
Now chickens are not the most intelligent animals, I would be the first to agree. But they are a LOT smarter than what people normally give them credit for.
Thanks for the pointers. Yes, living in a developing country does have some drawbacks - while you can order most stuff via the internet (if you can afford it and the shipping), you can't always try something in-store before buying. It also provides ample opportunity for getting away from the grid:-)
Happy Galaxy Note user here too (5.3"). I do get a lot of comments about the size, but no problems with usability.
I do like the stylus drawing ability (agreed, not everybody needs this), as well as better readability. So I will definitely give this a look come upgrade time.
That said, if they can improve the display to make it sunlight readable, that will be a big plus. Also, better battery life is always a boon (not too unhappy to have to plug in every night or second night, though, but it takes a bit of planning when going on trips).
They would do good of providing some convenient belt-carrying (or other) method for a beast this size. Cargo pants take you only this far, and some jacket pockets are already at the limit of squeezing the Note into.
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Aleph naught drive.
Although personally I prefer the dev null drive.
Wheat is particularly hard to eat because it needs milling and cooking. There are dangerous components in it raw.
Wheat (and most other grains, beans and seeds) can be sprouted easily, which turns them into an easy-to-eat-raw food (which is also more nutritious and easier to digest than the dry kernel), and also makes them easier to fashion into a sort of dough for bread (lightly pounding with hand tools, instead of milling). This is a process that has been in use for thousands of years.
I have heard it said that before industrial wheat farming, harvesting and storage, bundles of harvested wheat stalks might sit a day or two in the fields, with sufficient moisture from dew to start sprouting some of the grains. Of course, sprouts spoil easily and don't store, so it has been beneficial for modern agriculture to harvest, dry and store the grains as quickly as possible to prevent this.
it just makes you look like a hipster douchebag when you're out in public talking to the little robotic voice inside your mobile device.
Who are you calling a douche? I'm actually talking to the little robotic voice in my head, the mobile device is just there for camouflage.
I have seen a design using Corrrex (corrugated plastic board) adapted to the bee species (and wallets) in Africa, unfortunately can't find a link.
It's called the Jackson Horizontal Hive (JHH), which you may google.
Other plastic designs and components:
one more: http://www.accelerate.co.za/ag...
I doubt much of our honey comes from bees in the wild and bee farmers have no reason to starting using plastic nests
Reasons: easier to mass produce, cheaper, lighter? The de facto standard Langstroth hive (allegedly) was made to reuse the then-ubiquitous wooden crates for fuel tins, so it is not always suited to the dimensions/habits of all sub-species of bees. Even so, polystyrene is sometimes used in its construction. I have seen a design using Corrrex (corrugated plastic board) adapted to the bee species (and wallets) in Africa, unfortunately can't find a link. Other plastic designs and components:
From the article: '[Many people] without any without any formal medical training—can take advantage of access to global supply chains, cutting-edge medical knowledge, and recent leaps in design and fabrication technology that have made the prototyping process faster, cheaper, and simpler than ever before.
And Many people without any formal language training -- can take advantage of access to global electronic publishing media etc.
I couldn't help thinking about a break-in/home invasion I had about 7 years ago. Seems the perps waited in a patch that had some tall weeds at that time, in the back of my yard, until my lights went out (around midnight) plus 2 hours. I puzzled that together because the next morning while I was waiting for the detective, I did a walkabout and found the cigarette butts, plus some items that where taken from my house and subsequently discarded.
When the detective came, he dusted for some fingerprints (didn't get anything useful). On pointing out the cigarette butts, he stated that DNA samples where only taken in serious crimes like murder. Up to this day I have not heard a word back from the police and the roughly $150 worth of items (converted from local currency) have been kissed goodbye.
Well to be fair, I guess DNA tests have become cheaper in the last few years. I doubt that police efficiency or available man hours have increased though...
Some people [pointedly looking at neighbors] need external sounds to mask the quiet in their heads. The quieter the head, the louder the noi^Wmusic.
I'm living/working in a country that seems to care somewhat less about gender roles in IT than the US. In my career I've worked with various women, and I never detected any sort of institutionalized sexism.
However, a number of women I've worked with tended to gravitate to non-programming roles (Business Analyst seems to be a favorite, others are Testers, Configuration Managers and what not). I've heard a couple of times "programming is too hard". It needs to be noted that these where intelligent people and their programming output, from what I could see personally, was certainly not inferior.
I'm puzzled by it, but I guess in an industry that does not enforce quotas but allows people the freedom to progress as they see fit, what is the harm?
I could think of the children. And you may go have vigorous intercourse with yourself.
Probably, yeah. But whatcha gonna do?
Well, isn't that America, where cost equations can easily be skewed by class action lawsuits, an increase in cost to recruit new pilots due to advertising ("Join the pilot training programme and die") or a million likes on Facebook? ;-)
I guess a new transparency is still more expensive than 6 aircraft and 2 lives (let alone training costs already spent on them).
I watch chess for the riveting slow-action replays.
... felt really bad to my hosts for wasting so much food.
That ain't no food.
Quoting from the Fine Article:
It’s questionable whether any rocket system could survive such stresses and there’s certainly no chance of a slingatron being used on a manned mission because it would turn an astronaut into astronaut pudding.
By the time generics are on the market, few people will want to take it, even if it's superior and cheaper.
Ranbaxy also helped a lot in that department.
That, and drinking from the toilet.
I wasn't drinking, I swear! I was splashing toilet water on my face. (My french cousin told me it makes me more attractive to women...)
My 2 anecdotes are about chickens. I keep a couple of bantams, more as pets than anything else.
At a stage the one hen hatched a batch of chicks. Because the chicks can't fly or hop much yet (I've seen adult chickens fly a remarkable distance quite gracefully, and hop over obstacles 2-3 times their height with a single wing flap, much like a human would use his arms for balance when hopping over something), they can't get onto the perch in their coop for the night, so mom and chicks slept on the ground. There is however a ramp-like plank up which they could walk to reach the perch, if they where so inclined. So when they where about 3 weeks old I decided to teach them to use the ramp: I made one chick from the clutch run up the ramp (running away from my hands, which shielded it in all the directions it was not supposed to go. From there on all chicks slept on the perch at night.
The other anecdote concerns moving from a dish-tipe water bowl to a old milk jug fitted with Chick Nipples for drinking needs (click the link if you dare....). All I had to do is activate said nipples by hand so that they could see it releases water. Now they are happily drinking from this arrangement. OK, it could be argued that they peck at shiny stuff or water droplets in any case, and would learn in this manner, but still...
Now chickens are not the most intelligent animals, I would be the first to agree. But they are a LOT smarter than what people normally give them credit for.
Plus, they taste like chicken.
But who did he learn it from smart guy!
The only thing my dog copied from me is my smartness.
I did not copy that song! I Swear! It was my dog!
Isn't this viewpoint as sad testament as to the state of the land of the free?
In a civilised country the populace shouldn't feel that they need to carry a weapon when walking the streets to be safe.
I believe that its better to not have the need to carry than to carry just in case.
Perhaps, just perhaps, it would be freer and safer if MORE people carried? And concealed, to boot?
Thanks for the pointers. Yes, living in a developing country does have some drawbacks - while you can order most stuff via the internet (if you can afford it and the shipping), you can't always try something in-store before buying. It also provides ample opportunity for getting away from the grid :-)
And I nominate the people who awarded the Nobel Peace Price to Obama for the Ignoble peace price.
But even if that requirement is fulfilled, most dogs do not watch television
I say their reasoning is wishful thinking. There are a lot of dogs who are too intelligent to get drawn into watching TV.
What next? News for dogs, stuff that is edible?
I do like the stylus drawing ability (agreed, not everybody needs this), as well as better readability. So I will definitely give this a look come upgrade time.
That said, if they can improve the display to make it sunlight readable, that will be a big plus. Also, better battery life is always a boon (not too unhappy to have to plug in every night or second night, though, but it takes a bit of planning when going on trips).
They would do good of providing some convenient belt-carrying (or other) method for a beast this size. Cargo pants take you only this far, and some jacket pockets are already at the limit of squeezing the Note into.