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Once Rita Repulsa makes it the size of a building, that when the Megazords come out.

Neato, I didn't know about that cherry. Good luck with your search and your garden!

Hobbies, sure. But specialization comes with tools and learning that generalists don't have, couldn't possibly afford, and would be a ridiculous amount of things to store and knowledge to remember. E.g. I don't want to do my own dentistry and I'd prefer an expert for that. Dentistry in the US requires a whole medical degree, specialized tools, etc. I also don't own the equipment nor have the knowledge to find and drill a well if I want to be "self sufficient".

You don't have to be an expert, and that can be very freeing, but we do need them and becoming an expert has opportunity costs. That doesn't mean experts are shallow or becoming a generalist is deep or morally better nor does it mean generalists are in any way insufficient.

Ok, but cherries and apples aren't native; colonists introduced them. I think the pawpaw is the only native tree with edible fruit and you already listed it.

It's not native but I remember my grandparents had a pear tree that did well and stayed relatively small in Eastern PA.

And if space is the only issue for the cherries, you could look into Espalier, training it to grow flat against a wall or fence.

I play boardgames where there are enough moving parts that replacing some with software improves them tremendously. Gloomhaven and Frosthaven have a bunch of tools for them to help setup, combat, track campaigns, etc., and they help tremendously.

There is nothing like that for Shadows of Brimstone. For a lot of things, there's just too much data. I tried to make a script that automated the travel phase after missions which was pick the size of town, determine the number of hazards based on the number of characters and size of town, pick out the hazards, and display each in turn. The amount of text in it was just too much to be worth it. But even being able to replace the scavenge deck, loot deck, and exploration tokens would free up some table space and they're less than a dozen possible outcomes each with only a small amount of text.

I'm sure there are other popular games that would be more conducive to having complexity automated. Finding one that won't send a cease and desist might be a challenge, though.

Heading to a burlesque festival! Looking forward to it. And when I get back, painting miniatures with friends.

Many recipients of the demifacectomy are able to return to normal lives after the procedure. With their growing numbers, some are even finding relationship success on social media communities like those on fabook.com, a Facebook like site that kept only half the face in its name and its users.

The amount of math...

"We will no longer support this even though me promised ten more years. Here's a $10 credit to your account, which is more than we have to do because of our TOS, and it's more than you should expect because of the binding arbitration clause."

Making them say how long something will be supported means nothing without controls on TOSes. It's just a way to push the responsibility onto consumers.

Forcing companies to make things work even without on Internet connection seems like a good step, though implications for DRM and video games are interesting.

I like the article but one of the sources says some weird things.

Also, plant milks are not processed with animal enzymes, especially lactose

Lactose is the sugar, lactase is the enzyme that breaks it. Might just be a mistake as my autocorrect wanted to turn lactase into lactose but the same person is again quoted:

McKinney says. “They also have no cholesterol

Dietary cholesterol doesn't really matter. From https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9143438/

We confirm from the review of the literature ... that there is not a direct correlation between cholesterol intake and blood cholesterol.

McKinney again seems to waffle on saturated fats:

They are usually less saturated fats and calories implying that they are better for the heart.

McKinney explains that coconut milk also contains high levels of saturated fat Lauroyl, which has antimicrobial qualities.

It seems like it's aimed at people who would have terrible outcomes without it, e.g. terminal diseases that can be cured but for more money than a person can afford. Unfortunately, an unregulated diy pharmacy looks a lot better than current systems to many people. There's a ton of risk in this, but desperate people will find that risk acceptable.