Ah ok. Makes sense, thx.

Briefly flew over it, was in a hurry.

I’m love the idea and all but can someone eli5 why Norway - Montreal and not to somewhere in Newfoundland or Nova Scotia? Wouldn’t that be just as good and quite a bit shorter/cheaper?

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DUETCHS

Thank you, I really needed some good news today.

Bin ich nicht. Und hab scheinbar oben auch ein /s vergessen. Aber versuchen wirs trotzdem gern kurz ernsthaft. Leider muss ich dir entschieden widersprechen wenn du denkst es würde nur Sub-Gruppen betreffen oder es ginge nur um “kryptisches” Zeug. Der Frontalangriff unserer wirtschafthörigen Regierung auf Umwelt- und Arbeitnehmerschutz sind nicht weniger tiefgreifend und allumfassende als der Angriff auf den Verbraucherschutz. Und das Argument ist fast immer “Bürokratieabbau”. Hier ein Beispiel zum Thema Umweltschutz, hier zum Arbeitnehmerschutz und oben drauf noch zum Schutz unserer Demokratie selbst. Zum Thema Klimaschutz, wenn man es denn separat vom Umweltschutz sehen möchte, hat Fr. Reiche und ihre Getreuen selber mehr als deutlich gemacht, dass ihr die Bevölkerung egal ist. Ich sag nicht, dass du nicht recht hast. Nur, dass sich das leider in ein größeres, sehr gruseliges Bild einfügt.

Hey hey hey. Das find ich jetzt aber schon etwas verkürzt dargestellt… Immerhin geht es auch oft um den Abbau von Umwelt- und Arbeitnehmerschutz

Hey friend. First of all: breathe, you’ll be just fine. There’s nothing pathetic about feeling overwhelmed with the state of the world right now. I’ve recently bought a little allotment garden myself and have some experience with balcony gardening before that. Let’s break everything down to a few basic steps:

1. Look up your hardiness zones. This will give you an upper and lower threshold of the climate you’re working with and determine when to do what during the season. One starting point is plant maps but once you get started, you’ll find an abundance of resources. Select your crop accordingly.
2. Familiarize yourself with your soil. Depending on your plot size neither fertilizer nor compost will be an instant solution so it’s best to learn to deal with what you have. Heavy soil with lots of loam may be prone to water logged conditions, sandy soils hardly keep any water at all. There are plants that can deal with either situation. Select accordingly.
3. Light and shade. Whether you have a lot of shade or full sun, there is a crop for you. Just again, select for what you have not what you wish you have.
4. Try things, buy, plant, observe, just get your feet wet. Here is a simple example from my plot: I’m in Zone 8a, have mostly heavy soil and full sun. So stuff like rhubarb, some peas, beans, marigold, horseradish and cale mostly work right away. Carrots, Tomatoes or potatoes may need some more support but this can be as simple as adding some sand to make the soil a little lighter. If something works: great, let it bloom, collect seeds, profit forever. If not ask yourself if you can easily fix it or if the crop just may not be suitable for your garden. Just relax and see where it takes you.
5. Context. Don’t stress too much over fertilizer or soil improvement or all of those very expensive things. A well selected range of crops, a proper composting routine, a good source of manure, mulch and biodiversity supporting structures will ultimately bring you much further than any store-bought “quick and easy” solution. But it will take time. Look into concept like permaculture to see how you can link different parts and components of your garden. Not everything is applicable everywhere and at once but you’ll get there. Just stick to it and while you let your little experiments grow, read, read and then read some more about plant selection, long term (organic) soil improvement and also preservation (you’ll want to know about that as well at some point, believe me). Last note: Maybe as a starting point, to keep things neat and easy to handle, draw some inspiration from square foot gardening as it provides a very manageable, little plot with great yield. Best of luck on your journey and keep your head up.

Have grazing animals on natural meadows instead of artificially sown lawn and you’ll not only have the trimming taken care of but also support a variety of plant and animal life under your panels. Sheep and bunnies for example are ideal for the job, don’t you think RamRabbit :-)

While true, the AWS infrastructure in Europe is somewhat sovereign from the parent company and under stricter regulation and oversight. Granted, it’s not a perfect solution but a good one for the moment.

https://aws.eu/european-sovereign-cloud/

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In remembrance of Catherine O’Hara we’re rewatching Schitt’s Creek. So… am I unemployed?

While there is some weak and inconclusive indication for blood type preference from older publications, the research persistently shows CO2 plume, body odor produced by certain bacteria and heat (mostly in that order to guide the mozzie from several meters away to the exact blood vessel) as most important cues that lead to host identification, attraction and feeding, through all tested anthropophilic/mammalophilic genera within the family Culicidae. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10789295/

As is tradition…

I openly call for the end of the Heritage Foundation. Regards, an EU citizen.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgonocephalus

I’m glad they take the time and confirm that the EU’s defense plans are the correct decision.

Wild garlic (Allium ursinum, German: Bärlauch) is a native plant and not invasive in Germany. It’s not like it’s everywhere as it usually needs alluvial, deciduous forests but common enough that most locals usually know a spot or two. It may look like lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis, German: Maiglöckchen) or autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale, German: Herbstzeitlose) which are both poisonous but that’s not the reason why you’re not allowed to pick large amounts. The Federal Nature Protection Law (Bundesnaturschutzgesetz, see paragraph 39 for details) forbids the collection of any wild plants or animals, independent of their protection status to disturb natural processes as little as possible. However certain exemptions are possible, think hunting, fishing, or the collection of wild herbs for example. While the former two require a license and are restricted to certain area or seasons, the latter is limited by the amount you may take. It explicitly states to only take amounts that are for personal use and that commercial collection is prohibited. It’s obviously to prevent overexploitation. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon that naturally occurring stocks of wild herbs, mushrooms or berries are used up and destroyed by illegal and unsustainable usage. Also, yes wild herbs are commercially grown on farms but as you can imagine, they don’t come cheap at all.