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Eat This Newsletter 283: Odious
I am reliably informed I showed no aversion to stinky cheeses as an infant. That may explain why I don’t find of this issue’s items revolting, repellent, repulsive, nauseating, unpalatable, unappetising, uninviting or unsavoury.
https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-283-odious/
A good reminder from Maya.land that Mailchimp newsletters have a secret RSS feed, which reminded me to add two more Substack newsletters to my feed reader, a much simpler process by far.
It was nice to be reminded that 20 years ago today I received my portion of what was claimed then to be a 100-year-old sourdough starter from Tuscany. It's still going strong, as is my own starter, at least 40 years old.
https://www.jeremycherfas.net/blog/stories-to-savour
@help @manton I have twice tried to update micro.blog on my Mac, and twice it has stalled on extracting the update. So I quit and everything is fine.
2025-09-11
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Reluctantly, I use What’s App to communicate with a few friends and family who really do not want to change their ways. My name and number are thus available to anyone who wants to message me, and usually I am able to find another way to reply and suggest that they use Signal or plain ol’ email. That scenario poayed out perfectly earlier this week. Today, Instagram recommended I follow the person involved. And that is why I am reluctant.
2025-09-08
Rabbit Quest Geohashing 20250907-W-AY68OD
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* On foot
* 41.8565, 12.4847
* 7 September 2025
* 422.31 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap
Had to get out after a couple of days chained to my desk so went for a 5km walk to bag this rabbit. Very much enjoyed a cold drink at the bar just down the road.
2025-09-08
Further madness
1 min read
And then there's this, claiming I spent more time on archive.org than Safari. By a lot. And I know I didn't. Maybe the computer was up to something ...
Eat This Podcast kicks off a new series talking to John Speth about that Neanderthal fat factory and a better explanation for why, when you look at nitrogen isotope ratios, Neanderthals seem to be even more carnivorous than lions and tigers.
https://www.eatthispodcast.com/maggots/