TIL that ”the curb cut effect,” which I was familiar with, is “also known as the « i want subtitles on my favourite show because even though my ears are just fine, i like to eat crisps while watching » rule”.
My ears, by the way, are not fine.
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That’s my take on the agricultural unrest happening across Europe.
Of course we would not be here if we still relied on peasant farmers and the meagre surplus that could be extracted from them without actually killing them. Nevertheless, today’s farmers are not their descendants.
Just one item in the latest Issue of Eat This Newsletter.
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* On foot
* 41.8765579, 12.46266
* Saturday 24 February, 2024
* 423.34 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap
In the garden of a nunnery.
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* On foot
* 41.895401, 12.453739
* Friday 23 February, 2024
* 423.32 ppm CO2
* OpenStreetMap
NB: The bicycle quest was a lot closer than the walking quest, but it was still a good long walk of 7.5km round trip.
Also, while the quest itself was visually boring, it was very close to the Russian Orthodox church, which is less so.