In the US there are frequent recalls on lettuce usually romaine or packaged salads for salmonella or some other bacteria. Example of most recent: https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety...

The yellowing leaves suggest you might be watering the plants too much. This seems to be among the more common issues with houseplants.

A burlap sack would probably work in a similar manner, but not sure how long it would last.

Another example of a seed with long germination time is the coco de mer[1], coming in at 2 years. It also happens to be the largest seed of any plant.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodoicea

On the other end of the spectrum there are many seeds with quick germination time but extremely long dormancy periods. Some of the biggest weeds in agriculture are plants whose seeds could last multiple decades in the soil until the right conditions show up

These plants usually evolve to serve a particular ecological niche. It's kinda like the soil's immune system. Exposing bare soil to direct sunlight is one of the most harmful things you can do to a soil ecosystem. So many plants evolved seeds that lay dormant until they're needed to come and protect the soil

Plants like dandelions are known as major weeds, but they only germinate in soils that are too compacted (e.g. a farmland with a history of plowing). These dandelions take over, decompact the soil, and then get "outcompeted" by other plants (usually perennials with longer lifespans).

I use scarequotes for competition because it's a good example of a natural system where "competition" is a lens of analyzing nature that could cause you to miss the bigger picture

While I agree that modern society requires significant energy inputs, there is a middle ground. For instance, if cities or the suburbs were more pedestrian friendly, walking, cycling, etc. would be a viable option meaning less use of fossil fuels by driving.

A use case for glasses like these with the heads up display would be while riding a TT bike in the aero position. The bars are not conducive to mounting a bike computer and it is a regular occurrence for it to fall off during a triathlon. With these glasses though you could just put the computer in your shirt pocket or wherever and not have to look down.

Important to note that the interest rate needs to be fixed. A variable rate could be increased and cancel out that erosion.

> Every business, from tiny boutiques to online giants like Amazon, tell you exactly how much each of their items costs. Why shouldn't it be the same when we're shopping for a job?

This is the opposite to how a job should be thought about. Shopping for a job seems to imply a business already owns my time, skills, etc. when they are really the ones searching. And transparency would further exacerbate that idea, as the job candidate is now bounded without even being able to show what they are capable of.

On the flip side, my employer is fully transparent about salaries from the c-suite all the way down and nobody seems to mind.

I recently watched a documentary that showed how they create these nature scenes. Especially for insects and small animals, it is not nature rather a professionally created set in a controlled environment.

From the article: “In economic terms, sunk costs are costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered.”

It wouldn’t be a sunk cost if if going to the concert was still valued at $50 or more.

This analogy is so very out of date. I've been able to sell my tickets for face value on the day of the event, using the 'net for over ten years now. And I could have made a killing if I really wanted to.