According to the Macmillan they are [ˈsʌt(ə)l] vs [ˈsæd(ə)l], so the vowel changes slightly, but it depends on the speaker; I’m not native but I say saddle with a more open “a”. But they’re otherwise almost identical to me (in the British pronunciation included in the dictionary I hear a “t” both times, in the American one a “d” both times - which is how I say it too)

So mostly you hate French :)

I just added it too, I had read a few articles of them already

Usually any general blood work includes this test - it tells us the trend of glicemia in the previous 3-4 months. You might see it as HbA1c (glycosylated hemoglobin)

Best of luck to you guys

I like this, but with pebbles instead of coins :)

If the reason for this is reading a large PDF on a small screen, I suggest enabling Reflow in Koreader

k2pdfopt that I used ages ago works similarly but with Koreader I can just open the files without having to prepare them first

Always has been ;) E.g. my parents are rocking LOS+microg since forever, they have no idea what adb, fastboot, flashing, partitions, rom, root etc mean.

And if you get the right device it’ll take you literally two minutes to install. But installing ANY operating system is just something the average Joe doesn’t do today, so help people out or get yourself some help the first time. Same with Linux on desktops.

And in LineageOS, so I hope it’s in all android distros. App info > turn off “Manage app if unused”

(Next)²Cloud, duh

smol puma

I can only tell you that personally I’m interested in trying out Navidrome because I don’t like all my eggs in one basket (Jellyfin is more complex sw for sure too) and I think I’m not the only one caring more about my music collection than movies and tv. But I did try Jellyfin for music (not with my main library) and it works very well, Finamp on android has offline mode which I find almost essential.

That’s what freedom looks like ;) choice!

website won’t work without javascript and with js it has an awful full page popup so I copied the article here

Study: Denmark mink farm ban saving €142 million annually

September 17, 2025	
thefurbearers

A picture of two mink in cages

Mink (Neovison vison) are kept in small, wire-bottomed cages on fur farms in Canada. Photo by WeAnimals

New research shows that ammonia emissions from Danish mink farms caused millions in health and environmental costs annually – adding more evidence to the movement to end fur farming in Canada.

The study, Assessing the Impact of Ammonia Emissions from Mink Farming in Denmark on Human Health and Critical Load Exceedance, was published in the journal Atmosphere in August 2025. Until a ban of mink fur farming was announced in 2020 due to public health risks, Denmark was the largest producer of fur in the world. Screengrab from the study

A screenshot of the study, Assessing the Impact of Ammonia Emissions from Mink Farming in Denmark on Human Health and Critical Load Exceedance, from the journal Atmosphere.

The study authors used a combination of historic data, air pollution modelling, and impact assessment to evaluate the effects of ammonia emissions from Denmark’s mink farms. Ammonia is released from animal waste and contributes to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) in the air, which causes respiratory and cardiovascular issues. Ammonia also leads to high levels of nitrogen in ecosystems, which can lead to ecological damages and eutrophication of bodies of water.

Key findings from the study show:

Ammonia emissions from mink fur farms are substantial locally, but can be measured across wider regions, too.
The nitrogen from fur farms can harm sensitive habitats and negatively impact biodiversity.
The reduced health impacts of closing the mink sector down correspond to an annual benefit of €142 million ($231.6 million CAD).
The socio-economic benefits of reduced NH₃ emissions from a closed mink sector could offset the government’s compensation to farmers over a roughly 20-year period.

The study shows that mink fur farming has a significant and demonstrable impact on public health, the environment, and the economy. There are hidden costs to the public and ecosystem within fur farming – and that must be addressed.

Adding to this is recent news from the European Food Safety Authority and European veterinarian groups that fur farming cannot be justified within a modern, sustainable society.

The Fur-Bearers is calling on the federal government to implement a phase-out of fur farming in Canada to protect people, wildlife and the environment. Learn more about fur farming and how you can take action at www.FurFarming.ca.

No Mr. Owl, he’s a polar bear

BESS, geothermal, and moar solar. And consider this: everything that burns fossil today and gets electrified (water boilers -> heat pumps, electric cars), is the equivalent of a source of energy if the same amount of fuel is put into high efficiency generators instead; what one gas boiler burns is enough for ~3-4 homes with heat pumps. One diesel car -> 3-4 evs. Which means we’ll need a lot less of it overall. All this without counting the costs of pollution which are astronomical since we have socialized healthcare almost everywhere in Europe.

We still have nuclear and hydro of course, but those are kinda maxed out for our geography or they cost too much to scale up.

Fascinating, thanks for sharing :) I’m greatly enjoying the figs this time of year, not long ago I started eating them unpeeled, they taste even better. Plus more fiber yay!

It is these gut microbes that convert the fiber in figs into energy. Chilcas, we can infer, depended upon their gut microbes to help them digest their food. They depended on their microbes to help defend them against pathogens. Such microbes helped to keep them alive, and so one might say that they also help to keep the figs around.

Homo sapiens sapiens still works exactly the same way. A common misconception is that (vegetable) fiber doesn’t give us energy; not true, our gut flora breaks it down into all sorts of short chains that are consumed for example by our own enteric cells, therefore consuming less of other macronutrients.

New Guy (Careproctus colliculi) is part of the genus Careproctus:

Its generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek κάρα (kara, “face, head”) and πρωκτός (prōktos, “anus”), therefore literally meaning “butt-face”.

worse ways to go (• ω •)

Me team gut, you bad. We guns, u weak.