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

Username checks tf out.
o7

This is a poison garden.

Hemlock, henbane, poison ivy, khat, giant hogweed, poppy, stinging nettle, yew, rhododendron, and many other toxic plants can be found in a poison garden.

Why? In old times, to make medicine, probably. The difference between poison and medicine is often dosage/timing. These days it’s mainly for educational purposes. Gets folk into botany, helps prevent poisonings, teaches respect for nature.

As one would imagine, they require special care to maintain.

The sculptures reminded me of Bene Gesserit, so naturally my next thought went to poison needles and dangerous caretakers.

If ever there was a lawn that needed converting to a poison garden, it’s this one.

That feeling when you realize the rodent you just ate made a last meal out of Amanita muscaria.

The on-the-fly meme-making by the Trekkies is positively inspiring.

Comrade Pauli?!

As close as you can get without your eyes gettin wet.

https://www.audubon.org/news/the-klamath-basins-water-crisis-growing-disaster-waterfowl

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/15/klamath-basin-oregon-refuge-botulism-outbreak-wildlife-rehabilators-treat-birds/

Another case where wetlands should have remained rather than trying to ‘reclaim’ them for homesteading.

Pippin’s barrels and brooch at Isengard. One of the best chapters.

Was the Tachi ejected to save MCRN? Or did it float out of a wreck?

Dude is gonna love Cho Chabudai Gaeshi.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-could-be-identified-through-genealogy-databaseeven-if-your-dna-hasnt-been-tested-180970532/

Veritasium - This equation will change how you see the world (the logistic map)

Lies, Inc. is another by PKD that will leave your head spinning.

You’ve convinced me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compound_(linguistics)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/spelling-using-compound-words-guide

Corrected

Whoops, my bad. It seemed contextual; I didn’t think about it. Added a warning.