It actually stands for John as in Don’s Johns

Which is weird because in 2016 he was the Pee Pee golden shower candidate and in 2024 he’s the Poopy Nappy candidate.

The ads I’m seeing have been for “full body” deodorants. Targeted at both men and women…

I thought the same until I recently learned otherwise:

Cultivating Coveted Morels Year-Round and Indoors

Jacob and Karsten Kirk, twins from Copenhagen, say they have devised a method to reliably grow morel mushrooms in a climate-controlled environment.

“When new buds emerge on trees and the ground warms with the advent of spring, foragers fan out through woodlands, scanning the leaf litter for morel mushrooms.

Arguably the most iconic of wild fungi, morels stand 3 to 6 inches tall and sport a signature cone-shaped lattice cap in shades of cream to chocolate brown. Prized for their nutty, earthy taste, they sell for as much as $50 a pound fresh and $200 a pound dried. They appear for just a fleeting few weeks — in New York, generally from late April to early June.

Experienced morel hunters return to well-guarded spots year after year, often exhibiting a form of selective hearing loss when asked where they collected their haul.

“There’s something about morels — they have a mystique that people are fascinated by,” said Gregory Bonito, a biologist studying morels and other fungi at Michigan State University. And unlike some wild mushrooms, which can be easily cultivated, morels have a quirky life cycle that makes them notoriously tough to grow, Dr. Bonito explained.

Cultivating morels isn’t impossible. Until 2008, at least one U.S. grower produced them commercially. And since about 2014, farmers in China have done it outdoors in the spring, but yields can be variable, Dr. Bonito said. He leads a small morel-farming project in Michigan and surrounding states funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All the participating farmers but one grew at least one morel last year, he said, though this year’s numbers are ticking up.

But prospects for morels on demand appear to be looking up. In December, after four decades of research, Jacob and Karsten Kirk, twin brothers from Copenhagen, announced that they had devised a method to reliably cultivate hefty amounts of morels indoors, year-round, in a climate-controlled environment.

People preparing or consuming wild foods should make sure to do the proper research. That is the only safe way to practice foraging. Very sad that people died because of this.

You’re 100% right. For the record these mushrooms were cultivated; not wild, but also from China which introduces its own concerns.

“That’s no moon”

Also stuff made 15 years ago seems more durable than the stuff from say 5 years ago.

This sounds a lot like survivorship bias. Stuff made 15 years ago that’s still in use today is more durable than stuff from 5 years ago.

There was plenty of junk 15 years ago, too. It’s just all been thrown away by now.

The PS2 (and AT) connectors keyboards and mice were largely using before USB were round…

Arguably still better though because you could just rotate the plug until it went in instead of flipping it back and forth 5 times to get it to go in. And they also had more reliable indication for orientation.

“…and My Axe!”

“…also, I’ve forgotten the technique”

Not an expert with Lemmy, but if it’s like the markdown interpretation on Reddit single line breaks are ignored. You need two to have it render with a line break. Alternatively you can do a numbered list or a bulleted list with single line breaks starting with 1. or *

1. This
2. is a
3. numbered list

• This
• is a
• bulleted list

EDIT: Ok. After playing with it, I think your lists would work if you put a space between the hyphen and first word on the line

I’ve never heard of chicken fat mushrooms before.

In Thai chanterelles are called เห็ดมันปู “Het man bpuu” which translates to Crab Fat Mushrooms…

Mostly replying as a personal challenge; I doubt anyone cares about my opinion. I think this is a hard but interesting challenge and I could probably spend a lifetime perfecting it, but this is my unadulterated first pass:

1. “Stardust” - Willie Nelson
2. “Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness” - Smashing Pumpkins
3. “Blue Lines” - Massive Attack
4. “Kind of Blue” - Miles Davis
5. “Wildflowers” - Tom Petty
6. “Blind Melon” - Blind Melon
7. “Loaded” - The Velvet Underground
8. “At War with the Mystics” - The Flaming Lips
9. “Dire Straits” - Dire Straits
10. “Pretty Hate Machine” - Nine Inch Nails

Fuck. How do you make a list like this without regretting every decision you made?!

I don’t know but if someone told me they listened to Joe Rogan, I would assume, the best case scenario is they are Libertarian. Worst case is Qanon nut job.

I’m not an expert whatsoever but I have done a fair bit of international travel and resided overseas for multiple years.

That experience has lead me to believe that unlike many countries the US government doesn’t care to track you leaving the country. They may know incidentally due to other processes such as airport/airplane security checks but those are performed by TSA; not the CBP. Both agencies fall under DHS but perform distinct functions.

When leaving the US by air you will go through security checks, but when arriving you come through customs and immigration.

All that is to say I think when traveling by private boat your main concern will be with entry into Mexico; not departing from the US.

I had long ago fantasized about traveling the world by sailboat and often wondered how immigration via seaport would work but never pursued an answer. Your question motivated me to do so.

This is what I found regarding entering Mexico via seaport from a private boat:

STEP 1: Submit passport of captain and vessel documentation along with $332 fee

STEP 2: Complete form with documentation of passengers and crew

STEP 3: Submit completed form from STEP 2 along with receipt from STEP 1

STEP 4: Await confirmation of approval from STEP 3 and receive entry authorization.

STEP 5: There is no step 5! Enjoy a margarita or paloma on the beach!

https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/vancouver/images/pdf/boat.pdf

Gun show: Admit One

In Thailand it’s 100% Line.

Sales people for both buying a house and a car wanted to exchange Line info. They were baffled both that I didn’t have line and that I would want to exchange phone numbers.

Lightweight long sleeve UPF rated sun shirt or hoodie…

The difference between what I took away when I first read that book and the 2nd or 3rd time I watched the movie was night and day.