progne

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   by progne 3y ago

   This seems akin to livestock grazing on 155 million acres of BLM land in the United States, by 18,000 ranchers. They generally get 10 year leases. It's a win for the economy, the ecology, the food system, and the public treasury.
2. 122.▲
   by progne 3y ago

   Then you might be surprised how many people get less exercise than 22 minutes of walking per day, even healthy young ones. I was one and it took effort to change. If you only walk from screen to fridge to screen to bathroom to screen to car
3. 123.▲
   by progne 3y ago

   Novik doesn't just copy the teen-angst-life-is-so-unfair vibe, but efficiently includes it in her world building. She justifies it. By the end of the series it's clear that the her universe is indeed impressively unfair ... which
4. 124.▲
   by progne 3y ago

   The Scholomance series by Naomi Novak is quite good, her best and I've liked all her books. Yes it's a Potter derivative, but doesn't feel derivative but inventive and de-disneyfied.
5. 125.▲
   by progne 3y ago

   I was advised to keep psilocybin mushrooms with my final exit kit, as they are said to make it easier to accept your own death. That doesn't sound like a good idea for someone with acute depression, but it could be for someone planning
6. 126.▲
   by progne 3y ago

   When a restaurant closes that is functionally identical to every other franchisee, like an Applebees, Olive Garden, Burger King, etc., it doesn't need a remembrance because you can just go to a different one. Like, if there are twelve