Steve Harnish
sbharnish.bsky.social
Steve Harnish
@sbharnish.bsky.social
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Not to pile on, but every 'c' in 'Pacific Ocean' is pronounced differently.
March 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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happy 10th anniversary (!!) to the greatest blog that ever blogged
I Played 'The Boys Are Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out
The boys were back in town, but I was out of the bar, because they asked me to leave.
www.vice.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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In farming, there’s a growing trend toward "mimicking nature" a strategy embraced by organic farming, regenerative agriculture, and agroecology.

The assumption? Nature knows best.

But is this true?

Let’s dig into why this idea often falls short. 1/
January 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Some jerk wrote an essay in the NYT claiming industrial agriculture is actually good for forests and the climate. That jerk is me! Here’s a free link: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/o...
Opinion | We’re Going to Have to Learn to Love Factory Farms (Gift Article)
Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Here's a pretty accurate, comprehensive look at where farmers and the political parties stand on a new farm bill.
As Congress Feuds Over Farm Bill, Growers Are ‘Stuck in Limbo’
The agriculture and nutrition measure was last updated in 2018 and originally expired two years ago. Farmers fear the Trump administration’s priorities will eclipse theirs next year.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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If only there was some way to remove viruses from milk www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Bird flu detected in raw milk sold in California, health officials say
California health officials warned the public to avoid drinking one batch of whole raw milk from Raw Farm, which has issued a voluntary recall.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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One of the many German words for a supermarket checkout divider is Warentrennstab, which means “the stick separating the wares”
 
And in German-speaking parts of Switzerland, a colloquial name for the triangular checkout divider is Kassentoblerone, or “cash register Toblerone”
March 26, 2024 at 12:25 PM