Notices by Yvan (yvan@toot.ale.gd), page 2

@morph they're the ones we grew before, was a really surprising fruit! So fleshy, but also quite spicy. Really liked them, they were great roasted and stuffed. But the year we grew them was a bit of a late start so we didn't get loads, going to get an earlier start this year and hopefully more fruit. I think they'd make a good fermented sauce. @richrollgardener

Postal excitement!

I wasn't going to be buying any more chilli seeds this year, but I cannot find any rocoto seeds and its a variety I really want to grow again. So I fired an order into the Chilli Chump Seeds shop: https://chillichumpseeds.com/

Of course one does not just buy ONE packet of seeds lol... so two rocoto varieties, some Kashmiri Mirch, and a couple of interesting purple/multi-shade varieties in both the mild and quite-hot departments.

Plus the bonus/freebie Khang Starr variety: KS StarrLing

#GrowYourOwn #ChiliPepper #Chillies #Peppers

So this is rather blatant.

I left a 2-star review for this product a week ago - because one of the microphones simply died, doesn't charge (I've not investigated). Yesterday in the post I get something offering me a £30 voucher (about twice the value of the item) if I show them I have left a 5-star review.

LOL at "Attention: For your account's safety, please don't attach this card to your review."

Are Amazon sellers permitted to basically buy 5-star reviews?

Partly I'm tempted because thirty quid is thirty quid, but mainly I don't think it is something I can do, I'd feel the guilt of it for years.

Huh... lol... I've never felt any real desire to give Wikipedia money until today. (I mean, mainly because they apparently have plenty of the moolah already, and I have none to spare anyway.)

Does Wikipedia publish donation stats? It'd be interesting to see if the Muskrat's bullshit has had any visible impact either way.

@oblomov @Uilebheist @valhalla @sundogplanets ah, dang, that'll really be an end of an era then 😔

@sundogplanets I don't know about the market in your location, but I think in most places the second hand market for ThinkPads is particularly strong due to the number of them second hand from the business market. In the UK there are loads of refurbished ones sold on Amazon marketplace for very good prices. I've not bought a new one in well over a decade. A bit like new cars, new laptops are a bit of a rip off.

It may be worth investigating that to narrow down your options and find a ThinkPad that fits your specs.

It's very garden-on-a-plate for dinner.

Penne with garlic scapes, broad beans, radish pods, basil and garlic fresh from the garden / #allotment — plus some roast butternut pumpkin and garlic to round it out. Other than that it has olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Inadvertently vegan too.

Garnish of borage flowers, basil, and nasturtium leaves and flowers.

Merry fucking December from my 10.1°C office.