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▲ 19 r/Onyx_Boox

Worth getting this fixed?

Seeking anecdotes from people who got their Boox tablets fixed after damage.

Genuinely heartbroken. I have no idea how this happened. I keep it in a case, didn't throw it around or smash it. Time and date is frozen to a moment from yesterday. I paid nearly $500 for this thing and used it daily over the last 6 months.

I can't justify spending more than $150. I feel like I should just get some android tablet situation and use that for reading and annotating PDFs.

I feel like a fool!

u/Proud_Proof9495 — 3 days ago
▲ 521 r/foraging

Linden Seed "Chocolate"

Edit to add: located in New York, USA

Picked some Linden tree seeds. Couldn't find info about using more mature seeds so I separated them out and made two batches to see the difference in flavor.

Toasted them on a tray, 1 hour at 350⁰. I ground them into what looked like fluffy flour. I should have sifted them at this point but I didn't. If you decide to do this, be sure to sift!!! Maybe the most important step?

The flour from the green seeds was significantly lighter in color than the mature ones, even though they looked almost identical coming out of the oven.

1.1 oz of seed flour, 4 tbsp salted butter, 2 tbsp sugar. Warmed together gently in a pot and then strained (🙄) and formed into "chocolate bars."

I will be picking linden seeds out of my teeth for a while. The flavor is roasty and toasty. It really reminds me of Hojicha--a roasted green tea. The mature seeds made for a darker color "chocolate" and the taste is more... muddy? The young seeds most closely mimic the flavor of hojicha. I like it, its tasty.

I brewed the leftover pulp with some water to make an iced toasted barley-like beverage. It's fine!

I would not call this a chocolate substitute but I would call it delicious. I'm not sure what to do with these two blocks of "chocolate." I might smear some of it on warm toast for breakfast?

u/Proud_Proof9495 — 9 days ago
▲ 56 r/collapse

The Economic Consequences of the War

>"Will 2026 resemble 2022 when it comes to inflation and redistribution? The magnitude of the shock from the blockades of the Strait of Hormuz appears to be larger than the one caused by the war in Ukraine. The extent of its impact depends on how long the blockades last and how policymakers respond to the unfolding disruption. In terms of headline prices of systemically significant goods, the comparison is unavoidable: as soon as the attacks started in March, the price of oil leapt above 100 dollars, just as it did in 2022. And it is not just oil: major disruption has also affected the supply of natural gas, fertilizers, helium, sulphur and many other commodities."

Everyone's flavor of collapse awareness seems a little different. We've all got climate on the menu, but runaway inflation is one of those things I'm always holding my breath for.

Spirit Air closed down in part because their plans for financial solvency depended on oil prices staying about half of what they are now. I wish the people in charge had half an imagination, but instead they seem intent on burning the whole place up.

I'd love to discuss this article with this subreddit:

https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the-economic-consequences-of-the-war/

>"Could alternative policies, beyond the inflation targeting regime, remake this calculus, shielding those at the bottom and shifting burden to the top? Were such measures put in place, wars may no longer promise such easy profits and financial returns, and the forces that have been driving them could perhaps be weakened."

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u/Proud_Proof9495 — 3 months ago