Do not trust anything I write down. I have this horrible habit of not checking sources.

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Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

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  • There’s something to be said for culture and tradition, which have been for a long time the cornerstones of our civilization.

    Everybody has their own opinion on this of course. For me, I feel that culture and tradition are in the way of progress. At some point our current traditions, cultures and values will change, they will evolve. I’m all in for a true multicultural society if there is a clear segregation between state and religion.








  • the plants are cross bred for generations. Each time the seeds of the plants with the best desired properties are kept.

    the seeds can also be treated (see "feminizing marijuana seeds) with chemicals to produce certain traits.

    the producers of these seeds (like monsanto, bayer, basf, …) have large R&D groups where the dna of the seeds can be further tracked and modified if required.

    these producers have large green houses just for breeding the plants and collecting the desired seeds.

    these seeds are patented. The plants produce fruits to specifications. To protect the intellectual property, patents and business, they are made not to produce further offspring, so the farmer needs to buy the seeds year after year.

    another trait that’s being developped in the plants, for example, is making the plant immune to glyphosate, allowing the farmer to wastefully spray the herbicide on the field. It will kill all plants except for the desired crops.

    source: used to work in for one of the above mentioned companies in the cropscience division.









  • Looks thick enough to scoop it off with a dull knife or spoon. if you wanna use products, go from sfe to harmfull, depending on what the wheels are made of. You don’t want to damage those. I’d start with water. Soak em overnight in water, chances are it will come off easily after that. If not, you can try alcohol as mentioned in other comments. It looks thick, so it will need time to work in. Petrol or kerosine will work, but check compatibility with your wheels first.