New episode: The Tomato in England
The first tomato plants in England were noted around 1590, but there aren’t many recipes until the 1720s. Why did it take so long?
The stories you may have heard are probably wrong.
Dr Serin Quinn explains what really caused the delay.
Reports of “brown marks” reading 8647 on the grass of the National Mall reminded me of a far superior prank. Wags used fertiliser to inscribe ☮ on the hallowed lawn of an Oxbridge college in the early 1970s. Much smarter, because weedkiller is easily dug up and resown, fertiliser, not so much
The sixth episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 6, I chat with Cory, the author of coryd.dev. We talk about, among other things, the role of community in the indie web, a day in the life with his website, and music listening and community as it relates to personal websites.
I hope you enjoy the episode!
Wonders of Web Weaving has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.
Notes
Jeremy Cherfas
• Jeremy Cherfas
In 2018, one year before his ascension to prime minister, Boris Johnson was asked by a European diplomat about these adverse effects. He replied, “Fuck business.” And indeed, something like that happened.
Good article that explains a lot, but not how people were bamboozled into letting it happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ege9lQecazo
Wrote up yesterday’s bicycle ride, which was fun and uneventful, although I am still on the hunt for an iOS turn-by-turn navigation system that actually prioritises being on a bicycle.
Sometimes it’s good take a step back and re-assess things from the immediate like daily routines & habits, to how to focus on goals whether within weeks, months, or years. Taking bits of time off to reflect on these and related topics. The grayscale phone interface has helped me get here: https://tantek.com/2026/124/b1/may-the-focus-be-with-you-iphone-grayscale
Looking forward to getting to Amsterdam tomorrow morning. Can’t wait to meet people for the next three days. Are you there?
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