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https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/disabling-ai-in-wordpress-7-05-28-26/ · 29 May 2026
This site is (as of the publication of this post) on WordPress 7.0. I became aware that WordPress added some AI features through articles and blog posts instead of the WordPress admin area. The fact that I did not notice on my own is probably a good sign. ...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pink-tea-with-baking-soda-05-26-26/ · 26 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
My friend told me that she was making "Kashmiri chai" tea this morning. She correctly anticipated that I did not know what Kashmiri chai was and sent a link to the recipe she was using. I read the recipe and learned that the tea is pink because of a reacti...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/moina-michael-remembrance-poppy-05-25-26/ · 25 May 2026
Inspired by Col. John McCrae's poem, In Fladers Fields, Georgia resident and professor Moina Michael championed the remembrance poppy following World War I. Sara Freeland, writing for UGA Today, explained: She also launched a national letter-writing campai...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/italy-azerbaijan-trade-partnership-05-20-26/ · 21 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
According to Vasif Huseynov writing for The Jamestown Foundation, "Italy is Azerbaijan's largest trading partner." Had you asked, I would have probably guessed Turkey. But I suppose Italy makes sense. The more you know.
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/weighing-large-owls-05-13-26/ · 14 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
I have never had to weigh an owl before, much less a large owl. But in the event I were ever called upon to weigh a large owl, I learned from MARS Wildlife Rescue, via Owls in Towels (see Owls in Towels re-post) that I should first “burrito” the large ...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/learning-about-preserving-strawberry-freshness-05-07-26/ · 8 May 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
I came across a blog post by Chris Glass titled Strawberries were on sale. Having not long ago published an article about once purchasing out-of-season cherries on sale. I had to open. While Mr. Glass’ post came as advertised, I found a tip. After purcha...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/banned-trees-in-new-jersey-04-30-26/ · 30 Apr 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
I read an April 18, 2026 report in the New York Post titled After holding its nose for decades, NJ finally bans stinky Bradford pear tree: Under a new law, the Bradford pear tree and 29 other non-native plants that have been leafing chaos on local ecosyste...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/learning-about-cassette-futurism-04-28-26/ · 29 Apr 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
I recently read Mike Piggott's blog post A love letter to cassette futurism (HT Dragonfly BSD Digest). I did not recall having seen the term before, but Mr. Piggott's definition of it being "a retr-fusion aesthetic from around 1970-1985 ... that essentiall...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/development-of-the-anglerfish-lure-04-20-26/ · 21 Apr 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
I am a long-time admirer of the anglerfish, one of the ocean's most aesthetic creatures. The University of Kansas news service published a news release about an open access study vt Alex J. Maile and Matthew P. Davis titled The Evolution of Lures in Angler...
https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-04-20-26/ · 20 Apr 2026 · 🦋 Bluesky
I present for your reading enjoyment our daily selection of Pook-Emu Bee links for Monday, April 20, 2026. 1. AI Use Appears to Have a "Boiling Frog" Effect on Human Cognition, New Study Warns (Maggie Harrison Dupré for Futurtism. April 14, 2026.) The top...