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kuerbel··on An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them
I was speaking in more casual terms. Botanically you are 100% correct and the way I wrote it implies that modern wheat evolved directly from domesticated Einkorn over time. Which is not correct.
kuerbel··on An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them
Spelt, Einkorn and Emmer are all from the Genus Triticum, which is called wheat. Rye is secale and not called wheat. They are all from the tribe Triticeae. Barley also belongs to the same tribe.

Oat however is from the tribe Aveneae.

kuerbel··on An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them
They elongate too quickly so the walls of the straws are weaker if given too much nitrogen at the wrong time. They fall over easily. You want them to grow more slowly with stronger straws.
kuerbel··on An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them
The straws are longer, which is why they cannot be fertilized with nitrogen. Unlike other spelt varieties, it was never crossed with wheat. It was also not bred for dough stability, which is why it must be baked in a special way, for example, using a water roux. The glutenin-to-gliadin ratio is different, resulting in a highly extensible but weaker gluten network.

It is really different from usual spelt, which was crossed with wheat and has shorter straws.

Edit: maybe this is interesting to some so I'll write a short paragraph about older varieties. There is also Einkorn and Emmer. Einkorn is considered the ultimate ancestor of all modern wheat varieties. It has been grown 10k years ago and is diploid with only two chromosome sets. Then there is Emmer, which is also ancient and appeared shortly after Einkorn. It is tetraploid and yields two corns per spikelet. If you want to eat like an Egyptian Pharao you can eat bread made out of Emmer ;-)

Rye is entirely different. It is very hardy and frost resistant and can't be baked without sourdough because of the amylase.

kuerbel··on How does Fable 5.1 hide messages in images?
I asked free (logged in) chat with your prompt and it answered with <svg...> ... </svg> instead of a picture, I'm laughing so hard rn
kuerbel··on Mortality Among People with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
I did not argue against taking meds, I argue that there might be other treatment options available. I know a lot of other adhd people from self help groups, some clearly need meds and that is of course fine and good that they found something that works, but a significant portion don't and live a good life after therapy. It's like saying people need Mounjaro to lose weight. Some do (like me), and others don't. But I hope everyone agrees that exercise and dieting (with outside help e.g. nutritionist) should be tried first.
kuerbel··on Mortality Among People with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
>But cognitive behavioral therapy does not work by itself for ADHD.

But it does exactly that. There have been enough studies about this. CBT and medication combined improved faster, but CBT alone catches up in a few months. E.g. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/108705471667119... or this study here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31280035/

>Stimulants are the gold standard treatment.

I'm not arguing that they don't help, but CBT also increases other metrics, e.g. self esteem, acceptance, self-efficacy, and so on.

kuerbel··on Mortality Among People with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
I have the inattentive version but it's simply not bad enough to take meds.

What I don't like about this study is that they only take meds into consideration, but there are other treatment options. For example cognitive behaviour therapy. Also, they included studies that included self-diagnosed ADHD. Self diagnoses are on the rise and very often wrong (I.e. trauma response might present with adhd like symptoms). Aside from some other flaws I think the significance of this study is limited...

kuerbel··on Tesla Roadster
There is a video where it is flying over some other Teslas. Actually taking off, barrel roll and landing
kuerbel··on How Amazon pushes up prices all across the Internet
Probably general insurance that pays for a lawyer. Is that not a thing where you live? The insurer in small cases sometimes does "claim settlement via buyout of the matter in controversy", or nuisance value settlement. Cheaper than paying for a lawyer...
kuerbel··on Suicide rates highest ever among middle-aged men
I guess it's hard to understand what women want...

CEO could mean no free time to spend with her. Muscular for what? Are you climbing or doing some other interesting sport or just spend time at the gym?

A lot of money, but are you doing something good with it? Helping people? At least some women think that's admirable.

I don't know you personally, so it's just some general vibe I've gotten from your post. No offense, maybe none of this is you but if it is it might be worth thinking about.

kuerbel··on The Corporate Happiness Treadmill and the Case for Doing Less
That's no habit, that's psychological maladaptation. I recommend reading "To Have or To Be?" from Erich Fromm.
kuerbel··on What driving across Europe costs in tolls, vignettes, bridges and fuel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignette_(road_tax)
kuerbel··on What driving across Europe costs in tolls, vignettes, bridges and fuel
I think 40 Swiss Francs per year is a really fair price, if you live there and use the Autobahn regularly it's very cheap per km and if you happen to drive through you also have to pay, which is only fair to residents. but 40 francs flatrate even if you only pass through is still better than whatever is going on in france!
kuerbel··on OLED burn-in test: 30-month update
Maybe the newer ones? Mine is pretty old as I've said. It's very visible when pure red is displayed. Other colors are fine.
kuerbel··on OLED burn-in test: 30-month update
I have an iirc 8 year old oled tv from LG. It has terrible burn in, especially red was hit hard. I wonder how true rgb might compare. The picture quality is probably worse, but if it holds up longer than oled it might be worth the trade off.
kuerbel··on Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation
They haven't brought up any argument at all, they simply said that "millions imported into the system do not contribute", which is not an argument or a fact. Just a statement. What is there to discuss? Why are you holding my comment to a different standard, because you don't agree or what?

But just for you I have looked up the facts: 1.1 million Ukrainian refugees, and half of them are employed by now. 1.1 million including children, elderly, and so on, people who aren't able to work. A) its not "millions" B) german overall employment rate is about 45.5 million employed people out of 83.5 million residents. So they are totally in line with the average population.

kuerbel··on Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation
That is not anti solidarity, I know Afternative für Deutschland voters like to frame it this way but it's not.
kuerbel··on Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation
That is not "fucked up" it is called the solidarity principle. You contribute when you have the capacity to contribute, and society protects you when you happen to need more than you can afford. Netflix is a consumer product, and health insurance is risk pooling. You're treating health insurance as if you're buying healthcare services. You're not. You're buying protection against an uncertain financial risk.

Also you forgot the contribution assessment ceiling at €69,750/year.

However, Germany has a legitimate problem when contribution levels, service quality, and access aren't aligned with what people feel they're paying. That is a different discussion which needs much more nuance and intimate knowledge of the German healthcare system.

kuerbel··on Germany’s RobCo hits $1B valuation
>One of the most regressive precepts of the German system.

If you mean the existence of two-tier private/public insurance, yes. The two-tier system was abolished in most of Europe for good reason. Either they abolished substitutive private insurance, restricted it, or transformed private insurers into regulated providers of universal basic coverage, e.g. very recently in the Netherlands.

kuerbel··on ADHD, autism or complex trauma? [pdf]
Not op

Accountability, mostly. Either by gamification, for example a simple small whiteboard counting how often I did y (or not, that would be a strike). Couple with someone holding me accountable it works wonders, throw in a "punishment" or reward... Or, if that doesn't fit, deadlines (which maybe is just another kind of accountability...). Both made me finish my degree in time and with a very good grade (A in Americano?).

How to translate this into the workplace, I'm not sure. You might have a supportive workplace and can be open about it, which is what I did.

kuerbel··on Micron CEO Says Memory Supply Will Be Much Tighter in 2027 and 2028 Than in 2026
It's easier to bear that there might be a conspiracy, than that this outcome is the result of chaos and stupidity and greed. Also it makes you think you are smarter than anyone else.
kuerbel··on California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops
There is a new method for 0,0% beer. I sometimes drink a 0,0 mixed with lemonade (called Radler in germany) after sport. There is also Fassbrause which is not a beer at all (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fassbrause ) but tastes a bit malty
kuerbel··on Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI
Where? Can you post a link?
kuerbel··on Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI
They tested passages. It is absolutely trivial to find passages that pangram classifies as 100% ai gen even if it's not the case.
kuerbel··on Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI
best blog post I know about this: https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/i-wouldnt-say-pangram-i...

"Experimenting, I’ve also found that I can pretty reliably get Pangram to declare large sections of text to be AI-written or human-written depending on the larger textual context I place those sections in - that is, I can take AI-generated text and embed it in human-generated text and have Pangram declare it 100% human, and I can take human-generated text and embed it in AI-generated text and have Pangram declare it 100% AI. I’ve also found that it’s pretty easy to induce false positives, that is, to write texts myself that Pangram identifies as AI-written. All of this makes me hesitant about the Pangram tool, and in particular the way many people use it, as a one-shot gotcha machine."

Sounds like it may be very easy for someone motivated enough to find sections, even longer sections, that turn out as 100% AI written.

kuerbel··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
... if you own a Tesla (I do, I know what I'm talking about) you should service your brakes after every winter, you should also change your brake fluid after two years but that can be stretched for a bit. And the AC needs real service after around 4 years.

Still less than an ICE.

kuerbel··on Show HN: How long do I need to work at my salary before I can coast, or retire?
Don't forget the unbounded liability of apocalypse: society implodes and your money is worthless. On the bright side, you might have invested in Nuka Cola.
kuerbel··on Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC
So sad to see that the Israel of Yitzhak Rabin only exists in traces anymore. He was not perfect, but after Peres it mostly went downhill... Ehud Olmert comes to mind as a positive influence in Israeli politics though.
kuerbel··on Disney+: New user agreement allows ads before movies in all subscriptions
That is not at all supported by evidence though. You might do that but it's an anecdote.

E.g this survey: https://www.nexttv.com/news/a-hit-driven-biz-40-of-consumers...

"40% of Consumers Sign Up For an SVOD Service to Watch a Specific Show"

Or this Ipsos survey:

https://www.marketingcharts.com/digital/video-235725

[...]almost 4 in 10 (38%) agree that they often subscribe to a channel to watch a specific show[...]

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