It doesn't matter whether you stay 3 days or 7, a host is likely going to incur the same fixed cost for cleaning in between stays. That is why it is a separate line item.

This post got me thinking of a place name we have in the US, Tappan Zee where the Hudson River widens north of NYC. It's a combination of a Native American tribe name "Tappan" and "Zee," a Dutch word for sea. I wonder if the New Zealanders might think of some word combination that reflects their shared history.

In any case, they should get their act together before Andrew Cuomo names their island for his dad.

Screw things up and deal with the aftermath. It seems that they have come across the right treatment here; emphasis on fun, camaraderie and not taking things too seriously.

In all seriousness, it would be better if we just suspended Facebook itself for two years.

The VW GTI has a little speaker next to the firewall that makes interior engine noise: https://www.popularmechanics.c...

I was thinking it was more like Buckaroo Banzai and his oscillation overthruster.

One thing that might be missed in reading the article is that that mycorrhizae and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are in a symbiotic relationship with trees. The mycorrhizae are, in essence ,an extension of a trees root system, helping the tree absorb water and nutrients.

Often when transplanting trees, or in situations where trees are under stress, arborist will often inoculate the soil with mycorrhizae to improve root function.

There is a good article on mycorrhizae here: https://treesforlife.org.uk/forest/ecology/mycorrhizas/

Chanterelles actually are mycorrhizae fungus which they talk about in the article. It is the symbiotic relationship with trees that makes them difficult to cultivate outside of a forest.

Mobile ads are already so bad that I have turned off Javascript in my primary web browser in iOS. I keep another browser for times when I need it. I found that only Chrome on Android allows you to selectively run Javascript for specific sites, it is an all or or nothing issue with Chrome on iOS.

The rules of chess are relatively straight forward, yet the opportunity for strategy and necessity to think ahead make the game engaging and fun. It also feels like a true clash on intellects, as opposed to many games that involve rolls of the dice or better understanding of the rules.

Chess also seems to have an infectious quality. I've seen chess tournaments spontaneously erupt at summer camps and fraternities. People who you never thought would play chess can get the bug; and maybe this makes it more fun.

What is the world coming to?

Baller saying "the fact that that product uses our patented intellectual property is a problem for our shareholders" implies patent infringement, but the truth is probably that they've freely contributed some of their ip into interoperability and networking with other operating systems, and this has been picked up by Linux. The problem is that nobody owns Linux, so they can't leverage this. The next best thing is to pick one of the commercial distributions (Suse/Novell) and turn them to the dark side.

Now, the idea is to make it so that if you want Linux to fully work with Windows, you'll need to use Novell's distribution. Or at least that is the idea.