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  1. Last 7 days
    1. "Wieczne chemikalia" z pestycydów wykryto w jedzeniu. Największe stężenie w chlebie i płatkach
      • Researchers analyzed 66 samples of bread, cereals, pasta, and flour from 16 countries, including Poland.
      • "Forever chemicals" — trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a pesticide degradation product — were found in 54 samples (82%).
      • Average concentration: 80 mg/kg.
      • Highest levels: 360 mg/kg in breakfast cereal (Ireland) and 340 mg/kg in whole-grain bread (Belgium).
      • The Polish sample (toast bread) contained 60 mg/kg of TFA.
      • Wheat-based products had higher TFA concentrations than oat-based ones.
      • Over 30 pesticide active substances used in European agriculture break down into TFA.
      • TFA has previously been detected in surface water, groundwater, tap water, bottled water (in two-thirds of samples), and even wine — a phenomenon observed since the 1990s.
      • No safety standards currently exist for TFA.
      • In Germany, TFA is classified as potentially harmful to fertility and fetal development, though confirmed toxicity occurs only in animals at much higher concentrations than found in the environment.
  2. Jan 2024
  3. Feb 2023
    1. Related here is the horcrux problem of note taking or even social media. The mental friction of where did I put that thing? As a result, it's best to put it all in one place.

      How can you build on a single foundation if you're in multiple locations? The primary (only?) benefit of multiple locations is redundancy in case of loss.

      Ryan Holiday and Robert Greene are counter examples, though Greene's books are distinct projects generally while Holiday's work has a lot of overlap.

  4. Dec 2022
  5. Nov 2019