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Felt sure that this thread would reference Terry Pratchett, he was a man who understood the danger of librarians.


Further to your point the Scots and Irish aren't even Anglo-Saxon. You could make the argument for calling them Anglo-Celtic now but not so much at the time of the settlement of the US.


> Further to your point the Scots and Irish aren't even Anglo-Saxon.

Both are a mixture of Anglo-Saxon and Celtic influences.

In Scotland, the Celtic ancestry is stronger among Highlanders, the Anglo-Saxon stronger among Lowlanders – but neither are purely descended from one as opposed to the other.

The English conquered Ireland in the 12th century, which was followed by successive waves of Anglo immigration down the centuries. Many of the earlier waves of Anglo settlers ended up assimilating into a Celtic identity (summarised by the famous quip that they became "more Irish than the Irish themselves"), some of the more recent waves less so (which is one of the causes of the still only partially resolved conflict in Northern Ireland).

> You could make the argument for calling them Anglo-Celtic now but not so much at the time of the settlement of the US.

I find it interesting (as an Australian) that in Australia the term "Anglo-Celtic" is preferred much more than in the US. I think that's because, while both countries have been significantly influenced by Irish Catholics, proportionately the influence was more significant in Australia's case.


I think the actual historical genetic makeup of the UK is considerably more complex than you are implying:

https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/settlers


Interesting statistic: before the Norman conquest, a typical person was 10-40% Anglo-Saxon. We seem to overuse that term even though the Norman conquest radically reshuffled the prevailing ethnic group and language.


Same in Australia. But my Dad was a Scotsman so I had it well emphasised


Also the first real programming language I learned, on an early version of DOS (3.?). I wrote a utility to encode data which was burnt to Eeproms for VHF radio's (fixed base units) I don't remember the details but it was cool to write a tool to solve a problem. Fun times.


Trees are good. Everything I have read suggests soil (hummus) is better. Requires change to farming practices though which is traditionally difficult to do and has rich lobby groups arrayed against it.


> In the right conditions it has a half life of a few days and will be completely inert in a couple of weeks.

As far as I can tell this is not accurate- glyphosate breaks down to AMPA which is not inert.


Joplin has served me well as an Evernote replacement. If by integration with the browser you mean snipping content then I think it meets your requirements.


Plus you can self-host Joplin server and be completely I'm control of your data.


They are on YouTube. Thoroughly recommended. Some swearing.


Retrained last year as a horticulturalist after 30+ years in IT and communications. I am fitter and healthier than I have been in decades. Pay rates in the industry are low but I am building up my own business and enjoying the lifestyle benefits. Thoroughly recommend it.


I've looked at doing this myself as gardening and plants are a passion of mine. Would you happen to have any advice?


I did a 6 months Cert III in horticulture, a Permaculture Design Certificate and read and watched as much as I could. Every day is a school day and I am still learning. Not sure about where you are but here in Western Australia the paid jobs in horticulture are very low paying (my 2 day forklift licence is worth more in the work place) but one of those jobs could be worth considering for the learning opportunity - I have been working part time in a nursery whilst I build up clients for my own garden maintenance business.


This sounds interesting. Could you give some more information on what is required in terms of training, and work opportunities?


See my other reply re training, employers here in WA generally want a Cert III minimum. There are jobs available but the pay is pretty poor. There are plenty of industries paying better for equally physical work (albeit not in a garden environment) and not requiring certification.


My favourite three- - Heartwood by Rowan Reid - Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer - The Call Of The Reed Warbler by Charles Massy


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