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I think that the main tree in this Kaapse bos (Cape forest) is the European or common beech. Alas I am not very knowledgeable on the subjects of plants and trees.

(The name Kaapse bos was given to the area in 1750 by its new owner, mr Hendrik Swellengrebel, who had been governor of the (Dutch) Cape Colony. He found these woods similar to the ones behind Table Mountain near Cape Town, it seems.)


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Flying Fortress story


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Review of "Body in the Library" (3 stars): Review: Body in Library


Despite reading a fair bit of Christie, this is my first Miss Marple. I can't say I'm impressed. The plot feels overly contrived, especially the lengths Christie goes to in order to manufacture the titular aspect (i.e. the body in the library). The fact that she needs to add a foreword explaining it says that there are problems with the concept.

For me, the biggest problem is that Miss Marple is barely in it. I'm not sure if this is typical or not for Miss Marple mysteries, but I found it annoying, especially in comparison to the Hercule Poirot stories. Poirot is central to the plot, leading the reader through the various discoveries and twists, and then POW, at the end, the grand reveal. In this, Miss Marple sits on the sidelines sipping tea with a smug look on her face because she solved the mystery half-way through the book, and she's waiting for you to catch up. As I said, annoying.

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Newsletter: Trump continues to dismantle crypto enforcement while expanding his personal crypto empire.

Most recently, Trump has called the DOJ off cryptocurrency enforcement and dismantled the agency's crypto enforcement team.

citationneeded.news/issue-81/

#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics


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@mrclmlt I guess now is as good a time as any to steal some crypto 🤣😬🤯

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98/365 - Mournful
#Singapore #365 #365Project #Fediphoto365 #Photo365 #365in2025 #365in25 #Cat #CatsOfPixelfed #CatsOfMastodon

Edit: Not dead. Just sad, because she's not having her tummy rubbed.

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😥💔🐈🐈‍⬛🤲🛐🙏*So sorry for your loss😥💔🐈🐈‍⬛🤲🛐🙏

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Anyone want to explain the math on this?

#Marketing #Lies #DamnedLies #Statistics #Fail

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When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed | John Naughton | The Guardian theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m…

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New Signal update just dropped

#SignalGate #USpolitics #WorldPolitics




Testing Postboxes



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Lol.


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Singapore’s Airforce Museum


Yesterday, we cycled to the Airforce Museum. Actually, we also cycled there on Monday, but this time it was open. We knew it would be closed on Monday, but because the pool we normally swim at has changed its operating times so it's also shut on Monday (a
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