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The prosecution: Emily double quotation markThere is a correct way to load a dishwasher. Ananya’s haphazard method makes no sense I don’t really fight with my partner, Ananya, except over this: I believe there is a correct way to load and unload a dishwasher, and she flatly refuses to agree. Ananya doesn’t rinse plates before … Read more

Name: The accidental hacker. Age: It doesn’t matter how old Sammy Azdoufal is. What he did is what’s important here, and what he did is very much of the age. And what did Azdoufal do? He hooked up his DJI Romo vacuum cleaner to his PS5 controller. Why? Because, he told the New York-based tech … Read more

The problemEnter any deep plant nerd space such as the Reddit threads, and you’ll find Leca. Hardcore followers cite positives to growing plants in these clay balls, such as fewer pests and watering mistakes, and faster growth. Switching from soil to semi-hydro is tempting, but does it actually make life easier? The hackLeca stands for … Read more

When police arrived at the field outside Bristol in October 2023, two old cars, wheels removed, were blockading the gates. Protesters had hauled them across the entrance to stop developers building on the slice of north Somerset green belt. The threat was not housing or industry, but a company building vegetable patches. Roots builds privatised … Read more

Chelsea flower show is looking for new charity sponsors after the mystery philanthropic couple who have spent more than £23m on show gardens end their support. Project Giving Back was set up by two anonymous donors in 2022, and since then it has paid for 63 gardens at the most prestigious horticultural event in the … Read more

When I was a child I was always mystified by the walks around the garden that my father and grandfather would undertake shortly after the latter arrived to visit. I’d see them as I was playing outside, or through the window from inside, and be baffled. What could they possibly be looking at? Fast-forward three decades … Read more