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Ugandan entrepreneurs Sandra Namboozo (26) and Samuel Muyita (28) have scooped both the People’s Choice and Community Healers awards at the prestigious 2025 Young Inventors Prize, organised by the European Patent Office (EPO). The duo was recognised for their groundbreaking innovation, Karpolax—a biodegradable sachet that preserves fruit freshness without refrigeration. The invention impressed both the public and an independent jury. The sachet, placed inside fruit packaging, emits a blend of plant-based volatile organic compounds derived from cloves, lemongrass, eucalyptus, and wintergreen. These compounds suppress ethylene emissions to slow ripening and protect against mould, fungi, and bacteria.

In pilot trials conducted with the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Karpolax extended the shelf life of mangoes from 11 to 33 days. The technology has also been tested successfully on bananas, apples, and oranges.

The innovation offers a critical solution for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, where cold storage facilities are often unavailable or unaffordable.

Since its launch in 2020, Karpolax has supported over 100 farmers, 20 exporters, and 250 vendors, helping prevent the spoilage of more than one million tonnes of fruit. The sachets are now being adapted for use with pineapples, capsicum, and berries.

“One sachet can preserve a five-kilogram box of fruit for up to 30 days, after which its active ingredients are used up,” Namboozo explained.

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That is not what i googled

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*Dead media (assassinated)

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Still Trying To Get By

Hated to do it, but we started a GoFundMe. These are chaotic times, and no mistake, and all of a sudden we realized they were chaosing all over us. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I feel like politicians' insults about each other have really gone down hill. These days it's all "moron" and "loser", so childish. Think what you will of Paul Keating, but he gave us such gems as "he's a shiver waiting for a spine", "debating him is like being flogged with warm lettuce", "he's like a lizard on a rock: alive but looking dead", "he's all tip and no iceberg".

Where's the creativity these days?!

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Apparently the silksong subreddit has started doing human "sacrifices", where they ritually elect someone to be banned, in order to guarantee the timely release of the game. somehow this isn't even surprising

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Chapter 14 on Patreon (disaster strikes!)

Chapter 12 on Ao3 (Amaris meets the ghost face to face)

Things are spicing up.

Grievances to Grave Update

Chapter 3 posted to Patreon

First two chapters now posted to Ao3

[Cover and Summary Post here]

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I really want Three to seriously contrast Murderbot but specifically when it comes to sensory data. It’s allowed to wander around and Touch Things now and I like the idea of it being sensory-seeking as opposed to Murderbot having some aversions it’s resolutely not acknowledging. Three, now that it’s allowed to, is like… I like. Textures.

Bonus points: combine this with the ART-rides-Murderbot’s-feed-for-sensory-data headcanons to get MB being like “why do you want this. I don’t want my sensory inputs why do you want these. Go talk to Three” and ART’s like “no. I want your sensory data specifically.”

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YOU GET OUT OF MY HOUSE BECAUSE I'VE CLEARLY KEPT YOU TOO LONG LET ME CALL YOU A CAB.

Check out the bonus panel on the site!

SMBC ◆ PATREON ◆ INSTAGRAM ◆ BLUESKY ◆ STORE

Buy this comic as a print!

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Superman isn't woke. You're just so evil that you see a man doing acts of kindness and you think it's a targeted political agenda

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Harrow the ninth dares to ask the question, what if your found family just fucking suuuucked. What if they sucked soooo bad omg omg. Space alexa how do i unfind these people