Wednesday, November 19, 2025

YOU DON'T NEED TO ASK YOUR BABY FOR CONSENT WHEN CHANGING THEIR DIAPER

A video from down under.


A video from across the pond.


As usual, these videos, while good, miss several important points which I am thus forced to address.


First, these so-called experts are confusing two separate things: consent, as properly defined, and respectful parenting. 


Of course it's a good idea, depending on your child, to let them know in a considerate way it's time for a diaper change. With the same qualifier in place, it's also a good idea to talk to them about what's happening on the changing table as well as, when they're older, get them involved in their care. However, as was rightly pointed out in the above videos, a baby, by its very nature, can't consent to anything. A baby doesn't even know what's good for it, which is why it requires mom and dad for every single need.


Besides, most parents, if not all these days, wouldn't just grab the child up and throw them on the changing table, with the possible exception of an extreme blowout emergency. Rather, they would do exactly as I outlined above.


I also assume, despite the modern disposable diapers that work really too well, that most babies still fuss or cry when wet or poopy and/or communicate in some other way, including verbally when they attain that skill, that it's time for a fresh dipe.

 

In the grand scheme of things, babies quickly come to trust their parents and other primary caregivers (relatives, friends, etc.) to take care of this and all their other needs. If a baby isn't communicating it's mandatory desire for a new wearable toilet, it may very well be that the little one has gotten to know the older folks in its life will take care of this in a timely manner, no "consent" communication needed.

Friday, November 14, 2025

SPACE FOOD MADE FROM ASTRONAUT URINE TO BE TESTED ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

The Hill

 

Space food made from astronaut urine to be tested on ISS

by Jordan Perkins - 11/11/25 7:30 AM ET

 

Astronauts embarking on long-term space missions could eat space food made from a protein powder that includes a mix of thin air and urine.

 

The European Space Agency launched a pilot program called HOBI-WAN (Hydrogen Oxidizing Bacteria In Weightlessness As a source of Nutrition) that is moving to test whether it is possible to use a protein powder called Solein that requires just microbes, air and electricity to make.

 

Solein relies on urea, an organic compound found in urine, as a nitrogen source for protein synthesis.

 

The protein powder developed by Finnish startup Solar Foods will be tested by the ESA in a future mission aboard the International Space Station.

 

It marks the first time the kind of technology used to develop the powder will be used in a space environment.

 

ESA said the first phase of HOBI-WAN will look at developing the technology on the ground before testing those capabilities in a microgravity environment like space.

 

Developers hope Solein will be widely used by space agencies by 2035.


AH: The Bible says we're supposed to bury our waste, not re-ingest it.