Today's links
- Bottled water monopolist admits recycling is bullshit: "Personal responsibility" and "caveat emptor."
- This day in history: 2012, 2017
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Tag: plastics
Pluralistic: 19 Oct 2020
Today's links
- Turning plastics into carbon nanotubes: Promising new research!
- Kids reason, adults rationalize: Thoughts on YA literature and books for adults.
- Someone Comes to Town Part 19: This week on the podcast.
- This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 14 Sep 2020
Today's links
- How Big Oil lied about "recyclable" plastics: Who killed the world?
- Levels of Interoperability: More clarity from Ian Brown.
- Podcasting "IP": My latest and most substantial Locus column.
- This day in history: 2015, 2019
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading
Pluralistic: 09 Apr 2020
Today's links
- Neighbors treated to socially isolated buildingside screening: Scott Duggan treated his terrace to "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes."
- Philips quadruples ventilator costs: They reneged on their HHS deal and will get $646.7m for their trouble.
- Kansas GOP nukes ban on large Easter gatherings: What's wrong with Kansas?
- Kickpunch's Disney comics/horror movie mashups: Daniel Björk's terrifying poster children for fair use.
- Plastic-eating enzyme: Leaf-branch compost cutinase to the rescue.
- Cold brew coffee chemistry: Making the black stuff reproducible.
- Tails adds Secureboot support: Evil chambermaids, beware!
- Crisis makes heroes of IT workers: When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth.
- Automating fake PDF signatures: Make it look like you printed, signed and scanned.
- Pocket Art Director: Your high-handed boss in D20 form.
- This day in history: 2019
- Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading