We are only now beginning to realize how many areas of the globe rely on mountains covered with snow and glaciers for fresh water, tempering of weather and climate changes, and more. Unfortunately, many of these areas are now subject to enormous stress caused by higher temperatures. Much of the consequent evaporation, melting, and destruction … Continue reading Lakes in the upper Alps are not supposed to happen
Month: July 2019
Florida Key coral degradation linked to flood of chemicals into Gulf of Mexico
After seeing the view from space of the sargassum belt extending from the Panama Canal to Africa or the extent of damage caused by supposedly small, but continuing oil spills, this study shouldn't surprise anyone. We are working very hard at ruining our planet. https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190715/study-links-florida-keys-coral-demise-to-mainland-runoff Study links Florida Keys’ coral demise to mainland runoff By … Continue reading Florida Key coral degradation linked to flood of chemicals into Gulf of Mexico
Do you dislike having the sender know if you’ve read their messages/texts?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/read-receipts-ruined-messaging-heres-how-to-turn-them-off-11563714000 Read Receipts Ruined Messaging. Here’s How To Turn Them Off. You should be able to respond to messages on your own time, right? Read receipts force you to act too fast, or hide from your messaging apps The instant you read a text or an email, the sender knows it. That’s life with read … Continue reading Do you dislike having the sender know if you’ve read their messages/texts?
Microsoft about to force hundreds of millions Windows 10 users to update
If you've been trying to avoid updating to Microsoft's buggy 1903 update to Windows 10, you're about the lose the choice. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/07/20/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-warning-upgrade-windows-1903-1803/#363108f5516c Jul 20, 2019, 08:50pm Microsoft Issues Windows 10 Upgrade Warning Gordon Kelly Senior Contributor Consumer Tech I write about technology's biggest companies Windows 10 has been stuck in a rut. Microsoft has had … Continue reading Microsoft about to force hundreds of millions Windows 10 users to update
Australia building huge solar farm to power Singapore
https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-worlds-largest-solar-farm-singapore-2639199712.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 Australia to Build the World’s Largest Solar Farm to Power Singapore Jordan Davidson Jul. 15, 2019 02:20PM EST Energy Photon-Photos / iStock / Getty Images Plus The desert of Australia's Northern Territory has the iconic Ayers Rock, but not much else. Soon, it may be known as home to the world's largest solar farm, … Continue reading Australia building huge solar farm to power Singapore
Hong Kong is showing that protests can be aesthetic as well as persuasive
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/07/hong-kong-protest-art.html Accompanied by photos that are worth seeing. Art of the Protest Hong Kongers have turned their demonstrations into a highly effective aesthetic statement. By Taylor Mahlandt July 17, 20192:12 PM An anti-extradition protester waves a black flag on a street outside the Legislative Council Complex on July 1 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan/Getty … Continue reading Hong Kong is showing that protests can be aesthetic as well as persuasive
Interview with Adam Gopnik — author, lecturer, conversatinalist
I've had the good fortune to go to many lectures where Gopnik as led panels, to have read many of his articles, and to consider him a draw in his fields of the same quality of Evgeny Kissin is for the piano. He's recently published a new book "A Thousand Small Sanities," which is nominally … Continue reading Interview with Adam Gopnik — author, lecturer, conversatinalist
Now we KNOW where the opioids were sold and by whom
This is an incredibly discouraging and depressing article about the data underlying the opioid epidemic. In my opinion, the data shows a willful effort to profit off those in pain. Nasty people, Sickening reading but shows how this disaster was man-made. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/76-billion-opioid-pills-newly-released-federal-data-unmasks-the-epidemic/2019/07/16/5f29fd62-a73e-11e9-86dd-d7f0e60391e9_story.html 76 billion opioid pills: Newly released federal data unmasks the epidemic By Scott … Continue reading Now we KNOW where the opioids were sold and by whom
Yes, Virginia. Climate is not the same as weather
What's the difference between weather and climate? They're closely related, but they're not actually the same thing. By Brooke Bauman Tuesday, July 16, 2019 One day, you see a forecast calling for sun, so you don’t bother to pack an umbrella. But just your luck: Clouds tumble in and suddenly you’re stuck in a rainstorm. … Continue reading Yes, Virginia. Climate is not the same as weather
Eye floaters — what causes them and do they matter?
Eye floaters are often age-related, but could be a symptom of something you need to pursue. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325781.php What to know about eye floaters Last reviewed Wed 17 July 2019 By Jon Johnson Reviewed by Ann Marie Griff, OD Symptoms Causes Prevention Treatments Outlook Eye floaters are dots or specks in a person's vision that seem … Continue reading Eye floaters — what causes them and do they matter?
50 box office bombs that may be worth streaming if you’re at home with the heat
Altho Thrillist and I may not agree as to the quality of all of these box office bombs, there's no doubt that some movies that don't succeed in the theatres fail because they chose a bad release date or faced nasty weather. At the very least, this list may give you some fresh ideas if … Continue reading 50 box office bombs that may be worth streaming if you’re at home with the heat
Sleep tracking can be worthwhile
I find this article from the NY Times annoying. Based on two weeks of using his Apple Watch with only one app monitoring sleep patterns, he's concluded that he's discovered a "sad truth" -- that it's a "pointless exercise" to try to track sleep. Altho the article contains quite a bit of useful information about … Continue reading Sleep tracking can be worthwhile
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