Newsletter from the Washington Post Book Club dated March 26, 2021 We took a look.We saw a Nook.Despite getting walloped by Amazon’s line of Kindles, Barnes & Noble is introducing a new e-reader — its first fresh model in three years. This HD tablet designed with Lenovo will be in stores by next Friday ($129.99). … Continue reading Did you know there’s a new Barnes & Noble Nook? Not quite a Kindle beater
Month: September 2021
What makes coffee taste so good?
Click thru for story about how drinking coffee may help your liver. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/molecules-make-coffee-awesome/story? These are the molecules that help make coffee awesome The research could help coffee producers improve flavor profiles. ByCharles Q. Choi | Inside Science August 29, 2021, 10:33 AM This is an Inside Science story. Coffee lovers value not only a strong aroma from … Continue reading What makes coffee taste so good?
Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than many countries
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible? In 2009, you could mine one Bitcoin using a setup like this in your living room. ↓ ↓ Amount of household electricity required to mine one coin: a few seconds’ worth. Bitcoin’s value: basically nothing. Today, you’d need a room full of specialized machines, each … Continue reading Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than many countries
A funny murder mystery steeped in UWS and Broadway memes
http://www.westsiderag.com/2021/09/01/new-uws-based-comedy-only-murders-in-the-building-now-streaming-on-hulu New UWS-Based Comedy ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Now Streaming on Hulu Posted on September 1, 2021 at 11:16 pm by Carol Tannenhauser Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. By Carol Tannenhauser The first three episodes of Only Murders in the Building, created and written by Steve Martin, Dan Fogelman and John Hoffman, starring … Continue reading A funny murder mystery steeped in UWS and Broadway memes
Best kitty litter a matter of opinion
A second cat joins my household Monday and his brother will also be staying here till next Saturday. Adding cats always means thinking about the adequacy of your litter for the new load and looking also at new littler boxes. I've used FreshStep Multi-Cat Clumping Litter with Febreeze for years. Many of my breeder friends … Continue reading Best kitty litter a matter of opinion
Best movies and TV coming in September to Amazon, HBO, Hulu and more (other than Netflix)
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Amazon, HBO, Hulu and More in September Every month, streaming services add movies and TV shows to its library. Here are our favorites for September. By Noel Murray Aug. 31, 2021 Every month, streaming services add movies and TV shows to its library. Here are our picks for … Continue reading Best movies and TV coming in September to Amazon, HBO, Hulu and more (other than Netflix)
TX politicians ignore voters — this is like a U.S. without democracy
Opinion: Texas shows us what post-democracy America would look like Opinion by Dana MilbankColumnistYesterday at 3:38 p.m. EDT3.8k Texas this week showed us what a post-democracy America would look like. Thanks to a series of actions by the Texas legislature and governor, we now see exactly what the Trumpified Republican Party wants: to take us to an America … Continue reading TX politicians ignore voters — this is like a U.S. without democracy
Climate change will continue to supercharge tropical storms
http://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/climate-change-is-supercharging-tropical-cyclones-like-ida? Climate Change is "Supercharging" Tropical Cyclones Like Ida The proportion of major tropical cyclones has risen, and warmer air temperatures along with rising ocean heat have made them nastier. By Tom YulsmanAug 28, 2021 9:30 PM As I'm writing this on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 28th, Hurricane Ida is bearing down on the Louisiana … Continue reading Climate change will continue to supercharge tropical storms
Join a group? Here’s how to reach everyone with one Gmail address
I've recently joined a group that I will be emailing regularly. It would be convenient to have a group label that I could use when composing an email to add all of the members at one time. The web recommends creating a new group for your Gmail account by placing a checkmark next to the name … Continue reading Join a group? Here’s how to reach everyone with one Gmail address
Best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in September
The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in September Every month, the streaming service adds a new batch of titles to its library. Here are our picks for September. The brief but close friendship between Malcolm X, left, and Muhammad Ali is the subject of a new Netflix documentary.Credit...Netflix By Noel MurrayAug. 31, 2021 … Continue reading Best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in September
Cities will have increasingly less time to prepare for hurricanes
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/08/hurricane-ida-end-of-hurricane-preparedness/619926/ We’re Hitting the Limits of Hurricane Preparedness Cities simply don’t have enough time to run from a storm like Ida. By Robinson Meyer Brandon Bell / Getty AUGUST 29, 2021SHARE Seventy-four hours. That’s roughly how much time separated the moment that Tropical Depression Nine formed in the Caribbean from the moment that the storm, transformed into a … Continue reading Cities will have increasingly less time to prepare for hurricanes
Bill McKibben’s final Climate Crisis column for The New Yorker
Dealing with climate is always going to be about the balance of power.View in browser | Update your preferencesA more personal note than usual this week, because this will be the last of these Climate Crisis columns I’ll write (though it’s not the end of my work for the magazine). I’m incredibly grateful to The New Yorker for letting … Continue reading Bill McKibben’s final Climate Crisis column for The New Yorker
Abycats' Thoughts 