Review: ‘After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul,’ by Tripp Mickle – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/01/books/review/after-steve-tripp-mickle.html
Bloomberg Billionaires Index
June 4, 2022Found it strange that the
@Bloomberg
Billionaires’ Index (https://bloomberg.com/billionaires) does not include @MikeBloomberg
(who according to Wikipedia is the 16th richest person in the world). Maybe this prevents conflicts in reporting but it’s also (obviously) inaccurate.
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June 4, 2022A common sunscreen ingredient turns toxic in the sea — anemones suggest why
June 4, 2022One wonders if this can happen with oxybenzone sunscreen on people too. Perhaps a good reason to favor TiO2 or ZnO sunscreens.
Seeing the Milky Way’s central black hole, and calling dolphins by their names | Science | AAAS
June 4, 2022funding for preventing a pandemic is the equivalent of fire insurance from
https://www.michelsonphilanthropies.org/news/dr-gary-michelson-calls-for-interdisciplinary-cooperation
The Renewable-Energy Revolution Will Need Renewable Storage | The New Yorker
June 4, 2022QT:{{”
“I’m kind of surprised and encouraged that the solutions to the long-duration-energy-storage problem could be the caveman stuff,” Craig said. Batteries depend on “pretty sophisticated electrochemistry that quickly gets outside of what I understand. And yet the solutions may be picking up heavy stuff with cranes, picking up the earth with a hydraulic jack. I think there’s some fellas in Nevada that are putting rocks in a train and rolling it uphill, then they come back down. Like, Fred Flintstone would be comfortable with most of this stuff. It could be the way.”
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What about just storing energy by storing hydrogen? And then “burning” it (to produce water) when power is needed?
Also, really liked the “physicality” of most of the energy storage approaches. Seems to be a different kind of high-tech here.
What to Know About Disinfecting and Cleaning Surfaces – The New York Times
June 4, 2022Is there a way of selectively killing just the “bad” microbes on surfaces, while leaving only the “good” ones?
What to Know About Disinfecting and Cleaning Surfaces – The New York Times QT:{{”
“The bottom line: We germaphobes can still delight in killing germs, but perhaps not all of them. When I need to clean a spill, I’ll use soap and water or a gentle cleaning spray, not a disinfectant. But after handling raw meat, or when a family member is ill, I’ll reach for the stronger stuff to clean contaminated surfaces, and I’ll make sure to let it sit long enough to work, with the windows open. And while I wait, maybe I’ll have the chance to tidy my house, too.” “}}
You’re Cleaning All Wrong
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/05/well/clean-disinfect-home-germs.html
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