Managed retreat is a promising way to deal with rising seas…except it requires things we’re bad at, like planning and cooperation.
Friday, November 7, 2025
Is Another Military Coup Brewing in Peru, After Historic Electoral Victory for Leftist Candidate?
The threat should not be taken lightly, especially given Peru’s long history of coups d’états.
The Bullshit Economy: How Amazon Sidewalk Steals Your Bandwidth
How Amazon’s Sidewalk feature enhances their products at customers’ expense.
Decade Of Chaos Could Send Oil To $130 Per Barrel
Oil mavens are stymied at guessing what the commodity’s price trajectory might be.
Mindat: The Wikipedia for Minerologists, Miners, and “Rock Hounds” (Except Not)
Citizen science goes unreward by giant monopolists Wikipedia and Google.
2:00PM Water Cooler 6/21/2021
~ Today’s Water Cooler ~
How the Covid Pandemic Could Save Us
The Covid pandemic has created a hinge moment of change, in which governments and citizens have demonstrated their ability to undertake reforms which would have been impossible before the pandemic.
Summer Rerun: The Victory of Privilege
Privilege went from an idea discussed by a few activists to a mainstream concept. How does the idea work in practice? What is its history?
The Pandemic Is Us (But Now Mostly Them)
The pandemic is largely to be over in the Global North, at least among the vaccinated…or so it seems.
Fun with DIY Box Fans (and Protection from Covid through Filtration and Better Ventilation)
If you can’t afford a fancy air purifier, here is a low-cost DIY alternative.
Insurance Giants Under Fire from First Nations for Backing Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline
Dozens of events on four continents hope to turn up the pressure on the insurance industry that underwrites Canada’s Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline.
Device Makers Have Funneled Billions to Orthopedic Surgeons Who Use Their Products
Federal officials say that some of the money changing hands has corrupted doctors and endangered patients.
