June 16, 2022

a slow-motion ecological disaster unfolding across a century

On Lake Superior, a $1 billion eco-disaster is swallowing the coast [MLive] It is the enduring legacy of historic mining, a vestige of the Keweenaw Peninsula’s heyday as the world’s greatest source of copper. For more than 100 years, roughly 50 billion pounds [of stamp sand] dumped in a pile so large it once extended a half mile into the lake, has been slowly, inexorably, eroding south.
posted by riruro at 4:03 PM PST - 17 comments

Alegria - the non-representational style guide from Buck

Corporate Memphis dig into the origins of this ever-present art style as seen on Facebook, Hinge, Uber, Google, Flow, Youtube, The Guardian, Spotify, AirBnB, Slack and seemingly every other web3 startup.
posted by Lanark at 3:08 PM PST - 37 comments

History of the Moka Coffee Pot

How to Make the Perfect Cup of Italian Coffee Unpacking the history, allure, and ways to use the humble Moka pot.
posted by bq at 9:05 AM PST - 114 comments

yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.

JUNE 16, 1904: JAMES JOYCE MEETS NORA BARNACLE [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 8:29 AM PST - 37 comments

Can you tell our readers what it is like being a squirrel?

Interview with a squirrel. In which Janelle Shane puts some previous tomfoolery into perspective.
posted by signal at 7:49 AM PST - 20 comments

Facebook ad-tracking possibly violating HIPAA laws

Facebook's ubiquitous Meta Pixel has been shown to collect patients’ sensitive health information—including details about their medical conditions, prescriptions, and doctor’s appointments and send it to Facebook. Researcher discovered that one third of Newsweek’s top 100 hospitals were sending sensitive data to Facebook, presumably inadvertently. A law professor who studies big data and health care called it "creepy, problematic, and potentially illegal."
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 7:26 AM PST - 54 comments

Andy Kershaw Plays Some Bloody Great Records

.... does exactly what it says on the tin. It's a free monthly music podcast from the former BBC radio DJ and foreign correspondent featuring session guests such as Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Ali Farka Toure, Half Man Half Biscuit, John Shuttleworth and Robyn Hitchcock. There's 14 episodes available so far, and they're all worth a listen.
posted by Paul Slade at 7:06 AM PST - 2 comments

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