This may be the dumbest argument I’ve ever read.
I need to eat expensive things, so I’m okay with my kids going (relatively) hungry.
$7000 / month is about $230 / day. Thats a lot of money
Thursday, October 29, 2026
US lawmakers closed their on-campus voting sites. HBCU students marched miles to vote anyway | North Carolina | The Guardian
Contempt for the idiots-in-charge who want to restrict voting.
But props to the students who found a way to get out the vote anyway, in a much more public way.
Donated Bison Herd Grows From 300 to More Than 2,500 in 33 Years
Nature often finds a way.
Here’s a story about a rancher who donated 300 bison to a nature conservancy. In the 30+ years since the donation, the herd has flourished, growing to nearly ten times the size. And the land has become more fertile too, because the bison tromp down on the earth.
That’s a nice win for the environment.
Growing greens indoors
I rather enjoyed the story of a Taiwanese woman who wanted to find produce that was not mass produced and flavorless, and which hadn’t been treated with pesticides. But none of the Asian grocers have those products.
She did what makes sense: she decided to grow her own. But because she was living in NYC, she had an additional hurdle of where she could grow greens.
So she built an indoor grow facility, found someone to partner with familiarity in the field, and started planting seeds.
They are experimenting and learning. But so far, have a successful business that reaches beyond her local community. She sells some of her products to sprouts markets in the northeast corridor.
And hopes to continue to grow her business.
A fundamentally good idea, a little capital, and some amount of blood, sweat, and tears can really go far.
The video is a look at her and her business. The link to her website give more about her story.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Deposit System and Space Trucks Target Space Debris Reduction
Space debris is a real problem. As more and more launches are happening (without any “real” plan for dealing with the satellites once they’ve reached their end of life), there needs to be some thought given to how to better manage the near earth orbital space.
Money paid for launching, with an eye on cleaning up later is a reasonable step.
But I’m mostly intrigued by the idea of cleaning the satellites up … and disposing of them somehow. I’m not entirely clear what would happen once the discards are picked up.
But I’ll take steps forward.
Plant Power Prevails In Vegans Vs Meat Eaters Strength Showdown
What a bit of fun. As the article notes, the fact that it was competitive and ended in what amounts to a a win for vegans (spoiler!) reminds us that you don’t have to eat meat to build muscle or be considered “manly” (suck it, dumbasses who espouse that point of view).
Plant powered protein is synthesized in the body in a way that builds strength, and provides other benefits (tangible and more abstract).
Disney World and Disneyland Are Quietly Improving Ride Reliability and Capacity - Disney Tourist Blog
This is a pretty good, long-form, piece about Disney and its attempts to increase ride performance and increase guest satisfaction.
And truth be told, this is the core of industrial engineering, and what drew me to this field in the first place.
This is all part of the strategy and everything noted within is part of the bailiwick of IEs.
I am forever fascinated by what Disney has done - and continues to do - in order to improve the experience.
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