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Cake day: July 29th, 2023

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  • This article makes a strong case for using reusable, ceramic plates instead of disposable paper ones. The article treats clean, fresh water as its own thing, valuable in and of itself, which is fair enough. However, it occurred to me that we can assign a CO2 cost to it by considering how much CO2 is generated as a byproduct of desalination. In other words, if we’re doing something to save X amount of water, that’s worth Y amount of CO2 emmissions. I haven’t done the math, but the hypothetical implication is that paper plates are even worse than the article describes and that dishwashing machines are even better. They might actually even payoff their own “carbon debt”.







  • Carl launched himself into the air, a meteor of fury aiming to put a crater in Steven’s sternum. He had trained for months to finally put an end to Steven’s reign of terror and this was his moment. However, something was wrong. Why were there suddenly two Segals? It took only a millisecond for Carl to realize that his rival had employed gravitational lensing and his kick was completely off target, but it was already too late. With a flick of his wrist, Steven sent Carl flailing. Carl could only manage to grab Steven’s collar, pulling them both into the telepod. The door slammed shut.

    Neil watched from the shadows, smirking. The reign of Tyson was about to begin. His hand hovered over the keyboard.