David Clark 🖖 @sparseplinth

@jrossean @devinzander I drive one too, but it's fair to point out that the tire particles directly contribute to the air pollution. Godspeed to the bike, indeed.

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David Clark 🖖 @sparseplinth

2 years ago

@bryan_johnson What is your preferred sleep posture? And with or without mouth tape?

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David Clark 🖖 @sparseplinth

2 years ago

@hodgman Baby Driver has a #waroncars subtext.

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Jimmy Connors @JimmyConnors

2 years ago

It's #USOpen time again 🎾🏆🗽

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Actually I was reading the book "A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies" just last week. I didn't realize the extent to which plastics have come to permeate and mess with our entire environment. It's not just about the polymer granules of the plastic, which is problematic by itself when during their breakdown they get small enough to make their way everywhere, including inside our organs, brains, etc. It's about the ~thousands of exotic chemicals that get mixed into the plastics to tune them: plasticizers (to make them more flexible/durable), stabilizers (to help them resist heat, light), flame retardants, colorants, fillers, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, antistatic agents, lubricants, biocides, etc etc. These chemicals leach from the plastics over time (by default, but especially when you e.g. when you microwave your food). The vast majority of these chemicals have never been evaluated for safety. There's many other fun facts in the book. We already knew "recycling" of plastic is basically fiction. It also turns out that e.g. when you see "biodegradable" on your plastic, that doesn't mean in normal natural conditions - they only degrade via specific processing plants that are equipped to degrade them. Toxic, indestructible, synthetic molecules are mixing through the organic environments and the food chain and quite likely poisoning the environment and us. It definitely feels like we've allowed the convenience of plastics to get way ahead of our understanding of their global effects and that there are some major unpriced externalities in the industry.

Jon Evans @rezendi

2 years ago

"The researchers found that 24 of the brain samples, which were collected in early 2024, measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight." theguardian.com/environment/ar…

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David Clark 🖖 @sparseplinth

2 years ago

@dieworkwear @edumontenegrot Put Jaime Gallo in charge of the 2028 Olympic uniforms for Spain. Problem solved.

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David Clark 🖖 @sparseplinth

2 years ago

Tragic losses.

Stephen Amritraj @stephenamritraj

2 years ago

US markets losing ATP events with longstanding tradition in the last 20 years: LA, Indy, Memphis, San Jose, Scottsdale, Atlanta next week, and (my personal favorite) Newport tomorrow. Obvious downstream effects in visibility, ranking points, and interest in one generation.