It was said that Charlie Chaplin was the only person in Hollywood Albert Einstein wanted to meet. In 1931, he got his chance to talk to the actor at the premiere of the film 'City Lights'.
"What I most admire about your art, is your universality," Einstein said to Chaplin. "You don’t say a word, yet the world understands you!"
"True. But your glory is even greater!" he told the physicist. "The whole world admires you, even though they don’t understand a word of what you say."
via @NobelPrize
Most plastics cannot be recycled.
Most plastics that *can* be recycled are *not* recycled.
Most plastic garbage ends up in landfills, is dumped into the ocean, or is incinerated, which poisons the atmosphere.
Microplastics are in your bloodstream right now, and are probably also in the food you eat.
BUT THAT'S OKAY!! 😃 Because producing and selling plastics is *very* profitable for the oil industry. Capitalists ❤️ plastic and we should too!!
The price of Huggies diapers went up 6% between April- June 2023.
Inflation, right? Wrong.
Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Huggies, reported that the cost to make its products fell by $75 million.They took the money and ran, banking $168 million in operating profits in Q3 2023.
Now, new research shows that corporate profits drove 53% of inflation during the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023. During the 40 years prior to the pandemic, profits drove just 11% of price growth.
The first foldable PC era is unfolding
LG's 17-inch foldable OLED arrives October 4 for 4.99 million won (~$3,726).
Project Gutenberg
Bread and Circuses
Robert Reich
Ars Technica
