“People just don’t realize that there are toxic materials in those electronics.” Pros and Cons After more than two decades of incentivizing homeowners to install solar panels on their roof, California’s landfills are starting to notice toxic waste from broken and discarded units people have thrown away. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reported that heavy… Continue reading California Complains Its Junkyards Are Filling With Toxic Solar Panels
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FedEx Apologies for Losing Human Skeleton Shipped Via Its Service
After somehow losing a human skeleton in transit, FedEx used perhaps the milquetoast possible way to apologize for the loss — a generic Twitter reply. This bizarre story begins three year ago, when per an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation a Georgia medical examiner attempted to send the remains of one Jeffrey Merriweather to a lab in St. Louis… Continue reading FedEx Apologies for Losing Human Skeleton Shipped Via Its Service
Top NFT Marketplace OpenSea Fires 20 Percent of Its Employees
“The reality is that we have entered an unprecedented combination of crypto winter and broad macroeconomic instability.” Winter Blues The crypto winter has apparently reached the high seas. OpenSea, the world’s most popular NFT marketplace, has announced widespread layoffs, joining several other industry leaders which have had to make major workforce cuts amid the cryptosphere’s… Continue reading Top NFT Marketplace OpenSea Fires 20 Percent of Its Employees
James Webb Picture of Jupiter So Crisp You Can Its Moon Europa
This is only the beginning. Jupiter So Bright NASA has released stunning new images of Jupiter, taken by its groundbreaking new James Webb Space Telescope. One new infrared image of the gas giant is so detailed, the telescope even managed to get Jupiter’s moon Europa in the frame. The shots are also notable for what… Continue reading James Webb Picture of Jupiter So Crisp You Can Its Moon Europa
Japanese Workplaces Installing Vertical “Nap Boxes” for Employees
“It’s better to sleep in a comfortable location.” Sleep It Off The workforce in Japan is apparently so overwhelmed that two companies are partnering up to create new upright “nap boxes.” Illustrations of the new design show neutral, innocuous-looking tubes with midcentury-inspired wooden legs. The shelves inside act like full-body armrests, Bloomberg reported today —… Continue reading Japanese Workplaces Installing Vertical “Nap Boxes” for Employees
Russian Space Chief Leaving Post, May Be Headed to War Zone
It’s official. The ever controversial head of the Russian space program, Dmitri Rogozin, is being replaced by deputy prime minister Yury Borisov, according to an official statement by the Kremlin. “Bye, Dmitri!” tweeted Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. It’s unclear what Rogozin’s next gig will be, but according to Russian… Continue reading Russian Space Chief Leaving Post, May Be Headed to War Zone
Best Gaming VPNs of 2022
Not everyone needs the best gaming VPN — but serious, competitive gamers find the anonymity and location freedoms offered by VPNs to be indispensable. DDoS attacks and other hacking attempts can’t target you when a VPN is hiding your IP address. Location-swapping abilities provided by VPNs also give gamers an edge, and even allow for… Continue reading Best Gaming VPNs of 2022
Get the Job Done With These 5 Work Totes
If you’re adjusting to being back in an office for the first time after two years of working from home, you might have realized that your work bag is a little out of date. Whether you’re looking for a bag that won’t look out of place at happy hour, or you want something that can… Continue reading Get the Job Done With These 5 Work Totes
Crypto Lender That Kept Bragging About How Great It Was Files for Bankruptcy
“In reality, it had become a Ponzi scheme.” Golden Child Embattled crypto lender Celsius finally filed for bankruptcy yesterday, and there’s still no telling when, or even if, customers will ever get their money back. The cryptosphere titan, which boasted a loud-and-proud “Unbank Yourself” motto, attracted bigwig and amateur investors alike with a wildly high-yield… Continue reading Crypto Lender That Kept Bragging About How Great It Was Files for Bankruptcy
Texas Gets So Hot That Crypto Miners Call It Quits
Yikes! Good Call Crypto miners finally made at least one eco-conscious decision this week when they shut down temporarily to avoid overloading Texas’ electric grid. On Monday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, asked Texans across the state to reduce energy consumption to prevent blackouts and power outages during an intense heat wave, with… Continue reading Texas Gets So Hot That Crypto Miners Call It Quits