In this Our Changing Climate video essay, I look at the validity of vegan and plant-based diets as a solution to climate change. I dive into the human and planetary toll of the meat industry, looking at the massive emissions toll of beef production as well as the exploitative conditions in meat processing plants. Ultimately, I...
So it took 3 hrs walking to get my electrical and iron garbage to the 'garbage point' (afvalpunt), because people without cars or bikes don't seem to exist.
BUT i could take some phototooototots! (sorry to tired to type and think or first think and then type).
The afvalpunt is very far, at the Toetsenbordweg (Keyboardroad, yes). Fun part of the names in this district: 'weg' means road but also 'gone' So: Keyboard gone. So now we know why they put the afvalpunt there.
It is a large industrial area near the harbors of Amsterdam, with huge buildings of all sorts, i like to wander there, although you always must be aware of all the trucks and vans that don't expect people there.
The respect and admiration we have for our idols and industry greats comes from our sometimes oblivious realization that they put in the work to get there
…AND made it.
"Instead of choosing the easy way out by simply paying writers and actors their fair share to begin with, studios have opted to make this excruciating not just for workers, but for themselves. Back in September, it was reported Warner Bros. Discovery bled $300 to $500 million in this fight..."
I read this piece this morning and I figured @jquillin and @lucire and @miramusank as well as @SecureInStyle might be really interested in it. 🙃 It's not exactly in depth but it is interesting anyway.
What to change? - What to change to? - How to change?
Have you ever heard of these questions? Not? Then it is time for another book on your shelf. If you know „The Phoenix Project“, you might like the format of „The goal“ from Eliyahu M. Goldratt.
It’s a super interesting novel about a plant that is in trouble and how it avoids to get closed.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal: "Brexit’s supporters promised happy days for the British economy and the British people. Last week, because of Brexit, the last blast furnaces in Great Britain closed. Steel is no longer produced in the UK. In France, on the contrary, thanks in particular to investment from Europe, industry is coming back."
... and as contrast to that calming, idyllic pastoral landscape - some more dingy, derelict architecture from that shipyard at #Gdańsk, #Poland - March 2008.
[Video] Is Veganism Really the Answer? (www.youtube.com)
In this Our Changing Climate video essay, I look at the validity of vegan and plant-based diets as a solution to climate change. I dive into the human and planetary toll of the meat industry, looking at the massive emissions toll of beef production as well as the exploitative conditions in meat processing plants. Ultimately, I...
Does it still feel like there's an ITCH that hasn't been scratched in ages?
Home video game consoles have numbered generations....
Oscars to add new category for best casting (www.theguardian.com)
The 2026 ceremony will feature recognition for achievement in casting, the first competitive award added since 2001