“[T]hese hacks ultimately become a labor issue. It would not be so taxing to
make a TikTok drink … if stores were well-staffed, if workers were paid a
living wage, if corporations weren’t intent on busting unions, and if customers
were patient and understanding when their desires just aren’t possible.”
Jaya Saxena ,
Hacked to Bits
(Eater ,
October 12, 2022 ,
via Garbage Day )
posted 10/31/2022 8:00pm ∞
“The original silphion was said to have appeared suddenly, after a great
downpour. Miski observed that, when rains came to Cappadocia in April, Ferula
drudeana would spring from the ground, growing up to six feet in just over a
month.”
Taras Grescoe, Alice Zoo, and Nirupa Rao ,
This miracle plant was eaten into extinction 2,000 years ago — or was it?
(National Geographic ,
September 23, 2022 )
posted 10/19/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Doing this only excuses the messaging that we have been seeing everywhere we
look … that crypto is an ‘investment’, or the future of money, or the
democratized version of finance that will finally give the average person a fair
shake.”
posted 10/5/2022 8:00pm ∞
“Worse, the ‘dog-pushers’ — the lowest-level scammers who initiate conversations
with victims — are often workers from around the region, tricked into indentured
servitude, held captive in dormitories and offices, and beaten by the managers
and bosses.”
posted 9/30/2022 8:00pm ∞
“I can see you out there, skipping the pasta water steps of pasta preparation —
the reserving some of the starchy pasta water, and the tossing the cooked pasta
and sauce with the pasta water to bring everything together. I can see you,
being skeptical of the necessity of these steps. I see it! It makes me sick.”
Albert Burneko ,
Let’s Make Cacio e Pepe
(Defector ,
June 11, 2022 )
posted 9/29/2022 8:00pm ∞