Non-IT News Thread

scottalanmiller

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/26/entertainment/kevin-smith-heart-attack/index.html

StrongBad

Interesting NPR article on Peer Review in the scientific community.

Obsolesce

Amsterdam supermarket opens world's 1st plastic-free aisle

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4555711/amsterdam-supermarket-opens-world-s-1st-plastic-free-aisle-1.4555714

momurda

@tim_g This is good. I hate plastic containers(all, but especially for food) and avoid them when possible. Sometimes though when i go to the butcher shop and ask for no plastic the clerk refuses to give me stuff wrapped just in paper and will always wrap in a plastic bag then in butcher paper.
Luckily though i live in an area where recycling is taken seriously and most plastics with a number can be recycled. And plant based plastics that are biodegradable are a thing now for food containers, which is great.

Obsolesce

@momurda said in Non-IT News Thread:

@tim_g This is good. I hate plastic containers(all, but especially for food) and avoid them when possible. Sometimes though when i go to the butcher shop and ask for no plastic the clerk refuses to give me stuff wrapped just in paper and will always wrap in a plastic bag then in butcher paper.
Luckily though i live in an area where recycling is taken seriously and most plastics with a number can be recycled. And plant based plastics that are biodegradable are a thing now for food containers, which is great.

You still have to be careful with paper. Much of it is still coated in the same crap that makes plastic so bad! For example, common kitchen papertowels, napkins, paper plates, etc...