thirsty cattle: how livestock feed drains the colorado river
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eye-opening statistics about livestock's massive water consumption and its impact on the colorado river basin
housing hypocrisy: affordable homes vs million-dollar sales
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on the inherent contradiction of treating housing as both a basic human need and a primary vehicle for wealth generation
packets through time: 25 years of internet evolution
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geoff huston's masterful technical retrospective on a quarter-century of internet development
minnesota's changing climate: local effects of global warming
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personal concerns about climate change's impact on minnesota's ecosystems and the state's shifting weather patterns
last squeak tonight: chuck e. cheese's surprising hoa drama
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a satirical take on homeowners associations using chuck e. cheese as an unexpected metaphor
global power bills: comparing electricity costs across borders
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examining worldwide electricity price differences and questioning how american consumption patterns compare to european standards
digital vulnerabilities: intelligence leaks and car hacking concerns
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on the wild journey of us intelligence leaks from discord to 4chan and the battlestar galactica-esque need to disconnect our vehicles from networks
virtual shards: how gaming history might have coined a database term
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the fascinating possible origin story of 'database sharding' from ultima online's game architecture
perennial promise: rice's revolutionary second harvest
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an underrated agricultural breakthrough with potential impact comparable to norman borlaug's green revolution