2024.08.23: Recharge & Renew

Linkdump

NASA Works Saturdays

• NASA will decide Saturday if Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to fly 2 astronauts back from space | AP News

Busy Photons

• Austin Egg-Frying 2: Non-Electric Boogaloo : r/Austin (reddit.com)

Making EV Lemonade

• Ford scales back EV plans citing price pressures – BBC News
• Is the move to electric cars running out of power? – BBC News
• Tesla Model S | Full Battery Swap Event – YouTube
• Solar Panel Battery Storage: Can You Save Money Storing Energy? – Which?

Microplastics and Chemicals

• Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’ | Pollution | The Guardian
• Perfluorooctanoic acid – Wikipedia
• BPA-Free Isn’t Always Better: The dangers of BPS, a BPA substitute – Yale Scientific Magazine

NOPE

• Naked City: Buda rock quarry stirs up more than dust – News – The Austin Chronicle

Mpox in Thailand

• Mpox Update As Case Reported in Thailand – Newsweek

Game Night

• Fall Guys | Free to Play Battle Royale Obstacle Course Game
• Morning Somewhere | Patreon for the world’s most weekdaily podcast.