Another slow week with nonexistent home internet, using my phone hotspot to at least get some work done. Magically I managed to find content to share here.

Also I found a topic I want to delve deeper into but I need real internet to flesh it out, stay tuned in the next few weeks.

[blog-post] How dangerous is climbing Mount Everest?

A post exploring climbing expeditions to Mount Everest with some nice visualizations. The post is focused on R code but the visualizations and analysis are accessible to anyone, don’t let the code discourage you from reading it.

[video] Are plant-based meats actually sustainable (Impossible Burger & Beyond Meat)

A video essay about the environmental impact of beef operations (i.e. factory farming) and how they compare to plant based meats like Beyond Meat or Impossible. This comparison isn’t trying to devilize the meat industry in favour of plant based alternatives, but to show the damage that industrialized animal meat production does to the environment and some ways that it can be reduced.

“A market based solution will never single-handedly solve a market created problem”

[video] Macau - The Story of China’s Golden Child

A short documentary about Macau, an former portuguese colony now special administration region of China, the “gambling capital of the world”. It explores the history and development of the region and shows similarities and differences with Honk Kong.

The documentary is half and hour long and very interesting. The topic is not something I am particularly drawn to but nevertheless it was time well spent.

[music] [youtube] [bandcamp] waterfront dining - Diners Club - Part 2

My favourite album from my favourite vaporwave artist. All songs are collaborations between waterfront dining and other vaporwave legends. A masterpiece filled with banger after banger.

If you aren’t convinced yet at least listen to the last song, lovesick boogeyman (feat. 空手王), the mood it conveys can’t be described with words.