I’d argue Da Vinci was an artist more than a scientist/engineer. I mean he literally painted probably the most famous work of art in the world.

Just a reminder that the most sustainable bags are the ones that have already been made rather than buying new ones. Lots of places will give these kinds of bags out, I got my primary bag at a hockey game years ago, and my secondary ones were gifts from my mothers job.

It’s the same principle that it’s better for the environment to drive your current vehicle rather than get a new one, even if the new one is a hybrid or electric.

I know, he played an amazing prank on her using a prop severed head of his character, he left it in the fridge on a plate and when she opened it she freaked out

That’s important to the Westorosi types, the wildlings didn’t give two shits about it

I just figured you maybe hadn’t seen it, it was popular but there are still billions of people who never watch it, lucky souls.

It’s a game of thrones reference, there’s a character named Jon Snow who is repeatedly told by his girlfriend that he knows nothing.

I had a table with a corian top, it was awesome, never had to bother with coasters or placemats, easy to clean. I gave it to a friend because it was a big table and I was downsizing, still going strong 15+ years later.

I have plenty of merino that lasts, one of its benefits is you rarely need to clean it, it’s naturally antimicrobial. Follow the care instructions when you do clean it and it’ll last. I love merino because it’s warm but breathable, so I don’t get sweaty like other kinds of wool.

Alinea is the only current three star in Chicago, there are a number of one and two stars as well though.

Last I looked in the US all but two were in NYC or California, predominantly Bay Area. There’s one in Chicago, and one about 90 minutes outside of DC near Shenandoah National Park.

I wish the map had a ratio for every state, though that would probably look terrible. I’m in Chicago, and there’s definitely more Sams even after their closures a few years ago, but I’d be interested to see the ratio.

I’m someone who thinks capitalism needs to be regulated and restrained in order to keep it from destroying the world, and we are failing miserably at this task. The banks that created the financial crisis in 2008 but were “too big to fail” are all even bigger now. Big companies control far too much already and are getting bigger all the time. How many people can live and work in our current society without being a customer of Apple or Google or Microsoft? That growth mentality, it infects everything we are currently doing. It’s why oil companies are price gouging us to raise their profits, which are then being used on stock buybacks to bump the stock price. It’s toxic, and it hurts and kills people, and it’s the primary driver behind climate change, which will eventually destroy human society.

So no, not really a capitalist.

Because capitalism is at its core a cancerous philosophy that demands constant growth? Like literally if Apple were to announce that their profits were simply going to stay at current levels, which is extremely profitable as this chart shows, their stock price would tank. And since executives are not only compensated by stock price but are often contractually obligated to keep prices high for shareholders, they have to constantly be increasing profit. It’s a completely perverse set of incentives hyper focused on short term outcomes, and it’s destroying the world.