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For those curious, it's also up on the Google Play Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gettr.gett...

I love Bittman's work and this is an interesting overview of what I'm sure is a great book, but I can't help but be hung up on this line:

it is perhaps not surprising that the largest municipal water treatment plant in the world is required to allow the people of Des Moines to drink the tap water.

That seems nuts to me so I did a quick search and almost instantly figured out that the author's statement is totally inaccurate. All of the world's largest municipal water treatment plants are in major cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Moscow, and Shanghai. What the author meant was Des Moines is home of one of, if not the largest nitrate removal facilities in the world. Which to me is even more damning than having a huge municipal water treatment plant for a small city.

I get the intention, and maybe the author understood the difference but just didn't want to waste words explaining it, but I think they could incorporate something on nitrate pollution ruining their rivers alongside the 'world's largest' comment.

From the Des Moines Register: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/05/25/wate...

This episode of Frontline does a really good job of walking through the timeline of what was discovered and when, and how long they sat on that information before taking action.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/chinas-covid-secrets...

It looks like starting out they're going to prioritize rural Washington State. From the FAQ which is buried for some reason at https://www.starlink.com/main.16ae0a3588c339b10118.js.

q:Who can participate in Starlink Beta?

a:Starlink Beta will begin in the Northern United States and lower Canada, with those living in rural and/or remote communities in the Washington state area. Access to the Starlink Beta program will be driven by the user's location as well as the number of users in nearby areas. All beta testers must have a clear view of the northern sky to participate.

An org name search would be great. I'm sure there are plenty of gems like this one. https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/en/peer/?ip=204.68.207.14

If I remember correctly, making a collect call through your telephone company required talking to an actual operator who would set up the call and inform the receiving party of who was calling. The 800 number collect call services that eventually sprung up all used automated systems and they were perfect for this kind of abuse. You had about ten seconds to blurt out your message before the recording would stop.

I used to ride the Greyhound to visit my dad on weekends, and it would stop at a truckstop about ninety minutes away from my destination. At first I had to carry a pile of quarters to make the long distance payphone call to let him know I was on my way, until we finally figured out I could just blurt "Dad I'm in town xyz, be there in 90" instead of my name. Saved me a buck fifty or so every trip.

Yeah, really odd choice for an Open Graph image. They specify that burger and soda image directly in their header.

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