Miscellaneous
Farms in the sky: Fewer food miles, less waste, more jobs
Urban farming on rooftops has been gaining traction in cities around the world. Its rise can originally be traced to consumers’ increasing awareness of the carbon emissions that result when our food travels hundreds, if not thousands, of miles from the farm to our table. As an experienced Read More...
Despite reports, bitcoin isn't dead yet
"I'm not concerned in the slightest," said Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group — a firm that oversees 62 companies in the virtual currency and associated technologies space. "In the short history of bitcoin it has been declared dead 90 times ... and every week there's Read More...
Government urged to use Bitcoin-style digital ledgers
The UK's chief scientific adviser has urged the government to adopt the technology that powers crypto-currency Bitcoin to run various public services. Bitcoins are powered by blockchains - digital ledgers that record information from Bitcoin transactions to DNA. Sir Mark Walport has argued that Read More...
Eating paleo can save the world
Dear Outside Magazine, I’m hugely disappointed by your recent online article, “Eating Right Can Save the World”. Having a vegan author write a post bashing the paleo diet, and meat in general in defense of the environment, is a huge disconnect in my mind. There were so many Read More...
PayPal Just Appointed This Bitcoin Startup Entrepreneur to Its Board
Payments giant PayPal announced a new board member this morning, potentially signaling the company’s openness to cryptocurrencies. Wences Casares, CEO of bitcoin wallet provider Xapo, joined PayPal’s board and is part of the company’s compensation committee. Dan Schulman, Read More...
14 edible plants you can grow indoors
Many of us dream of having our own vegetable patch, but it can be challenging to find the ideal space—and that’s assuming you have a garden at all. If you don’t then you’re in luck, you don’t need a large outdoor plot to grow all your ideal crops, for many edible Read More...
The Plan to Unite Bitcoin With All Other Online Currencies
Bitcoin isn’t the only way of sending digital money across the Internet. There’s also Ripple. And Stellar. And Litecoin. And Ethereum. And so many others. Bitcoin is by far the most popular. But every so often, some developers or an entrepreneur or a company will decide we need Read More...
Organic wine industry matures nicely
The organic wine industry, once a cottage industry run by and targeting a handful of mavericks, is now big business. Organic wine grape production in Australia increased 120 per cent between 2011 and 2014 alone, with those grapes reaching a value of $117m. Three South Australian organic winemakers Read More...
Moby's new vegan restaurant is giving all its profits to animal welfare groups
Moby has a new vegan restaurant called Little Pine in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood and he plans to give all its profits to various animal welfare programs. According Eater, reps for Little Pine say it was all Moby's idea. "Opening little pine was never meant to be a conventional Read More...
Sacré bleu! Restaurants in France now have to give out doggy bags
French restaurateurs have expressed consternation after a new law has made le doggy bag - long considered a dining faux pas in France - a legal requirement. The new law came into force on New Year's Day, and dining establishments serving more than 150 covers a day are now required to provide doggy Read More...