The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust | BBC | April 2015 Hidden in an unknown corner of China is a toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for smartphones, gadgets and green tech, discovers Tim Maughan. “It feels like hell on Earth. Welcome to Baotou, the largest industrial city in Inner Mongolia. I’m here with a group
The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing | Farnam Street | December 2014 We’re surrounded by things only to buy more things. We have no idea what we have or what we need. Worse, most of these things are not things that we love. Getting rid of things and simplifying your life sounds easier than it is. In part because
The other side of paradise: Incredible photos show mountains of plastic bottles washed up on idyllic honeymoon islands in Maldives | Daily Mail | September 2014 Award-winning filmmaker Alison Teal, 27, from Hawaii, visited Thilafushi – or Trash Island – an artificial island created as a municipal landfill situated to the west of Malé.
Foxconn Struggles to Meet New iPhone Demand | Wall Street Journal | September 2014 100 production lines200,000 human workers540,000 phones per day4,000,000 orders in the first 24 hours Apple fans may have to wait for weeks to get the new iPhones as Apple’s major assembler Foxconn appears to be struggling to boost its production to meet strong preorders.