Comments by "Kim Jong-un" (@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un) on "Climate Town" channel.

  1. It's really depressing how a cursory walk-through history shows that we, as a species, repeatedly snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. We had so many off ramps for the destruction of our planet and we kept getting distracted by rustling banknotes. The amount of Chrome tabs this man has open means he's been putting in the work. I love how you actually recommend and provide solutions about activism towards a brighter future. Most people will hear this terrible stuff and just think “Welp, there’s nothing I can do”. Which is a very close-minded way of thinking, but I understand why most people would be confused/scared and just try to get on with their day.
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  2. Specialty coffee provides a roast date instead of an "expiration" date because dry coffee, even if it's ground, never becomes unsafe to brew and consume, it just doesn't taste as good after 5 years. It's helpful for people that enjoy specialty coffee because we can grab the beans that will taste best when we'll use them (coffee is generally best 7-30 days after the roast date) without misrepresenting whether the coffee is actually safe to brew. Some roasters even provide information on the bag that explains when the coffee is best. This practice should be adopted by across the food industry. Excellent video! I've almost always lived by the smell test for what I will eat, what I will give to the dogs or what I will toss. And I always encourage others to do the same. And now I'm going to add composting to my list (I never thought about that before). I can't do much about nationwide waste, but I will do what I can for my small corner of the world. I want to add that, again, car-centric urbanism is at play. When you have to do a long car trip and get all your food at once, you have to take the freshest because it might go bad in your fridge. With smaller pedestrian cities, you can walk to the groceries store back from work and such. As you do more groceries trips but smaller ones, you can go for products that are closer to expiration (the real one, with the nose).
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  3. Parking meter history: An early patent for a parking meter was filed by Roger W. Babson in August 1928. The meter was intended to operate on power from the battery of the parking vehicle and required a connection from the vehicle to the meter. The concept of parking and regulations surrounding it were almost nonexistent in cities until along came Carl C. Magee, a newspaperman from Oklahoma City. Magee, a businessman himself, shared in the collective frustrations of shopkeepers in the city who were losing business due to inadequate parking spots for customers. Inspired to find a solution to the inefficient parking management system across cities, Magee sponsored a contest at the University of Oklahoma. The design contest asked students to develop a timing device that allowed vehicles to park at a location for a fixed duration. In 1932, Magee and the winner, Gerald A. Hale, launched the Magee-Hale Park-O-Meter Company. Holger George Thuesen and Gerald A. Hale designed the first working parking meter, the Black Maria, in 1935. That year in July, the first parking meter in the world was installed on First Street and Robinson Avenue, charging a nickel per hour.
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