Guglielmo: "L'Italia è quel Paese dove i portali online della pubblica amministrazione hanno un orario di apertura e uno di chiusura.
Questa cosa continua a tormentarmi
perché dal lunedì al venerdì
perché in orario da ufficio
cosa succede il weekend per cui UN SITO WEB DEVE RIMANERE CHIUSO
tutti gli indizi portano a un dirigente pubblico che pensa che le piattaforme online siano come gli sportelli aperti al pubblico e che quindi dev'essere accessibile solo quando pare a lui. Sigh".
Questa cosa continua a tormentarmi
perché dal lunedì al venerdì
perché in orario da ufficio
cosa succede il weekend per cui UN SITO WEB DEVE RIMANERE CHIUSO
tutti gli indizi portano a un dirigente pubblico che pensa che le piattaforme online siano come gli sportelli aperti al pubblico e che quindi dev'essere accessibile solo quando pare a lui. Sigh".
Ve le ricordate quelle meravigliose storie di Zio Paperone con Paperino e i nipotini su macchine avveniristiche alla ricerca di tesori in luoghi esotici, con dialghi scintillanti? Ringraziate Rodolfo CImino per questo e altro!
https://fumettologica.it/2022/04/rodolfo-cimino-fumetti-disney/
https://fumettologica.it/2022/04/rodolfo-cimino-fumetti-disney/
Adoro questo modo di fare giornalismo. Una premessa semplice ("che fine hanno fatto gli scrittori-artisti dipendenti da sostanze o alcolizzati?") e poi un articolo serio che argomenta e al tempo stesso convince e lascia qualcosa. Ad esempio la comprensione che la nostra società è cambiata. Da leggere.
Money quote: "So many artists have lived hard lives and had awful deaths that for years we seemed to expect this of them — that addiction and an early grave were a kind of tax levied on artists, most especially writers, whose profession has gone together with substance abuse like ice goes with bourbon. Everything about the act of writing seems to invite abuse — its solitary nature, its interiority, the misery of sharing yourself with an often indifferent audience. Any list of the great authors and poets of the 20th century would include countless addicts: Lucia Berlin, Elizabeth Bishop, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Jack Kerouac, Jean Rhys, William Styron, John Williams — all experienced varying degrees of addiction, which they explored over the course of their respective careers. Artist-addicts continue to inspire curiosity and obsession, but as we move farther from the 20th century and toward a reinterpretation of substance abuse that places it in the context of wellness and mental health, this figure seems increasingly a relic of a different era, like beehive hairdos or fallout shelters. Writers today certainly don’t broadcast their vices the way they used to, in their work or otherwise, and American culture no longer abides a drunken stupor as an inevitable state crucial to the creation of great art. Even as drugs have become more widely available and legally sanctioned, their use remains illicit — if a writer tackles the theme of substance abuse, it is almost universally done from the perspective of convalescence, of overcoming the addiction itself, which is what we now require of a user in order to have anything resembling a career. Where, then, have all the addicts gone?"
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/t-magazine/writers-alcohol-drugs-art.html
Money quote: "So many artists have lived hard lives and had awful deaths that for years we seemed to expect this of them — that addiction and an early grave were a kind of tax levied on artists, most especially writers, whose profession has gone together with substance abuse like ice goes with bourbon. Everything about the act of writing seems to invite abuse — its solitary nature, its interiority, the misery of sharing yourself with an often indifferent audience. Any list of the great authors and poets of the 20th century would include countless addicts: Lucia Berlin, Elizabeth Bishop, Raymond Carver, John Cheever, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Jack Kerouac, Jean Rhys, William Styron, John Williams — all experienced varying degrees of addiction, which they explored over the course of their respective careers. Artist-addicts continue to inspire curiosity and obsession, but as we move farther from the 20th century and toward a reinterpretation of substance abuse that places it in the context of wellness and mental health, this figure seems increasingly a relic of a different era, like beehive hairdos or fallout shelters. Writers today certainly don’t broadcast their vices the way they used to, in their work or otherwise, and American culture no longer abides a drunken stupor as an inevitable state crucial to the creation of great art. Even as drugs have become more widely available and legally sanctioned, their use remains illicit — if a writer tackles the theme of substance abuse, it is almost universally done from the perspective of convalescence, of overcoming the addiction itself, which is what we now require of a user in order to have anything resembling a career. Where, then, have all the addicts gone?"
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/24/t-magazine/writers-alcohol-drugs-art.html
NY Times
Where Have All the Artist-Addicts Gone?
For much of the 20th century, before the dawn of our own wellness-focused era, madness and substance abuse were often considered prerequisites for great art.
Alcuni scienziati australiani hanno trovato un legame tra geni specifici e la capacità di decondizionare la paura nei topi. L'idea è che ci siano alcune cose particolari che passano in via genetica. I risultati potrebbero portare a nuove terapie per PTSD e fobia. La cosa sarebbe la base per un romanzo di fantascienza da urlo. (letteralmente)
Money quote: ""These data demonstrate that the effect of [the gene knockouts] on fear extinction is due to its influence on cognition rather than on non-specific physiological indicators of generalized anxiety," the researchers wrote in their paper."
https://www.sciencealert.com/genetic-link-to-fear-disorders-found-hiding-within-what-we-once-dismissed-as-junk-dna-in-mice
Money quote: ""These data demonstrate that the effect of [the gene knockouts] on fear extinction is due to its influence on cognition rather than on non-specific physiological indicators of generalized anxiety," the researchers wrote in their paper."
https://www.sciencealert.com/genetic-link-to-fear-disorders-found-hiding-within-what-we-once-dismissed-as-junk-dna-in-mice
ScienceAlert
Genetic Link to Fear Memories Found Hiding Within Mice's "Junk DNA"
Using a powerful new sequencing technique researchers have tracked down genes within mice that work towards soothing fear-related memories. These genes are hidden within relatively unknown regions of the mammalian genome we'd written off as 'junk D
Come tutte le domeniche, Mostly Weekly
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/162/
Co si iscrive qui:
https://antoniodini.com/newsletter/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/162/
Co si iscrive qui:
https://antoniodini.com/newsletter/
Mostly Here
~162
La paura del futuro e altri traumi
Negli Usa stanno studiando il modo per fare sì che il gelato sia cremoso e non croccante (perché sentire i cristalli di ghiaccio che scricchiolano nel gelato non è una bella cosa). La tecnica? Fa un po' impressione.
Money quote: "Wu's graduate student, Min Li, said the team was inspired by the structure and functionality of antifreeze proteins found in certain species of fish, insects, and plants that thrive in sub-zero temperatures. These proteins have also been shown to prevent large ice crystals from forming. The proteins stick to the surface of ice crystals, keeping them from clustering into larger crystals. But there is a limited supply, and the proteins are very expensive, making them impractical for commercial use.
Prior research suggested that the anti-freezing capabilities of such proteins come from the fact that they have both a hydrophilic surface with an affinity for water and a hydrophobic surface that repels water. Because cellulose nanocrystals also have this so-called "amphiphilic" structure, Wu and his team thought they might also inhibit the growth of larger ice crystals. Unlike the antifreeze proteins and commercial stabilizers, "Nanocelluloses are abundant, renewable, and inexpensive," said Li."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/plant-based-nanocrystals-could-be-the-secret-to-preventing-crunchy-ice-cream/
Money quote: "Wu's graduate student, Min Li, said the team was inspired by the structure and functionality of antifreeze proteins found in certain species of fish, insects, and plants that thrive in sub-zero temperatures. These proteins have also been shown to prevent large ice crystals from forming. The proteins stick to the surface of ice crystals, keeping them from clustering into larger crystals. But there is a limited supply, and the proteins are very expensive, making them impractical for commercial use.
Prior research suggested that the anti-freezing capabilities of such proteins come from the fact that they have both a hydrophilic surface with an affinity for water and a hydrophobic surface that repels water. Because cellulose nanocrystals also have this so-called "amphiphilic" structure, Wu and his team thought they might also inhibit the growth of larger ice crystals. Unlike the antifreeze proteins and commercial stabilizers, "Nanocelluloses are abundant, renewable, and inexpensive," said Li."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/03/plant-based-nanocrystals-could-be-the-secret-to-preventing-crunchy-ice-cream/
Ars Technica
Secret to keeping ice cream creamy (not crunchy) might be plant-based nanocrystals
New research could also help preserve other frozen foods, donated organs, and tissues.
Jerrycan, le taniche per la benzina standardizzata, sono un'invenzione nazista. E ancora oggi, a più di ottanta anni dalla loro creazione, vanno alla grande.
Money quote: "Hitler made mastery of liquid transport a priority, tasking Germany to devise a rigid and robust unit of storage that could withstand wear, pour well, stack conveniently, and carry easily. Müller, in addition to his ownership stake in ABP, was involved with a German-based engineering firm called Müller Engineering that was also working on the jerrycan project. In 1937, Vinzenz Grünvogel, chief engineer at Müller’s namesake firm, was awarded official credit for the creation of the Wehrmacht-Einheitskanister (Armed Forces Unit Canister), but it’s easy to see a through line from Grünvogel’s final design to Müller’s investment in ABP."
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/jerrycan-design-80-years-no-signs-retirement/
Money quote: "Hitler made mastery of liquid transport a priority, tasking Germany to devise a rigid and robust unit of storage that could withstand wear, pour well, stack conveniently, and carry easily. Müller, in addition to his ownership stake in ABP, was involved with a German-based engineering firm called Müller Engineering that was also working on the jerrycan project. In 1937, Vinzenz Grünvogel, chief engineer at Müller’s namesake firm, was awarded official credit for the creation of the Wehrmacht-Einheitskanister (Armed Forces Unit Canister), but it’s easy to see a through line from Grünvogel’s final design to Müller’s investment in ABP."
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/jerrycan-design-80-years-no-signs-retirement/
Hagerty Media
The jerrycan design goes back over 80 years, and it’s showing no signs of retirement - Hagerty Media
Now and again, an invention becomes so ubiquitous that it becomes practically invisible. Really, when's the last time you thought about the jerrycan?
Piccoli segreti della vita: anziché inseguire il piacere, cercate di divertirvi. Enjoyment e pleasure non sono sinonimi, e c'è un mare di differenza.
Money quote: "Enjoyment and pleasure are terms often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Pleasure happens to you; enjoyment is something that you create through your own effort. Pleasure is the lightheadedness you get from a bit of grain alcohol; enjoyment is the satisfaction of a good wine, properly understood. Pleasure is addictive and animal; enjoyment is elective and human."
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/03/enjoyment-not-pleasure-creates-happiness/627583/
Money quote: "Enjoyment and pleasure are terms often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. Pleasure happens to you; enjoyment is something that you create through your own effort. Pleasure is the lightheadedness you get from a bit of grain alcohol; enjoyment is the satisfaction of a good wine, properly understood. Pleasure is addictive and animal; enjoyment is elective and human."
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/03/enjoyment-not-pleasure-creates-happiness/627583/
The Atlantic
Choose Enjoyment Over Pleasure
Pleasure is addictive and animal; enjoyment is elective and human.
La volontà, la politica, la natura, il caso e poi le conseguenze. Nel 1970 un ciclone devastò la baia del Bengala e uccise mezzo milione di persone, mettendo in crisi un inteso sistema politico, con il rischio di una escalation nucleare nella guerra fredda.
Money quote: "When the British partitioned India along religious lines in 1947, the mostly Muslim country of Pakistan was born—two disconnected wings on either side of the mostly Hindu India. In November 1970, just two weeks before Pakistan’s first attempt at a free and fair election, the tropical storm that would become the deadliest cyclone in human history churned northeast through the Bay of Bengal. The locus of political power lay in Islamabad, to the west; East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) was home to 60 percent of the population and was in the direct path of the storm. When the Great Bhola Cyclone made landfall, it didn’t only crash against a coastline, killing half a million people, it also destroyed a fragile political system. This is the story of the cyclone: its fallout and how those events brought together two Cold War superpowers who threatened to destroy the world."
https://www.wired.com/story/cyclone-pakistan-bangladesh/
Money quote: "When the British partitioned India along religious lines in 1947, the mostly Muslim country of Pakistan was born—two disconnected wings on either side of the mostly Hindu India. In November 1970, just two weeks before Pakistan’s first attempt at a free and fair election, the tropical storm that would become the deadliest cyclone in human history churned northeast through the Bay of Bengal. The locus of political power lay in Islamabad, to the west; East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) was home to 60 percent of the population and was in the direct path of the storm. When the Great Bhola Cyclone made landfall, it didn’t only crash against a coastline, killing half a million people, it also destroyed a fragile political system. This is the story of the cyclone: its fallout and how those events brought together two Cold War superpowers who threatened to destroy the world."
https://www.wired.com/story/cyclone-pakistan-bangladesh/
WIRED
The Deadly Cyclone That Changed the Course of the Cold War
A 1970 storm that killed half a million people became a flashpoint for political upheaval in Pakistan—and ultimately brought America and Russia to the brink of war.
A quanto pare in una storia con Amelia il Vesuvio è diventato l'Etna. Ecco il clamoroso errore di Topolino di questa settimana, appena uscito.
Money quote: "Da quando Topolino 3464, in edicola da oggi, è iniziato ad arrivare agli abbonati, nelle comunità social dei fan del fumetto Disney sta girando una immagine che mai ci si sarebbe aspettati di vedere sul settimanale, che da sempre si fa vanto del valore didattico dei suoi contenuti: un marchiano errore di geografia riguardante l’Etna e il Vesuvio, che avrebbe fatto balzare sulla cattedra la vostra professoressa delle medie."
https://fumettologica.it/2022/04/errore-topolino-etna-vesuvio/
Money quote: "Da quando Topolino 3464, in edicola da oggi, è iniziato ad arrivare agli abbonati, nelle comunità social dei fan del fumetto Disney sta girando una immagine che mai ci si sarebbe aspettati di vedere sul settimanale, che da sempre si fa vanto del valore didattico dei suoi contenuti: un marchiano errore di geografia riguardante l’Etna e il Vesuvio, che avrebbe fatto balzare sulla cattedra la vostra professoressa delle medie."
https://fumettologica.it/2022/04/errore-topolino-etna-vesuvio/
Fumettologica
L'incredibile errore di geografia nel nuovo numero di "Topolino"
Nel numero di Topolino in edicola è presente un errore geografico decisamente grave: hanno confuso Etna e Vesuvio.
Fare bene gli squat. È importante farli e farli bene.
Money quote: "“For lower-body strength and flexibility, there is probably no better exercise,” said Bryan Christensen, a professor of biomechanics at North Dakota State University in Fargo, who studies resistance exercise.
The benefits are not confined to the lower body. “It is really a whole body exercise,” said Silvio Rene Lorenzetti, the director of the Performance Sports division of the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport in Magglingen. “It requires core stability and trains the back.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/well/how-to-do-squats.html
Money quote: "“For lower-body strength and flexibility, there is probably no better exercise,” said Bryan Christensen, a professor of biomechanics at North Dakota State University in Fargo, who studies resistance exercise.
The benefits are not confined to the lower body. “It is really a whole body exercise,” said Silvio Rene Lorenzetti, the director of the Performance Sports division of the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport in Magglingen. “It requires core stability and trains the back.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/well/how-to-do-squats.html
Nytimes
The Power of the Squat (Published 2022)
It’s the one exercise most of us should be doing. But we need to do it right.
Se guardiamo il lato business dei film di Tom Cruise, e il modo con il quale l'attore americano gestisce sia la relazione con la Paramount che la produzione dei suoi film (molto più "improvvisati" di quanto non si pensi) le sorprese non mancano.
Money quote: "The notion that a studio can control spending on a Cruise movie is dismissed by executives who have been in the trenches with him. One says a studio can only hope to “influence” Cruise and McQuarrie. “Tom looks at [the money] he delivers to the studio,” says another. “Why wouldn’t you go do whatever you want? Who’s going to tell you not to?” These executives say Cruise is driven by his own perfectionism. “It’s not always in the best interest of the budget, but he is incredibly detailed and willing to put in an enormous amount of time and effort on every aspect,” says a source on M:I 7. “The guy does give every ounce of his being to this endeavor,” confirms another."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tom-cruise-mission-impossible-paramount-1235116830/
Money quote: "The notion that a studio can control spending on a Cruise movie is dismissed by executives who have been in the trenches with him. One says a studio can only hope to “influence” Cruise and McQuarrie. “Tom looks at [the money] he delivers to the studio,” says another. “Why wouldn’t you go do whatever you want? Who’s going to tell you not to?” These executives say Cruise is driven by his own perfectionism. “It’s not always in the best interest of the budget, but he is incredibly detailed and willing to put in an enormous amount of time and effort on every aspect,” says a source on M:I 7. “The guy does give every ounce of his being to this endeavor,” confirms another."
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/tom-cruise-mission-impossible-paramount-1235116830/
The Hollywood Reporter
The Real Mission Impossible: Saying “No” to Tom Cruise
How the franchise superstar lawyered-up and out-gunned Paramount execs over costs, COVID and a last-minute submarine.
Un bel ritratto di MacKenzie Scott, che è una donna con una identità forte e definita ma che è tuttavia segnata dal mondo nel quale è nata. Alla fine, tutto quel che ha fatto ricade sulle fortune (e sfortune) del padre e poi del marito Jeff Bezos. Questo ritratto cerca di spiegare chi è Scott, perché fa beneficienza e cosa succede quando una donna diventa estremamente ricca ma non è più "protetta" dal marito estremamente potente oltre che ricco.
Money quote: "But as Ms. Scott’s fame for giving away money has grown, so, too, has the deluge of appeals for gifts from strangers and old friends alike. That clamor may have driven Ms. Scott’s already discreet operation further underground, with recent philanthropic announcements akin to sudden lightning bolts for unsuspecting recipients."
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/business/mackenzie-scott-charity.html
Money quote: "But as Ms. Scott’s fame for giving away money has grown, so, too, has the deluge of appeals for gifts from strangers and old friends alike. That clamor may have driven Ms. Scott’s already discreet operation further underground, with recent philanthropic announcements akin to sudden lightning bolts for unsuspecting recipients."
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/business/mackenzie-scott-charity.html
NY Times
The Fortunes of MacKenzie Scott
Three decades after worrying about making rent, she is now giving away billions — all while trying to keep herself out of the spotlight.
By the way, anche oggi come ogni domenica c’è Mostly Weekly, una delle migliori letture pasquali di quest’anno secondo molte delle mie personalità multiple. Alcune si sono anche abbonate.
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/163/
https://antoniodini.com/weekly/163/
Mostly Here
~163
Pasqua e altre festività minori
Il ladro che spiega come ha fatto a fare i suoi colpi: rapine all'americana (due dentro a farsi dare l'incasso con la macchina per la fuga pronta fuori) che però sono un po' diverse da come si vede nei film. Strano racconto
Money quote: "Rental cars were perfect because they were easy to obtain and return with almost no trace—I say almost because being listed as a co-driver is what eventually got Lawton caught—and because they were boring. Getting distance between himself and the site of the crime wasn't the only important thing, Lawton told me. "You want to blend in," he said. "That's the getaway. You're not gonna outrun the cops, this is not Baby Driver.""
https://www.thedrive.com/news/44744/americas-most-notorious-jewel-thief-breaks-down-the-perfect-getaway-car
Money quote: "Rental cars were perfect because they were easy to obtain and return with almost no trace—I say almost because being listed as a co-driver is what eventually got Lawton caught—and because they were boring. Getting distance between himself and the site of the crime wasn't the only important thing, Lawton told me. "You want to blend in," he said. "That's the getaway. You're not gonna outrun the cops, this is not Baby Driver.""
https://www.thedrive.com/news/44744/americas-most-notorious-jewel-thief-breaks-down-the-perfect-getaway-car
The Drive
America's Most Notorious Jewel Thief Breaks Down the Perfect Getaway Car
Speed is not really a factor when choosing the car, as it turns out.
Il nuovo e giovane presidente del Cile, l'uomo del cambiamento, va a vivere in un'area depressa della capitale e lancia un segnale forte. Molto interessante.
Money quote: "Unlike the White House in the U.S., 10 Downing in the U.K. or Argentina’s Quinta Presidencial de Olivos, Chile doesn’t have a presidential residence. Each leader has chosen where to live. Billionaire former president Sebastian Pinera was allowed to stay at his mansion in a swanky part of Santiago called San Damian, but Michelle Bachelet and Ricardo Lagos had to move to homes that met security requirements. All of them were in the more expensive eastern parts of Santiago."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-11/why-chile-s-president-bought-a-home-in-a-dangerous-area
Money quote: "Unlike the White House in the U.S., 10 Downing in the U.K. or Argentina’s Quinta Presidencial de Olivos, Chile doesn’t have a presidential residence. Each leader has chosen where to live. Billionaire former president Sebastian Pinera was allowed to stay at his mansion in a swanky part of Santiago called San Damian, but Michelle Bachelet and Ricardo Lagos had to move to homes that met security requirements. All of them were in the more expensive eastern parts of Santiago."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-04-11/why-chile-s-president-bought-a-home-in-a-dangerous-area
Bloomberg.com
Why Chile’s President Moved Into a High-Crime Santiago Neighborhood
The newly elected Gabriel Boric wants to send a message about reviving areas that have fallen prey to crime and poverty. So far, residents are seeing improvements.
Addio allo scrittore Valerio Evangelisti - Il mio articolo per Fumettologica
https://fumettologica.it/2022/04/valerio-evangelisti-morto/
https://fumettologica.it/2022/04/valerio-evangelisti-morto/
Fumettologica
Addio allo scrittore Valerio Evangelisti
Lo scrittore bolognese Valerio Evangelisti, noto in particolare per i suoi libri fantasy, è morto all'età di 69 anni.
C'è gente che va in pensione presto. È una storia americana, e là fa notizia. Da noi, è come un tuffo nel passato
Money quote: "Ironically, engineering my exit from the workforce made me love my career so much more. It became much easier to shake off the dumb, day-to-day annoyances that used to stress me out. Because I had this fun secret — I was retiring and nobody knew — I had this new perspective. That made it harder to leave. The first person I told at work was my first boss and mentor. I definitely had a couple of drinks first and then cried when I gave her the news. But ultimately, I never second-guessed my choice to retire early, in part because Mark and I were both in it together and he didn’t have the same hesitation. Also, my body was hurting more, so the clock was ticking."
https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/early-retirement-38-tanja-hester-fire-blogger.html
Money quote: "Ironically, engineering my exit from the workforce made me love my career so much more. It became much easier to shake off the dumb, day-to-day annoyances that used to stress me out. Because I had this fun secret — I was retiring and nobody knew — I had this new perspective. That made it harder to leave. The first person I told at work was my first boss and mentor. I definitely had a couple of drinks first and then cried when I gave her the news. But ultimately, I never second-guessed my choice to retire early, in part because Mark and I were both in it together and he didn’t have the same hesitation. Also, my body was hurting more, so the clock was ticking."
https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/early-retirement-38-tanja-hester-fire-blogger.html
The Cut
I Retired at 38. Here’s What I Didn’t Expect.
Quitting my career in my prime wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be.
Il futuro a quanto pare sono le batterie. Ma se ci fossero altre soluzioni? Sarebbe meglio per molti motivi, anche perché a quanto pare tantissime batterie non è una buona idea (né molto possibile)
Money quote: "“I’m kind of surprised and encouraged that the solutions to the long-duration-energy-storage problem could be the caveman stuff,” Craig said. Batteries depend on “pretty sophisticated electrochemistry that quickly gets outside of what I understand. And yet the solutions may be picking up heavy stuff with cranes, picking up the earth with a hydraulic jack. I think there’s some fellas in Nevada that are putting rocks in a train and rolling it uphill, then they come back down. Like, Fred Flintstone would be comfortable with most of this stuff. It could be the way.”"
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/25/the-renewable-energy-revolution-will-need-renewable-storage
Money quote: "“I’m kind of surprised and encouraged that the solutions to the long-duration-energy-storage problem could be the caveman stuff,” Craig said. Batteries depend on “pretty sophisticated electrochemistry that quickly gets outside of what I understand. And yet the solutions may be picking up heavy stuff with cranes, picking up the earth with a hydraulic jack. I think there’s some fellas in Nevada that are putting rocks in a train and rolling it uphill, then they come back down. Like, Fred Flintstone would be comfortable with most of this stuff. It could be the way.”"
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/25/the-renewable-energy-revolution-will-need-renewable-storage
The New Yorker
The Renewable-Energy Revolution Will Need Renewable Storage
Can gravity, pressure, and other elemental forces save us from becoming a battery-powered civilization?