Wrapping up the week (5 May 2023 CE)

Signs of Hope: Lithium Battery Recycling

If we're going to go electric, we need to not be throwing the batteries in the landfill!

Signs of Hope: More, Better Vaccines

Anti-vaxxers beware: you're wrong, and I'll have no sympathy for your wrongness

A short post now, a long post later

But maybe not on the theme I planned

News Roundup, 2 May 2023

Two stories about failures to reach agreement, and their consequences

Signs of Hope: Minnesota

No polity is perfect, but Minnesota gives me more hope than most

Next week on Caffeine and Opinions

Wrapping up the Week (28 April 2023 CE)

Thanks for being here!

Things Mikey Likes: The Expanse, by James S.A. Corey

How often do you get a great book series that's adapted so well that each separately feels like "must-consume" media?

Things Mikey Likes: Cities: Skylines

I suppose I could have made the subject more broad—I like city builders, in general. I was a strong adherent to the old SimCity series through SimCity 4: Rush Hour. Then SimCity (2013) happened and…OK, I promised I’d mainly be talking about things I love, so let’