HEAVY WEATHER 2012: KAI TAK!

Here we go again.



We're at Strong Wind Signal No. 3 now.

Luckily, this one looks like it will drift more west of us, as opposed to previous forecasts that suggested a direct hit. Still, meteorology isn't an exact science, so there’s still a chance.

Either way it could spell another sleepless night for me. And having already had a bunch of those thanks to this cough, that’s all I need.

FUN FACT: “Kai Tak” is also the name of Hong Kong’s old airport.

Batten down the hatches,

This is dF

IN FUTURE, YOU CAN PRINT YR OWN MEAT

Yr Fuck-Yeah-Science lede of the day:




Modern Meadow is pitching bioprinted meat as “a more environmentally-friendly way to satisfy a natural human craving for animal protein”:

Co-founder Andras Forgacs has sharply criticized the overall cost of traditional livestock practices, saying "if you look at the resource intensity of everything that goes into a hamburger, it is an environmental train wreck."

So why not print it?

As you can imagine, there’s going to be resistance to the concept of printed food, which is why Forgacs tells Fast Company that they’re going to focus initially on 3D-printed leather products rather than anything edible.

Still. Printed meat!

If they can get past the regulatory/health issues, I do think there’s going to be a market for this. I don't think Morrissey will be tempted, no. But I can sum up the target market in three words:

Bacon on demand.

Fresh off the printer and onto yr plate,

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