Tue. 02/09 - A Hacker Tried to Poison a Town's Water Supply

The scientific benefits of going for regular walks, and some tips for incorporating more walks into your life. The town in Florida whose water was almost poisoned when a nefarious individual hacked into their water supply. The researchers hoping to recycle face masks as roads. And a pandemic-themed spec script roundup. Sponsors: Lightstream, Get a special interest rate discount at lightstream.com/kottke Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership when you sign up now through 2/28 at Fitbod.me/kottke Links: Don't Underestimate the Power of a Walk (Harvard Business Review) Why Walking Helps Us Think (The New Yorker) The Errand Friend (Culture Study) Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk (TED)  High five walking guys (Caleb Stallings, Twitter) A Hacker Tried to Poison a Florida City's Water Supply (Wired) Recycling face masks into roads to tackle COVID-generated waste (RMIT) Spec script roundup (A/V Club) TV Show Fanfiction (Archive of Our Own) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices