Tue. 03/22 - Competitive Water Drinkers On YouTube: One of the Internet's Last Friendly Places?

<p><strong><em>Turns out humans have been cooking and enjoying carbs for much longer than we initially thought, and the experiments some archaeologists have been conducting to lend credence to their hypotheses are very cool. Plus, welcome to the weird and wonderful world of competitive water drinking on YouTube. And a startup that wants to make earth-bound deliveries by taking a shortcut through space.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/kottke</a></li><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01681-w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How ancient people fell in love with bread, beer and other carbs</a> (Nature)</li><li><a href="https://www.dogfish.com/blog/ancient-ales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ancient Ales</a> (Dogfish Head Brewery) </li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xy385/inside-the-positive-community-of-competitive-youtube-water-drinkers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Inside the Super Positive Community of Competitive YouTube Water Drinkers</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/HydroHomies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">HydroHomies</a> (Reddit)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/N1JI_shx3n0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This Stick Of Butter Is Left Out At Room Temperature; You Won't Believe What Happens Next</a> (ClickHole, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDLD_zxiuyh1IMasq9nbjrA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DAVID LYNCH THEATER</a> (David Lynch, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/07/technology/inversion-suitcases-space.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dreaming of Suitcases in Space</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://intere