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The rocks are viscous, but only in the same way that glass is. It may not look it, but all the glass on Earth is flowing downward under the relentless drag of gravity. Remove a pane of really old glass from the window of a European cathedral and it will be noticeably thicker at the bottom than at the top. That is the sort of “flow” we are talking about.

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson

The city’s current chargers, for example, cost $1 an hour for a vehicle that is actively charging but $3 an hour after the process is complete. The idea is to encourage drivers to move their vehicles when they’re done, so other drivers can use the charger.

How Cities Are Deciding Where Electric Vehicle Chargers Should Go

Daniel C. Vock and Senior Reporter, Route Fifty

In March, President Biden signed an executive order directing financial agencies to create a full regulatory strategy for crypto, and like many other nations, the US is looking into creating a regulated digital currency, called a CBDC (for “central-bank digital currency”).

It’s Okay to Opt Out of the Crypto Revolution

technologyreview.com

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