Tue. 02/16 - Del Monte Engineered Pink Pineapples for Instagram

<p><strong><em>The new fruit taking over Instagram. Why the winter storm sweeping the US is causing an energy crisis, especially in Texas. And a new-ish game that lets you take a virtual vacation with your friends.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a>&nbsp;</li><li>OurCrowd, <a href="http://ourcrowd.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ourcrowd.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.growbyginkgo.com/2021/02/12/instagram-fruit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram Fruit</a> (Grow)</li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-53432877" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The rise, fall, and rise of the status pineapple</a> (BBC)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/1361330608299999242?s=20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hurricane Harvey vs. now</a> (The Weather Channel, Twitter)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-15/how-extreme-cold-turned-into-a-u-s-energy-crisis-quicktake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Extreme Cold Turned Into a U.S. Energy Crisis</a> (Bloomberg)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-16/frozen-wind-farms-were-just-a-small-piece-of-texas-s-power-woes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frozen Wind Farms Are Just a Small Piece of Texas’s Power Woes</a> (Bloomberg)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/08/texplainer-why-does-texas-have-its-own-power-grid/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Texplainer: Why Does Texas Have Its Own Power Grid?</a> (Texas Tribune)</li><li><a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/15/rolling-blackouts-texas/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Storm updates &amp; resources for helping out at the bottom</a> (Texas Tribune)</li><li><a href="https://virtualvacation.u