Exclusive: European agency predicting the weather using AI model from China by cxtinac in c/climate@slrpnk.net
Andrea González picked to replace Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate by cxtinac in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
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Andrea González picked to replace Ecuador’s assassinated presidential candidate (www.theguardian.com)
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Villavicencio’s Build party, or Construye in Spanish, announced on social media that Andrea González was replacing the 59-year-old as its presidential candidate in the 20 August vote.

We Suck at Promoting Climate Action, Here is How We Change That by cxtinac in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[-] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

It seems to me that the unfortunate reality is that hitting people with facts has either already succeeded (that's most of us reading this thread I would guess), or it will cause eyes to glaze over, and the cognitive dissonance to kick in to high gear; so we do need to do something different to persuade the rest to do something useful.

But, simply "making friends and telling stories" (to trivialise the article) is useless, there are very many resources on 'nonnormative non-violent' action and at least one study that confirm that it is statistically effective (dense scientific paper). Here's some resources:

Why Climate Litigation Matters by cxtinac in c/climate@slrpnk.net
'Where Should I Live?' by cxtinac in c/climate@slrpnk.net
The U.S. Government Will Pay to Remove Carbon From Atmosphere by cxtinac in c/climate@slrpnk.net
Step-by-step instructions to build a smartphone that is open-source, upgradeable, repairable, and Big Tech free by cxtinac in c/diy@slrpnk.net
[-] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Why the down votes on this? I had a quick look at the github repo and it looks pretty neat to me. I must be missing something...

Anyone care to enlighten me?

Royal Bank of Canada, criticized on climate, seeks executive to tackle issue by cxtinac in c/climate@slrpnk.net
Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates vastly more electricity by cxtinac in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[-] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Fair enough, good point.

Scientists invent double-sided solar panel that generates vastly more electricity by cxtinac in c/solarpunk@slrpnk.net
[-] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

We have bifacial panels, cost was comparable, and rated at ~15% additional output. Now almost 2yrs old.

Robert Jenrick has cartoon murals painted over at children’s asylum centre by cxtinac in c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
[-] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Just this: echo 'Suella Braverman' | sed s/S/Cr/

Why I left there decades ago and have never gone back.

What are you reading this week? [July 3-July 9, 2023] by cxtinac in c/books@lemmy.ml
[-] cxtinac@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I just finished The Deluge by Stephen Markley (all 900pp!)

It's basically a US-centric "narrative" of the 2030's, told from the PoV of about a dozen different characters, with the thread of climate change prominent throughout.

Really it's hard to describe it as good or bad, an enjoyable read etc. It is certainly well written, and characterisation is exceptionally good and detailed, but for me it was by turns scary, amusing, depressing, profoundly sad and wrenching in its humanity. I have no reason to doubt its accuracy based on the science.

It took me almost a month to read because I had to take breaks to get my "cognitive dissonance" recharged.

I would definitely recommend it.

It would make a good streaming series on Amazon Prime or Apple TV.

cxtinac

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