ciconia

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Anthropause(en.wikipedia.org)
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by ciconia 4y ago
> You could use the same argument against any modern technology. Yes, technology is there to make our lives more comfortable, but at what price? Is modern society mature enough to weigh the pros and cons of each technology? I doubt it.
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by ciconia 4y ago
What would a modern human do without technology? Judging from the comments here it seems almost nobody can tolerate anything less than perfect thermal confort. Personally I find this ridiculous. Our bodies are perfectly capable of regulatin
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by ciconia 4y ago
The best iPhone, or Android phone, you can get is the one you inherit for free from a family member or a friend. I recently upgraded my 7-year old Moto G play, which was getting a bit flaky, to a 4-year old Samsung S9 that I got from my bro
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Northern Italy drought threatens olive oil, risotto rice and passata supplies(theguardian.com)
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Quiet flows the Po: the life and slow death of Italy’s longest river(theguardian.com)
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by ciconia 4y ago
Weeds are largely a symptom of monoculture, an algricultural practice that's ecologically destructive. Besides, there are diverse solutions to controlling weeds: mulching, association planting, green cover... > It's ridiculous
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by ciconia 4y ago
> In undergrad I took a bunch of biology and chemistry classes. It wasn't until I took Biochemistry (a senior level class) that everything came together. In high school I really hated biology and chemistry. It was just a bunch of ab
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Cruise robotaxis blocked traffic for hours on this San Francisco street(techcrunch.com)
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‘Putin rubbing hands with glee’ after EU votes to class gas and nuclear as green(theguardian.com)
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by ciconia 4y ago
For those thinking it's all about money and interest rates, it's not. The problem is energy supply, which is becoming the limiting factor to economic growth. This is what, in my analysis, the Ukraine war is about.
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by ciconia 4y ago
This is anecdotal, but this year in our garden (eastern France) there have been lots and lots of bumblebees and other insects, but very few honey bees. I've heard other people around here talking about a very rough years for apiculture
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Milan turns off fountains as Italy warns more water rationing to fight drought(theguardian.com)
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The Moroccan Food Forest That Inspired an Agricultural Revolution(atlasobscura.com)
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by ciconia 4y ago
Good for you. Strictly speaking, poop is not your body's output, it's your body's waste, and as such is indeed a good indicator of your body's efficiency in pulling out what it needs from the input. I guess your body&#x2
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Europe and UK pour 17,000 tons of cooking oil into vehicles a day(theguardian.com)
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by ciconia 4y ago
Why not? Installation is easy and inexpensive. Collecting the waste and topping up mulching material (wood chips etc) is done once a day. The waste goes to a compost pile that can eventually fertilize a hospital's vegetable garden.
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by ciconia 4y ago
Just use composting toilets, avoids the whole issue, and better for the environment. AMA if this interests you.
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by ciconia 4y ago
Thank you Holland, Germany, and Austria for doing your part to mitigate climate change.
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by ciconia 4y ago
Linked from the following Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/14/1977-us-...
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Memo: Release of CO2 and the Possibility of a Catastrophic Climate Change (1977) [pdf](uploads.guim.co.uk)
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by ciconia 4y ago
> scars you for life. You could also say being poor in childhood teaches you how to be frugal. I regard this as a healthy habit and better discipline I wish I had with money (coming from a middle-class family). Another way to look at fru
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Moses Staff(moses-staff.se)
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by ciconia 4y ago
GDP growth comes from machines, not humans.
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by ciconia 4y ago
It's not a bug, it's just creeping bloat.
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UK healthcare staff call in sick to avoid using car as cost of fuel soars(theguardian.com)
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Climate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds study(theguardian.com)
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Car tyres produce vastly more particle pollution than exhausts, tests show(theguardian.com)
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‘We were all wrong’: how Germany got hooked on Russian energy(theguardian.com)
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What’s New with Io_uring [pdf](kernel.dk)
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