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Tehran’s drastic sinking exposed by satellite data(nature.com)
2 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
872.
by ciconia 8y ago
Why would you need Linux on your fridge? Besides, I think the whole point of sticking IoT stuff on kitchen appliances is planned obsolescence.
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The problem is not HTTP over TCP(arstechnica.com)
11 points by ciconia 8y ago|1 comments
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Show HN: Explicit dependency management for Ruby(github.com)
3 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
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Human excrement efficiently converted to hydrochar(phys.org)
1 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
876.
by ciconia 8y ago
Original link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0315-6
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Broad threat to humanity from hazards intensified by greenhouse emissions(sci-hub.tw)
2 points by ciconia 8y ago|1 comments
878.
by ciconia 8y ago
Not really equivalent since it does not involve an event reactor, only context switching: X = 1_000_000 f = Fiber.new do loop { Fiber.yield } end t0 = Time.now X.times { f.resume } dt = Time.now - t0 pu
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Policies of China, Russia and Canada threaten 5C climate change, study finds(theguardian.com)
3 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
880.
by ciconia 8y ago
Whatever the solution is to global warming and the looming ecological crisis, I don't believe it lies in more technology. The only viable solution in my opinion is for people to realise that our planet's resources are finite and
881.
Politicians say nothing, but US farmers are terrified by it – climate change(theguardian.com)
3 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
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A Farmer Who Wants to Go Beyond Organic(forbes.com)
15 points by ciconia 8y ago|4 comments
883.
by ciconia 8y ago
There's this belief, very common on HN, in technology as the solution to any and all problems facing humanity. In a way, technology has become a religion - "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic&quot
884.
Trees Could Change the Climate More Than Scientists Thought(theatlantic.com)
151 points by ciconia 8y ago|75 comments
885.
by ciconia 8y ago
> With a growing population, deforestation has become necessary to meet agricultural and accommodation needs of humans. As sad as it sounds, people need food and shelter. One of the main reasons deforestation is happening is because arab
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Scientists say halting deforestation 'just as urgent' as reducing emissions(theguardian.com)
144 points by ciconia 8y ago|78 comments
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Top tech industry execs named to a Saudi advisory board(businessinsider.fr)
3 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
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by ciconia 8y ago
> Switching from a 10yr old ICE hatchback to a new one can easily save you $500 pa. Going from a new "efficient" ICE to an electric will save you a fraction of that. Not true. From personal experience driving an electric costs
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As Debt Rises, the Government Will Soon Spend More on Interest Than on Military(nytimes.com)
26 points by ciconia 8y ago|5 comments
890.
by ciconia 8y ago
If only humanity has spent the same energy, vision and resources on what's happening on f-ing planet earth, things could have looked very different...
891.
#14982 Improve namespace system in Ruby to avoid top-level names chaos(bugs.ruby-lang.org)
1 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
892.
Changing Redis master-slave replication terms with something else(github.com)
4 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
893.
by ciconia 8y ago
Kudos on the fantastic docs: https://aiochan.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
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by ciconia 8y ago
I think there's a good chance the 2016 US elections were in fact manipulated, and the upcoming mid-terms are not gonna be any different. "[The hackers] wouldn’t need too heavy a hand... just a couple of tweaks here and there.&quot
895.
Climate Change Is Killing the Cedars of Lebanon(nytimes.com)
2 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
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How Russia could steal our next election(fivethirtyeight.com)
2 points by ciconia 8y ago|1 comments
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Trent Reznor: “You’re seeing the fall of America in real time”(theguardian.com)
28 points by ciconia 8y ago|18 comments
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Trent Reznor: “You’re seeing the fall of America in real time”(theguardian.com)
3 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments
899.
by ciconia 8y ago
If those who complain about Amazon would put their money where their mouth is, and stop buying from them, I'm pretty sure Amazon would have already done something about it. Regulation, sadly, is not gonna cut it. The only way for this
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French school students to be banned from using mobile phones(theguardian.com)
1 points by ciconia 8y ago|0 comments

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