markvdb

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by markvdb 5d ago
s/\ without\ even\ realising\ it//
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by markvdb 5d ago
Good. Now what about fscking smartphones? There's 1000 times more of those, most with dual cameras and microphones. I have "Hey Siri!" enthousiasts visiting soon. They can leave their iPhones in a nice Faraday cage at the ent
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by markvdb 6d ago
The part where the bat wielding despot required payment using the money of his issue was left out.
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by markvdb 6d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apr%C3%A8s_moi,_le_d%C3%A9luge
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by markvdb 11d ago
One, the other, or a mix of both! If I were a foreign agent wanting to sow chaos, I'd look for the easy to press buttons. Encouraging pissed-off Dutch citizens would be an obvious part of the plan.
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by markvdb 12d ago
> Technology only proceeds in one direction: unfettered growth, which necessitates unsustainable resource extraction. The direction of technological progress is not just linearly/exponentially upwards. Significant global technologic
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by markvdb 15d ago
I observe mostly short term opportunism. Powerful people deliberately injecting chaos for financial profit. Negative externalities: - loss of trust - loss of evidence based policy - loss of long-term planning - loss of talent - financial lo
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by markvdb 15d ago
No. A cynic might think a significant part of this half-arsed Iran war was: - make sure fuel prices increase globally - The US economy is relatively well-shielded from the fallout by its own fossil fuel sources, local and in colonies like V
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by markvdb 15d ago
Current US leadership has very much failed ordinary people in the US and allied states. Incompetence or malice? Both is also possible...
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by markvdb 19d ago
Dr. Michael Greger's "How not to die" is interesting.
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by markvdb 20d ago
https://www.v-dem.net/documents/75/V-Dem_Institute_Democracy...
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by markvdb 26d ago
The moment you are reading this is not only peak digital trash, but also peak digital treasure!
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by markvdb 26d ago
I'm afraid that is too optimistic a take. How many humans are worried about getting food on the table today? How many have the mental space to dedicate to climate change in any way? I'd guesstimate more people are worried about sh
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by markvdb 26d ago
Three quarters of the world live in autocracies, and another 19% outside liberal democracies. That will require adapted tactics. I'm not very qualified to speak on how to convince people in leadership positions there. How do you convin
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by markvdb 26d ago
I know what definitely won't work: Luigi Mangione style action. That will only set people up against one another. Here's two stories that might inspire: - I've seen a desperate, fragile grandfather seriously contemplate peace
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by markvdb 27d ago
AMOC collapse [0] is Europe's potential big climate challenge. Nasty business. I wonder how to help prevent that from happening. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_meridional_overturnin...
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by markvdb 28d ago
This looks like not too bad a little budget machine. The hardware is just very recent, with Linux kernel support caught up so recently that it hasn't shown up in distros yet. Not a perfect screen or trackpad is to be expected at this p
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by markvdb 1mo ago
> Every possible product name is carefully checked to avoid undesirable meanings in other languages, political or religious affiliations and fit into our global profile. I present to you "Svalka" wine glasses. Dump", rubbi
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by markvdb 1mo ago
Most of these are illegal to install in Belgium though. Anything connected there needs national grid type approval.
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by markvdb 1mo ago
Have a look at ERE. Don't get fooled by the snake oil sounding url. I ignored it for years because of that, but it's a sound framework to help you answer the question you are asking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki&#
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by markvdb 1mo ago
Do watch Romance with a double bass (1975) [0]. Wonderful, not very well-known short film adaptation of a Chekhov story featuring John Cleese. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1U42izMOjs
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by markvdb 1mo ago
Elementary respect for the scientific process and community. Respect for the intellectual culture it feeds on. Those would be a good start.
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by markvdb 2mo ago
Honest question. How could effective global climate action look?
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by markvdb 2mo ago
Similar in neighbouring Latvia. Friends who recovered their grandparents' nationalised farm organised one there. They got to meet neighbours who lived there during the occupation. Pictures surfaced of the transformation into five tiny
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by markvdb 2mo ago
Square cube law will optimise heat storage. These Finnish sand based heat batteries are a prime small-scale example.
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by markvdb 2mo ago
To state the obvious, it's not about taking away the right to eat red meat, right? It's about trying to convince people to adopt a diet that is: - healthier - tasty - cheaper - a small contribution to keeping the planet livable fo
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by markvdb 2mo ago
I once was in a train making an unscheduled stop in the middle of the fields. The driver picked up a colleague who stood waving next to the rails...
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by markvdb 2mo ago
A negative tax wants carbon negative processes to exist. That clear direction is more important than whether these processes currently exist. Experimental olivine based carbon capture looks promising to this uneducated bystander, but what d
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by markvdb 2mo ago
Price elasticity definitely is a thing, but I'd argue not in the way you see it. Have a somewhat competitive energy market and falling production prices like we have for carbon neutral energy. What do you think will happen? The market
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by markvdb 2mo ago
CO2 capture can be carbon negative, even if it consumes energy.

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