I've had enough. Maybe I'll be back if things improve.
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Alex Birsan retweeted
Global temperatures in October smashed the prior monthly record by 0.4C, and were ~1.7C above preindustrial levels.
It wasn't quite as gobsmacking as September, but still comes in as the second most anomalous month in what has been an exceptionally hot year already.
Alex Birsan retweeted
MEGA FACTCHECK
EVs are “likely crucial” for tackling transport CO2, says the IPCC – and sales are rocketing
But EVs still face relentless hostile media coverage
So, I spent the past few months debunking 21 (!) of the most common EV myths
Here it is 🧵
carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21…
This earned a follow for me, because I 99% agree with the post. The 1% I don't agree with is the precise threshold for the wine bottle price 😃, but the point is correct and 1000 dollars bottles of wine are ridiculous anyway
For many years, Bill Gates used to fly Economy, not because he couldn’t afford First Class, but because he didn’t consider it good value. It’s five or six times more expensive, but only marginally better (and you all get to your destination at the same time).
In the same vein, I could afford a really nice car at this point, but I’ve never been a car guy, and I don’t need a Lamborghini or a Mazerati (which I can’t even spell). A Volvo station wagon does the job just fine, and I wouldn’t value the difference. I don’t need to drop $1000 on a bottle of wine at dinner either, since I know I’ll get the same enjoyment from a $35 bottle.
So what is wealth good for, in the end? Besides providing security, it also gives flexibility. After all of the experiences I’ve had, the most important thing I’ve learned about money is that, once you have enough (by the previous definition), you can choose to have less of it in exchange for choosing how to spend your time. And spending your time doing something meaningful to you…that’s worth way more than a Mazerati.
Nu sunt fanul lui Ciolacu, dar azi el a fost în Israel (primul prim ministru care s-a dus după atacuri), iar prietenul Orban s-a văzut cu Putin în China.
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In 1992, as Hurricane Andrew approached South Florida, the Miami Zoo faced the daunting task of preparing for the impending disaster. Ron Magill, who served as the assistant curator at the time, had been through multiple hurricane threats over his 12-year tenure, with none of them materializing as forecasted. Despite his initial skepticism, Magill and his team worked tirelessly to ensure the safety of all the zoo's animals.
One remarkable decision involved relocating 30 flamingos to the zoo's bathroom. This choice was practical due to the bathroom's lack of windows, a tile floor for easy cleaning, ample space to create makeshift beds using hastily scattered hay, and, most importantly, a readily available supply of fresh water. Magill and his team opened all the stalls, filled the toilets with water, and embarked on the challenging mission of moving the flamingos.
The flamingos proved to be uncooperative, causing a commotion during the transfer. Magill recalls, "These flamingos are flapping everywhere, we're grabbing them, we're getting full of flamingo water and stuff." Despite the chaos, they successfully relocated the birds. As Magill was leaving the bathroom, he turned around for one last look and was struck by the scene before him.
"I thought, Who would have ever thought these flamingos would be next to urinals looking at themselves in the mirrors?'" recalls Magill, now the zoo's communications director. He grabbed his camera to take a picture, which would become one of the most iconic images from the historic storm.
What an amazing game. The Irish were unlucky, but the Kiwis made their own luck. – at Tunari, România
Mişto. – at Tunari, România
A very good day to read "Landscape" -- my favorite Gluck poem and one of my favorite poems period. "I lived in the present, which was that part of the future you could see" threepennyreview.com/landsca…
Boss level
This is Emma Gatewood, the first woman to hike the 2,168-mile (3,489 km) Appalachian Trail solo in just one season.
In 1949, Grandma Gatewood read an article from National Geographic about the Appalachian Trail and became interested when she learned that no woman had been able to hike it solo. Her only training before her hike was to walk 10 miles a day to build her leg muscles.
She accomplished this feat in 1955 at the age of 67, wearing only Keds shoes and carrying an army blanket, a raincoat, and a plastic shower curtain. She was also a mother of 11, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother.
While her achievement is nothing short of remarkable, the public at the time did not know that Grandma Gatewood had suffered beatings and sexual abuse at the hands of her husband for 30 years. Whenever her husband became violent, she would often escape to the woods, where she found a sense of comfort and tranquility. She was able to get a divorce in 1940 at a time when it was not very common.
When asked about advice on hiking the Appalachian Trail, she said:
"Make a rain cape and an over-the-shoulder sling bag, and buy a sturdy pair of Keds tennis shoes. Stop at local groceries and pick up Vienna sausages... most everything else to eat you can find beside the trail. And by the way, those wild onions are not called 'Ramps'; they are 'Rampions'... a ramp is an inclined plane."
Grandma Gatewood went on to hike the trail a second time in 1960 and a third time in 1963 at age 75. She became the first person to hike the trail more than once.
In 1973, Grandma Gatewood died of a heart attack at age 85. At the time of her death, she had 24 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Un rar post serios de la mine: in viata trebuie sa alegi intre bine si rau, chiar daca nu e comod sau daca pierzi bani sau iti superi prietenii. O lume relativizata masiv si lipsita de compas moral arata cam cum vedeti zilele astea, cu potential de evolutie negativa sustinuta.
Pentru ăștia care ati fost la școală în anii 80 - tocmai mi-am dat seama ca noi eram învățați la istorie ca ce eroice erau chestiile gen ce au făcut palestinienii azi. Răscoale + pogrom pe asupritori. Și va mai mirați ca AUR + Sosoaca sunt pe val. Ne-au spălat pe creier tare. – at Tunari, România
De curiozitate, a citit cineva Jon Fosse? Daca da, ce parere aveti? Nu incerc sa demonstrez ca e obscur, ci sunt realmente interesat de raspuns.
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The 2023 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”
