They are just edging this bill till nobody pays attention. Democracy at work!

I was more stating what I think will happen rather than wat we should be doing.

In terms of pure physics it is ofc easier to turn off the metaphorical tap, but in terms of power and politics we seem unable to transition to renewables. And I’m afraid once we switch on the geo-engineering button we still won’t transition. Only once oil is priced out of the market completely, be it fusion or abundant solar and wind (with energy storage), will we make the transition. But again I might be too pessimistic.

Fusion would solve a lot, but even if we invent room-temperature superconductors today, it would still take so much time to roll fusion out on a big scale and replace oil infrastructure with electric infrastructure.

I tend to be very pessimistic about climate change, but I hope I’m wrong.

If it was possible I would put quite some money on that geo engineering (like stratospheric aerosol injection) will be seriously discussed on a UN level within ten years. Climate change seems only to speed up and co2 emissions are still rising. At one point there is simply no alternative.

Up next: PayPal introducing new AI that purchases random shit for you.

I’m starting to get the feeling that “X is playing chess while Y is playing checkers” is an indicator species for a terrible take.

Having lived in Utrecht, yes all those stores in the picture, completely empty, also all the people on bikes are happy to finally have the chance to sit after spending their day in a house without furniture.

To quote Not Just Bikes: “the USA wasn’t built for cars, it was destroyed for cars”

Most cities in the US were walkable and public transport oriented, but in the fifties all livable neighborhoods and city centers were bulldozed to make place for parking lots and arterial roads.

A party is a party, I’ve said way worse cringe under the influence of alcohol, especially if I was flirting with someone (which it sounds like she is).

I once had a lecture from him and he is a great orator. Sadly turned out he did some #metoo shit with female students.

Manager: hey I know it’s something you haven’t worked with before, but I’m sure you’ll figure it out with some googling.

Me 30 minutes later:

What is the thesis of this meme, that people are just stupid and there is no underlying problem or system that can be improved?

Science is often communicated to the public via either companies, politics, or the media. Which al have their own interests and issues in representing “scientific facts”. To give some examples of the “science” people have been exposed to: These new pain killers are perfectly save and absolutely not addictive. Making health care accessible is actually bad for the economy and will be more expensive in the end. Or the numerous articles on outlier papers published in the media that conclude that it’s actually healthy to [insert obviously unhealthy habit here (sponsored by some industry group)].

Science has a communication problem, and the communication conduits have a huge credibility problem. The results of which made an already bad pandemic even worse.

Also impressed with their aiming skills, two bullets in the back of the head every time.

Do not be afraid.

Or to attract mates ;)

First they came for the windrush generation and I did nothing because I was not of the windrush generation.

Then they came for the Polish and I did nothing for I was not Polish.

Then they came for the trans women and I did nothing because I was not a trans woman.

Yada yada yada…

British politics having a normal one again.

Judas to Jesus at the last supper:

To erectile this function

It looks like your code could use some BlueChew™️

Does it say what he was doing in Dallas November the 22nd 1963?