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axiom: just because we can manufacture it doesn't mean we can metabolize it (@_eleanorina at the other site)
"Google Earth on the web now has image generation built in, powered by Nano Banana 2. It went live today, worldwide, for everyone, with no waitlist and no application. (2/5)" - hankvaness "type whatever you want to see"
even if we reached netzero by tomorrow, it's still going to be centuries before things get back to normal (if they do*) consider shifting your framework to what do we need to do to live with this bc we have centuries of it to get through regardless of which paths we take
they did some good, ofc, they also started the consolidation trend which was not a bad thing in that it was part of modernizing, more use of tractors, neighbouring farms bought out farmers struggling with debt but look, neither party reversed the trend leading to the current situation
"Since 2013, I had been hearing that global coal demand had either "peaked" or was "about to peak." Instead, growth has continued. So much that from 2013 to 2026, the world has added the annual coal consumption of Japan — twice. (FWIW: Japan is the world's top-4 coal consumer)." - Javier Blas
i get it - you'd like to preserve your illusion that it's all good, but it makes zero sense to be producing the current quantities of fruits and vegetables there, instead of in areas with more water and using seasonal preservation for year-round avail (the way it used to be done)
"India just banned its sailors from the Strait of Hormuz. India supplies 310,000 seafarers to the world's merchant fleet. That's the 2nd largest in the world. The Philippines, number 1, already did the same. No crew, no transit." - @ puckrin @ dgshipping_IN
the grey represents material products as well as energy
put some chives where weeds grew quickly, working well at crowding them out
decline in agricultural labour, increased lifespan, increased time in education for women (and men!) & possibly a sort of quorum sensing (transmitted by cultural, familial, personal anxiety about what is needed before starting a family)
Annemarie Horden: "Good morning from Beijing, where the US-China meeting is a sidebar on the front page of the China Daily." JustDario: "Because that’s in english ma’am, in official mandarin publications there isn’t even that sidebar mention 👇🏻" "Those who are familiar with China know very/..
"Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies" -- BBC News (World)
"How big is the economic crisis for Niti Ayog (Indian government think tank) to propose a 2-year construction ban?" -- @ SushantSin
"🇮🇳 India's Prime Minister just asked 1.4 billion people to use less fuel, travel less, buy less gold, and eat less cooking oil. -Avoid non-essential overseas travel for at least a year -Reduce cooking oil consumption -Farmers: cut fertiliser use by up to 50%"
yep but momentum against the previous status quo grew because problems weren't being dealt with eg, for deprescribing,
"China ordered companies in the country not to comply with US sanctions on five domestic refiners linked to the Iranian oil trade, a move aimed at softening the impact of penalties." - BBG
"I have no doubt the U.S. military can execute an effective blockade. "What it has not shown is an ability to restore commercial confidence once a major waterway is disrupted, which we have seen in the Red Sea and is now playing out in the Strait of Hormuz" - Mike Schuler, Editor gCaptain
any idea what's going on here - is it inventory stocking in advance of higher prices & shipping?
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