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We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

#msdos #vintageComputing

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

We just open-sourced DOS 4 (and found binaries of Multitasking DOS 4) https://www.hanselman.com/blog/open-sourcing-dos-4

Palm OS and the devices that ran it: An Ars retrospective https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013776

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/

#PalmOS and the devices that ran it: A retrospective

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/

Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40156569

Palm OS and the devices that ran it: An Ars retrospective

Before smartphones, we had PDAs in our pockets. Palm did them best.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Palm OS and the devices that ran it: An Ars retrospective
L: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40156569
posted on 2024.04.25 at 08:16:58 (c=0, p=4)

“Gadgets aren’t fun anymore,” ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2013776 #personaldigitalassistant #palmpilot #features #palmos #tech #palm #pda

A wonderful stroll down memory lane. The only thing I would question is the subtitle "Palm did them best". Let's not forget there was Psion, whose 32 bit systems, played an important role in what was to become Symbian.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/

“In this Ars retrospective, we’ll look back at some notable examples of the technical evolution of the Palm operating system and the devices that ran it—and how they paved the way for what we use now.”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/palm-os-and-the-devices-that-ran-it-an-ars-retrospective/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

#klimawandel #science

https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Occasionally, I find it is still worth looking at observed climate change even before the dramatic 2023 numbers. Do you notice the comparison between the steepening red curve of the observations and the various policy scenario projections?
How come we just keep building highways, extend airports, make ever larger cruise liners - as if there were no shred of a need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? https://berkeleyearth.org/policy-insights/

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg: 9780593492321 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) writes:

"When we say that our leaders have not been taking any climate action during the last thirty years, we could not be more wrong. In fact, they have been very busy. But not in the way that you might think — or hope.

"They have spent this time actively delaying action, creating frameworks full of loopholes that will benefit their own national short-term economic policies — and their own popularity. And as long as the level of awareness is as low as it is today, they will continue to get away with it."

That's from page 92 in The Climate Book -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Politics #Economics #Environment #Climate #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #Greenwashing

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals more precise burial place of Plato

Historical accounts vary about how the Greek philosopher Plato died:
in bed while listening to a young woman playing the flute;
at a wedding feast;
or peacefully in his sleep.

But the few surviving texts from that period indicate that the philosopher was🔸 buried somewhere in the garden of the Academy 🔸he founded in Athens.
The garden was quite large, but
💥archaeologists have now deciphered a charred ancient papyrus scroll💥 recovered from the ruins of Herculaneum,
👉indicating a more precise burial location:
in a private area near a sacred shrine to the Muses, according to Constanza Millani, director of the Institute of Heritage Science at Italy's National Research Council.

As previously reported, the ancient Roman resort town Pompeii wasn't the only city destroyed in the catastrophic 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Several other cities in the area, including the wealthy enclave of Herculaneum, were fried by clouds of hot gas called pyroclastic pulses and flows.
But still, some remnants of Roman wealth survived.
One palatial residence in #Herculaneum—believed to have once belonged to a man named Piso—contained hundreds of priceless written scrolls made from papyrus, singed into carbon by volcanic

Scientists have brought all manner of cutting-edge tools to bear on deciphering badly damaged ancient texts like the Herculaneum scrolls.
For instance, in 2019, German scientists used a combination of physics techniques (synchrotron radiation, infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray fluorescence) to virtually "unfold" an ancient Egyptian papyrus.
Brent Searles' lab at the University of Kentucky has been working on deciphering the Herculaneum scrolls for many years. He employs a different method of "virtually unrolling" damaged scrolls, using digital scanning with micro-computed tomography—a noninvasive technique often used for cancer imaging—with segmentation to digitally create pages, augmented with texturing and flattening techniques. Then they developed software (Volume Cartography) to virtually unroll the scroll.
Notably, the historical account of Plato being sold into slavery in his later years after running afoul of the tyrannical Dionysius is usually pegged to around 387 BCE. According to the newly deciphered Philodemus text, however, Plato's enslavement may have occurred as early as 404 BCE or shortly after the death of Socrates in 399 BCE.
"Compared to previous editions, there is now an almost radically changed text, which implies a series of new and concrete facts about various academic philosophers," Graziano Ranocchia, lead researcher on the project, said. "Through the new edition and its contextualization, scholars have arrived at unexpected interdisciplinary deductions for ancient philosophy, Greek biography and literature, and the history of the book.”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2019913

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato - Enlarge / Imaging setup for a charred ancient papyrus recovered from th... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2019913 #herculaneumscrolls #archaeology #herculaneum #science #plato

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato

Various imaging methods comprised a kind of "bionic eye" to examine charred scroll.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato

https://arstechnica.com/?p=2019913

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato. Various imaging methods comprised a kind of "bionic eye" to examine charred scroll. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals more precise burial place of Plato

Historical accounts vary about how the Greek philosopher Plato died:
in bed while listening to a young woman playing the flute;
at a wedding feast;
or peacefully in his sleep.

But the few surviving texts from that period indicate that the philosopher was🔸 buried somewhere in the garden of the Academy 🔸he founded in Athens.
The garden was quite large, but
💥archaeologists have now deciphered a charred ancient papyrus scroll💥 recovered from the ruins of Herculaneum,
👉indicating a more precise burial location:
in a private area near a sacred shrine to the Muses, according to Constanza Millani, director of the Institute of Heritage Science at Italy's National Research Council.

As previously reported, the ancient Roman resort town Pompeii wasn't the only city destroyed in the catastrophic 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Several other cities in the area, including the wealthy enclave of Herculaneum, were fried by clouds of hot gas called pyroclastic pulses and flows.
But still, some remnants of Roman wealth survived.
One palatial residence in #Herculaneum—believed to have once belonged to a man named Piso—contained hundreds of priceless written scrolls made from papyrus, singed into carbon by volcanic

Scientists have brought all manner of cutting-edge tools to bear on deciphering badly damaged ancient texts like the Herculaneum scrolls.
For instance, in 2019, German scientists used a combination of physics techniques (synchrotron radiation, infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray fluorescence) to virtually "unfold" an ancient Egyptian papyrus.
Brent Searles' lab at the University of Kentucky has been working on deciphering the Herculaneum scrolls for many years. He employs a different method of "virtually unrolling" damaged scrolls, using digital scanning with micro-computed tomography—a noninvasive technique often used for cancer imaging—with segmentation to digitally create pages, augmented with texturing and flattening techniques. Then they developed software (Volume Cartography) to virtually unroll the scroll.
Notably, the historical account of Plato being sold into slavery in his later years after running afoul of the tyrannical Dionysius is usually pegged to around 387 BCE. According to the newly deciphered Philodemus text, however, Plato's enslavement may have occurred as early as 404 BCE or shortly after the death of Socrates in 399 BCE.
"Compared to previous editions, there is now an almost radically changed text, which implies a series of new and concrete facts about various academic philosophers," Graziano Ranocchia, lead researcher on the project, said. "Through the new edition and its contextualization, scholars have arrived at unexpected interdisciplinary deductions for ancient philosophy, Greek biography and literature, and the history of the book.”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/

Deciphered Herculaneum papyrus reveals precise burial place of Plato

Various imaging methods comprised a kind of "bionic eye" to examine charred scroll.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/deciphered-herculaneum-papyrus-reveals-precise-burial-place-of-plato/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I often hear from people discouraged about the slow pace of climate action. “We’ve tried so hard to tackle climate change and nothing changed,” they say. “Why even bother anymore?”

While it may feel subtle or almost imperceptible at times, a lot has changed over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, 0.7% of cars sold around the world were electric vehicles. Today, 20% are. Before the Paris Agreement, the world was forecast to warm by up to 5 degrees C (9F). Now, as this article explains, that number has been dialed back to 2.7 degrees thanks to already enacted government policies around the world.

Of course we need to do more: the science is clear that every tenth of a degree of warming we avoid will prevent a measurable amount of loss and suffering. But a shift is underway, and if we don’t talk about what has been accomplished as well as what still remains to be done, we are disempowering and discouraging people from taking action.

Read on for more good news, not so good news, and how you can help reach a target of 25,000 climate conversations this month!

https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/celebrating-the-earth?r=2eiy9u&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

The Flint Water Crisis started ten years ago today.

Flint is a community uniquely equipped to explain the importance of strong local government.

At Popula, a wild, deeply absorbing and informative conversation with their former mayor:

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

The Flint Water Crisis started ten years ago today.

Flint is a community uniquely equipped to explain the importance of strong local government.

At Popula, a wild, deeply absorbing and informative conversation with their former mayor:

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

Ten years ago, on April 25th, the City of Flint, Michigan,
under the thumb of state-appointed emergency operators,
switched their municipal water supply from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
to the Flint River.

Governor Rick Snyder’s Republican administration had imposed a brutal austerity paradigm on both Flint and Detroit,
where the vast majority of Michigan’s Black population was concentrated.

Because the Flint River water was improperly treated,
lead from old pipes leached into the municipal water,
exposing the city’s residents to elevated levels of lead and other contaminants.

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling, who had been in office since 2009, was ousted by voters that November. 

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

The Flint Water Crisis started ten years ago today.

Flint is a community uniquely equipped to explain the importance of strong local government.

At Popula, a wild, deeply absorbing and informative conversation with their former mayor:

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

The Flint Water Crisis started ten years ago today.

Flint is a community uniquely equipped to explain the importance of strong local government.

At Popula, a wild, deeply absorbing and informative conversation with their former mayor:

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

The Flint Water Crisis started ten years ago today.

Flint is a community uniquely equipped to explain the importance of strong local government.

At Popula, a wild, deeply absorbing and informative conversation with their former mayor:

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

Ten years ago, on April 25th, the City of Flint, Michigan,
under the thumb of state-appointed emergency operators,
switched their municipal water supply from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
to the Flint River.

Governor Rick Snyder’s Republican administration had imposed a brutal austerity paradigm on both Flint and Detroit,
where the vast majority of Michigan’s Black population was concentrated.

Because the Flint River water was improperly treated,
lead from old pipes leached into the municipal water,
exposing the city’s residents to elevated levels of lead and other contaminants.

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling, who had been in office since 2009, was ousted by voters that November. 

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

Ten years ago, on April 25th, the City of Flint, Michigan,
under the thumb of state-appointed emergency operators,
switched their municipal water supply from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
to the Flint River.

Governor Rick Snyder’s Republican administration had imposed a brutal austerity paradigm on both Flint and Detroit,
where the vast majority of Michigan’s Black population was concentrated.

Because the Flint River water was improperly treated,
lead from old pipes leached into the municipal water,
exposing the city’s residents to elevated levels of lead and other contaminants.

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling, who had been in office since 2009, was ousted by voters that November. 

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

The Flint Water Crisis started ten years ago today.

Flint is a community uniquely equipped to explain the importance of strong local government.

At Popula, a wild, deeply absorbing and informative conversation with their former mayor:

https://popula.com/2024/04/25/the-flint-water-crisis-ten-years-later/

Link: https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40169178

https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SF_TNR

To understand what's happening in San Francisco, you must examine the extremist politics of the "Network State" cult. For the @newrepublic, I wrote about Balaji Srinivasan, an influential tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” SF.
Buckle up for an absolute horrorshow! https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

To understand what's happening in San Francisco, you must examine the extremist politics of the "Network State" cult. For the @newrepublic, I wrote about Balaji Srinivasan, an influential tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” SF.
Buckle up for an absolute horrorshow! https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

To understand what's happening in San Francisco, you must examine the extremist politics of the "Network State" cult. For the @newrepublic, I wrote about Balaji Srinivasan, an influential tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” SF.
Buckle up for an absolute horrorshow! https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

The Tech Baron Seeking to “Ethnically Cleanse” San Francisco https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat #technology

To understand what's happening in San Francisco, you must examine the extremist politics of the "Network State" cult. For the @newrepublic, I wrote about Balaji Srinivasan, an influential tech baron seeking to “ethnically cleanse” SF.
Buckle up for an absolute horrorshow! https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

Balaji Srinivasan calls for tech to "exit democracy" and seize local governments
L: https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40169178
posted on 2024.04.26 at 09:33:55 (c=5, p=42)

https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat
This is scary.....and just north of where I live. Dystopian is an understatement to describe the future if it happens.
#VC #TechBro #Technology