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a professional acquaintance mentioned yesterday that he'd lately seen compostable stuff pretty close in cost to regular disposable...

a professional acquaintance mentioned yesterday that he'd lately seen compostable stuff pretty close in cost to regular disposable plasticware, at the local supermarket

I haven't checked the prices on these things lately but this sounds promising

like how solar PV energy is actually cost-compettive with natural gas these days, and (more subtly) is similarly available

#composting #PlasticWaste

useful reminder of just how much we depend on infrastructure systems of so many different kinds, many of which are quite overlooked until...

useful reminder of just how much we depend on infrastructure systems of so many different kinds, many of which are quite overlooked until they break and problems arise as a result

https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/we-live-like-royalty-and-dont-know-it

whelp, sorry to ruin the mood so soon.i was like, "i'll come in and say happy new year" and so i did and then i checked the...

whelp, sorry to ruin the mood so soon.

i was like, "i'll come in and say happy new year" and so i did and then i checked the news.

🙃

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

OMFG this is brilliant.If you can understand #Cantonese by ear and know #Jyutping (a romanization system for Cantonese) but can't read...

OMFG this is brilliant.

If you can understand #Cantonese by ear and know #Jyutping (a romanization system for Cantonese) but can't read #Chinese, this browser extension essentially opens up a whole world of Chinese text.

https://github.com/CanCLID/inject-jyutping

It adds a Jyutping display to Chinese text. This works on many sites.

I can't overstate how amazing it is that I can suddenly read so much more Chinese text, far more directly than with English translations.

#languages #LanguageLearning

"NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for...

"NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research. Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions"

Source: https://bsky.app/profile/monscience.bsky.social/post/3lgecous7j22w

#NIH #TrumpAdministration #uspolitics #research #funding #HealthResearch #SciencePolicy #policy

this is very serious intentional dereliction of...

this is very serious intentional dereliction of duty
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/health/hhs-cdc-fda-trump-pause-communication/index.html

more broadly, the anti-science bent of this administration has very troubling implications for everything from science research on the upstream end to public health information on the downstream end

#TrumpAdministration #USPolitics

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/113510670213483310nice thread from @dantheclamman on neat clam facts. The thread also links to a paper...

https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/113510670213483310

nice thread from @dantheclamman on neat clam facts. The thread also links to a paper on using clams as bioindicators.

The #Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has just released its study "Global Warming's Six Audiences around the...

The #Yale Program on Climate Change Communication has just released its study "Global Warming's Six Audiences around the world" -- which builds on prior analysis categorizing U.S. opinions on #ClimateChange ( #GlobalWarming ) into six categories (Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious, Disengaged, Doubtful, Dismissive). This framework is applied to survey results from over 100 countries.

https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/six-audiences-around-the-world/

#PublicOpinion #environment #survey #communication #ClimateChangeCommunication

the rise of solar energy generation has had one odd effect on me, namely making me slightly confused/annoyed every time I hear "solar...

the rise of solar energy generation has had one odd effect on me, namely making me slightly confused/annoyed every time I hear "solar system" but have to realize it's not about planets

#WindPower overtakes #Coal as in #energy generationhttps://qz.com/gateway/wind-power-overtake-coal-power-1851581004#WindEnergy...

#WindPower overtakes #Coal as in #energy generation
https://qz.com/gateway/wind-power-overtake-coal-power-1851581004

#WindEnergy #RenewableEnergy

i also want to smack whoever used a wood screw of the wrong threading to secure the old ceiling lamp to the metal box

i also want to smack whoever used a wood screw of the wrong threading to secure the old ceiling lamp to the metal box

i wanna smack whoever painted the black (live) wires white resulting in them looking like the white (neutral) wires

i wanna smack whoever painted the black (live) wires white resulting in them looking like the white (neutral) wires

#Discord added an #arbitration clause to their terms of service. Here's information for how to opt out:...

#Discord added an #arbitration clause to their terms of service. Here's information for how to opt out: https://www.polygon.com/2024/4/20/24134970/discord-arbitration-how-to-opt-out

I ran across the following short video about urban adaptations to accommodate rainwater and decrease flooding due to extreme rain events in...

I ran across the following short video about urban adaptations to accommodate rainwater and decrease flooding due to extreme rain events in China (and also capture some of it for groundwater/aquifer recharge). As the video notes, these are being worked on in other countries but China is implementing them at scale.

https://youtu.be/jursRm7mnQk

#ExtremeWeather #flooding #China #ClimateAdaptation #impermeable #permeable #UrbanPlanning #Sustainability #RainwaterCapture

me, trying to come up with a mnemonic for the Spanish days of the week:"Down Load Many More Jpegs Very Soon"

me, trying to come up with a mnemonic for the Spanish days of the week:

"Down Load Many More Jpegs Very Soon"

i almost typed "sustainability advisory bard" today (meant to type "board" lol)

i almost typed "sustainability advisory bard" today (meant to type "board" lol)

Came across this article about #LosAngeles 's #WaterConservation measures, mainly by leaving spaces for and replacing impervious...

Came across this article about #LosAngeles 's #WaterConservation measures, mainly by leaving spaces for and replacing impervious surfaces with places where water can percolate into the aquifer.

https://www.wired.com/story/los-angeles-just-proved-how-spongy-a-city-can-be/

#Water #WaterResources #California #Rainwater #RainwaterCapture

saw a #Broward county #transit electric bus. heartened to see some progress here, even if it's slow

saw a #Broward county #transit electric bus. heartened to see some progress here, even if it's slow