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also stop calling us "mainstream scientists" like there's a cooler bunch of hipster scientists out there
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
also stop calling us "mainstream scientists" like there's a cooler bunch of hipster scientists out there
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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Kara Walker Creates Haunted Beast From Butchered Confederate Statue. “The result is still horse and rider, but instead of charging into battle, Walker’s horseman wanders in Civil War purgatory, dragging its sword over a ruined battlefield…” [kottke.org]
Kara Walker Creates Haunted Beast From Butchered Confederate Statue
This is incredible: artist Kara Walker took a statue of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson that had stood in Charlottesville, Virginia until 2021, chopped it up, and reconstituted it into a disfigured beast. It’s
kottke.org
October 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Kara Walker Creates Haunted Beast From Butchered Confederate Statue. “The result is still horse and rider, but instead of charging into battle, Walker’s horseman wanders in Civil War purgatory, dragging its sword over a ruined battlefield…” [kottke.org]
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The economic sense is so extremely in favour of renewables now, Pakistan is even paying Qatar penalties to rather NOT deliver the fossil gas that Pakistan already placed orders for, because their Solar PV and batteries make much more sense.
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
So Pakistan is *paying* Qatar to *not* deliver LNG because even including this penalty payment their solar PV and battery spending is much better value for money and saves them billions.
How fascinating!
How fascinating!
November 16, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The economic sense is so extremely in favour of renewables now, Pakistan is even paying Qatar penalties to rather NOT deliver the fossil gas that Pakistan already placed orders for, because their Solar PV and batteries make much more sense.
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
It saves them money to cancel their gas imports and pay!
The Gates memo focuses on emissions, notes that the slope of the emissions curve is lower than predicted ten years ago and concludes that we can focus on other stuff. But emissions as such aren't the only issue to worry about when it comes to warming.
There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates' new climate memo, but I think it sets up a false dichotomy between reducing emissions and helping the world's poorest. I've put together a piece with my thoughts over at TCB:
On the Gates climate memo
There is a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates’ new memo on climate change, but I think it fundamentally sets up a false dichotomy.
www.theclimatebrink.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Gates memo focuses on emissions, notes that the slope of the emissions curve is lower than predicted ten years ago and concludes that we can focus on other stuff. But emissions as such aren't the only issue to worry about when it comes to warming.
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There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates' new climate memo, but I think it sets up a false dichotomy between reducing emissions and helping the world's poorest. I've put together a piece with my thoughts over at TCB:
On the Gates climate memo
There is a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates’ new memo on climate change, but I think it fundamentally sets up a false dichotomy.
www.theclimatebrink.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There are a lot of things I agree with in Bill Gates' new climate memo, but I think it sets up a false dichotomy between reducing emissions and helping the world's poorest. I've put together a piece with my thoughts over at TCB:
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The King's College Chapel, at the University of Cambridge, is considered one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular Gothic English architecture and features the world's largest fan vault. The Chapel was built in phases by a succession of kings of England from 1446 to 1515 CE.
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
The King's College Chapel, at the University of Cambridge, is considered one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular Gothic English architecture and features the world's largest fan vault. The Chapel was built in phases by a succession of kings of England from 1446 to 1515 CE.
"As a forecaster who has relied on traditional physics-based models for a quarter of a century, it is difficult to say how gobsmacking these [the Google DeepMind AI] results are. "
Comparatively, the US National Weather Service's Global Forecast System model, which is based on traditional physics and runs on powerful supercomputers, performed rather poorly.
Google’s new hurricane model was breathtakingly good this season
Meanwhile, the US Global Forecasting System continues to get worse.
arstechnica.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"As a forecaster who has relied on traditional physics-based models for a quarter of a century, it is difficult to say how gobsmacking these [the Google DeepMind AI] results are. "
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Samuel Sharpe was a Member of Parliament who led men into battle at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Passchendaele.
But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
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But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
🧵 1/12
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Samuel Sharpe was a Member of Parliament who led men into battle at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Passchendaele.
But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
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But when he came home, the war never left him and he ended his life.
It took over a century for Parliament to recognize his sacrifice.
This is his story.
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The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Katy Perry And Justin Trudeau https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-katy-perry-and-justin-trudeau/
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Katy Perry And Justin Trudeau https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-katy-perry-and-justin-trudeau/
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A Lance Corporal of The Royal Canadian Regiment holding a Lewis Gun, during the First World War, 1914-1918.
#RCRWWI
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November 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
A Lance Corporal of The Royal Canadian Regiment holding a Lewis Gun, during the First World War, 1914-1918.
#RCRWWI
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office, where round the decay of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and govern yourself accordingly.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office, where round the decay of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare the lone and level sands stretch far away.
"Finally, the court considered ... payment of personal expenses from corporate funds, holding that certain categories of payments were patently obvious and inappropriate, including the respondent’s legal fees for his family law case ..."
A must-read for family law counsel - BC Court provides a deep dive on income determination for majority shareholders in child support cases. S.D.N. v E.G.N., 2025 BCSC 1994
canliiconnects.org/en/summaries...
canliiconnects.org/en/summaries...
Court Provides Detailed Analysis of Income Determination for Corporate Shareholders | CanLII Connects
canliiconnects.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
"Finally, the court considered ... payment of personal expenses from corporate funds, holding that certain categories of payments were patently obvious and inappropriate, including the respondent’s legal fees for his family law case ..."
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3 November 1936 | French Jewish girl, Sylvia Bergman, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 19 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 19 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
3 November 1936 | French Jewish girl, Sylvia Bergman, was born in Paris.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 19 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Drancy on 19 August 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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A video about gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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The people remain standing.
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The people remain standing.
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So, I hate to be this guy, but as the director of Yale’s new program on attribution science (!?), uh, most of the commentary on Bluesky about Hurricane Melissa and climate change has been… not quite right
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
So, I hate to be this guy, but as the director of Yale’s new program on attribution science (!?), uh, most of the commentary on Bluesky about Hurricane Melissa and climate change has been… not quite right
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'Fetching in the lines', fisherwoman Lizzie Alice Hawksfield, Whitby, late 19th century, photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941).
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
'Fetching in the lines', fisherwoman Lizzie Alice Hawksfield, Whitby, late 19th century, photo by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe (1853-1941).
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“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
Gray-Lipped RFK Jr. Touts Body’s Natural Ability To Transmute Lead Into Gold
WASHINGTON—Praising the process as yet another miracle of biology that modern medicine chooses to ignore, a gray-lipped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a press conference Wednesday during which he tout...
theonion.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
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Reception Desk at General Motors Technical Center, 1965
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Reception Desk at General Motors Technical Center, 1965
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This is, of course, blasphemous nonsense.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is, of course, blasphemous nonsense.
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Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food
RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor
SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise
PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification
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Went to the Trinity College book sale with @coldwarhost.bsky.social this morning. A happy place!
October 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Went to the Trinity College book sale with @coldwarhost.bsky.social this morning. A happy place!
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I’ve never been shy nor ashamed of the fact that the core of my research is around SRM. I think there is merit in research: if we can show there are ways to ameliorate current and future climate change, we should know. If there aren’t, or if SRM could be used to make things worse, we should know.
October 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’ve never been shy nor ashamed of the fact that the core of my research is around SRM. I think there is merit in research: if we can show there are ways to ameliorate current and future climate change, we should know. If there aren’t, or if SRM could be used to make things worse, we should know.