euroderf
@euroderf.bsky.social
Yanqui ex-pat in S.Finland.
Also euroderf on HN.
Also euroderf on HN.
When ships on the high seas are decrepit and polluting and filthy and barfy, here's how you keep your own coastal waters clean.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_st...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_st...
Port state control - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:27 PM
When ships on the high seas are decrepit and polluting and filthy and barfy, here's how you keep your own coastal waters clean.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_st...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_st...
Here's the job for me.
parismou.org/pmou-procedu...
parismou.org/pmou-procedu...
Port State Control Officer | Paris MoU
parismou.org
November 21, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Here's the job for me.
parismou.org/pmou-procedu...
parismou.org/pmou-procedu...
One million cubic meters of Finnish granite (rapakivi, specifically) in the construction of Saint Petersburg.
kivi.info/wp-content/u...
kivi.info/wp-content/u...
kivi.info
November 21, 2024 at 10:46 AM
One million cubic meters of Finnish granite (rapakivi, specifically) in the construction of Saint Petersburg.
kivi.info/wp-content/u...
kivi.info/wp-content/u...
nice graphics, bummer story
Insect populations are declining at an unprecedented rate
The most diverse group of organisms on the planet are in trouble and the consequences could be dire.
www.reuters.com
November 15, 2023 at 10:32 AM
nice graphics, bummer story
NYRB: it seems that the fascist Right is as obnoxious and violent and politically powerful in Israel as it is anywhere else.
archive.ph/zPNPp#select...
"One woman’s sign read A MASSACRE DOESN’T JUSTIFY A MASSACRE. If not for the left, no one would be voicing these positions."
archive.ph/zPNPp#select...
"One woman’s sign read A MASSACRE DOESN’T JUSTIFY A MASSACRE. If not for the left, no one would be voicing these positions."
archive.ph
archive.ph
November 13, 2023 at 10:45 AM
NYRB: it seems that the fascist Right is as obnoxious and violent and politically powerful in Israel as it is anywhere else.
archive.ph/zPNPp#select...
"One woman’s sign read A MASSACRE DOESN’T JUSTIFY A MASSACRE. If not for the left, no one would be voicing these positions."
archive.ph/zPNPp#select...
"One woman’s sign read A MASSACRE DOESN’T JUSTIFY A MASSACRE. If not for the left, no one would be voicing these positions."
true headline:
The stupidity of AI
Artificial intelligence in its current form is based on the wholesale appropriation of existing culture, and the notion that it is actually intelligent could be actively dangerous
The stupidity of AI
Artificial intelligence in its current form is based on the wholesale appropriation of existing culture, and the notion that it is actually intelligent could be actively dangerous
November 13, 2023 at 10:04 AM
true headline:
The stupidity of AI
Artificial intelligence in its current form is based on the wholesale appropriation of existing culture, and the notion that it is actually intelligent could be actively dangerous
The stupidity of AI
Artificial intelligence in its current form is based on the wholesale appropriation of existing culture, and the notion that it is actually intelligent could be actively dangerous
Anyone who tells you they have time for a 40hours/week job AND a life is... lying to your face.
www.vice.com/en/article/g...
www.vice.com/en/article/g...
Nobody Wants Their Job to Rule Their Lives Anymore
A viral video of a girl crying over the stress induced by her 9-5 job has struck a profound chord amongst those struggling with the daily grind.
www.vice.com
November 13, 2023 at 9:45 AM
Anyone who tells you they have time for a 40hours/week job AND a life is... lying to your face.
www.vice.com/en/article/g...
www.vice.com/en/article/g...
NYTms:
"Ohio is not a swing state, not any longer. Donald Trump won it by 8 points, twice. It has a Republican governor, and its US House delegation has 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats. And yet Ohio just passed an abortion-rights referendum by more than 13 points.
There’s no way to spin this result."
"Ohio is not a swing state, not any longer. Donald Trump won it by 8 points, twice. It has a Republican governor, and its US House delegation has 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats. And yet Ohio just passed an abortion-rights referendum by more than 13 points.
There’s no way to spin this result."
November 13, 2023 at 9:23 AM
NYTms:
"Ohio is not a swing state, not any longer. Donald Trump won it by 8 points, twice. It has a Republican governor, and its US House delegation has 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats. And yet Ohio just passed an abortion-rights referendum by more than 13 points.
There’s no way to spin this result."
"Ohio is not a swing state, not any longer. Donald Trump won it by 8 points, twice. It has a Republican governor, and its US House delegation has 10 Republicans and 5 Democrats. And yet Ohio just passed an abortion-rights referendum by more than 13 points.
There’s no way to spin this result."
exciting times icelandgeology.net
Iceland geology – Volcano and earthquake activity in Iceland
icelandgeology.net
November 12, 2023 at 6:41 PM
exciting times icelandgeology.net
R/C supertoy Tire Assault Vehicle
tankhistoria.com/experimental...
tankhistoria.com/experimental...
When NASA Used an RC Tiger II to Drill into Space Shuttle Tires -
The Tire Assault Vehicle, or TAV, would drive up to Space Shuttle tires and drill holes in them to release the pressure inside.
tankhistoria.com
November 11, 2023 at 8:36 AM
R/C supertoy Tire Assault Vehicle
tankhistoria.com/experimental...
tankhistoria.com/experimental...
Finally some follow-up on the case. As the article says, Jim Garrison had torn up the lone gunman BS, but now this article actually covers some new ground.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
What Really Happened to JFK?
One thing’s for sure: The CIA doesn’t want you to know.
nymag.com
November 10, 2023 at 8:42 PM
Finally some follow-up on the case. As the article says, Jim Garrison had torn up the lone gunman BS, but now this article actually covers some new ground.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
From Einstein to the year 6939: we are economically dumb.
www.futilitycloset.com/2023/11/10/c...
www.futilitycloset.com/2023/11/10/c...
Comment - Futility Closet
Preparing a time capsule in 1939, the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company asked Albert Einstein to compose a message for the people of AD 6939. He sent this: Our time is rich in inventive mi...
www.futilitycloset.com
November 10, 2023 at 7:03 PM
From Einstein to the year 6939: we are economically dumb.
www.futilitycloset.com/2023/11/10/c...
www.futilitycloset.com/2023/11/10/c...
"I was in Portugal a couple of months ago, and our local tour guide said the drought conditions meant we should expect to pay 3x the price for olive oil over the next year or two."
November 10, 2023 at 6:40 PM
"I was in Portugal a couple of months ago, and our local tour guide said the drought conditions meant we should expect to pay 3x the price for olive oil over the next year or two."
Fallon: "The strike is over! So, tune in tomorrow when my guests will be everyone."
November 10, 2023 at 2:03 PM
Fallon: "The strike is over! So, tune in tomorrow when my guests will be everyone."
Election night: "Swing voters are real, politics is mostly about persuasion not base-mobilization, and the old-fashioned Democratic Party pitch about Medicaid, public education, and abortion rights has legs in places where the national party is dead thanks to climate politics and racial issues."
November 9, 2023 at 9:06 PM
Election night: "Swing voters are real, politics is mostly about persuasion not base-mobilization, and the old-fashioned Democratic Party pitch about Medicaid, public education, and abortion rights has legs in places where the national party is dead thanks to climate politics and racial issues."
Today Faceborg gave me the dreaded "pay now, or surrender your info for ads" page. Screw those guys. I bolted. Mastadon is a PITA. So let's try bsky for a while.
November 9, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Today Faceborg gave me the dreaded "pay now, or surrender your info for ads" page. Screw those guys. I bolted. Mastadon is a PITA. So let's try bsky for a while.
"Anyone who wants to foil the establishment of a Palestinian state needs to support the strengthening of Hamas and the transfer of funds to Hamas."
-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud faction meeting in March 2019, as quoted in Haaretz
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud faction meeting in March 2019, as quoted in Haaretz
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
November 9, 2023 at 8:44 PM
"Anyone who wants to foil the establishment of a Palestinian state needs to support the strengthening of Hamas and the transfer of funds to Hamas."
-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud faction meeting in March 2019, as quoted in Haaretz
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a Likud faction meeting in March 2019, as quoted in Haaretz
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...