kravietz 🦇 @kravietz@social.privacytools.io

Just starting to read "The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What's Possible in the Age of Warming" by Eric Holthaus

* What could happen if we reduced carbon emissions by 50 percent in the next decade?
* What could living in a city look like in 2030?
* How could the world operate in 2040, if the proposed Green New Deal created a 100 percent net carbon-free economy in the United States?

1930 news about three families escaping from USSR to Poland to avoid collectivisation

By Andrey Zakirzyanov #belarus #russia

Minsk #Belarus thousands of people on the streets protesting against rigged presidential elections

The whole article is very interesting but this!

"Twice a day, Earth’s crust rises and falls with the tides. Although we’re more familiar with ocean tides, the solid Earth experiences the same forces as our oceans. As the Sun and the Moon pull on Earth, the entire planet flexes and stretches. In some places, the surface of Earth rises and falls by as much as 40 centimeters."

https://eos.org/features/the-unsolved-mystery-of-the-earth-blobs?platform=hootsuite

Two DJs play a pro-opposition song on a pro-government concert in Minsk, Belarus. The ongoing presidential elections are one of the most heated ever as thousands of people protest against the status quo of Lukashenko 25 years in power.

Russia blocked on its territory access to website of... Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting.

Генпрокуратура заблокировала сайт одного из номинантов Нобелевской премии мира

Ранее американскую организацию DAFOH («Врачи против насильственного извлечения органов»), которая считает узниками совести в Китае приверженцев движения «Фалуньгун», внесли в список нежелательных организаций в России.   В ходе очередного монито

https://roskomsvoboda.org/62118/

Postmodernist construction 😂

#Garmin investors concerned about the recent ransomware-related price drop should be aware of the fact that it happened in the first place because in the past they were likely concerned about increase in infosec-related spending 😂

"Rising in the East: Where God is Increasingly Important in People's Lives"

I independently checked statistics for Poland - attendance in religious services was declared by only 37% (2016) and only 8% (!) had worldviews (2016) compatible with the teaching of Roman-Catholic church 😂

British summer 🇬🇧

China energy mix in 2020 has seen +27% low-emission energy sources (nuclear, wind, solar) and small reduction of fossil fuels and hydro power.

Just playing with the first native #ipfs web browsers and it's really cool, also supports .ETH domains. Written in Python using QtWeb https://github.com/pinnaculum/galacteek

I'm just re-reading Kim Stanley-Robinson "Mars" trilogy after ~10 years and once again struck how much scientific and engineering backgroud he put into the story! If you're looking for three massive volumes of well-written hard sci-fi, have a try. #scifi #mars

My annual Krakow -> Hoek van Holland route, perfect for a single driver (sleepover on Stena ferry). Doable in 13 hours, but this time I was driving a bit slower due to bike rack that works like a bloody parachute, so 15 hours.

Fascinating referendum results in Russian Klintsy: almost all even voting districts have 91% exactly while almost all odd districts have 90% exactly 😂

https://kireev.livejournal.com/1761478.html

Brzanka watch towe 🇵🇱 ugly weather is no excuse to skip cycling.

Returning to Nowy Sącz 🇵🇱 area after a decade to discover it's even more beautiful than before

https://theins.ru/news/229393 😂