ATMOSPHERIC concentrations of carbon dioxide at Mauna Loa observatory on Hawaii rose to 415 parts per million (ppm) in October 2022 up from 404 ppm in October 2017 and 391 ppm in October 2012. Concentrations increased at a compound annual rate of +0.57% between 2017 and 2022:
This piece by @DavidZipper is 1 of the best articles I have read on e-mobility lately. I met with several golf cart producers in the US a few weeks ago who confirmed this trend. In southern US golf carts are taking over (to some extent from walking).
fastcompany.com/90804313/why-c…
Our 13yo: What class are we?
Me: What do you mean?
13yo: You know, like lower class, middle class, upper class.
Me: Oh, we’re working class. Those other classes were made up by the owning class to divide the working class.
Asteroid mining?
Cool. How about we get the various battery metals from our own planet's ocean floor first?
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Dominate easy mode before going to hard mode.
You know what someone should invent? An audio QR code. Some special tone that would take your phone to a website. Perfect for podcasts, radio, stuff like that.
🇯🇵The Japanese government decided that it will keep its stake in Sakhalin-1 project in Russia. Chief cabinet secretary @MatsunoHirokazu and trade minister @nishy03 confirmed in their respective press conferences today.
@buoyant No, other than The Mandalorian, which I thought was a fun, serviceable Star Wars universe Western, a throwback to the serials that captivated Lucas as a kid, I haven't watched anything else. Is it worth checking out?
Honestly, the last time I truly cared about the Star Wars universe was in 1983. It that churlish? I mean, even then, in 6th grade, the hypoallergenic Ewoks gave me pause, seemed questionable, curdled some of the magic. #FridayNightRealTalk
(Narrator: When DOT people say they can’t reduce driving capacity on major street due to fears of cut-through or congestion on smaller streets, it illustrates their inability to envision a future with fewer cars.)
Getting ready for the Powell Blvd Community Safety Forum at Cleveland HS. Here’s the @OregonDOT “Immediate improvements on SE Powell Blvd” graphic. Note they will do 20mph school speed zone on Powell by next month.