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I recommend this piece describing an evening with Marc Andreeson, during which the vaunted venture capitalist said of folks living in small, impoverished communities:

"I’m glad there’s OxyContin and video games to keep those people quiet."

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

Holy crap.

As someone else who came out of the Midwest, I hope I meet Marc Andreessen someday so I can personally invite him to eat a family-size bag of Flamin' Hot-flavor dicks

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

I recommend this piece describing an evening with Marc Andreeson, during which the vaunted venture capitalist said of folks living in small, impoverished communities:

"I’m glad there’s OxyContin and video games to keep those people quiet."

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

My Dinner With Andreessen https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

Holy crap.

As someone else who came out of the Midwest, I hope I meet Marc Andreessen someday so I can personally invite him to eat a family-size bag of Flamin' Hot-flavor dicks

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

I recommend this piece describing an evening with Marc Andreeson, during which the vaunted venture capitalist said of folks living in small, impoverished communities:

"I’m glad there’s OxyContin and video games to keep those people quiet."

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

Holy crap.

As someone else who came out of the Midwest, I hope I meet Marc Andreessen someday so I can personally invite him to eat a family-size bag of Flamin' Hot-flavor dicks

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

I’d love a side by side test with the much-maligned Siri for this kind of table stakes stuff: ‘I asked for “Beyoncé’s new album,” and the device excitedly went and found me “Crazy in Love” — a lullaby version, from an artist called “Rockabye Baby!”’
https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget - The Rabbit R1 is a fun little thing — and oh boy, is it or... - https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget
https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The Verge @the-verge-theverge

New article for #ai: A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget: Playing with the R1 is fun. But there’s not much to do with it yet. https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

A morning with the Rabbit R1: a fun, funky, unfinished AI gadget https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

The rabbit r1 is here, with a large action model capable of managing your life's connection through four specific services thanks to the power of ai
https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt
http://www.techmeme.com/240424/p50#a240424p50

I’d love a side by side test with the much-maligned Siri for this kind of table stakes stuff: ‘I asked for “Beyoncé’s new album,” and the device excitedly went and found me “Crazy in Love” — a lullaby version, from an artist called “Rockabye Baby!”’
https://www.theverge.com/24138746/rabbit-r1-hands-on-ai-gadget-chatgpt

More of this please!

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living?CMP=share_btn_url

#ABetterWayToLive

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"Mondragón has become a beacon for the co-operative model, as a more humane and egalitarian way of doing business that puts “people over capital”. Every worker has a stake in the company’s fortunes and a say in how it is run, and receives a share of the profits. But the goal is more about creating “rich societies, not rich people”. "

Great read. Could this concept spread? Work in places like the US?

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living
#Economics #Finance #Business

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40143814

Think there is no viable alternative to #capitalism? There is, and this is what I'm talking about!

"‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living - The #Basque Country’s #Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial #cooperative, with #workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back.

When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”

She had a chance to return the favour recently when the store, in Arrasate-Mondragón in Spain’s Basque Country, was undergoing renovations. Fernández, 58, who started on the cashier desk 34 years ago, and now manages the store’s non-food section, volunteered to work extra shifts over the weekend along with her colleagues to ensure everything was ready for Monday morning. “It’s not just me. Everyone is ready to go the extra mile,” she says.

Such harmonious employer-worker relations are the stuff of corporate dreams, and they are no accident here: the Eroski retail chain is part of Mondragón Corporation, the largest industrial co-op in the world. As a fully signed-up member, Fernández co-owns part of the supermarket chain that also employs her. “It feels like mine,” she says. “We work hard, but it’s a totally different feeling from working for someone else.”

That sentiment is echoed by Mondragón’s 70,000 other workers. Made up of 81 autonomous co-operatives, the corporation has grown since its creation in 1956 to become a leading force in the Basque economy. Eroski is one of its most conspicuous manifestations, with 1,645 outlets across Spain. In addition to food, the chain has profitable sidelines in white goods, electronics, insurance and holiday bookings."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living

#Spain #Cooperatives #Alternative #Kapitalismus

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living
#Economics #Finance #Business

Nice article on Mondragón, the world's largest industrial co-op: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living

70k workers show another way to earn living in globe's largest industrial co-op
L: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40143814
posted on 2024.04.24 at 08:58:06 (c=0, p=3)

This is really worth a full read
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‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living | #Spain

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living

> The Basque Country’s #Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back

"The Basque Country’s Mondragón Corporation is the globe’s largest industrial co-operative, with workers paying for the right to share in its profits – and its losses. In return for giving more to their employer, they expect more back."

😍😍😍

‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/24/in-the-us-they-think-were-communists-the-70000-workers-showing-the-world-another-way-to-earn-a-living?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

I am so angry and sad.
#RwandaBill #UK

https://open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?selection=3feca265-9302-41a0-a523-87219575c3db&r=1ejdb&utm_medium=ios

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

"It was only ever supposed to be one of Boris Johnson's half-arsed wheezes, a clever little culture war trick to sound hard and hateful without any functional element to deliver it. Now, hopeless moral vacuity that he is, Sunak has pinned all his hopes to this plan. His entire election platform rests on this pisspoor little piece of moral brutalism, this theatrical act of cruelty."

#RwandaBill
#ToryIncompetence

https://iandunt.substack.com/p/rwanda-a-day-of-shame?r=7a95h&triedRedirect=true

#climatechange #news

'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
______________________________

Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
______________________________

FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
______________________________

Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
______________________________

FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
______________________________

Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
______________________________

FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
______________________________

Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
______________________________

FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
______________________________

Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
______________________________

FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
______________________________

Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
______________________________

FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
______________________________

Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
______________________________

FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

'We were in disbelief': #Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?
Lows are too high.

#climatechange

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

A few excerpts below from an excellent article that explains what is happening to sea ice around Antarctica, and what it means for the global climate and for our future...
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Until recently, Antarctic sea ice fluctuated between relatively stable summer minimums and winter maximums. But after a record minimum in 2016, things began to shift. Two record lows soon followed, including the smallest minimum ever in February 2023.

As winter began in March of that year, scientists hoped the ice cover would rebound. But what happened instead astonished them: Antarctic ice experienced six months of record lows. At winter's peak in July, the continent was missing a chunk of ice bigger than Western Europe.

"We all thought that the minimum was as bad as it was going to get; it was 2023, not 2070," said Ariaan Purich, an Antarctic climate researcher at Monash University in Australia. "So when winter came, we were in disbelief."

Now, in 2024, the sea ice extent has reached another near-record low. A profound "regime shift" has taken place in the Antarctic, and climate scientists are racing to understand what will come next.

"When you push any part of the climate system, it has ripple effects that are felt all over the world — not necessarily immediately, but many years down the line," said Ella Gilbert, a polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. "So by pushing the system more and more and more, we're making those ripples bigger and bigger. And eventually, we're all going to feel them."

In the meantime, the obvious prescription for our ailing planetary systems still applies: urgent and deep cuts to global CO2 emissions, according to Martin Siegert, a glaciologist who led an investigation of the Antarctic's dwindling sea ice.

“The only way forward is to decarbonize, and decarbonizing as soon as possible means we’ll not see the worst possible outcomes.” Siegert said.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/we-were-in-disbelief-antarctica-is-behaving-in-a-way-weve-never-seen-before-can-it-recover

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Looks like this might be the 21st century physics breakthrough? How is this possible with normal sunlight though?

Source: https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

Well, this seems to be an interesting and unexpected big deal: a new paper suggests that light can evaporate water without actually needing to heat the water up first. And it could sort out a few problems in existing cloud physics:

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

#physics #water

Well, this seems to be an interesting and unexpected big deal: a new paper suggests that light can evaporate water without actually needing to heat the water up first. And it could sort out a few problems in existing cloud physics:

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

#physics #water

Well, this seems to be an interesting and unexpected big deal: a new paper suggests that light can evaporate water without actually needing to heat the water up first. And it could sort out a few problems in existing cloud physics:

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

#physics #water

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

#physics #water

How light can vaporize water without the need for heat https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423
MIT researchers discovered that light can cause evaporation of water from a surface without the need for heat. This “photomolecular effect” could be important for understanding climate change and for improving some industrial processes.
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Well, this seems to be an interesting and unexpected big deal: a new paper suggests that light can evaporate water without actually needing to heat the water up first. And it could sort out a few problems in existing cloud physics:

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

#physics #water

Well, this seems to be an interesting and unexpected big deal: a new paper suggests that light can evaporate water without actually needing to heat the water up first. And it could sort out a few problems in existing cloud physics:

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

#physics #water

How can light vaporize water without heat?
Especially in an uncontrolled, open, environment without hydrogels or other specific conditions?
How is it similar to the photo-electric effect?
And what does any of this have to do with #weather #climateChange or #cleanTech?

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423#:~:text=Just%20as%20the%20photoelectric%20effect,liquid%20surface%2C%20the%20researchers%20say.

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Well, this seems to be an interesting and unexpected big deal: a new paper suggests that light can evaporate water without actually needing to heat the water up first. And it could sort out a few problems in existing cloud physics:

https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-light-can-vaporize-water-without-heat-0423

#physics #water

"The fifth and final Superhero is an absolute zinger: The entire decarbonization challenge is far smaller than is made out by its critics. The reason lies in the nature of Primary Energy Demand, the metric that dominates public debate about the transition."

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

Here is the Sankey diagram Liebreich mentions: the large light-grey box on the right is the energy WASTED in burning fossil fuels. Renewable energy doesn't have to replace THAT!

He writes Five Superheroes of the Transition are “Not powerful enough, in all likelihood, to get us to net zero in 2050 and hold the temperature increase to 1.5C, but powerful enough to get us to net zero by 2070 and keep to a Paris-compliant “well below 2C”.

Actually, unjustified optimism.

🙄
Scientists are saying 2°C warming will cause catastrophic polar ice melt.
#tech #technology #techno #climatechange #climatecrisis #climate #climatediary #solutions #environment
Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think. And Easier

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

"The fifth and final Superhero is an absolute zinger: The entire decarbonization challenge is far smaller than is made out by its critics. The reason lies in the nature of Primary Energy Demand, the metric that dominates public debate about the transition."

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

Here is the Sankey diagram Liebreich mentions: the large light-grey box on the right is the energy WASTED in burning fossil fuels. Renewable energy doesn't have to replace THAT!

He writes Five Superheroes of the Transition are “Not powerful enough, in all likelihood, to get us to net zero in 2050 and hold the temperature increase to 1.5C, but powerful enough to get us to net zero by 2070 and keep to a Paris-compliant “well below 2C”.

Actually, unjustified optimism.

🙄
Scientists are saying 2°C warming will cause catastrophic polar ice melt.
#tech #technology #techno #climatechange #climatecrisis #climate #climatediary #solutions #environment
Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think. And Easier

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

"The fifth and final Superhero is an absolute zinger: The entire decarbonization challenge is far smaller than is made out by its critics. The reason lies in the nature of Primary Energy Demand, the metric that dominates public debate about the transition."

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

Here is the Sankey diagram Liebreich mentions: the large light-grey box on the right is the energy WASTED in burning fossil fuels. Renewable energy doesn't have to replace THAT!

"The fifth and final Superhero is an absolute zinger: The entire decarbonization challenge is far smaller than is made out by its critics. The reason lies in the nature of Primary Energy Demand, the metric that dominates public debate about the transition."

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

Here is the Sankey diagram Liebreich mentions: the large light-grey box on the right is the energy WASTED in burning fossil fuels. Renewable energy doesn't have to replace THAT!

"The fifth and final Superhero is an absolute zinger: The entire decarbonization challenge is far smaller than is made out by its critics. The reason lies in the nature of Primary Energy Demand, the metric that dominates public debate about the transition."

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

Here is the Sankey diagram Liebreich mentions: the large light-grey box on the right is the energy WASTED in burning fossil fuels. Renewable energy doesn't have to replace THAT!

🙄
Scientists are saying 2°C warming will cause catastrophic polar ice melt.
#tech #technology #techno #climatechange #climatecrisis #climate #climatediary #solutions #environment
Net Zero Will Be Harder Than You Think. And Easier

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

"The fifth and final Superhero is an absolute zinger: The entire decarbonization challenge is far smaller than is made out by its critics. The reason lies in the nature of Primary Energy Demand, the metric that dominates public debate about the transition."

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

Here is the Sankey diagram Liebreich mentions: the large light-grey box on the right is the energy WASTED in burning fossil fuels. Renewable energy doesn't have to replace THAT!

"The fifth and final Superhero is an absolute zinger: The entire decarbonization challenge is far smaller than is made out by its critics. The reason lies in the nature of Primary Energy Demand, the metric that dominates public debate about the transition."

https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-net-zero-will-be-harder-than-you-think-and-easier-part-ii-easier/

Here is the Sankey diagram Liebreich mentions: the large light-grey box on the right is the energy WASTED in burning fossil fuels. Renewable energy doesn't have to replace THAT!

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