davidho

davidho, 13 hours ago to random

The fact that “alternative transportation” just means you’re not in a car tells you everything that’s wrong with our transportation system.

davidho, 19 hours ago to random

Some of America’s greatest triumphs, like the moon landings or the D-Day landings, succeeded because of science.

The current anti-science campaign by the political class makes zero sense.

davidho, 15 hours ago to random

More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050, first global assessment finds

https://www.iucn.org/press-release/202405/more-half-all-mangrove-ecosystems-risk-collapse-2050-first-global-assessment

davidho, 14 hours ago to random

Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Salesforce want to purchase up to 20 million tonnes of nature-based CDR between now and 2030.

That’s a time machine that takes us back ~43 minutes in a year.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/22/24162428/google-meta-microsoft-salesforce-symbiosis-coalition-nature-carbon-removal-forest-offsets

davidho, 2 days ago to random

This Google spinoff aims to remove 500 tonnes of CO₂ per year from the atmosphere, which is a time machine that takes us back less than a second each year. 🙃

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2024/05/google-spinout-lands-in-oregon-to-suck-carbon-out-of-the-air-fight-climate-change.html

davidho, 2 days ago to random

Climate change makes everything more dangerous, including flying.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/21/what-causes-air-turbulence-and-how-worried-should-passengers-be

davidho, 3 days ago to random

Cycling makes you live longer and gives you something to live for.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/20/1251561467/biking-knee-pain-longevity-arthritis

davidho, 3 days ago to random

"A congressional investigation found that BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen purchased parts that originated from a Chinese supplier flagged by the United States for participating in forced labor programs in Xinjiang, a far western region of China where the local population is subject to mass surveillance and detentions."

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/business/economy/senate-bmw-volkswagen-jaguar-land-rover-xinjiang.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tU0.oFhs.5g8kC3_WGTiE&smid=url-share

davidho, 4 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

Does watching polo make me an elitist?

#PennyFarthing

davidho, 4 days ago to random

Nice day for a ride on a #PennyFarthing.

davidho, 4 days ago to random

"Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse…includ[ing] stroke, migraines, meningitis, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s."

https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-linked-to-worsening-brain-diseases-new-study-225704

davidho, 4 days ago to random

Who’s up for watching some penny-farthing polo at Ham in Richmond today?

davidho, 5 days ago to random

I’m not against cute things that people do, but this will never be a climate solution. What will? Wind and solar, electrification, energy efficiency, stopping methane leakage.

https://youtu.be/GuFeCBZ6gms?si=0fJvrW4dNkTHP7Tv

davidho, 5 days ago to random

Kermit was conceived here, probably.

davidho, 5 days ago to random

What are the illegitimate interest of the 71 vendors? 🤔

davidho, 6 days ago to random

I will never forgive Elon Musk for making Twitter so terrible that people think LinkedIn is acceptable to use.

davidho, 7 days ago to random

Dust-iron deposition supports 33% ± 15% of Southern Ocean annual net community production.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07366-4

davidho, 8 days ago to random

Explain to me like I'm 10 years old: Is the Biden tariffs on electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels coming from China motivated 100% by politics (and maybe racism), or is there some other (more legit) reason to do it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PEcRiZPdvY

davidho, 9 days ago to random

When you see the best selling vehicle in America on a French street, you realize how ridiculous it is that we let this infestation happen in the US.

📷: @briceperrin

davidho, 8 days ago to random

Hey climate deniers, tell me what you do for a living and I'll tell you how you're doing it wrong based on what my crazy uncle read on the internet.

davidho, 9 days ago to random

This is the funniest thing ever!

“…researchers who wanted to avoid plagiarism detectors had swapped out key scientific terms for synonyms from automatic text generators, leading to comically misfit phrases. ‘Breast cancer’ became ‘bosom peril’; ‘fluid dynamics’ became ‘gooey stream’; ‘artificial intelligence’ became ‘counterfeit consciousness.’”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/flood-of-fake-science-forces-multiple-journal-closures/ar-BB1mmDKS

davidho, 10 days ago to random

Is this a safe space to point out that the largest direct air capture plant in the world — designed to remove 36,000 tonnes of CO₂ each year — is a time machine that takes us back 28 seconds in a year? 🥲

https://wapo.st/3UTqMwC

davidho, 10 days ago to random

“Federal regulators on Monday approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned & funded, in a move that supporters hope could spur thousands of miles of new high-voltage power lines and make it easier to add more wind & solar energy.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/climate/electric-grid-overhaul-ferc.html

davidho, 11 days ago to random

It’s weird how when the Department of Transportation is using the bike lane, they give themselves an entire car lane for protection.

davidho, 11 days ago to random

My new bike!

#PennyFarthing

Man with blue helmet and hi viz vest on a bicycle with a comically large front wheel and small back wheel