Gentle Decline
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A newsletter about coping, in practical terms, with climate chaos. Future-proofing, organisation, and ideally prevention. Move inland; learn practical skills; be generous. https://gentledecline.beehiiv.com/
More support for the "no, AI will not end the world" thesis. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
Annalee@flowerhorne.com · last mo.So the thing about how some folks who work on AI think it's going to attain sentience and kill us all: That's not a marketing stunt. They do sincerely believe that. That doesn't make them*correct* though. They're very much not
People have been claiming that AI could end the world. I don't think so. AI will just make things inconvenient and weird. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
The new Humble Bundle is about self-reliance and general coping skills, which looks both timely and interesting. www.humblebundle.com/books/selfre...
Humble Book Bundle: Self-Reliance and Off-Grid Skills for Dummies
We’ve teamed up with Wiley for our newest ‘For Dummies’ Bundle. Get informative ebooks like Home Maintenance For Dummies and Van Life For Dummies.
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Some years ago, @danpathfinder.bsky.social gave me some young pines he'd grown from seed taken from Ireland's sole known indigenous population in Co. Clare. One is now producing cones itself. After 1,000s of years, native pine is back on the Beara Peninsula, West Cork! 🌍
If you're in Ireland, suffered storm damage from #StormÉowyn, and are having difficulty paying for necessities, there's possibly some help to be had: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-we...
Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
This scheme provides emergency financial assistance to households who are not in a position to meet costs for essential needs immediately after flooding.
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The Green Party coming out with a B grade on this, behind two other parties, is both headwrecking and entirely predictable.
Hannah Daly@hannahdaly.ie · 2y agoAre you curious how the climate policies of political party manifestos stack up ahead of 🇮🇪 #ge24 next week? ❌ The three major parties - Fianna Fáil, Sinn Fein and Fine Gael all failed our assessment ✅ the Labour Party came out on top www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/labour-...
Storm Bert is currently flooding Ireland's West Coast. Here's some writing from last year about flooding, all of which still applies. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
Gentle Decline 2/31: Floods and Further
Looking at Ireland's rainfall, and what can be done to mitigate the effects of flooding.
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Hurricanes and handling them, written by someone who's never been in or near a hurricane. gentledecline.beehiiv.com/p/gentle-dec...
Gentle Decline 2/37: Hurricanes & Handling
Hurricanes, again, and how we think about and deal with them.
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