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Stephan

@thetraveller.bsky.social

I am a traveller (not necessarily in a geographical sense) who seeks, observes … & occasionally finds. I am a programming software tester, studied physics, survived cancer & live at the seaside. I love the ocean and go swimming a lot – in winter, too.

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Dr Lucy Rogers@drlucyrogers.com · 13h ago

If you don't have proper eclipse glasses / filters, try a pinhole camera ... When the sun is whole, images will be circles. When partially eclipsed they will be crescents. You can use a colander or even a Ritz Biscuit. Find out more in my book "Up - a scientist's guide to the magic above us"

Ritz biscuit held above a red book. Crescents can be seen in the shadow as the holes work as a pinhole camera.
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · last wk.

“It’s time to make oil giants pay up to repair the climate breakdown they’re driving. Think how many fire and flood defences we could build, or how many solar panels we could install, if big oil paid their fair share in taxes.” www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

theguardian.com

Micro SF/F by O. Westin@microsff.com · 2w ago

... users can be found giggling, crying, or simply staring into the distance saying "Whoah..." We spoke to one, and asked how they feel about warnings that the practice is addictive: "I could stop, but I don't want to." Some experts say if reading was invented today it would be banned at once.

@helsinkiruby.fi · 3w ago

We've published the full list of talks, so the early bird ticket pricing will be going away at the end of the week, so this is your last chance to get your ticket at the lowest price. tinyruby.fi

Last chance! 75€. tinyruby.fi
Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 3w ago

As long expected. It’s climate science 101. The vapor thirst of the atmosphere increases exponentially with temperature. A law of physics known since the early 19th C (Clausius–Clapeyron law). It causes more drought even if rainfall doesn’t decline. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate crisis-driven heat ‘sucking soils dry’ as extreme drought hits Europe

Analysis shows how heatwaves are making atmosphere thirstier, damaging water supplies, food production and power generation

theguardian.com

Eric Schultz@wwahammy.com · 3w ago

DHH is now openly calling for the ethnic cleaning so "Europe can live". If you're a member of the Rails core team, the best time to do something was yesterday. The next best time is now. You have to live with yourself for the rest of your life based on what you do.

Stephan@thetraveller.bsky.social · last mo.

It's that time again: Getting overly excited when new emails arrive, as it could be about acceptance/rejection of a conference proposal. — Only to find it's yet another spam mail or something other less interesting. 😰😬

Cliff Pervocracy@pervocracy.bsky.social · last mo.

A line that stayed with me from an old hiking book: > The safest place to store water in hot weather is in your body. People have died of dehydration with water still in their canteens. this isn't a metaphor for anything. finish your water bottle.

Chris Rivers@chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In Spain today: installation of solar panels above major irrigation channels. Channels of more than 100 kms transport water from dams to farmland. - Reduces evaporation -Provides large agricultural areas with power & supports irrigation -Decreases use of water in food production, doubling the crop.

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