David

@wasabookshop.bsky.social

No longer in a bookshop but still in a pandemic. Going to mask etc as long as it takes. Clean the air! Don’t bother messaging ‘cos I don’t have access to that part of the app…

FilterBoxBuilder.com updated to 2.0 Now with: Templates for hand-cut air purifier designs Shows estimated CADR, ACH, power consumption, and monthly cost. Supports five filter cubes. Box and PC fan options. Flat-panel-style Stacked Starkvind filters Part and seam labels Lots more...

This image shows the Performance display and part label debossing on FilterBoxBuilder.comThis image shows the 3D preview of a 5-filter box fan filter cube and a 4-filter Starkvind filter box from FilterBoxBuilder.comThis image shows a flat panel style filter box and a hand-cut filter box from FilterBoxBuilder.comThis image shows the "Measure your filter box's CADR" and "Measure your room's ventilation (ACH)" tools from FilterBoxBuilder.com

Contrary to claims across social media, the High-frequency Active Aural Research Program (HAARP) in Alaska cannot manipulate or trigger heatwaves. Emissions from industrial activities have supercharged extreme heat over a very short window of Earth's history. Read more: u.afp.com/SK7M

Baseless 'weather warfare' claims spread as deadly heat strikes multiple continents

As record-breaking heat killed thousands of people in North America and Europe in June and July, social media posts claimed weather manipulation by the High-frequency Active Aural Research Program…

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Our free parametric air purifier design tool has been completely redone: filterboxbuilder.com The license is CC-BY-SA. You can sell them on Etsy or whatever, but please offer attribution, put in a good word for Nukit with your friends, and support Open Hardware projects like this🙇🏻‍♀️ Kindly share...

Wildfires caused by land management? 150M hectares burned - all-time record. Sea level rise manageable? Two Nature papers say projections are underestimates. Great Barrier Reef thriving? 75% bleached in 2024. Heartland did the same thing for Philip Morris. Same playbook. #climatechange

I rarely share anecdotes, making an exception here. I've spoken to too many people recently who have developed chronic health problems that are temporally correlated with a recent Covid infection but who weren't aware that Covid was likely the cause. No idea they had Long Covid.

My aunt, the doctor, told me a new joke. She asked: What does this deal have in common with most of us? I said I did not know. And so she replied: Just like most of us, it’s falling apart. And then neither of us laughed.

The severe systemic risk here is obvious, so I'll confine myself to one aspect of it. The possibility of medication and medical supplies shortages in the near future is very real, so staying as healthy as you can is more important than ever. Wear FFP2 / FFP3 as often as possible.

The Economist@economist.com · 4mo ago

In an interview with The Economist, Christine Lagarde says expectations of a swift return to normal may be “overly optimistic” and that there is “no way” the Gulf’s lost energy supply can be restored within months

Every COVID-19 infection carries a risk of Long COVID - affecting the brain, heart, lungs, and immune system in ways that can last months or longer. Prevention still works. - Masking: Wear a high-quality mask (N95 or better) to reduce spread - Ventilation: Bring in fresh air and (...)

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