“But they don’t take into account the environmental impact of fertilizer production and runoff. Nope. This is specifically limited to “climate impact” rather than something like “environmental impact”. A simpler, more limited, less nuanced metric to be sure.”
“Organically farmed food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required. This is the finding of a new international study involving Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, published in the journal Nature.”
“As China’s power has grown in recent years, so, too, has the risk of war with the United States.”
“Loop quantum gravity (LQG) is a theory of quantum gravity, merging quantum mechanics and general relativity. It is a theory of discrete, quantized units of spacetime because, according to general relativity, gravity is a manifestation of the geometry of spacetime.”
“Over the years, there has been considerable discussion of Google’s “filter bubble” problem. Put simply, it’s the manipulation of your search results based on your personal data.”
“I gave a live-coding talk last week at the Manchester Web Meetup #4. I built a virtual DOM from scratch in less than an hour during the talk. It was the most technically complicated talk that I have ever given by far. The video of my talk is uploaded here.”
“In February 2017, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted through low clouds, pushing a Dragon capsule toward orbit. Among the spare parts and food, an important piece of scientific cargo, called SAGE III, rumbled upward.”
“Barack Obama was famously labeled “deporter in chief” by critics in the immigrant-rights community, even as enforcement-first advocates accused his administration of being soft on unauthorized immigrants.”
“In recent quarters, Andre Harboe has been doing good work in our office on creating and using some unique, or offbeat, economic indicators, or at least in terms of regional or state economies.”
“Energy costs can have big impacts on the economy. This has certainly been the case historically with the 1973 oil crisis and U.S. recession being a prime example. More recently we can observe the impact of gas prices on American automobile purchases.”
“tl;dr: There are no silver bullets to web performance. Simple static pages benefit from being server-rendered with minimal JavaScript. Libraries can provide great value for complex pages when used with care. Netflix is one of the most popular video streaming services.”
I saw this on facebook for the first time today. Could have been around for a while, I don’t know. I appreciate it though. Saves me doing it myself and how often do I end up at Snopes.com anyways.
Me: Something you keep hidden, starts with an “s” Grayson: Does “cake” start with a “c” or an “s”? 🎂 for the win!
“AMERICUS, Ga. — Lorena Barnum Sabbs thought the past really was past. Born 67 years ago in a segregated hospital, she was arrested when she was 11 for trying to integrate the local movie theater and locked in a stockade for several days without beds, working toilets or running water.”
Alfred is great, I’m absolutely reliant on it. Everyone has their workflow lists and maybe I’ll do mine sometime, but here’s a quick one: alfred-dark-mode