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dresden_k t1_j7jbvnp wrote

Reply to Current climate policies lead the world to less than a 5 percent likelihood of phasing out coal by mid-century ,new study shows by 9273629397759992

Nobody wants a lower standard of living next year, so voluntarism is out.

Nobody wants a lower standard of living in their country, so asking individual countries to lower their footprint even within their country isn't going to happen either. We'll see a bunch of billionaires who have a larger footprint than towns of 10,000 keep on about our emissions though. Fly another jet around and tell us to eat ze bugs, please, kthx.

All we'll see is more holier-than-thou posturing and promises to FiNaLly Do mOrE gReEn PoWeR nExT yEaR. We have nothing that replaces 100,000,000 barrels of oil every day.

Solar panels won't push the semi trucks around. Wind turbines won't run agricultural equipment. Geothermal isn't going to push shipping ships across the oceans.

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oldar4 t1_j7jbohb wrote

Reply to comment by YggdrasilsLeaf in In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail

No thats generally not a good approach because they'll fall back on emotions and probably hate you as well. And just not really listen to anything you say. You have to appeal while listening and be open to their ideas as well. As you're not right about everything either.

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oldar4 t1_j7jbi4b wrote

Reply to comment by eldedomedio in In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail

Absolutely. Though its a 2 way street. But discourse like this is much preferred to the 2 enemy party system we've fallen into.

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oldar4 t1_j7jb5jn wrote

Reply to comment by Rakshear in In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail

You realize recycling is bs though? Used to sell more plastic so you won't feel bad, by oil companies themselves. Not much actual recycling is going on, most of it is dumped

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BjornAltenburg t1_j7jaeke wrote

Reply to comment by PinkFloydBoxSet in In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail

Got any evidence? Hunting has been on the decline for two decades now and the lack of sportsman tax revenue generally in state budgets out west has not been matched. Take it from an avid hunter most state legislaturesand the public can not be brought to care even in red states. https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2021/01/decline-in-hunting-threatens-conservation-funding/ I know it's more a light article but can dig out the poli Sci papers if need be.

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sschepis t1_j7ja6kq wrote

Reply to comment by djkoch66 in Researchers tested a large sample of the prominent major AI technologies available today and found not only did they reproduce human biases in the recognition of facial age, but they exaggerated those biases by giuliomagnifico

Which makes it even worse because willful ignorance about a powerful new technology has never worked for anyone.

I wonder if the researchers who performed this study did so with the knowledge that AIs merely optimise processes and that humans now regularly use caricaturists in place of perp sketches because they are so much more effective at triggering recall.

This study 100% exactly confirms the expected and desired outcome of an AI model when faced with this problem and yet somehow even though its a study I get the impression this is supposed to be bad, simply because the fact that biases were exagerated is not exactly news.

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ga-co t1_j7j98ux wrote

Reply to Current climate policies lead the world to less than a 5 percent likelihood of phasing out coal by mid-century ,new study shows by 9273629397759992

The planet is toast if we’re still talking about coal as a fuel source in 2050. There’s a reasonable chance I’ll live that long, but honestly it sounds like it’s going to be awful for the people still alive. We’re already starting to have climate refugees and at the same time people are still building on our coasts and thinking golf courses in the desert are sustainable.

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porkminer t1_j7j84mq wrote

Reply to comment by Lupicia in Analysis showed that 65.6% of women who took extra Vitamin D gave birth naturally. The study analysed results from the MAVIDOS trial which involved 965 women being randomly allocated an extra 1,000 International Units (IU) per day of vitamin D during their pregnancy or a placebo. by Wagamaga

Yeah, my diet is exceptional strict between my kidney issues and diabetes. Most of them pass with moderate discomfort. Usually only some painful twinges followed by a persistent ache for a few days. The larger ones get toradol and an antibiotic sometimes. The really big ones get a short hospital visit. Urologist and endocrinologist. I also have a cardiologist though that's preventative, not worth the risk with my other issues and family history.

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Lupicia t1_j7j7lzq wrote

Reply to comment by porkminer in Analysis showed that 65.6% of women who took extra Vitamin D gave birth naturally. The study analysed results from the MAVIDOS trial which involved 965 women being randomly allocated an extra 1,000 International Units (IU) per day of vitamin D during their pregnancy or a placebo. by Wagamaga

Yikes friend. Have you talked with a urologist? That's not okay. I've passed four or five and that was more than enough to get me referred. I'm surprised if you haven't been urged to get a more effective treatment for recurring stones or at least an analysis of the stone type so you can help dissolve them. Unless you have already?

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