[-] fromagemangeur@mander.xyz 30 points 10 months ago

True, but the generation that tends to vote far right is the boomer generation - it's the generation that failed to pass on rising prosperity and gave us the climate crisis.

[-] fromagemangeur@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

The ineffective ingredient is phenylephrine, which has taken over from pseudoephedrine for readily available decongestants.

[-] fromagemangeur@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

The over 1m stat is a bit of an exaggeration - the more accurate figure is closer to 750,000. See https://cepa.org/article/russias-military-manpower-crunch-will-worsen/

Charitably, 300,000 casualties would be ~40%. Of course it's still very good value for military spending...

[-] fromagemangeur@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, the methane is that bad. Fossil methane is also bad but we need to halve methane emissions in the next 10 years or so to have a shot at keeping global warming to ~1.5-1.7c

[-] fromagemangeur@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Useful to note the maximum theoretical energy that rain contains, per the article: 0.2kW/M2. Solar is ~1.3kW/m2.

[-] fromagemangeur@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes and that is the point: Britain should be proud to have supported Ukraine early and well. But now it lacks the follow through to think about Ukraine after the war.

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