BJ Andrews

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Dope: https://t.co/0PH4mxvGXV

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Expect long TSA lines in November. The politicians will be trying to "make their point."

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Isn't believing in conservation (as in conservation of the environment) and being conservative, kind of the same thing? Sad:

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Classic:

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

I do love reading about natural capital and valuations of ecosystem services such as this:

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Pretty much:

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Still one of the worst memes ever:

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

We're fucked.

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

1992 - UNFCCC Article 2 - Agreement to limit anthropogenic greenhouse gases = FAIL
1997 - Kyoto Protocol - Industrial nations to cut emissions = FAIL
2010 - COP 16 Cancun - Limit temperature to 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels = FAIL

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

2015 - Paris Agreement - 195 nations agree to limit to 1.5 degrees = FAIL
2023 - IPCC Sixth Assessment - Carbon budget is now 500 billion tonnes remaining = FAIL
2025 - COP 30 Brazil - 150 billion tonnes left = FAIL

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Still reading up on AlphaGenome, but it's ironic to me that AI is solving biology...

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Anyone still talking about punching holes in the Arctic in winter to allow water to come up, refreeze on top, and thicken the whole ice sheet? Still one of the cheaper geoengineering ideas?

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Pretty much:

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Deepseek still has the lowest perplexity given quantization correct?

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

I want my frickin' jet pack, where's my frickin' jet pack?

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Does a VAT make it too easy to raise money and increase the size of the government?

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

For a three day mission, a soldier carries 20 lbs. of batteries, in seven different form factors, none of which can be used in any other system. We can do better.

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

There is a high probability that missile defense will lead to Kessler syndrome and make space unusable :(

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Pretty much:

[BJ Andrews @bassower]

Engineering phytoplankton blooms for carbon removal is an idea that not only needs to be studied, but also discussed publicly and internationally.