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Not the end of the world
How we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet
Edition
Published in 2024
by Penguin Random House
Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems -- and how we can solve them
'Truly essential' MARGARET ATWOOD * 'Invigorating, inspiring, often surprising' DAVID WALLACE-WELLS * 'Eye-opening and essential' BILL GATES
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children.
But in this bold, radically hopeful book, data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges. The data shows we've made so much progress on these problems, and so fast, that we could be on track to achieve true sustainability for the first time in history.
Packed with the latest research, practical guidance and enlightening graphics, this book will make you rethink almost everything you've been told about the environment, from the virtues of eating locally and living in the countryside, to the evils of overpopulation, plastic straws and palm oil. It will give you the tools to understand what works, what doesn't and what we urgently need to focus on so we can leave a sustainable planet for future generations.
These problems are big. But they are solvable. We are not doomed. We can build a better future for everyone. Let's turn that opportunity into reality.
‘I find it hard to express how much I love this book’ RUTGER BREGMAN * 'An unmissable myth-busting book to save our planet – read it' TIM SPECTOR
Su Radio Onda Rossa, Alessandro Messina, ex direttore generale di Banca Etica spiega bene come non è vero che non c'erano alternative alla chiusura del conto di Autistici/Inventati e parla di cosa la banca avrebbe potuto fare in alternativa.
https://www.ondarossa.info/redazionali/2026/09/banca-etica-chiude-definitivamente-conto
Kindness *is* strength.
@woozle do they have an android app?
@WizardOfDocs It looks like this one uses their data...
Does anyone know of a better answer to this question (i.e. does OpenStreetMaps have an Android app)?
WordPress Authors²
Our second book with Rheinwerk Verlag is coming out these days. In the revised and significantly updated “WordPress 7 – Das umfassende Handbuch”, Flo Brinkmann and I once again turn our attention, as we did with last year’s edition, to a comprehensive guide to the…
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Banca etica sequestra i fondi di A/I
Venerdì 4 settembre Banca Etica ci ha comunicato in una riunione che eserciterà l’opzione di rescissione unilaterale dal contratto con l’Associazione AI ODV e che i fondi attualmente presenti sul conto frutto delle donazioni di migliaia di persone, associazioni e collettivi non saranno nella disponibilità dell’Associazione.
Al di là delle molte parole spese dai dirigenti della Banca per lavarsi la coscienza, i fatti dicono che Banca Etica non solo si adegua al diktat dell’autocrate statunitense, ma ne rincara la dose mettendosi al suo stesso livello.
E tutto questo senza alcun preavviso e senza darci alcuna possibilità di disporre dei fondi dell’Associazione in maniera adeguata o di trovare una soluzione condivisa.
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My son and his friends just turned 13 and they all clown AI constantly. It’s hilarious how much they hate it.
OpenAI admits to German wiki ‘incident’
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/990773/openai-german-wiki-incident?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Almost right still is wrong ;)
#pastpuzzle en-567
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Too bad its never like “our ai agent went rogue and deleted ten billion dollars of medical debt”
Week in Fediverse 2026-09-04
Servers
- Ktistec v3.12.0
- Mastodon v4.7.1
- Vernissage v1.43.0
- snac v2.95
- ActivityPub for WordPress v9.3.0
- Owncast v0.3.0
- gathio v1.6.6
- NodeBB v4.15.2
- tootik v0.25.2
- NeoDB v0.18.0
- Bonfire v1.0.7
Clients
- PleromaFE v2.11.4
- Fedilab v3.43.3
- Tuba v0.11.1
- Pixelix v5.2.0
- Summit v1.85.0
- Shoot Web App v1.3.0
Tools and Plugins
- FediFetcher v8.2.0
- Poduptime v6.3.2
- Enable Mastodon Apps v1.6.3 (WordPress plugin)
For developers
- APx v0.27.0
- Library progress report - September 2026 (GoActivityPub)
Articles
- A reasonably practical guide to validating RFC 9421 HTTP Signatures for ActivityPub in PHP
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Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/01a04a26-eede-72b0-a5e9-f244c3ff2142
Audacity 4 is a complete revamp of the ‘world’s most popular’ audio editor
https://www.theverge.com/tech/990658/audacity-4-update-audio-editing?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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@Persona what a cruelty this is! How can any rascist force other ethnics into dying out? This is like a genocide.
@energisch_ The forced sterilization of indigenous populations was practiced in other places, such as Peru, during the Fujimori era.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/10/peru-fujimori-governments-forced-sterilisation-policy-violated-womens-rights
"What makes green colonialism especially insidious is its moral framing. Unlike fossil fuels, which are often openly criticized for their destructive impact, renewable energy is cast as an unquestionable good. This moral imperative allows the continuation of exploitative practices under the guise of saving humanity. Opposition to renewable projects, especially those harming local communities, is often dismissed or labeled as anti-progress or even climate denial."
https://wilderness-society.org/green-colonialism-and-the-true-cost-of-clean-energy/
Welche empfehlenswerten Serien und Filme gibt es in den Mediatheken von ARD, ZDF und ARTE?
#ard #ardmediathek #zdf #zdfmediathek #arte #artemediathek #oerr #örr #followerpower
Microsoft says virtually nobody was grabbing NYT articles through its chatbot
https://www.theverge.com/policy/990267/microsoft-openai-new-york-times-authors-lawsuit?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Un appello civile: sottoscriviamo una petizione per misure di assistenza persone non autosufficienti, con il potenziamento del servizio sanitario nazionale, il supporto ai caregiver.
Introduzione e petizione si trovano qui:
https://www.labottegadelbarbieri.org/la-cura-non-e-un-costo-e-un-diritto/
(Grazie per le condivisioni)
Un appello civile: sottoscriviamo una petizione per misure di assistenza persone non autosufficienti, con il potenziamento del servizio sanitario nazionale, il supporto ai caregiver.
Introduzione e petizione si trovano qui:
https://www.labottegadelbarbieri.org/la-cura-non-e-un-costo-e-un-diritto/
(Grazie per le condivisioni)
I wonder if my Singapore cycling video would get demonetised by YouTube if I made a joke about the cycling path also being a cum drain.
