Wendy W @WendyW@qoto.org

This is one reason why the transition to clean energy is estimated to save (not cost, but save) trillions of dollars. https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-09-14-decarbonising-energy-system-2050-could-save-trillions-oxford-study

Have we made any progress on climate change? A good update from Claudia Tebaldi, @hausfath@twitter.com and others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFDnknU0h0s

A quarter of all kilometers cycled in Dutch cities are to/from a train station. Half of all train trips start with a bike ride.

Thanks to the trains, there is more cycling; and thanks to cycling, more train usage. A virtuous circle of sustainable travel.

Our interview with Polish newspaper Wyborcza Trójmiasto: https://trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl/trojmiasto/7,35612,29285576,kazdy-moze-byc-jak-amsterdam.html

In 2023 you can reuse your 1978 calendars.

“It seemed absolutely crazy. The idea that an Iowa housewife, equipped with the cutting-edge medical tool known as Google Images, would make a medical discovery about a pro athlete who sees doctors and athletic trainers as part of her job?” https://www.propublica.org/article/muscular-dystrophy-patient-olympic-medalist-same-genetic-mutation

Australian universities to return to ‘pen and paper’ exams after students caught using AI to write essays https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/10/universities-to-return-to-pen-and-paper-exams-after-students-caught-using-ai-to-write-essays?CMP=share_btn_tw

Perseguire come criminali pericolosi alla pubblica quiete degli affari sulla pelle dei cittadini gli attivisti di ultima generazione è molto facile e allora di chi è la responsabilità di decine di migliaia di morti per inquinamento atmosferico????

70mila persone hanno perso la vita nel 2020 in Italia a causa dell'inquinamento 
Il nostro paese è primo nell'Ue per morti premature imputabili a Pm 2.5, No2 e Ozono O3, secondo il rapporto dell'Agenzia europea per l'ambiente
https://www.wired.it/article/inquinamento-morti-italia-2020-numero-dati-agenzia-europea-ambiente/

You don’t become cooler with age, but you do care progressively less about being cool, which is the only true way of being cool. This is called the Geezer’s Paradox

The most corrupt president in American history, despite a law requiring IRS audits of sitting presidents, apparently ordered the IRS not to audit him while he held office. This was revealed when Trump's tax returns were released a few days ago, but Big Journalism has almost totally moved on. Here's one reporter who thinks maybe this -- and so much more in Trump's sleazy dealings -- is a problem. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-01-03/trump-s-tax-returns-reveal-murky-global-business-deals

There is a #Divine nature about #Dogs.

#DogsOfMastodon #Shiloh

It has been passed on to me, that I shall pass on this wish:

>> Happy Fibonacci Day! 1 1 23

and I find this an excellent way to begin.

It’s done! 365 days of recording the local temperature and weather in a knitted scarf.

I wrote up some of the tricks and tools and tips I've picked up that have made Mastodon more useful, and which people seem to appreciate when I share with them: https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/29/some-tricks-to-making-mastodon-way-more-useful/

What will happen if we’ll RETHINK our street corners?

We'll realize that until now, we've made them too car-centric. Street corners are designed for fast driving, which means pedestrians have to risk their safety just to cross the street.

But if we’ll rethink our street corners we’ll get

■ More space for pedestrians
■ Shorter crossing distance and time
■ Greener spaces
■ Safer Streets
■ Beautiful street corners

A great example from PGAA Creative Design in Manila