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Lugh

@ Lugh @futurology.today

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  • Kneecap’s Mo Chara Is on Trial for Opposing Genocide in Gaza

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  • I don't like or support Hezbollah, but the added irony here is that Northern Ireland (where Mo Chara is from) is festooned with British-supporting terrorist flags from groups like the UDF & UDA; pro-British terrorist groups active during The Troubles.

  • Trump's second exit from the Paris Agreement is coming at a far shakier time for climate action, with rising populism and corporate retreat adding bigger risk to the US pullback.

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  • China is the global leader now when it comes to the energy transition, America is just going to become more irrelevant on the world stage.

    By the end of Trump's term, the world of huge gas guzzling fossil fuel cars is just going to look sad and out of date. Meanwhile the Green Energy transition it's the largest industrial project in human history. The failed orange businessman who bankrupted a casino, is just handing all the trillions of dollars of future revenue to China.

  • Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time

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  • Just of top of your head, can you list three reasons they want to join the Fediverse for a “normal” Reddit user?

    I agree, there is no reason for most of them to. Why leave a place full of conversation to join somewhere where there is hardly any?

    That said, many people want to to abandon traditional social media sites like Twitter/X and Facebook - Bluesky has been a huge beneficiary.

    If it did things differently, there is every reason to think the fediverse could benefit from that transition. This trend of turning against the old social media , especially as it has aligned itself with the far right, is only going to accelerate.

  • Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time

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  • It’s still very early on, but a theme discussed in the video is worth repeating here: if the Fediverse is so great (ethical, devoid of advertising or toxic, addictive algorithms, with the goal of genuinely connecting people) why is it that the general public has not heard of it?

    The futurology.today instance I'm an admin/mod of has the added benefit of being a direct sibling of r/futurology on Reddit which has 21 million users (I, and the other Mods also mod it).

    Despite over a year promoting it on the subreddit, 3/4 of the instances users are from the fediverse, not Reddit.

    Maybe the fediverse needs some breakthrough with usability, discovery and appeal?

    Its bizarre that finding and subscribing to other instances is still so painful and backwards.

    Why can't we have new account types already subscribed to a 'top 100 instances' ? Instant improvement.

  • The Platform Directory - Find the right PeerTube platform for you!

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  • Thanks for the reply.

  • The Platform Directory - Find the right PeerTube platform for you!

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  • Naive question probably - which of these platforms would get a new creator the biggest audience?

  • Microplastics block blood flow in the brain, mouse study reveals

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  • While laboratory testing like this is important, I'm really keen to know what effect the microplastics in our everyday environment are actually having. It's one thing to inject laboratory mice and observe results. But we all know microplastics are absolutely everywhere, what are they doing to humans now ?

  • Bishop Budde does good

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  • You know why Trump really hates her?

    Because as a bishop, she can move diagonally anywhere on the board, but as a Russian pawn, he can only move one square at a time.

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    Is there a "normie" or more mainstream instance for Lemmy?

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  • I don't know if its what you are looking for but futurology.today is the fediverse sibling (same Mods) as r/futurology on Reddit.

    (Disclaimer I'm a Mod on it & the subreddit)

  • Solar power surpasses coal as EU energy source

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  • The report highlighted a continued decline in fossil fuel dependency, with gas generation falling for the fifth consecutive year and overall fossil-fueled power dropping to a historic low of 29%.

    Even when Russia makes it back to international markets with their natural gas, no one in Europe is going to want it.

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • Thanks, we'll keep track of what they are doing.

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • I misphrased, they are an Admin/Op, and essential.

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • would it be enough to have those rules in place, and when reported actively remove the content as a mod?

    We're pretty good with daily moderating of content on futurology.today, so I'd be confident we could cover that aspect.

    However I'm wondering about federation issues. Are we liable for UK users who use their futurology.today account to access other instances we don't mod?

  • How are you dealing with the UK's Online Safety Act, that comes into effect this March?

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  • the problem is that the guidance is too large and overbearing.

    This.

    Who gets to decide what "self-harm" is? There'll be some busybodies who'll say that any remotely positive messaging for LGBTQ youth is 'self-harm' for them.

  • Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading | Climate change set up the Gulf of Mexico to birth a storm this strong, this fast.

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  • I should have been more specific, I was just referring to the storm surge flooded areas.

  • Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading | Climate change set up the Gulf of Mexico to birth a storm this strong, this fast.

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  • I'm surprised there isn't more movement to just completely ban building in these areas. Getting everyone else to cover the cost of their predictable destruction seems very unfair.

  • Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading | Climate change set up the Gulf of Mexico to birth a storm this strong, this fast.

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  • I am aware that they have a state insurer in Florida. They are going to need it. I can't see a single private insurance company wanting to touch anything to do with rebuilding in areas affected by this. They know climate change is getting worse, and this is only going to happen soon again.

  • There Is No Climate Haven. We All Live in Florida Now.

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  • Like Covid, it seems humans have to wait until disaster is right on their doorstep, before they pull themselves together to do something about it.

  • EVs Take 29.4% Share Of The UK Auto Market — First BEV Roadster Arrives

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  • Is the UK contemplating tariffs on Chinese EVs?, if not that will be one of the few advantages of Brexit, as the EU has just agreed to mandate them.