Posts by villavelius@mastodon.online
(DIR) Post #ASDUiuJhgtM2fX9X1M by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-01-31T13:17:10Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@mike To spend their money on preventing pollution in the first place. Prevention is better than cleaning up afterwards.
(DIR) Post #ASDUivx5bwSBjyaV3A by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-01-31T14:08:17Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@mike Some examples are forbidding diesel cars in cities, no matter how much you want to pay. Or simply forbidding the construction of new houses that are not certifiably energy-neutral and use no fossil fuels. An older example is banning wood fires (eg in Durham City).
(DIR) Post #ASDUixSK1J1yP8CxN2 by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-01-31T22:55:27Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@mike Well, if they want to drive in the city, or build a new house, for example, they'll have to spend their money on a clean car and an energy-neutral house. They simply won't be able to pollute, even if they wouldn't mind paying for it. I know the UK doesn't like EU rules, such as forbidding the sale of inefficient hoovers etc., but hey, there are things governments and society at large will just have to impose, if they take the climate and the environment seriously.
(DIR) Post #ASEItSKZ4uW0lUmMD2 by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-02-01T08:12:11Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@kravietz @mike Very sad indeed. When we still lived in the UK, our neighbours had their house completely refurbished. They imported everything, including a team of workers from Eastern Europe. Including their travel and hotel expenses that was cheaper than what they were quoted by local contractors. And they got better quality, of materials and craftsmanship, to boot.
(DIR) Post #ASSoeArQfAbzzxCeSe by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-02-08T08:18:14Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@brewsterkahle Not just avoiding paywalls, but also avoiding the encumbrance of getting access via all those different publisher interfaces, I reckon.
(DIR) Post #AU8K8JqbV9Ju0RBV2m by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-03-30T06:45:56Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
It's probably a conspiracy 😉Britons have more confidence in EU than Westminsterhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/30/britons-more-confidence-in-eu-than-westminster-poll-brexit
(DIR) Post #AWRoLmlDWV1Kdvliu8 by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-06-07T12:04:42Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
"If Germany would implement a speed limit on its highways, it could reduce millions of tons of carbon emissions each year. Most other rich industrial countries already have one. What's behind this German love of speeding?" (Deutsche Welle, video 7/6/2023)A strong attachment to Freedom of Speed, I guess.
(DIR) Post #AaUOkbupEEnOWIvmtM by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-10-06T09:28:24Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
From The Economist: https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/10/05/in-an-ugly-world-vaccines-are-a-beautiful-gift-worth-honouring
(DIR) Post #AaxvtppAav6u9nW3fM by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-10-20T15:33:55Z
1 likes, 0 repeats
@kaia Average apple eaters
(DIR) Post #AcEHOlEzUbL6C9dEzg by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-11-27T10:38:47Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
The real pandemic, ongoing and highly infectious, is the spread of the far-right mind virus causing misery worldwide.
(DIR) Post #AcEJeB3A15zQUcZqds by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-11-27T10:48:59Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@kravietz Unsanitary keeping of moral principles?
(DIR) Post #AcENjpu3x6Q8SgH9Ps by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-11-27T11:32:33Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@kravietz In addition to poor moral principles:1. Gullibility as to political promises, expecting those to be fulfilled2. Perceived failure of the state as a result3. Media and peer influence (including conspiracy theories)4. Lack of critical thinking skills5. Disregard of consequences of political choices6. Expectation that all conflicting popular demands can, and should, be reconciled by the stateEt cetera.
(DIR) Post #AcIdtB6CtL4ihkGw0O by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-11-29T10:12:14Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
Sci-Hub is in essence a global NGO helping to provide the basic needs of science. Should be supported by the UN.
(DIR) Post #AcpnIJTaCXhrokVA1o by villavelius@mastodon.online
2023-12-15T13:04:19Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@clive @dailymedievalcats And super creative!
(DIR) Post #AdZGeZUlFW5bl3M7AO by villavelius@mastodon.online
2024-01-06T11:36:11Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@mikemathia (At least) 24 lids in a 10-piece Tupperware set? What the dickens does a 'set' consist of?
(DIR) Post #AdgGdGtbUe28Ab4hI8 by villavelius@mastodon.online
2024-01-08T14:24:11Z
0 likes, 1 repeats
'Self-plagiarism' seems to me very similar to 'self-impersonation'.
(DIR) Post #AhxfBjNKuCX2V2Vh8S by villavelius@mastodon.online
2024-05-06T09:33:48Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
Nederlandse politici, maak dit jullie prioriteit, anders laat je rechts extremisme zijn gang gaan. Fix Europe’s housing crisis or risk fuelling the far-right, UN expert warns https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/06/fix-europe-housing-crisis-risk-fuelling-far-right-un-expert-warns?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
(DIR) Post #Ai0wJenk4q17KD6fCK by villavelius@mastodon.online
2024-05-18T11:28:02Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@aral Could the etymology be as follows? Lunatic > howling wolf > singing wolf > cantaloup > muskmelon > elon musk 😉
(DIR) Post #AieXCkDDWYStAjHq5o by villavelius@mastodon.online
2024-06-06T13:55:02Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@clive Deeply depressing article.
(DIR) Post #AwxErBDsl3Rob49sS8 by villavelius@mastodon.online
2025-08-08T08:38:09Z
0 likes, 0 repeats
@aral The future of the present never seems to be what the future of the past promised.