“You exist in full if and only if your conversation (or writings) cannot be easily reconstructed with clips from other conversations.” Nassim Nicholas Taleb From 2015 before generative AI

Methane (CH4) emissions come from wetlands, agriculture, & fossil fuel extraction The Himalayas act as a barrier to the dispersion of methane. ecmwf.int/en/about/media…

Interesting RI news

(1/2) This is really exciting! AI-enabled code completions are now available in #Colab free-of-charge tier! Autocomplete saves a bunch of time with #EarthEngine and #geemap boilerplate!

Dust from Africa here the next 10 days. Will help keep things quiet it looks like this next week, especially in the Caribbean. Should make it to the US even and make some nice sunsets. spaghettimodels.com

Good News: The recovery of Pacific bluefin tuna has achieved a major milestone—the species exceeded international targets a decade ahead of schedule! This fisheries management success shows what we can achieve with international scientific collaboration: bit.ly/3RJZDdL

Great question Save The Bay

During July 2024 the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico extended over 6,705 sq. miles (shades of red), from the Mississippi River into Texas. More than 3 X restoration goal because of failure to reduce agricultural nutrient pollution. LUMCON noaa.gov/news-release/g…

One wonders how can this paper could be published in a journal. It's just a little worse than a ad hominem attack. Economics is not well.

Can't make it up. Guy suing the state over new beach access law arrested for vandalizing right of way next to his house. Should be a Cohen bro movie thepublicsradio.org/shoreline-acce…

The battle for beach access in the Ocean State art19.com/shows/rhode-is…

Yes

This writer’s firsthand account of being homeless over the winter in Westerly & SK is a must-read esquire.com/news-politics/…

👋👋 Global Water Quality of #Inland #Waters with Harmonized #Landsat8 and #Sentinel2 Using Cloud-Computed #MachineLearning ✍️ Leonardo F. Arias-Rodriguez et al. 🔗 mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/5…

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“If everyone were to put a wall in there…there would be no beaches at all.” Waterfront homeowner sues state for right to protect land tinyurl.com/2yfpfzs6

The coast guard recently released the acoustic signature associated with the Titan submersible implosion. This was from 900miles away. I'm sure there are other US government recordings from classified systems.

bonk navytimes.com/news/your-navy…

Unique kinetic installation in Germany's Sprengel Museum A buoy swinging in the air, it is precisely synchronized with its real double somewhere in the Atlantic and repeats its walking on the waves.