Climate change could pose a threat to the technology industry as copper production is vulnerable to drought, while demand may grow to outstrip supply anyway.
According to a report out today from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), copper mines require a steady water supply to function, and many are situated in places around the world that face a growing risk of severe drought due to shifts in climate.
Copper is almost ubiquitous in IT hardware because of its excellent electrical conductivity, from the tracks on circuit boards to cabling and even the interconnects on microchips. PwC's report focuses just on chips, and claims that nearly a third (32 percent) of global semiconductor production will be reliant on copper supplies that are at risk from climate disruption by 2035.
If something is not done to rein in climate change, like drastically cutting greenhouse gas emissions, then the share of copper supply at risk rises to 58 percent by 2050, PwC claims. As this seems increasingly unlikely, it advises both copper exporters and semiconductor buyers to adapt their supply chains and practices if they are to ride out the risk.
If a "follower-only" toot asks a question, how do you answer?
Reply at "follower-only", and most others who also interact with the original toot will not see that reply. This creates an overall awkward experience. Dupes+stuff.
With the usual "public but not advertised" distribution, you publicize at least the existence of the original toot. This is unfriendly to the original poster.
Maybe people shouldn't ask questions in "followers only" toots to begin with?
Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the far bigger menace is the monstrous growth in wealth concentration over five decades that made a Trump presidency possible—and maybe inevitable. Here’s how we let it happen.
Grok praises Hitler, gives credit to Musk for removing “woke filters” X removed many harmful Grok posts but not before they reached tens of thousands. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…
I feel that not too long ago, this would have been a bigger story. Are we just so desensitized to everything now that a Nazi chatbot doesn't even register as news anymore?
so this must be last straw that broke the proverbial camels back right, like all media & corporations & democratic governments - including ars & its parent will now leave twitter right.. Right?
The replies to this post are an absolutely insane collection of all the garbage the insane people left on his hellhole of a platform like to believe. Holocaust denial, dangerous lies about various minorities, life-threatening pseudomedicine, and lots of overt racism of course.
#OtD 8 Jul 1867 Käthe Kollwitz, socialist and anti-war German Expressionist artist and sculptor was born. Forced to resign by the Nazis, they threatened to send her to a concentration camp, but fortunately she was spared stories.workingclasshistory.co…
Con i suoi omologhi greco e maltese e il commissario Ue Mark Brunner avrebbe dovuto incontrare il presidente e il governo per chiedere maggiori sforzi nel bloc…
AKA Wes Craven's New Nightmare AKA Nightmare on Elm Street 7.
Probably the most interesting film in the series? That doesn't mean it's the best, though. There's a lot here that's real good, but unfortunately all the main important stuff for something like this is kinda weak.
Extremely rare case where going full meta works. Probably because it's taken seriously while not thinking that doing this is making it very smart. Just playing it very straight.
The image is a movie poster for "Wes Craven's New Nightmare." The background is predominantly red, creating a sense of foreboding. At the top, the text reads "From the creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street" followed by "Wes Craven's New Nightmare" in large white letters. A menacing figure with a red, wrinkled face and a mechanical glove with sharp, metallic claws is prominently featured. The glove is positioned in the center, with the figure's face partially visible behind it. Below the figure, there is a tagline in red text that says, "This Time Staying Awake Won't Save You." In the lower part of the poster, there is a silhouette of a man and a child standing in front of a window with a warm, orange glow, suggesting a sense of danger. The names of the cast and crew are listed at the bottom, including Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, and Wes Craven. The overall design is dark and ominous, with a focus on the horror theme.
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Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Israeli far-right ministers have urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “immediately” withdraw from the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks, “conquer” the Palestin
If step 1 & 2 are required then I doubt step 3 is going to happen...
Step one is explaining what a resistor is. Step two is explaining how to buy a power cord(!) and explaining what a breadboard is. Step 3 is hooking up an oscilloscope & signal generator
Inductance is the ability of a coil to stop an electrical current from flowing through it. An inductor coil can stop one current so a different one is able to flow. TVs and radios, for instance, use inductance to receive and tune into...
Elon Musk said that he would "fix" his AI chatbot Grok, which he thought was too liberal. Whatever he did turned Grok into a Nazi — approvingly invoking the name of Adolf Hitler and suggested the need for a second Holocaust. Here's @Gizmodo's story.
Since my older students have taken their exams, I'm more flexible with my schedule - so I could enjoy a special tour along the canal in Lübeck today. Temperature was ok again, yesterday's heat is gone. #Nordicwalking #walking #gettingfitter
From a 50-foot Native American monument overlooking the Missouri River to a surreal hammock strung across a border fence, these sculptures push the boundaries of form, meaning, and public space. Whether constructed from stone, steel, wire, or illusion, each work defies convention — and chances are, you haven’t seen them before. Locations span from Barcelona to Philadelphia, from South Dakota plains to Turkish landscapes.
1. Melancholy — Albert György in Geneva, Switzerland
This bronze sculpture of a seated figure appears hollowed out from within, forming an arched void from chest to head. The minimalist facial features and slumped posture evoke absence and loss, using emptiness as its central element.
2. Window and Ladder – Too Late for Help — Leandro Erlich in Montevideo, Uruguay
A fragment of brick wall with a single window floats mid-air, supported by a ladder that leads nowhere. Placed in an empty lot, this illusion-based sculpture alters space and challenges logic.
3. Border Hammock — Murat Gök in Istanbul, Turkey
Two fence poles curve inward to cradle a man resting in a hammock made from the fence itself. By bending an otherwise rigid border element into a place of rest, the sculpture offers a quiet yet clever political statement.
4. Freedom — Zenos Frudakis in Philadelphia, USA
This bronze wall shows four human forms in various stages of breaking free, culminating in a fully emerged figure stepping into open space. It explores transformation and personal liberation.
5. Giant Slingshot Bench — Cornelia Konrads in Germany
A wooden bench is suspended by two long red straps tied to a massive Y-shaped branch. The setup mimics a slingshot ready to launch, blending utility with playful imagination.
6. Dignity — Dale Lamphere in Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA
Standing 50 feet tall, this stainless steel monument honors Native American women. The figure wears a star quilt composed of blue diamond shapes that shimmer in the wind.
7. The Kiss of Death — Unknown Artist in Barcelona, Spain
This marble sculpture in Poblenou Cemetery shows a skeleton with wings gently kissing the forehead of a lifeless young man. Created in 1930, it’s both romantic and haunting.
8. The Weight of Grief — Celeste Roberge in Portland, Maine, USA
A crouched human form is constructed from a metal frame filled with smooth river stones. The heavy material and posture communicate emotional burden through literal weight.
9. UMI — Daniel Popper in Lisle, Illinois, USA
This monumental figure is composed of sculpted wood and branches shaped into a female form. Her hands and body are formed by intertwining tree limbs, suggesting organic unity.
When street art meets nature, the results are stunning. Some artists blend their murals seamlessly with the landscape, while others use real plants to bring their work to life.
After Musk said Grok was improved "significantly", Grok wrote numerous antisemitic posts, sometimes without any clear prompting; some posts were later deleted (NBC News)
Last week, the Senate passed the largest cut to America’s welfare state in modern history. President Donald Trump’s inaptly named “One Big Beautiful Bill” would take health insurance from 11.8 million Americans and slash food assistance to low-income families by about $100 a month. In the face of this unprecedented setback, some progressives argue that […]
The Ikedaya incident pitted rōnin employed by the Chōshū and Tosa clans against the Tokugawa shogunate's special police force OTD in 1864 at the Ikedaya Inn in Kyoto cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan… #travel #Japan #history
In Putin's Russia, a dead soldier is worth more than a living one. Discover how death has become the country’s fastest path out of poverty — and its biggest economy.
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