China carbon emissions 'flat or falling' in 2025: analysis #China
The American patrol satellite had the targets in its sights:
two recently launched Chinese spacecraft flying through one of the most sensitive neighborhoods in space.
Like any good tactical fighter,
the American spacecraft, known as USA 270, approached from behind,
so that the sun would be at its back, illuminating the quarry.
But then one of the Chinese satellites countered by slowing down.
As USA 270 zipped by, the Chinese satellite dropped in behind its…
Today, I attended service at a Unitarian Universalist congregation, and my soul is energized. There are a lot of people that want to make this world a better place. If you are feeling alone out there in a world of hate, there are those that side with love.
Today was especially powerful as a woman of color that marched with MLK Jr. read to the multi-colored children of the congregation a book of his speech. She choked up reading his words as my own tears ran freely.
"I have…
Why global environmental negotiations keep failing—and what we can do about it #environment
Filing: Gemini says its COO, CFO, and chief legal officer are leaving; Cameron Winklevoss will take on many of the COO's duties; GEMI falls 10% (Olivier Acuna/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/
https://e621.net/forum_topics/61584
I’m with savage orange, MkLXIV, and moderator/dev Aacafah. Certain people with relatively large followings on BlueSky, with at least one openly calling for “shaming” (read: harassment) of anyone who uses e621, are vastly, vastly misreading the motive of
Kevin O'Connell's Locker Room Speech After Vikings Win Over Cowboys https://www.vikings.com/video/kevin-oconnell-locker-room-speech-cowboys-2025
Its good to have many tests in your R package, but it can be a pain to debug some failing tests when it happens. {lazytest} for the rescue: only rerun the failing tests, until they pass: #RStats
The debate regarding the “Goldwater rule” has intensified
following President Trump’s recent rambling presentation in Pennsylvania
(Trump rails on affordability ‘hoax’ and flings racist attacks in rally-style speech, 10 December).
As a physician with decades of experience in health policy, I believe the current discourse misses a vital distinction:
the difference between prohibited diagnosis and legitimate observation.
The Goldwater rule was designed to prevent …
UK social homes unprepared for rising heat as policy fails to keep pace, new research warns #UnitedKingdom