The world is closer than thought to a
“point of no return”
after which runaway global heating cannot be stopped, scientists have said.
Continued global heating could trigger climate tipping points,
leading to a cascade of further tipping points and feedback loops, they said.
This would lock the world into a new and hellish “hothouse Earth” climate
far worse than the 2-3C temperature rise the world is on track to reach.
The climate would also be ver…
Australia:
Publicly funded gender-affirming care is great for the economy, study says
https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/12/gender-affirming-care-economy-benefits/
In written evidence to the Prince Harry privacy trial, ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre says allegations of phone hacking are "grave and sometimes preposterous" (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/paul-d
Cisco reports Q2 revenue up 10% YoY to $15.35B, vs. $15.12B est., and forecasts Q3 adjusted EPS only in line with estimates; CSCO drops 7% after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/cisco-csco-q2-earnings-report-2026.html
why does every post i see that does the "sorry i sneezed while typing this" thing go for "sneezed". use the rest of yalls bodies
Nice blog in the discussion about AI & coding,
"AI can replace most of programming, but programming isn’t the job.
Programming is a task. It’s one of many things you do as part of your work. But if you’re a software engineer, your actual job is more than typing code into an editor."
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The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory: #Climate May Go from Greenhouse to Hothouse: https://eos.org/articles/earths-climate-may-go-from-greenhouse-to-hothouse - uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.
Das #Leckerli zum Probieren:
Dieses #Grundrezept für #Buttercreme ist gut für Anfänger und vielseitig einsetzbar.
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