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This grim article reveals the bitter truth about the climate crisis. Initially we debate limiting global warming to 1.5°C, but warming to 2.5°C is already a reality. Damian Carrington writes in “World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target” for theguardian.com The experts were clear on why the world is failing to tackle the climate crisis. A lack of political will was cited by almost three-quarters of the respondents, while 60% also blamed vested corporate interests, such as the fossil fuel industry. ...

In “Venture firms double, then halve, in stunning reversal” for indiadispatch.com, Manish Singh recently highlighted an illuminating statistic. It shows that venture capital investment in startups has fallen back to 2014 levels. According to data analyzed by Morgan Stanley and Pitchbook, the number of active venture capital firms worldwide surged from 2014 levels, more than doubling by 2021, before sharply contracting to below 2014 figures in a stunning reversal. ...

On hackaday.com I came across the extremely clever design of a knife by user @uhltimate_548874. It can be mechanically opened and closed with the thumb. On »OTF Fidget Knife - only 3 Parts von uhltimate« for printables.com it is described as follows. This compact design is perfect for restless hands, providing smooth OTF action for endless fidgeting fun. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.

An international research team has found that recent heatwaves in the North Pacific may be linked to the massive reduction of aerosols from Chinese factories. The decrease in aerosols, which can reflect the sun’s heat back into space, has been associated with increased warming along Asia’s coastal regions, the development of high-pressure systems and subsequently more intense low-pressure systems in the central Pacific, leading to hotter conditions. Bob Yirka writes in »Computer models show heat waves in north Pacific may be due to China reducing aerosols« for phys.org ...

The Raspberry Pi developers will soon offer a free web-based remote desktop feature. Gordon Hollingworth writes in »Raspberry Pi Connect« for raspberrypi.com Our intention is that Raspberry Pi Connect will remain free (as in beer) for individual users with non-relayed connections, with no limit on the number of devices. We don’t yet know how many people will need to relay their traffic through our TURN servers; we’ll keep an eye on the use of bandwidth and decide how to treat these connections in future. ...