MrMobius

joined 2 years ago
[–] MrMobius 6 points 1 week ago

Was in the same position a few months ago. My only satisfaction was that I'd be able to open a union division in the company. I would have been able to better the working conditions of my colleagues (and mine!) while learning the work of a union representative. Sadly they fired me before I could do that. But now I found a paying job in a non-profit organization and I feel like a human being again!

[–] MrMobius 1 points 1 week ago

Well, think of WHO as the 'least bad source of information", not the absolute truth provider. To get closer to the truth, you'd need to do a bit of journalist work: do a background check on the scientists involved (what have they published? Is their work respected by their peers? Have they been approached by lobbies?) and compare different sources (for instance, look at what the Robert Koch Institut in Germany and the Institut Pasteur in France have to say). But, to do that you might need to speak several languages, but above all, you would need a lot of time for research. So checking the most reliable source is generally the practical course of action for most people.

[–] MrMobius 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Really? That's a bit too… intense. I propose "postpone-baby-pill" or "baby-no-thanks-pill".

[–] MrMobius 70 points 1 week ago (18 children)

It's called plan B in the US? We call it "the morning-after pill" where I live. I think it's a bit more self-explanatory.

[–] MrMobius 5 points 1 week ago

Like mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius, at 77, in Leipzig?

[–] MrMobius 7 points 1 week ago (7 children)

You should take everything you hear on the internet with a grain of salt (including here). You should really trust the guidelines of your country's health ministry or the WHO. Then again, the WHO has said some crazy shit in the past…

[–] MrMobius 3 points 1 week ago

Good enough, you're hired!

[–] MrMobius 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, citizens living under democraties should really start to realize that human rights need to be protected continously. Once we let our guard down and take them for granted, that's when authoritarians are able to dismantle them one by one.

[–] MrMobius 2 points 2 weeks ago

But I bet it's loads of fun! Gotta resist… the urge…

[–] MrMobius 45 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

My dream is to start a co-op bicycle shop/worshop once I finish my mechanic traineeship. But the other trainees don't seem to share my vision, they only care about making lots of money…

[–] MrMobius 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

True, there is some amount of gun violence glorification in the US. And it's completely sane to be angry at your oppresors, but it needs to be channeled into something productive. Killing CEOs is just gonna make them pressure governments to increase repression with armed police and global surveillance. Violence begets violence, so it should only be used as a last result.

 

There are a lot of papers advocating for a switch away from fossil fuels, and even H2 fuel cells, to ammonia based propulsion in transport. It can be used in combustion engines but there's a risk of NOx production. So the greenest option to me is ammonia to H2 conversion or direct ammonia fuel cells. It's got the same advantages of classic H2 fuel cells but without the constraints of cryogenic or pressurized containment of H2. And ammonia has a better energy density. But it's toxic for humans and, above all, marine life! Especially for fish species. So I'm feeling a bit uneasy about potential mass ammonia spills…

 

Autrice du dessin d'origine : Henning Wagenbreth

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