#ClimateDiary Saturday morning I was wondering whether people I know in real life even see these kinds of graphs. I decided to find out by sharing it in WhatsApp groups I am in (not all but was quite brave - included colleagues, family, etc) posting it with this message.
Entirely unscientific, badly worded etc, but I am so glad I did! I learned a number of interesting things:
In every group, 70-90 % of people had never seen this graph and do not normally see these graphs. 1/x
2/x #ClimateDiary I do think most people, whilst aware of #ClimateChange in general, are actually pretty oblivious to what is going on at the moment, in the #Antarctic and elsewhere.
I just did a mini-one person survey and asked my family this question: where in the world are #FlashFloods in last few days - right now?
First person didn't know of any. Still awaiting answers from rest of family.
Just look at the failed (not literally, but certainly effectively) Manufacturing USA initiative - a constellation of research institutes first launched in 2012 to counter the Made In #China 2025 program.
To its credit, the #Obama Administration foresaw the Chinese economic threat to the West before most in Washington, but the actions taken were structurally ineffective.
Other "tangential failures" like acquiescing #A123 Systems (LFP battery foundational knowledge) and, in the case of the #German government, #Kuka, to #China-state controlled entities advanced the Made In China 2025 program by a decade or more virtually overnight.
Kuka's loss to China also substantially advanced the #Comac#C919 aircraft program - an open secret in many quarters of the Western #aerospace industry that the US and German governments do not want to admit.
Biden administration "considering implementing a policy pertaining to outbound investment" but no final decision made, says Yellen, explaining she told officials in #China "it would be highly targeted."
At a news conference in Beijing, US Treasury Secretary Yellen says her conversations with officials of #China have been "direct, substantive and productive."
I think we're all, me included, focusing too much on #Musk and his destroying #Twitter and not enough on the people who financed his purchase of it in the first place.
Peter Thiel, who openly states democracy is not a viable form of government in his mind, bankrolled this despite knowing Musk is a hack.
In fact, Musk's first big cash gain was Thiel paying Musk to leave PayPal lest he, Musk, destroy it with his terrible ideas, especially his fixation on an "X" app.
#Elmo is moving ahead with his grand design of "X", the "everything app".
What you say is true, but is part of a much bigger story.
To remember:
"And there’s the matter of “X,” Musk’s proposed “#EverythingApp.” It’s been floated as a response to [#Tencent's] #WeChat, #China’s ubiquitous app, that’s come to dominate both payments and the social sphere. Supposing such an app starts to take on the task of..."
Auch chinesische Tech-Konzerne bringen sich für das rasant wachsende Milliardengeschäft Künstliche Intelligenz in Stellung. Wie weit sind sie dabei? Und wo sind bislang ihre Grenzen? Von Eva Lamby-Schmitt.
In 2009, Mattel opened Barbie Shanghai — six floors of translucent polycarbonate panels that gave visitors the impression they were ensconced in a plastic Barbie box. Its intended audience was not kids, but women, who were offered Barbie-themed martinis, wedding dresses and breast-firming treatments. The store cost $30 million to build, and closed just two years later. Here's the story of Mattel's big mistake.
Troubled New Power Plant Leaves #Jordan in Debt to #China, Raising Concerns Over Beijing's Influence. “Jordan would have to pay China a staggering $8.4 billion over 30 years to buy the electricity generated by the plant.” @jordan
@CIVICUSalliance reports that only one country in the region is considered “open” In #Kyrgyzstan, #Vietnam and #China, governments are passing laws that inhibit the ability of citizens to share information.
In #Pakistan journalists facing death threats, assaults, and intimidation.