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Open Thread 391

Astral Codex Ten • 4267 implied HN points • 21 Jul 25
🍲 Food & Drink Technological solutions
  1. There's a new AI blogging fellowship starting soon. If you know about AI and want to write, this could be a great opportunity for you!
  2. The AI safety community is facing some cyber threats, like phishing and spam. Always double-check links and don't share your passwords lightly.
  3. Many people don't know that male chicks are often killed after hatching. There's a new method to identify eggs by sex, which can help reduce this practice.

Two Points on Climate Change

David Friedman’s Substack • 350 implied HN points • 23 Nov 25
🌞 Climate & Environment Technological solutions
  1. The cause of global warming doesn't matter as much as what we can do about it. Whether it's humans causing it or not, we still need to think about ways to prevent or adapt to climate change.
  2. There's a lot of uncertainty about the future effects of climate change. Many studies make assumptions that might not hold true over time, so we need to be careful about how we plan for the future.
  3. We might not need to act immediately on climate issues. Waiting can provide us with better information, which can help us make smarter decisions later on.

Drought in Africa, Drought in California: How Climate Change turns Drought to Job losses

Adetokunbo Sees • 312 implied HN points • 04 Nov 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Technological solutions
  1. Climate change is leading to job losses in different parts of the world, like Africa and California.
  2. Individuals in various sectors, from researchers to farmers, are at risk of losing their jobs due to climate-related issues.
  3. The impact of climate change on agriculture is causing significant economic losses and job displacements globally.

Blended scenarios

Douglass’s Newsletter • 39 implied HN points • 08 Jun 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Technological solutions
  1. Three proposed blended scenarios for addressing climate change: drift, embrace localization (Gardenworld), embrace high tech (world)
  2. Use of technology like AI and chatbots to manage Gardenworld projects for feeding, sheltering, and aesthetics
  3. Local efforts to maintain Internet connectivity as a common project in the face of grid failures
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