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Really looking forward to listening to @KHayhoe. I've even brought my two teenage daughters to listen and hopefully be inspired
Exactly what people think
Social science has been a big driver of change in #climatechange
It's not about religion, but about age and (US) conservative demographic
Data!
And the UK?
People's opinions are starting to change fast
Fascinating
More data! US wants to tax fossil fuels and invest in renewables
And only SF and Seattle only talk about it
We should be talking about it more

"We have a voice" @KHayhoe
A group of people in a #climatechange lecture with @KHayhoe ... What comes out as the greatest hope?
@ExtinctionR and @GretaThunberg
"we have to fix [#climatechange] with the broken flawed system that we have now, because we're going to run out of time otherwise" @KHayhoe
Interesting hearing about tracking of #climatechange and how 24 hour news tracking from @boykoff - apparently #climateChange is a ratings killer for 24 hour news media
"We need fully informed rational hope if we're going to fix this" @KHayhoe
The strategy of @ExtinctionR works great when you care about "extinction". If you don't, and most people don't, then they won't.
Now @KHayhoe is recommending "I'm right and you're an idiot" ... think I may have to read this amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HNRN1TK/…
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So @LNRailway I went on a train yesterday. Used an e-ticket. Had forgotten to download and activate it *before I got on the train*. Only just caught the train. No problem since it's an off peak day return ticket and a valid train...?

Apparently, that's not allowed? Ludicrous!
The point is...
1) I've bought a ticket
2) It's a valid ticket for this train
3) It's not like I'm trying to get out of paying
4) The "download + activate" part of the app is... frankly a bit weird
5) Have I said I've bought the ticket already?
...
6) What happens if I download it and activate it on the device prior to getting on the train and my device runs out? I HAVE NO TICKET TO SHOW YOU! So it makes sense to activate it when it's checked (since I've already paid remember?)
7) Why not just download it when I buy it?
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Paul Johnston
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[Thread] The IPCC report from 2018 that talked about the 1.5C rise...

It says 1.5C is going to happen around 2030.

It also says the climate will get to >1.5C if every major economy doesn't start decarbonising rapidly now.

That's what the 12 years was about.

#ClimateChange
The previous IPCC reports discuss where we're headed with "business as usual".

Currently that is around +4C (+/-1ish) by 2100. This figure keeps getting revised *upwards* though.

#ClimateChange
The bizarre thing from my point of view is that very little seems to have changed.

The IPCC report came out in October 2018.

No government has actually taken the recommendations seriously yet.

The UK Government declared a *non binding* "Climate Emergency" 👏

#ClimateChange
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The serverless shift

* From Code to Configuration
* From High LoC towards Low LoC (preferably zero)
* From Building Services to Consuming Services
* From Owning Workloads to Disowning Workloads
From Code to Configuration

Configuration is a form of "code", but is not necessarily programming. It defines the resources and services used and how they are combined for an application. The code is the ***unique business logic*** required for the application.
From High LoC to Low LoC (preferably zero)

Today's code is tomorrow's technical debt. Code is always a liability at some point in the future. Limiting this future liability is a good thing. Working to reduce this liability from the beginning is simply good practice.
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Really looking forward to this one: precision medicine. It’s all about tailoring treatments for the individual and moving away from a one size fits all approach. #dukpc
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Really looking forward to next week's The Apprentice: Border Special.

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Meet the first team: Creativity

Relying on innovative technology and the best examples from around the world
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First, not to be pedantic or nuthin but I can't remember the last time I came across anybody "anti-science" if that is to mean "against the scientific method". Anti-GMO cites studies all.the.time. They LOVE #science! All day all night.
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If we are trying to be precise we should in the very least perhaps call it pseudoscience. Is THAT helpful? Depends on context and what you’re trying to accomplish. Sometimes I WANT to polarize the conversation, other times I’m looking to win somebody over. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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