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• Post #3319057

  We’re going to find out soon enough. Almost half of the global population will be living with extreme heat by 2050 if the world reaches 2C of global warming above preindustrial levels, according to a University of Oxford study published in January. India will have the largest affected population, says urban climatologist Radhika Khosla, an associate professor who co-authored the study.

• Post #910213

  The best algorithms of big tech are not even consistently good at basic things like delivering advertisements to a relevant audience. I’ve written online about not owning or needing a car, without any attempt to hide my activity or even identity from advertisers. I still get ads for car products, like tyres. I’ve talked about being vegetarian and still get ads for meat-based fast food. I get ads for cat and dog food despite having neither of those pets. I get ads for child-related stuff despit...