https://apple.news/A4SLl-w2hT-mSG5_J3T7XMg India’s heat wave compared to start of climate disaster novel Saphora Smith | Climate Correspondent Tuesday 26 April 2022 | 7:14 “Heat waves is where climate change really is a game changer,” said one climate scientist India and Pakistan are bracing for a potentially “deadly” heat wave that people are comparing to a hit … Continue reading India’s current and increasing heat waves straight out of a sci-fi novel
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Twitter finally bans ads denying the climate crisis
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/apr/23/twitter-bans-ads-deny-climate-crisis? Twitter uses Earth Day to announce ban on climate denialism ads The platform has been a source of a growing wave of climate misinformation and said denialism ‘shouldn’t be monetized’ Twitter announced it would bad advertisements that deny climate crisis data. Photograph: Stephen Lam/Reuters Maya Yang, Sat 23 Apr 2022 16.55 EDT Twitter chose Earth … Continue reading Twitter finally bans ads denying the climate crisis
Inherit an IRA? New rules to be followed differ from expectations
This is a great chance for me to recommend holding your IRAs at Vanguard where your beneficiaries can have their hands held on some of these pesky details.https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/inheritance/604567/if-you-inherited-an-ira-recently-you-could-be-in-for-a-mess INHERITANCE If You Inherited an IRA Recently, You Could Be in for a Mess The IRS recently proposed a major change in the way inherited IRAs work … Continue reading Inherit an IRA? New rules to be followed differ from expectations
LGBTQ+ and going to the World Cup in Qatar? yet another warning
If you're not strictly heterosexual and binary gendered, going to the World Cup in Qatar this fall could be extremely risky. Note the reaction in several middle eastern countries to nothing more than a character in a movie and contemplate your situation there in a few months when nothing will have improved. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/doctor-strange-multiverse-madness-banned-saudi-arabia-lgbtq-america-chavez-marvel-cinematic-universe-173453127.html 'Doctor Strange' … Continue reading LGBTQ+ and going to the World Cup in Qatar? yet another warning
Lincoln Center to use its public space for fun this summer
https://apple.news/ARS8bqVCZStSl_-3J3-FCxg Lincoln Center Resets Itself as a Cultural Town Square for Spring by Justin Davidson, April 20, 2022, Curbed For the first months of the pandemic, Lincoln Center lay fallow, its halls locked, its outdoor areas fenced off like a radioactive zone. If the grand fountained plaza didn’t look as eerily abandoned as, say, Times … Continue reading Lincoln Center to use its public space for fun this summer
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Net-zero carbon emissions law in Ireland will force reductions in livestock herds – a warning for U.S.
Northern Ireland faces loss of 1 million sheep and cattle to meet climate targets Northern Ireland Assembly’s first climate act will require the farming sector to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 According to the analysis, about 700,000 sheep would need to be lost in order for Northern Ireland to meet its new climate targets. Photograph: … Continue reading Net-zero carbon emissions law in Ireland will force reductions in livestock herds – a warning for U.S.
Apple TV+ continues to offer quality over quantity — and costs $5/month
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COVID justification for one-use items is gone — time to reuse and recycle items again
I'm in the camp of environmentalists. What this article ignores that many of the items being consumed are made with fossil fuels or plastics made from fossil fuels. This isn't an issue of simply using less "stuff" -- it's a matter of attacking our climate crisis. https://apple.news/Aou1QzHTZSw-sXaehiWQ4Jg Happy Earth Day From Your Co-Worker Who Is … Continue reading COVID justification for one-use items is gone — time to reuse and recycle items again
Manhattan’s UWS closing parts of Columbus each week this summer
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/major-upper-west-side-open-street-returning-soon-what-know Major Upper West Side Open Street Returning Soon: What To Know A nine-block stretch of Columbus Avenue will reopen as an Open Street on May 15. It will run every Sunday until Oct. 30. Gus Saltonstall,Patch Staff Posted Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 11:40 am ET|Updated Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 1:36 am ET Replies (2) An … Continue reading Manhattan’s UWS closing parts of Columbus each week this summer
Apple Watch has a challenge today
https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/12/apple-watch-earth-day-activity-challenge/ Apple Watch to Offer Activity Challenge on Earth Day Tuesday April 12, 2022 11:55 am PDT by Joe Rossignol Apple Watch users will once again be able to complete an Activity Challenge on Earth Day to earn a special badge and iMessage stickers. To complete the Activity Challenge, users must do any workout for 30 minutes … Continue reading Apple Watch has a challenge today
Netflix password sharers should be concerned (and what other companies do)
PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY: NICOLE NGUYEN Netflix’s Password Crackdown Is Coming. Here’s What That Means for Account Sharers How Netflix and other streamers define a household—and what that means for you and your account moochers By Nicole Nguyen, Updated Apr. 20, 2022 5:53 pm ET People using Netflix accounts NFLX -35.12% ▼ that aren’t your own, the company is on to you. “We’re working … Continue reading Netflix password sharers should be concerned (and what other companies do)
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