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  • It seems kind of unlikely. It could be part of an array of solutions. Right now it captures something like 0.1%. That means it would take 1000 times the current infrastructure to support it, including carbon-neutral energy to cover the additional energy costs. All that is assuming 100% carbon capture is even viable. Even then, that doesn’t solve the problem of the carbon that’s already in the environment, which will continue to warm the earth for centuries.

    There’s an interesting emergency option: Stratospheric aerosol injection.

    If we got to the point where the runaway effect was unavoidable, it might be possible to use this before civilization starts to collapse. It would probably have a lot of nasty side effects, but it might be able to buy enough time for CO2 levels to come back down. At least civilization could survive in some form.




  • Did you see the match last night?

    Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah

    God! Did we?

    Wow! What a match!

    Yeah.

    All of the players running up the pitch… Players running. …and running down it again. Such athleticism!

    What was Rooney thinking of, though?

    Oh! Who knows?

    That’s Rooney!

    He is a foolish boy.

    Yeah, but that referee… I’m sorry, the referee is just an idiot.

    Yes. He was certainly the villain of the piece.


  • You should keep track of who gets what info, keeping it separate by stylist, and frequently end your stories in cliffhangers. Once they start piecing it together and solve for the gaps with the juiciest info, start a Patreon with all the best bits filled in slowly over time. When the hype dies down, throw a curveball.

    Secretly plan a vacation divided between Qatar and Turkey. Include the most attractive friend that they don’t know. When you get back, let some of the torn off baggage tags “accidentally” fall out of your pocket. When pressed, insist it was just a vacation, that you forgot to tell them about despite the fact you usually tell them.

    When they ask for pictures, only show the really mundane stuff like government buildings, hotels, casual restaurants, etc. Have the friend in most of the pictures, but try to keep distance between you. Include whatever random third person you can, different each time, making it look like they’re way more familiar with the friend than you, despite the fact that the friend is in almost all of the vacation pictures.