Sorry IDF you can't 'blame malfunction' when dehydrated and starving kids are killed waiting to collect water during a genocide. Water is life, but obviously not for the Knesset and IDF when it comes to Palestine. Today @EUCommission meets to discuss possible actions/ sanctions on If the EU wants to be seen as credible and uphold the international rules-based order, it must impose sanctions on Israel.
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Aguas frescas de la fuente del Camino Natural del Ebro, en el entorno de Cortiguera.
https://eu.zonerama.com/bobfisherphoto/Photo/13449032/547595300
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Another cooling type of architecture is a form of wind channel. Maybe what Mark calls a solar chimney, but part of the centre of the construction, not a metal add-on.
I wonder whether either of them can also be used as water collector by adding a fine wire mesh where moisture can condensate and drops into a basin for household use.
Such wire mesh water collectors have test installations on Portugals islands and somewhere in Tunesia or Morocco, places where fog or at least moisture in the air is a typical landscape feature.
It's very low-tech if the installation stands higher than where the water will be piped to.
Cooking and sweating also creates fog 
precious water.
But let's also remember: we in the rich countries don't have a budget left at all for built infrastructure. For fighting poverty, only poorer countries can still add built infrastructure.
By rights, we actually need to dismantle our office towers (full of workers in bullshit jobs, according to David Graeber) , univs, roads and hospitals, and send the material to G-South in order to give their populations a chance to come level with our wealth.
#Water #WaterDistribution #USPol #Mexico
From BBC.com: The deepening water shortage row between the US and Mexico
www.bbc.comThe deepening water shortage row between the US and MexicoThe US is accusing its southern neighbour of breaking a long-held water sharing agreement.
Driving along (as you do) ABC National was on with some wank discussing data centers water requirements. Right off the bat, this ‘expert’ (didn’t catch his name) talked about everything water utilities should be doing to accommodate data centre and deflected every thing from #water shortages, droughts, arid country and what the impact on civil society will be during water restrictions… I lasted 5 mins tops. I turned the radio off before I caused an accident. Thanks #ABC for making my day by giving the pro-data center guy oxygen and painting the elephant in the room fade-to-black.
I tell you what, if there is such a big market for stupid LLM-based chatbots, Data Centres don’t have to be built here don’t you know. There is such a thing as the Internet and its infrastructure has been used for decades. Begs the question doesn’t it? WHO benefits ($$) from buildling a data centre to power Generative AI (aka chatbot) in Australia?
Had it up to here with GAI…
I am posting this due to the wonderful enthusiasm of the developer in regards to accessibility. When I asked if this app is accessible with Talkback, this was the response I received.
"Comment from Hakanft on R/Android
Thanks for asking — and that's a really important point!
The app was built using React Native (with Expo), so it should support basic TalkBack functionality out of the box. However, I haven’t fully optimized or tested it for screen reader accessibility yet. 
Your question made me realize I need to improve this — and I will! If you're open to sharing feedback after trying it, I'd truly appreciate it."
The app itself is not only a great idea but can be extremely helpful. It is a fun way to gauge your water intake and ensure that you are drinking enough water each day. It also works with twenty-nine languages! Below is the full discussion on Reddit, ttcomplete with IOS and Android links.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1lzl46o/just_launched_my_free_multilingual_water_reminder/
https://www.datapulse.de/en/billionaires-usa/
Long overdue - raise #taxes on the #billionaires and end #oligarchy #plutocracy
DataPulse Research · The Rich Aren’t Just Getting Richer—They’re Running the Show - DataPulse ResearchHow did the number of U.S. billionaires explode in just 15 years? Our report uncovers the data and power plays behind America's great wealth imbalance.
vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025...
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Not sure if these people have stopped being #human already. #Technology or #money haven't been the main problems in helping the needy - we have #food and #medicines and #water and #construction material and #money
#justice #humanrights #adaptation #migration
My response to AI 2027
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/07/10/2027.html?utm_source=semafor
Not sure if these people have stopped being #human already. #Technology or #money haven't been the main problems in helping the needy - we have #food and #medicines and #water and #construction material and #money; but still people are #starving or dying from preventable #diseases or #homeless. #AI is not what solves this problem but #empathy
Farmers, #water managers, fishermen, river advocates, and everyday residents told me they would fight for their water to the very last drop. Others have already begun asking the existential question: Where will we go when the river runs dry? https://www.texasobserver.org/rio-conchos-texas-mexico-water-treaty/
The Texas Observer · ‘With What Water?’: Texas, Mexico, and the Disappearing Rio ConchosDrought has hollowed out Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.
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On Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/p/douglaswelch/850441250330671885
"Although rainwater is not harmful, flooding increases the risk of injury, illness and death. Heavy rainfall can cause waterways to overflow and overwhelm sewer and septic systems, environmental health experts told ABC News.
Floodwaters can be contaminated with debris, as well as high levels of bacteria, chemicals, waste and other pollutants, which can cause prolonged health risks, the experts said."
ABC News · Texas floodwaters can increase health risks that could last for months: Experts
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Life can often feel chaotic. Unbalanced. Stressful.
Try and see that it is just on the surface.
Stop frantically treading water just to stay
afloat amidst the craziness.
Instead, choose to go deep.
Deep down, where the restless tides abate.
Deep within, where inner calm resides.
Where bliss can be found.
This artwork is NOW AVAILABLE in my Redbubble shop:
https://www.redbubble.com/people/gretchenkdeahl/shop
(Redbubble fulfills and ships orders worldwide. :-)
(100% human-made) human imagined, drawn and painted, no AI whatsoever.
#art #artist #illustration #illustrator #spiritual #drawing #paintings #noAI #childrensbooks #fineart #artwork #landscape #nature #childrensart #artforchildren #interiordecor #mastoart #art #artistsonmastodon #artlover #artlovers #decor #popart #artnet #artlover #artlovers #handmade #supportthearts #monsters #monster #creature #friend #love #water #sunshine #treadingwater #floating #ocean #heart #balloon #underwater tröt #de_artists #mastoart #de_artist #artist_de #mastoart #mastoartist #de_artists