Geeksouts — Page 20
Currently watching: Detective Hole 📺 on Netflix
It is interesting to see that term “Climate Insurance.” It seems that this type of insurance for homes, land, or farms, for example, caused by climate warming, may become more common.
Nicaragua introduced so-called climate-risk microinsurance in 2021 to support farmers and small-business owners exposed to extreme weather.
Guatemala’s government initiated a similar programme, called Catastrophic Parametric Insurance, to protect the livelihoods of family farmers against severe climate risks.
Five climate adaptation ideas to watch in 2026 | Context by TRF
Two cities made it to the Top 10: San Francisco, California, and Georgetown, Texas. I hope to see more cities follow suit!
I always want to make my own taco seasoning so I can prepare tacos!!! I can’t wait to gather all the ingredients needed for it. It should be fun, right?
On my watchlist: Exit 8 🍿
Check the trailer:
‘Exit 8’ Review: Round and Round and Round He Goes … - The New York Times
I finally finished the movie after a few pauses for almost two weeks. It was a good movie.
Agent Zeta
Four Spanish ex-intelligence officers are assassinated simultaneously worldwide. The CNI discovers all participated in the covert "Operation Ciénaga" decades ago in Colombia. Zeta, the CNI's best operative, must hunt and protect the sole survivor, facing his deadliest global mission yet. Top Colombian agent Alfa will join Zeta, seemingly knowing more about "Ciénaga"'s secrets than him.
I tried going full monochrome on Android years ago and lasted maybe a day. I prefer seeing photos and everything else in color. Bedtime mode is the one exception — monochrome on, phone down.
Whenever I turn on the colour, I feel a bit overwhelmed. — James G
For him, grayscale. For me, color. Just comes down to preference. What's yours?
RFK Jr. wants to ban fluoride from U.S. drinking water. The science is messy — most studies showing harm involve fluoride levels far higher than what's in American taps. Experts are split, but most agree one thing is missing: solid research on American kids specifically.
“We do need fluoride. We need a good amount, and we should not panic about this.” — Dr. Danelle Fisher, pediatrician
Worth sitting with: should we be overhauling public health policy based on studies that weren't even done on American children?
What if we replaced elections with a lottery? Random citizens instead of career politicians. Ancient Athens actually did this — they called it sortition, and believed it was fairer than elections swayed by money.
“Electoral capture is too easy and too important for powerful interests. So, what’s the alternative? Get rid of elections. Use lotteries to select political officials.”
Wild idea or obvious fix?
Is democracy without elections possible? Could it be better? | Aeon Videos
