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Re:Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat war... by kharak on Friday June 26, 2026 @08:02AM (#48685643)
The ignorant part is claiming we have workable alternatives to AC. Now you one-up your previous statement by claiming people thrive(d) in these temperatures. Even if you had mistaken thrive for survive, it would still be incorrect, indicated by excess mortality during high temperatures.

I'd grant you that you didn't explicitly advocated for restrictive AC regulation, but I claim your dismissive attitude is implicitly part of the reason AC regulation remains restrictive.

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Re:Extreme Heat conference cancelled due to extreme heat war... by PeterStuer on Saturday June 27, 2026 @04:51AM (#48696417)
People 'thrived', not just 'survived' in e.g. the Mediterranean long before AC.

I speculate the restriction on AC in that conference room is because it is a unique historic location they want to preserve, not some ideological anti-AC dogma.

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