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Re:Europe's record heat wave moves toward Greenland on Friday July 26, 2019 @07:56PM (#20539335)
With new housing built for optimizing energy intake with three-layer windows and 40cm thick insulation etc, slapping a $200 AC unit in a window seems like a dirty hack to put it mildly. It is common with centralized heating systems, so perhaps next step is to adapt centralized cooling systems. Short term I would put my money on moveable outside shades in front of windows, and large green outdoor plants on the balconies. Would also prefer bright colors on roads and building roofs to reflect light instead of turning it into heat.
Re:What Stress Does to the Brain on Friday July 26, 2019 @01:32PM (#20536525)
Consider tricking your brain with chocolate!

After a long break, or perhaps if this will be your first experience doing regular exercise, you might not get the rewarding endorphines after exercising the first couple of times. Consider buying a chocolate bar (darker means more chocolate means less sugar and is better for you) and tell yourself that this chocolate bar is for exercise. Now, after coming back from your exercise, drink a big glass of water and eat a piece of chocolate. You want to eventually eat just a small piece of chocolate after each exercise, but be forgiving to yourself when you end up eating half the chocolate bar after your first exercise despite your good intentions :-)

Do this for a couple of weeks and suddenly you will find yourself forgetting about the chocolate and you are now "hooked" on the endorphines. Be careful not to let your new addiction make yourself break your body. Fx when running it takes up to half a year before your body gets robust enough for doing long and regular stretches. Most importantly: do what it takes to make it a joyful habit!

Re:Amazon's Vanishing Cardboard Box on Tuesday July 16, 2019 @09:09PM (#20455519)
For some reason that reminds me of the 'Super Size Me' movie. Bigger is better! Right?
Re:Landfill is underrated and recycling overrated on Sunday July 14, 2019 @10:09PM (#20437618)
Could also consider not throwing out food. I know servings in the US are huge, so either share the meal with another person or ask for a meal size that you can eat and no more.
Re:Ask HN: Who Here Is Working to Fix the Environment? on Sunday July 14, 2019 @10:04PM (#20437599)
If you read the content you will find that it is based on the same sources that you linked to yourself.
Re:Ask HN: Who Here Is Working to Fix the Environment? on Thursday July 04, 2019 @09:10PM (#20359163)
Re:Ask HN: Who Here Is Working to Fix the Environment? on Thursday July 04, 2019 @10:02AM (#20354715)
Regarding 5G in Denmark, perhaps it is worth mentioning that the claimed fear has been linked to what is considered to be disinformation spread by Russian state-sponsored media: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/5g-modstandere-spreder-rus...