Carl T. BergstromDec 28, 2022

The fuck?

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/24/1066041/a-startup-says-its-begun-releasing-particles-into-the-atmosphere-in-an-effort-to-tweak-the-climate/

A startup says it’s begun releasing particles into the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate

Make Sunsets is already attempting to earn revenue for geoengineering, a move likely to provoke widespread criticism.

MIT Technology Review
Show threadIce NineDec 28, 2022

@ct_bergstrom Oh I saw that too - I mean what could go wrong?

Other than this being a real life example of a Hollywood disaster movie where all the scientists scream "Noooo!" at the beginning. But of course no-one listens to the white-coats, because what would they know?

Show threadCarl T. BergstromDec 28, 2022
@IceNine What would some random account called IceNine possibly know about the unintended consequences of geophysical experimenta....oh. shit.
Show threadDaniel Farina

@ct_bergstrom @IceNine my favorite variant of this was in reference to a successful attempt to genetically engineer the C4 photosynthesis mechanism into a common staple, rice…

a.k.a, “rice nine”

Dec 28, 2022 at 5:54amWeb
Show threadIce NineDec 28, 2022
@fdr @ct_bergstrom This is what happens when one does grow up in a household with a SciFi fanatic for a parent. Cat's Cradle and the Surface Tension collection of stories really stuck with me.