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Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by NeedMoreTea »

martincollignon wrote: post #19
NeedMoreTea wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same copy paste on every climate change post is starting to feel like tedious spam at this point. I see from your history it's the only thing you have ever posted on HN.

Hey NeedMoreTea, you're right - so far I haven't posted so much else. Do you have any idea on how to raise awareness of community projects that you would feel are more respectful? 50+ people have joined the projects over the last week, attributing it to threads on HN, so it seems that for some users it is providing some value.

Actively join in the community here? Maybe a little judgement?

It's a topic I find important, so I do try and read those that come by. First time or two it's interesting, when I see 4 or 5 relevant stories break same day, like a couple of days ago, and it looks like I saw half those you found that day... For me at least, that seems like pushing it.

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by ForHackernews »

StreamBright wrote: post #28
iamzozo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"The highest temperature ever recorded at Anchorage’s official station was 85 degrees"

Yes so in the last ~100 years it was the highest. How about 1000 years or 100000? Why is only the last 100 years relevant in the context of climate?

It's never changed this suddenly and dramatically before: https://xkcd.com/1732/

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by ForHackernews »

NeedMoreTea wrote: post #9
martincollignon wrote: post #6

Want to make a difference on climate change as a technologist? Feel free to join these communities actively looking for support and with ongoing projects (that are alive): - https://climateaction.tech/ - https://techimpactmakers.com/ - https://www.tmrow.com

Same copy paste on every climate change post is starting to feel like tedious spam at this point. I see from your history it's the only thing you have ever posted on HN.

Also, every time I feel compelled to point out that these hobby projects are nice, but what we really need is large scale government action, and that will only come through serious political pressure from voters.

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by Retric »

StreamBright wrote: post #28
iamzozo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"The highest temperature ever recorded at Anchorage’s official station was 85 degrees"

Yes so in the last ~100 years it was the highest. How about 1000 years or 100000? Why is only the last 100 years relevant in the context of climate?

We use 100 years as a benchmark for weather events like floods. As to why I guess it’s a good benchmark for living memory.

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by AmVess »

crispinb wrote: post #26
LeonM wrote: post #21

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I don't expect Alaska residents will immediately start buying AC units just because 1 day in a year reaches 32°C. 32C is not that bad, a simple fan is more than enough to keep you cool.

Subjective temp is relative to habituated climate though. Where I live (subtropics) people complain that it's 'cold' if temps drop below 20C. I imagine 32C might feel damned pretty hot to an Alaskan.

I've been there a few times in the summer. Some people were complaining about 75F weather, saying it was hot. 75F is the temp that I still wear a light summer jacket, and 70F is pretty chilly to me.

Either way 90F without AC is too hot, even for me.

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by cr1895 »

martincollignon wrote: post #27
cousin_it wrote: post #24

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If you're only here because this place has high visibility, not because you're interested in the conversation, you're a spammer no matter how noble your goals are.

I'm (obviously) very involved in climate change and how tech (very represented in the HN community) can play a role in fixing it: many are asking themselves the question on how they can do something about it. I want to help these people find a spot where they can find like-minded people interested on working on it - and I believe climate change posts on HN are a good match between people concerned about the climate,…

Noble as your motives are, you're still spamming and that's not the intention of this forum.

There are "Show HN:" posts...perhaps that's a better option for you.

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by martincollignon »

NeedMoreTea wrote: post #31
martincollignon wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey NeedMoreTea, you're right - so far I haven't posted so much else. Do you have any idea on how to raise awareness of community projects that you would feel are more respectful? 50+ people have joined the projects over the last week, attributing it to threads on HN, so it seems that for some users it is providing some value.

Actively join in the community here? Maybe a little judgement? It's a topic I find important, so I do try and read those that come by. First time or two it's interesting, when I see 4 or 5 relevant stories break same day, like a couple of days ago, and it looks like I saw half those you found that day... For me at least, that seems like pushing it.

Thanks for the frank feedback and I will post less. I think also I can do a better job than "just" posting these links.

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by hellofunk »

cyberferret wrote: post #25

My former co-founder of my SaaS was based in remote Alaska (I am in tropical Australia), and I remember one day a while back late in the year, it was +35degC here and she said it was -35degC over there. I couldn't believe we were equidistant on either end of the 0 datum, with a massive 70 degree C difference in temperature variation. Weirdly, it is now our dry season, with temperatures around 21degC and I just Google…

But isn't that partly due to it being summer in Alaska right now, and it is winter in Australia? You said "late last year" was your previous comparison, which implies it was approaching summer in Australia?

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by martincollignon »

yostrovs wrote: post #29
martincollignon wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm (obviously) very involved in climate change and how tech (very represented in the HN community) can play a role in fixing it: many are asking themselves the question on how they can do something about it. I want to help these people find a spot where they can find like-minded people interested on working on it - and I believe climate change posts on HN are a good match between people concerned about the climate,…

I'm concerned about the starving people in sub Saharan Africa. It would still be inappropriate for me to constantly spam you about it, regardless of how hungry they are.

Got the feedback - will change behavior and post less.

Re: Anchorage Has Never Reached 90° F. That Could Change This Week

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Post by crispinb »

AmVess wrote: post #35
crispinb wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Subjective temp is relative to habituated climate though. Where I live (subtropics) people complain that it's 'cold' if temps drop below 20C. I imagine 32C might feel damned pretty hot to an Alaskan.

I've been there a few times in the summer. Some people were complaining about 75F weather, saying it was hot. 75F is the temp that I still wear a light summer jacket, and 70F is pretty chilly to me. Either way 90F without AC is too hot, even for me.

30-32C & humid is common in the summer months here. It truly wouldn't occur to me to use AC (even if I had it) in those modest conditions!
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