Climate scientist researching the ocean carbon cycle and marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). Professor of Oceanography at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.; Visiting Faculty at School of Ocean Futures, Arizona State University; Founder, Bamboo Bike Project; co-founder, [C]Worthy.
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Last Notes npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho It’s hard to tell art from reality these days. The first photo is an artwork titled Atomic Picnic (2007) by the Mexican-American artist and photographer Daniela Edburg. The second was taken by photojournalist Maximilien Lamy for AFP / Getty Images showing beachgoers on Moutchic beach at Lake Lacanau in Gironde, France in summer 2026. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/979/248/192/317/582/original/405b44dfc67dc251.jpeg https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/979/255/442/965/702/original/fe07b2ae40b12163.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho When I was young, I was already concerned about global warming even though I didn’t realize it meant everything would be on fire. https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/24/france-spain-wildfires-cap-ferret-europe-latest-news-updates?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho A reminder: The US, by being the largest historical CO₂ emitter, has caused $10 trillion in global climate damage since 1990. A quarter of this impact is felt domestically, but it disproportionately affects poorer countries. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/us-climate-damage-research npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Wave if you see me on EuroVelo 4 👋 https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/867/820/398/202/489/original/204d442f74be905d.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009. Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/06/21/us/trucks-suv-pedestrian-crashes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sFA.I27_.RXJpxEQcJXSI&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho None of us alive will experience climate better than what we have now. How much worse it gets is up to us. https://eos.org/research-and-developments/2026-has-already-broken-climate-records-el-nino-could-break-more npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Until it’s autonomous vehicles doing it, I don’t think we should frame it this way. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrpgp91rwwo npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Unless someone has a genuine need, no car should be bigger than this. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/403/196/110/374/853/original/4b6541ea19c2e113.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Lobster fishermen are using sensors on their traps to collect temperature, dissolved oxygen, and soon salinity data on the changing ocean environment. These data are valuable to scientists studying climate change and help fishermen make informed decisions about where to fish. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/climate/new-england-fishermen-ocean-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.jmgx.GB_brXGxUqqz&smid=url-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Wow, wheelchair bike. https://www.vanraam.com/en-gb/our-bikes/wheelchair-bikes/veloplus npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The Trump budget once again proposes to eliminate NOAA OAR, which brings you the CO₂ Keeling Curve. In this piece, I argued that the Keeling Curve is a treasure that belongs to humanity as the most poignant indication of our impact on the environment and as a testament to our ability to document it. https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/trump-global-emissions-measurement-20780999.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvdHJ1bXAtZ2xvYmFsLWVtaXNzaW9ucy1tZWFzdXJlbWVudC0yMDc4MDk5OS5waHA%3D&time=MTc1NDE4MDA4MTczNg%3D%3D&rid=YTViMGY0ZmUtMjcxNi00ODNlLWFiZTEtMDg3ZjQ5OTU5YjRm&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho My USDA-Forest Service-funded project with scientists there was about water in the western United States. I guess that’s not a concern anymore. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.U-Ft.t0H1T_XfI6DU&smid=bs-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world. It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world’s population. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01105-7 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I’m not a constitutional scholar nor a conspiracy theorist, but is there a world in which SCOTUS took up the pretty clear cut birthright citizenship case just so they can vote it down overwhelmingly and seem non-political and non-partisan when clearly many justices are on the right wing crazy train? npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Can someone tell me if the US Forest Service is being dismantled because I owe them a final project report and maybe I don’t have to write it anymore? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/us-forest-service-washington-dc-salt-lake-city npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho My great triumph yesterday was figuring out how to license Microsoft Office LTSC 2024*. 🥳 *This is not an invitation to tell me about LibreOffice. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Qatar produces 1/3 of the world’s helium https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/29/world/middleeast/iran-war-global-impact-economy-fuel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XFA.4VOq.E6lFjs-Q4Zmq&smid=url-share&utm_campaign=MKP_DAILY_newsletter_20260330&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_&utm_content=&utm_term=30096590 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I'm sure this will be great for anyone who eats food. https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/unilever-nears-deal-to-create-60-billion-food-giant-with-mccormick-cc273c8d?st=VjEmux npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Startup aims to create Republicans. https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134780/r3-bio-brainless-human-clones-full-body-replacement-john-schloendorn-aging-longevity/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I've got these plants outside that I neglect year after year, and I actually don't even remember having them. But once in a while, they'll do this just to get my attention. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/316/373/216/259/488/original/aaba340369196d2f.png npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Largest single day of protest in American history https://www.wsj.com/us-news/crowds-gather-across-u-s-for-no-kings-rallies-to-oppose-trump-0d3a380d?st=hWkYQF&reflink=article_copyURL_shar npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Kat burglar strikes again in major stick up. No break in the case yet. https://bit.ly/4sFZPes npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho There’s a special place in hell for people like this: Homeowner called ICE on migrants working on her roof to avoid paying them. https://www.newsweek.com/homeowner-called-ice-on-migrants-she-hired-worker-says-11742032 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Cancer likes this 👍 https://rollcall.com/2026/03/27/sources-white-house-to-propose-20-percent-cut-to-nih-funding/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Some good news 🐳 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/world/europe/stranded-whale-germany-baltic-freed.html https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/304/002/112/748/380/original/6e9d99a70d7ba04d.mp4 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho @nprofile…txg5 OMB has NSF practically on lockdown. https://www.science.org/content/article/analysis-why-research-money-isn-t-flowing-nsf-and-nih#:~:text=As%20Science%20and%20Nature%20have,because%20of%20the%20OMB%20delays npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't received any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since grants are typically for 3 years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great. In my 25-year career, I’ve never NOT had funding. I typically have 4 to 8 grants, which you need if you’re running an observation science program and have a technician, students, and postdocs. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/303/204/343/797/714/original/f9f3defb3378f4a8.png npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho It's important that when journalists report high consumer prices, they link them back to the actions of the Trump regime. https://fortune.com/2026/03/27/dow-ceo-iran-war-high-petrochemical-prices-through-2026/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I’m a fan of repair so I didn’t mind paying almost as much as a new laptop to replace the display and battery of the old one. However, I balked at Apple telling me that they’ll have to wipe my drive to install the latest macOS even after I told them I have the latest. “What if a new one comes out during the repair today?” Seriously?! Why is this necessary? npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Lol https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-new-science-panel-includes-9-tech-billionaires-and-just-one-scientist/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Tofu snafu: Try not to spill 20 tons of tofu and leave it stewing outside for three weeks. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/missouri-truck-tofu-i-44.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.I2a4.kca4RFD-N30i npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I unironically like this pope. https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pope-leo-calls-universal-healthcare-moral-imperative-2026-03-18/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/climate/kate-marvel-nasa-resign.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V1A.4Lwb.Ls2T5tdxd_QE npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Landsat images show the extent of flooding on Oʻahu's north shore during the recent storm. https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/kona-storms-flood-oʻahu/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Another way they want to steal the sky from us. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-03-24/walmart-delivery-by-google-drone-may-soon-be-coming-to-san-francisco-bay-area npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Did CH₄ write this? https://economist.com/leaders/2026/03/19/gas-will-not-be-killed-off-by-renewables-any-time-soon?giftId=YmVhMzFkZDctMWJjZS00YjhhLTk3MTctZDNiNzI2OTM1ZDUz npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho @nprofile…furg I plan to stay here, but tend to post more there. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I’d rather live next to wind turbines and solar panels. https://apnews.com/article/refinery-explosion-texas-coast-60ecf6d9a70a2f1d5494fb8e38a84c4a npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho This is where University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is located. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/24/severe-flooding-triggers-road-closures-evacuations-manoa/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The rain is insane right now in Honolulu. I cycled to work and I honestly don’t mind biking home in these conditions except I worry about getting killed by a car driver. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/281/216/232/810/924/original/22a6f1a52a240dff.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I need some 95% ethanol for a research cruise. I could get 190 proof Everclear for $20, but alcohol isn't allowed on US research vessels so I'm going to pay $150 for 95% ethanol from Fisher Scientific. 🫠 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Turns out Parisians don’t hate bike lanes as much as CNN thinks. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho @nprofile…75dj I've removed that. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Next Saturday, March 28, join a #NoKings protest around you. NoKings.org The one in Honolulu is called No Dictators because Hawaiʻi was a kingdom when the US illegally annexed it. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/274/193/658/945/305/original/e8fc5d6107c77206.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Find me here if you wish. https://bsky.app/profile/davidho.bsky.social https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/272/296/220/263/325/original/c1dda189dafad341.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The US-Israel war on Iran has emitted 5 million tonnes of CO₂ₑ in its first 14 days. The world currently has 0.6 million tonnes of novel and permanent CO₂ removal (CDR) capacity annually. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/middle-east-iran-conflict-environment-climate npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho We should paint more roofs white for climate. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/271/319/648/799/179/original/6e772acfc55b0e01.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho To teleport one human would require ~6,000x the world's total energy supply and would take 4.85x10¹⁵ years (i.e., ~350,000 times longer than the universe has existed). https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho A bunch of us wrote (or cried, according to the NY Times) to ask her not to do this but to no avail. The letter is linked in the gift article. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/nyregion/hochul-new-york-climate-law-delay.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.uTq3.NCtpT6Y6P-KF&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Oops! https://www.kuow.org/stories/could-microsoft-s-off-grid-data-center-project-undermine-climate-goals https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/260/115/056/341/457/original/5ee388033f77fc54.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I'm sure this is fine: A single TV company will serve 80% of American households. https://wapo.st/4sgE4S8 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho $200 billion could fund the National Science Foundation for 20 years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/iran-cost-budget-pentagon/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The US National Academies of Sciences refused to remove a climate change chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, despite pressure from Republican attorneys general. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho There are of course others but judges and journalists are keeping us in the game and while we can’t do much about the former, we can definitely support the latter. Stop complaining about paywalls and pay for news. Here’s a gift link btw. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/childhood-vaccines-lawsuit-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TlA.hRQq.P0CwLQDcsmoV&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Lololololol. We’re governed by morons. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/farm-labor-trump-migrant-workers-h2a.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TVA.qzCp.ukYZ7_T0s2eu&smid=url-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Happy anniversary! 👊🇺🇸🔥 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho One of the very few times I’ve seen a valid justification for having a large personal vehicle. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/texas-highway-hero-san-antonio-welder-save-unconscious-driver-loop-410/273-618bb092-7f1b-45ab-87d1-8142399f77c6 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The strawberry guava, considered one of the 100 worst invasive species by the IUCN, also chokes out native plants like ʻōhiʻa and koa in Hawaiʻi. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/science/lemurs-guavas-forests-madagascar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RlA.egaM.heGHwpHV80t-&smid=url-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/193/624/700/014/983/original/2cd34c22b410f286.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Met a young Brit flying to LAX to take a road trip with friends through the American southwest for two weeks. He asked if I had any suggestions. I said in all seriousness: “Don’t get detained by ICE or Border Patrol agents.” npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Having a US passport used to mean something. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/americans-stranded-in-the-middle-east-say-u-s-left-them-to-fend-for-themselves-a2f84b17?st=LE5v7h&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho A senior scientist spammed a mailing list of most of the scientists in my field with his latest paper in a predatory publisher's journal with nonexistent peer review. I replied to all with: "We’re going to rescind your PhD for publishing with MDPI." He was not pleased. 😅 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The perfect headline doesn’t exi… https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-pledges-roughly-three-hours-of-its-annual-profit-to-fight-climate-change-164808010.html npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Explaining what’s happening in the US to European colleagues invariably involves explaining the rapture and the tech rapture and then having them look at me like I’m a crazy man. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho My strongly held belief is that the rapture isn’t real and people should stop trying to make it happen. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Microsoft bought 93% of all the carbon removal credits globally last year. This is absurd, and no way to determine which method might actually work and scale. Carbon dioxide removal research and development should be government-funded and government-led. https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/microsoft-is-the-carbon-removal-market/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Now that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are vying for our business, AI is probably as good as it will ever be for consumers. Once one of them emerges as the market leader and enshittification kicks in, it's going to really suck for everyone. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho There are so many reasons not to eat animals. Here’s another, but it doesn’t even matter if it’s true. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/27/vegetarians-have-substantially-lower-risk-of-five-types-of-cancer npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho If I told you that I’m drinking my neighbor’s wife’s milk, you’d think it’s pretty weird. We should feel the same way about drinking another animal’s milk. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/22/australian-camel-milk-us-market?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu_env npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho If he’s raising taxes on us, I’d like to know what we’re getting for it. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-increases-global-tariff-to-15-fdc2f89b?st=AJyKoh&reflink=article_copyURL_share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Each action by the Trump administration can be categorized as evil, criminal, stupid, or a combination of the three. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/109/327/077/258/766/original/04dc027720244523.png npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho There are so many additional ways to die under the Trump regime. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/climate/epa-mercury-coal-plants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVA.GI-P.I17QftCQ0eM-&smid=url-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I have stopped sleeping in the same room as my phone. Smartphones divert our attention from fulfilling our real-life needs. To safeguard ourselves, we should establish device-free zones and promote activities that offer genuine satisfaction and fulfillment. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/opinion/phone-fixation-dopamine-kids.html npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho @nprofile…dupy As an example, here’s a recent message I got from a fired colleague. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/116/097/455/234/944/726/original/c79ee93b6a2e2ed2.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho @nprofile…dupy It’s a tiny fraction of the scientists working in the US. npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho The brain drain from science in the US isn't to other countries, but from science to non-science (e.g., I know scientists driving for Uber). The one exception is that students and postdocs are choosing other countries over the US because of the lack of funding, the danger, and the uncertainty. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-science-funding-cuts npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho If you're an environmental journalist in the UK or Europe, the biggest gathering of ocean scientists in the world is happening in Glasgow next week, and you should consider coming to cover some of the most important findings about our life support system. https://www.agu.org/ocean-sciences-meeting/press npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Lol https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-scott-charity-b2207440.html npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Doom scrolling is doomed https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Just when demand for passports is rising… https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/nonprofit-libraries-ordered-by-state-department-to-stop-processing-passport-applications npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Trump trying to make RCP8.5 happen. https://wapo.st/4qusAc1 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho A 2025 study found that going car-free is the most effective way for individuals to lower their carbon footprint. To reduce car dependency, cities should focus on raising awareness about the benefits of car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/these-key-strategies-could-help-americans-get-rid-of-their-cars/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho It’s good to see that not all men are shitty. Two academics, Norman Finkelstein and Joseph Chaney, are in the Epstein files calling out who he is. 💪 https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/03/finkelstein-epstein/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho We will forever regret not doing something about PFAS. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/03/environmentalists-decry-crushingly-disappointing-pfas-action-plan-for-uk npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho “A car crash involving a pedestrian” is one of the dumbest things I read constantly in the news. How hard is it to say that a person driving a car killed another person on foot? https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/01/13/police-confirm-traffic-fatality-after-pedestrian-involved-kalihi-crash-succumbs-injuries-days-later/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho When they found Ernest Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, remarkably intact in the Weddell Sea in the Antarctic over 100 years after its sinking, I joked on Twitter that this would be a good CO₂ removal technique. It was just a stupid joke. Intentionally sinking timber in the ocean is dumb. https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/?p=239549 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Trying to organize a retirement gift for a colleague. Anyone have opinions about the Surly Disc Trucker as a touring bike? npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho At #NewScientistLive, we’re bombarded by ads that say: the climate crisis is terrible; fusion is the answer. Yes, fusion is the answer, but it’s not happening here on Earth but 8.33 minutes away. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/400/236/338/589/885/original/ea3101849713ddac.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. Southern Command, is resigning less than a year into his tenure amid escalating illegal U.S. military strikes against boats in the Caribbean, which the Trump regime claims are smuggling drugs. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/us/politics/southern-command-head-stepping-down.html?unlocked_article_code=1.t08.8If9.E9yJ7ybleSbK&smid=url-share npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho “A former US Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran has said that after 24 years of service he ‘resigned from the military because of Trump’, citing what he described as the US president’s contempt for the constitution.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/marine-resigns-trump-hegseth npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I guess I finally have to learn Python. https://www.wavemetrics.com/news/important-update-igor-pro-macos npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho People say I’m blaming the victim when I tell people not to look at their screens while they walk, but you wouldn’t count a stack of $100 bills when you walk either. Phone are super expensive and phone snatching is a real thing. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/world/europe/london-police-phone-theft-china-gang.html?unlocked_article_code=1.tk8.VnLI.SfhLEcZ9M-jZ&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Next to where I’m working in Iceland is a whaling station. They didn’t slaughter any whales this year because the Japanese economy tanked, thanks to Trump’s idiotic actions. So…Trump saves whales*. 🫠 *He also saved a lot of whales by cancelling offshore wind. 🙃 https://arcticportal.org/ap-library/news/3744-iceland-issues-whaling-licenses-but-no-fin-whale-hunt-planned-for-summer-2025 https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/355/748/216/563/413/original/7d1089321d24cfa3.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho A story from last year about your Nobel Peace Prize winner. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/americas/venezuela-election-opposition-machado.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU8.rajy.ODTFtaZ-gRwu&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Republicans gave ICE so much money so they could violate all our rights. https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/ npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho I’ve always wanted to live in a theocracy. 🥲 https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/trumps-crusaders-christian-nationalists-are-gaining-a-solid-foothold-in-washington-a-643ab80d-fd36-4b45-924a-20fcef6b2e03 npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho We will have a webinar on October 23, 2025 to discuss the Principles for Responsible and Effective Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Development and Governance. Sign up here: https://hub.wri.org/events/2025/10/principles-responsible-and-effective-marine-carbon-dioxide-removal-development-and https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/338/489/109/207/469/original/602cb8a332133500.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho They look bored and unamused, like they're at a faculty meeting. https://s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.com/mastodonworld/media_attachments/files/115/294/524/177/952/307/original/982cbf2fb40dffd9.jpeg npub15w7vk4kt2t9gnw644g8wzq3xv7s4320ldm5rq8jldhl99f2djwfstxenr5 David Ho Mosquitoes are the messengers that bring the news of climate change to your door via their infectious diseases. https://www.science.org/content/article/mosquito-borne-viruses-surge-warming-europe