For me it’s holding a VHS in the store and looking at the cover.

  • ArtieShaw
    8•7 months ago

    The Netherlands is in an interestingly unique position when it comes to rising sea levels. They’ve been fighting the sea (and winning) for centuries. I’m sure they’ll be at the forefront for engineering future sea incursions.

    • @Krulsprietje@lemm.ee
      4•7 months ago

      There recently was an article that discussed about what the Dutch could do. It came down to 3 suggestions:

      1. Building a dyke across the Waddeneilanden (killing off the entire waddensea but also protecting the rest of the land)
      2. Raising up the existing dykes and sacrificing cities and villages that are nearby the sea since the dikes really need to become much bigger.
      3. Giving up whole parts of the Netherlands, building floating cities and relying on higher parts of the country to expand and rebuild there.

      What it is going to become, I don’t know but it will be really interesting!