• Artisian@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Thank you for saying something! Can’t believe I didn’t check myself.

      It also lead to me finding this: https://theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/

      If I understand correctly, system 3 is the one most relevant to the great garbage patch. It’s currently at port, and has been for nearly a year. Not sure what to make of this.

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      2 days ago

      And the article says “we can totally do this! All need is loads of money! Please donate!”

    • gopher@programming.dev
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      Been following them for years. They do great work, but often seem a little overly optimistic in their messaging. What they are doing is a hard challenge and they seem to be slowly getting better and better. I wonder if they also are lacking a bit in funding to be able to efficiently move forward.