Hacker News with Generative AI: Tibet

China approves Tibet mega dam that generate 3 times power than Three Gorges (scmp.com)
China has approved the construction of a colossal hydropower project on Tibet’s longest river that could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
China, Hydropower, Tibet, Renewable Energy, Infrastructure
7 points by ksec 22 days ago | 0 comments
China approves Tibet mega dam that could generate 3 times power of Three Gorges (scmp.com)
China has approved the construction of a colossal hydropower project on Tibet’s longest river that could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
China, Energy, Hydropower, Dam, Tibet
4 points by pseudolus 23 days ago | 0 comments
Norlha, the Luxury Yak Wool Brand Made by Nomads on the Tibetan Plateau (anothermag.com)
With ethical and sustainable practices at the forefront, Kim and Dechen Yeshi’s label Norlha makes use of Tibet’s precious yak wool and ancient techniques to make beautiful hand-crafted clothing
Luxury Fashion, Sustainability, Tibet, Ethical Production, Nomadic Culture
7 points by eatonphil 83 days ago | 3 comments
Adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia on the Tibetan Plateau (sciencealert.com)
Humans are not yet done cooking. We're continuing to evolve and adjust to the world around us, the records of our adaptations written in our bodies.
Evolution, Genetics, Biology, Human Adaptation, Tibet
43 points by amichail 88 days ago | 79 comments
Making the Tibetan language a first-class citizen in the digital world (bdrc.io)
An important part of BDRC's mission is technological innovation to make the Tibetan language a first-class citizen in the digital world. A major milestone in that enterprise was passed recently, as the open source software suite LibreOffice now supports an important feature of Tibetan: very long paragraphs.
Language, Technology, Open Source, Tibet
306 points by thunderbong 96 days ago | 157 comments
Denisovians Survived on Tibetan Plateau for 160k Years (explorersweb.com)
Denisovians, Archaeology, Tibet, Genetics, Paleontology
35 points by jamesblonde 190 days ago | 9 comments
High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields a Denisovan fossil (arstechnica.com)
Archaeology, Genetics, Tibet, Denisovan
19 points by LinuxBender 198 days ago | 2 comments