Notices by Bob Davidson (wa7iut@mastodon.radio)

@kritischelezer @futurebird @medley56 @wmd @alexwild

the internet needs more friction! e.g., If you had to purchase postage for email, there would be a lot less spam.

@futurebird @wmd @alexwild

I wonder if a non-profit search engine is possible. I can’t believe Google is willing to burn down their brand like this. Also, an opening for curated information services like Wikipedia and Encylopedia Brittanica.

I was initially skeptical of Wikipedia and I feel a little bad about the article I contributed about hummingbirds hitching rides on the backs of geese (it didn’t last long) but Wikipedia has proven very reliable for what I need.

@BrianJopek

Loon on TV

@evan

how do you know? 😃

@cwebber

Queen: Savior of the Fediverse
https://youtu.be/LfmrHTdXgK4?si=55PfxGSTi2TXlWCW

@petras @Daojoan

We’ve been running this way for 14 years. It’s a different kind of stress (keeping business going, paying rent) but with freedom to make a contribution the way we see fit. Running a business gives you a different, more humble perspective. I’m impressed with the hot dog stand on the corner that’s there year after year more than some of the SV startups I’ve seen.

@ukuku

Wankpanzer! (Australian for SUV, ftw!)

@jerry

“Hope for the best, expect the worst!”

@gerrymcgovern @natureworks

conservation is a good and necessary idea. We’ll still need lithium to meet green energy goals. Each of the circle irrigation systems in this photo of Thacker pass is about half a mile wide. The proposed mine would be 10x10 of those circles in size. It’s the largest lithium deposit in the US. Could supply 25% of world’s Lithium needs for green energy.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thacker_Pass_Lithium_Mine

@gerrymcgovern @natureworks

where else are you going to mine lithium for green energy batteries? These are the choices we have.