Notices by Jonathan Koomey (jgkoomey@mastodon.energy)

@Gargron When will Mastodon make it easy to create starter packs to help us find people whose interests match our interests? Bluesky does this really well. Mastodon should also!

@AnarchoNinaWrites I just want to tell you how much I appreciate your insights. You always make me think, even when I don’t agree 100% with what you’re saying. But I mostly agree.

Here are US prices as of Nov 8, 2024, for future reference.

This shows why the gop must be voted out everywhere in November. DeWine correctly says the lies about Haitians in Springfield are “garbage” but refuses to condemn Trump and Vance for spreading those unAmerican, racist and dangerous lies. Don’t let them get away with this “two step”. GOP politicians should condemn Trump or resign in protest. They need to choose country over party, finally. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ohio-gov-dewine-defends-haitian-migrants-springfield-trump-vance-rcna171198

C’mon, America! Kick the GOP and the NRA to the curb once and for all!

Allowing this kind of hostage taking is a policy choice and it needs to be stopped. https://climatejustice.social/@Brad_Rosenheim/113037270734122202

@aral @katzenberger @BenjaminHCCarr The question the proof of work advocates need to answer is “if there’s a cryptocurrency that has value but uses 99+% less electricity to create it (Ethereum), why shouldn’t we just use that one?” I’ve asked this many times and have never gotten an answer I understand. Maybe I’m just not smart enough, but maybe there isn’t a good answer.

@AnarchoNinaWrites I strongly agree. This is why many of us keep on stating our unpopular opinions in response to obvious nonsense. We may not be able to convince that guy, but others are watching, and maybe some of them will be convinced.

@barney They’re one problem, not the only problem.

Centrists often revert to hippie punching. https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/112388639717852951

Glad these bad actors will be punished. BREAKING: Michael Mann Wins Defamation Case - DeSmog https://www.desmog.com/2024/02/08/michael-mann-wins-defamation-trial-climate-deniers-rand-simberg-mark-steyn/

Wake up, people! https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/people-think-crime-rate-up-actually-down-rcna129585

This is nuts. We're about to find out how dangerous the Cybertruck really is. https://slate.com/technology/2023/12/cybertruck-safety-elon-musk-tesla-danger.html

This work is important, but I’ve concluded that worrying about exactly how much carbon budget we have left is no longer critical. We need to act as if there is no more carbon budget, and that means getting emissions to zero ASAP. Lamboll, Robin D., Zebedee R. J. Nicholls, Christopher J. Smith, Jarmo S. Kikstra, Edward Byers, and Joeri Rogelj. 2023. "Assessing the size and uncertainty of remaining carbon budgets." Nature Climate Change. 2023/10/30. [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01848-5]

@cstross @smokeygeo @erlend @pluralistic Business model is totally different, though. They license tech to other companies instead of building giant software systems for users to access.