Notices by Niall in Raglan :laserkiwi: (niall@mastodon.nz)

@feld @ojala maybe but if turning the tap off is easier than emptying the bucket with a teaspoon I suggest focusing on turning that tap off.
We have so much we can easily decarbonise right now. We just don't have the political will mainly due to FUD spreaders paid for by the fossil fuel lobby. Carbon capture at present is just a part of this fog of FUD.

@feld @ojala I've yet to be convinced that any of the carbon capture schemes are a good use of money vs decarbonising. Until we've changed all the easy stuff to renewable electric I think it is 100% a waste of money, talent & resources.

@ojala f*** carbon capture, it ain't real.

@SlicerDicer you misunderstand your role in society. You're meant to buy new stuff not fix it! /s
Out of interest, what brand/spec is your cleaner? I've been considering one for a while.

@codinghorror I can't wait for us to use the tech we have to its full. We can ditch most of our CO2 emissions this way.
Electrify baby!
#ElectrifyEverything #StopBurningStuff

How's the seat?
Ruff.
#DogsOfMastodon

No there's never going to be a big enough breakthrough to make Carbon Capture & Storage viable (CCS). You can't beat thermodynamics.

Stop with the distractions and get on with decarbonising.

https://youtu.be/dWJi8pRBW4E

#ClimateChange #CCS #Thermodynamics

Running advice?
I just completed the c25k program!
I'd like to keep on running but I'd like some external motivation/program for motivation. 30mins/~5k per session is enough for me. Any ideas?
#c25k #c25kgraduate #running #ParkRun

@stevenodb @Lurkle @aral not sure i agree. Given that everyone needs a phone and your choice is either Apple or Android those two ecosystems have great power to resist.

@bleepbloop @shanie @simonbp @jenzi oh Mr perfect please lead us! You see so far and know so much, I'm surprised you're not doing anything more useful than arguing with people online.

@weekendspy wonderful smackdown!

@simonbp @jenzi @billyjoebowers @jalefkowit sorry but as a Tesla owner since 2017 what I'll get for my car won't buy anything remotely as useful. Don't assume tesla drivers support Musk. A huge percent don't but have no other option. We're hurting now and kicking us when we're down is only dividing the resistance further giving strength to the right of politics.
Ps Unless you think burning petrol is better?
Pps FYI public transport is a joke where i live and i ride my bike where practical.

Note to self:
Don't let the World get on top of you. You're here for a short time. Enjoy it, take time to appreciate your surroundings.

Yes we know brake pad dust is grim. What this article doesn't do is provide balance about who makes it. EVs have regen and use their brakes far less. I've just hit 140,000km without having to replace the brake pads on mine.
This feels like a FUD sowing article, try harder @TheGuardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/14/brake-pad-dust-toxic-exhaust-emissions
#EV #FUD

@Salty OMFG. How's about you ACT lot stop killing the economy rather than arguing over small change? Get outta here you stupid ideologues.

@ArrestJK @phil_stevens yessir. I really don't like the association mine brings to that turd of a man. For that reason alone I certainly wouldn't buy one now if I was in the market.

Perfect photo and caption for this story!
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/02/tesla-sales-plummet-in-the-uk-france-and-germany/

@SlicerDicer @feld nice. I got my first as a crashed car in '17 and found out the hard way that Tesla don't like people working on their own cars, especially not crashed cars. They disabled features, withheld repair information and refused to sell parts. So I found a Jordanian who could restore features and bought my parts second hand. I've been saying fuck them since 2017, getting hate from the Musk lovers and the haters. Great cars, shit people once you get above technician pay grade.

@SlicerDicer @feld The head of Australia/NZ Tesla told me in a phone call they 'didn't want people like me' getting their cars on the cheap. A few years ago he got busted for insider dealing and is now barred from being a company director. I guess he meant honest people?

Can we not conceptually separate the existing cars from the Muskrat? The reason a lot of people bought Teslas was that they wanted a smaller environmental footprint. The cars are pretty good for that*. Burning them is not good for that and then you need more cars*
Sorry if I'm taking you too seriously. People didn't take Trump or Project 2025 seriously either and look where that's going.

*Yes, I know public transport is best but for a lot of people in a lot of places it's not an option.