Notices by Zane Selvans (zaneselvans@social.coop)

The US may be powerful enough to bully anybody.

But it's not powerful enough to bully *everybody*

This is like something out of Douglas Adams.

Holy shit I was not aware.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/world/africa/renfrew-christie-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ElA.l_uO.quxTSV0lHbGV&smid=url-share

RE: https://mastodon.social/@knord/115766467679085047

I want to sleep with common metals.
I want to sleep with common metals, like U.

@ntnsndr Shhhhh

@ntnsndr I like how it matches the beard.

"The solar panels imported into Sierra Leone in the last 12 months, if installed, would generate electricity equivalent to 61% of the total reported 2023 electricity generation" #Energy #Solar #Africa

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-first-evidence-of-a-take-off-in-solar-in-africa/

@ntnsndr jajaa, I wonder how it would feel if I hadn't been using it since the last century. What flavor are you playing with?

@ntnsndr @catalystcoop @geosocialcoop Ooof, I dunno if I can bring myself to watch it but I'm glad you liked it!

@interfluidity "If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable."

@ntnsndr @natematias I don't off the top of my head. But I bet there are folks at Fort Lewis College in Durango that would be good to talk to.

Also, that sounds like it's gonna be a *hot* ride! June in the SW is no joke!

@ntnsndr For WHOMST does the line go up?!

@ntnsndr Is that exemplary (sarcastic)? Are there interesting co-op politics to explore and understand? I first came across the "Kerrygold Rush" story in this BBC story and was like "it don't make no sense." They're trying to make this into a weird extractive capitalist feel-good windfall get-rich-quick story, but what the hell is going on in the background?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0kpqk7d

I'm having a hard time understanding what is going on with the Kerrygold #Cooperative. It doesn't seem like a demutualization event, but people are getting big payouts? Kerry Group and the dairy co-op are splitting up and the big company is buying back its shares from the co-op, so that's where the cash is coming from? But non-dairy producing co-op members are also getting cashed out? Do you understand @ntnsndr

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2024/11/12/kerry-group-agrees-to-sell-dairy-division-to-kerry-co-op-in-500m-deal/

@interfluidity What are you using to cross post here and on BlueSky? Is there a desktop app you like? I've used @openvibe on mobile, but unless I'm traveling I keep social media off my phone.

@interfluidity Wow, that is commitment.

@interfluidity @ntnsndr mentioned a multi-platform desktop app a while ago but it was still invite-only and I'm not finding it now in my searching.

@ntnsndr @openvibe My god those "Maybe Later" monologue boxes are frustrating!

@melissawm Very curious to hear how it goes! It's starting to feel like the shift is inevitable. But I'm very happy to wait until other folks have written up explainers on how to make it work smoothly. The other day I noticed that the conda-lock project is using pixi now and LOLed

@lzg Another one you might find interesting if you haven't come across it already is Charles Perrow's "Normal Accidents"