Although 100s more exist, here are 89 papers by 37 groups & >210 authors finding 100% renewable grids feasible worldwide without fossils, nuclear, CCUSP, blue H2
https://web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/Articles/I/CombiningRenew/100PercentPaperAbstracts.pdf
@soundconjurer@kolektiva.social @Radical_EgoCom@kolektiva.social
Pirating - As long as it's not only HOLLYWOOD'S output we keep pirating and we actually produce ourselves or work towards something more than consuming for free the mostly US / Hollywood stuff/crap (which can be too easy to download/pirate and push around).
@jmccyoung @ai6yr It always seemed odd to me, how people say “Well, the lottery prize is up to umpty-gazillion dollars this week, guess I’d better buy a ticket” (as if it’d be financially irresponsible not to).
Why would you want to buy your lottery ticket right when everyone else is buying lottery tickets? Wouldn’t you want to buy your tickets when the prize is low & the selection pool is smaller; and your odds of winning are (infinitesimally) better?
#UK - NHS: Senior doctors in England stage rare walk out
>"This could undoubtedly be the most severe impact we have ever seen in the #NHS as a result of industrial action, with routine care virtually at a standstill for 48 hours," said National Health Service (NHS) medical director Stephen Powis.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2087620.html #strike #labour #unions #solidarity #inflation #labor #union #unionstring
I lost my earbuds and I'm reading reviews for the few usb-c ones that exist and they all start with like "people usually only buy wired earbuds if they are forced to nowadays because even though they are cheap, have no latency, don't have the lower bitrate artifacts from Bluetooth audio, and don't need to be charged, they have freaking wires which SUCK"
@susseratal A colleague of mine has floated the idea that webdev is absurdly complex because webdev companies have a vested interest in making it impossible for people to maintain their own websites.
@tedivm good to know but not surprised... did know if existed
and anyway I think TV is bad for people which wouldn't have good excuse unless you add there is Internet almost everyone has enjoyed as new TV...
LOTS of tricks in tech or indeed business itself are there power/control iterations copyinG much of man-made life... giveth then taketh away or pay more.
Lots of examples... latest is friend asked to take next plane from over-crowding because they didn't pay an extra fee to 'reserve' a seat O_0
@neil Was going to say I wish you many good years ahead in law but the brain became self-conflicted with the alternative meaning to need to have more law cases perhaps never-ending (like life too)... still brain flicks between both mmeanings but glad you both have what to do, we all need that...
It's just a number, but today I'm celebrating that our small law firm has taken on its 2,000th project.
Sandra and I quit our jobs and started our business, decoded.legal, at the start of 2016, so we've been working for ourselves for just over seven years now.
It is just a number, but a happy moment for us all the same.
@katoshi A mechanism built to trap people is morally questionable, even if the smallest tools seems innocent.
The people ratifying things is much more the case, even for the basic tech, so beyond your almost-nonexistent fire and wheel (unless you can make fire or a wheel) everything is under someone else's control or inside that construct. So yes fire but no you can't make it and yes they have thought of almost anything that would let people rise from poverty or suppression.
The example of a gun might be extreme but when a computer fires signal in a supermarket telling system to increase price since there is so much demand and chance to profit behind people's back, humanity starts to go backwards and die from people paying much more arbitrarily- happens all the time and just dont see it.
The force is using tech though might seem basic messaging between components or neutral.
The how and why it's used is very important. Happy to leave it on that note if you like.
Reminds me of boys seeing a car and saying "wow" like it's a magic machine and then tens of years later realising the whole industry of cars is not great and magic goes away. Things do look nice and neutral, at first...
@katoshi
could you clarify what this means:
"I don't swallow black pills."
It's about changing / opening our minds...
I give people time and I thnk that's the difference to others online who really don't have or give time and give up on people really easy... (don't mean to be competitive, no put-downs, just I more dedicate time to others and weave us together).
So you don't even have to read any of this because EVERYTHING needs time + communication and without that a lot is broken and even less human even if it's for good...
Just follow and put notifications on to TEST MY FEED.... the rest below is just over-info for most poeple.
Open Learning School or Freedom University...
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A lot you might be at length and depth, but if you're easy about it, you can take the best and even take me along to understand life with others!
To learn and do everything practically! (this is a practical living (and gets stuff done as much as we can).
Fan of Fediverse!
Quick Look - peace-loving work / services:
█ Mini-Podcast (few mins each, examples below)
█ Picture remixes / video remixes
█ Lessons without being too 'teacher' about it. Teacher has teeth for eliminating doubt.
█ Food for thought as gentle soul also.
█ Unique ideas - often impossible for professionals (they are burdened by financial repsonsibility and therefore associational risk in saying things). I'm more diverse and occasionally direct (with respect, though I don't shy away from reminding people).
█ Not too embarrassing to say "I don't know" but can still chase things.
█ More responsive than casual users usually because people think having 'job' is enough in life. I say it's not! And even faimily is of no use if it's only getting worse (in everything!).
Podcast Examples:
1. Gary Ackerman's thoughts on AI
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111867522723922385
2. The Little Prince book
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845561003150354
3. Fantasy genre from a fan's perspective
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/111845709367492677
I help people create audio / edit educational audio / podcast / music / visual short videos / transcript text
+ I like to add a bit humour while being quite strict in my own politics (opinions) but open / inviting for others to tell me what I should do if they can explain more than just a short comment (I don't mind it's healthy for me at least if you have logic and can stand yourself explaining).
FreeSchool is about Learning towards Freedom (which is about Uniting everyone slowly, even "1 by 1"... Easy with The Fediverse!
Not virtue signalling here only, but practise of EVERYTHING as we go. Judged by getting in contact (many have) and having courage to communicate (or seeking it from others is ok, EVERYONE needs a bit of courage or hand-holding to make big personal changes). Who else is there for example if family doesn't understand?
Learning and watching can be good and staying out of people's way, BUT better is doing something every day and helping each other with some tough decisions / lessons... and then being bold enough to do them. 1... 2... 3 that is all that's needed.
Let my posts do most of the talking.
Put me on notification (click bell that appears after follow ia accepted) and if it's not interesting switch off after and tick me off the list of potential people to follow daily!
Media version of my posts here... open link for later... good for visual scrolling version and judge me on that I don't mind...
https://qoto.org/@freeschool/media
I'm usually impressed with my media gallery as I work on posts a lot usually or hit the "Aha!" moments and capture it (other people may forget it for years, not me!).
Freedom is about *making it work together* better like using #Mastodon on the #Fediverse daily for better platforms with more #bestpractices and 'best' people to help us which I kind of collect here and
when it's #1 comment!
I am measurably better because I reply and stick to everything to the end(!)
No cancelling friendship suddenly without saying why or being moody!
Freedom is to Learn, Respect and Love eventually and ️to Unite!
Practically it's also like Tetris - add yourself to the puzzle and watch it all happen...
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talk more on Mastodon and the Fediverse and puzzle it all out using better ways to less use the other bad commercial / extractive people...
L£$$ of the less caring people like the ggl's / ytb / gmail / mainstream communication points etc who are offering lots of space 'free' and it's not free of peace there.
We GIVE to real people (TIME NOT JUST MONEY).
There's no buy-in solution - we have to make it with selotape or whatever we have - it's not shameful to bring whatever you have.
FreeSchool is terminology put together from many good things from past (coined in 1950's/60's. I / we become it eventually through being.
It's a movement for Freedom via Learning it all (learning self included and less active stuff) and doing the learning *together* --> https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeschool.
I encourage you warmly to participate with me as a I have time and then spiral out naturally to others (we are part of humanity and so naturally a sort of evangelism or ecological pyramid of life as we choose to spread lesser suffering while accepting consuming is part of it).
Less-commercial in orientation (in everything) and happy to think / work for free.
Naturally you will hesitate if someone is sure of themself or ok standing on shoulders what we copy do the best from humbly but not too sterile either.
Based on just emotions ruins almost everything, which seems very common - very ungraceful - so don't disconnect... do it gracefully at least!
A "school" of thought is here you can interact / ask and make best together as free/low cost as possible.
Even a bad answer you can take best from (of course I won't know all your situation when I suggest something but I don't need to answer 100% - you also need to help me!).
Leave perfectionism, we are all imperfect humans! Let's do it... Choose something ANYTHING and keep the thoughts rolling together...!
All content under the Creative Commons license CC-BY-SA-NC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1 Thereby, ideally, only using tools and resources that are #FLOSS #OpenSource. #nobot