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Niall

@Niall@mastodon.nz

Wannabe Climate Change Survivor trying hard to build a fantastic carbon free future.
Founder & Chief Chimp at The Infinite Monkey Lab developing grid batteries from End of Life EV batteries.

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pluralistic, to random
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It's the start of a long weekend and I've found myself with a backlog of links, so it's time for another linkdump - the eighteenth in the (occasional) series. Here's the previous installments:

https://pluralistic.net/tag/linkdump/

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/25/anthology/#lol-no

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Niall,
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@weaselx86 @pluralistic that's a fantastic response to a disingenuous threat.

peterdutoit, to random
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MUST WATCH:

"The dream in the USA of 'electric SUVs for all' rests on the back of extraction from the mines of Congo and from the bodies of Congolese workers who are supposed to bear the brunt of that Dream. This is not a viable future."— @jasonhickel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reDNhbSy5mo

#CllimateCrisis #EnergyTransition

Niall,
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@peterdutoit I feel this is more useful than the 'EVs bad because Cobalt mining' argument. We should have ethical standards for all supply chains regardless of how much or how little of it we use. The 'West' shafted African nations under colonialism and then left them in disarray when colonialism became unfashionable/unprofitable. EVs aren't the problem, its the colonial legacy.

jacqueline, to random
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achievement unlocked: ordered enough of something from mouser that they just sent me the manufacturer's package

Niall,
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@jacqueline BTW, what are you making?

Niall,
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@jacqueline cool :-) That website has so many interesting distractions!

Niall, to random
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Forcing people to use Facebook (or other proprietary monopolistic corporations) to get updates on essential services should be illegal.
Luckily I'm offgrid and so I'm just looking as a tourist but the point stands. Grrrrrrrrrr.

Niall,
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@strypey Good post, much better than my whining! Have you had any engagement?

kate, to random
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    Niall,
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    @kate what fresh hell have you ended up in?!

    iangriffin, to NewZealand
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    If the sky is dark where you are GO OUT NOW AND WATCH AN AMAZING AURORA!!! Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere get out now! Clouds marred the view before dawn at Hoopers Inlet in Dunedin NZ but the aurora was still incredible! #aurora #auroraaustralis #NewZealand

    Niall,
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    @iangriffin that's an incredible photo!

    peterdutoit, to climate
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    Niall,
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    @peterdutoit
    Thanks for the link to 'The Continent' newspaper. That is a tough read beautifully presented & well written.

    billbennett, to random

    I had to put one of my stories into Google Docs (don't ask) and notice the spell checker wants to change Tbps (terabits per second) to Tbsp (tablespoons)

    Niall,
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    @phil_stevens @billbennett @essjax don't forget the unifying measure: the size of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    peterdutoit, (edited ) to climate
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    Niall,
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    @peterdutoit I only saw the deletion & missed your addition at first. I almost think it worked better: 'American consumption grows'.
    (Don't even need to blame a country: 'Consumption grows' sums the problem up pretty well IMO.

    The_Tim, to random
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    Who could have possibly foreseen it. 😒 #layoffs https://fortune.com/europe/2024/04/23/spotify-earnings-q1-ceo-daniel-eklaying-off-1500-spotify-employees-negatively-affected-streaming-giants-operations/

    Niall,
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    @The_Tim CEOs get huge pay because they are so very much smarter than the rest of us. So if he couldn't see it coming it must have been 1000% unforseeable. I'm glad we have the smart people in charge. /s

    davidho, to random
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    You’re not closing the street to cars, you’re opening it to people.

    Video of people enjoying themselves on the street because there are no cars threatening to kill them.

    Niall,
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    @coffeepine @davidho perfection is the enemy of progress.

    eclectech, to random
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    A while back I stuck some googly eyes on some fish & was annoyed because it was a rubbish loop & a bit slapdash even for me, so I got another clip & have sporadically been adding more googly eyes.

    Decided it was done & generated the new file.

    Downside: The loop is worse & overall the new clip looks just the same.

    Upside: I think I've discovered a new form of adding-googly-eyes-to-moving-fish therapy. Surprisingly relaxing. Would recommend.

    #sillyScribbles #googlyEyes #fish #silly #nonsense

    A video clip of a dark aquarium tank with many fish, all the same kind, swimming back and forth. Quite a lot of them have had a set of googly eyes and an open O mouth added.

    Niall,
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    @eclectech open-source the code! This needs to be everywhere :)

    iangriffin, to random
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    Wow I love dog walks on the Otago Peninsula! The wildlife you see is sublime

    video/mp4

    Niall,
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    @iangriffin very nice. Also smooth camera. What was it-if phone what sort please?

    notjustbikes, to random
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    I've been rewatching some of my old videos for something I'm working on and wow ... they are boring as hell. I can't believe that my channel ever took off with these early snoozefest videos.

    Even I need to watch them at 2x speed, and I made them!!

    This one in particular, I remember being "emotional" and "edgy". Uh ... no. It's slow and monotone.

    They're all like this. In fact, this one is better than most.

    https://youtu.be/Ra_0DgnJ1uQ

    Niall,
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    @notjustbikes you had a bunch of PSA information to convey in your early ones which is easier to deliver emotion-free.
    Then you started passing opinion which is naturally something emotive.
    I like your earlier stuff because when trying to get 'the others' to understand an issue emotion is often inflammatory and not helpful.
    So get boring again you damn American! What? Oh, I'm sorry, I mean technically you're from North America so I don't see any problem here ;-P

    Rjdlandscapes, (edited ) to random
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    Interesting @sarahhbickerton anything 1000kg or lower won't pay Rucs

    Niall,
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    @Rjdlandscapes @sarahhbickerton electric Leyland Mini for the win!

    Niall, to random
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    :)

    tubetime, to random
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    Renesas just bought Altium. lol, joke's on them, i switched to KiCAD years ago

    https://www.renesas.com/us/en/about/press-room/renesas-acquire-pcb-design-software-leader-altium-make-electronics-design-accessible-broader-market

    Niall,
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    @tubetime for the tourists here would you mind explaining why this is terrible? Asking for a friend!

    Rjdlandscapes, to Toyota
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    OK wow. really don't understand or tech

    Niall,
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    @Rjdlandscapes @ge0rg to be fair that's how the prius works and there's not millions of them in the sea, canals or ponds. It's just really hard to beat the average idiot.

    Niall,
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    @ge0rg @Rjdlandscapes unintended acceleration is a different and horrible issue for which Toyota needs a spanking.
    The prius & by the sounds of it this new ev of theirs behaves like a conventional auto but is silent like an ev. You can get out with it in D (just like almost every auto car ever) and it will roll off. That's not the fault of the car or Toyota doing something whacky. My Leaf is the same.
    Toyota, like most corps, has many horrific issues but I don't think this issue is one of them.

    Niall,
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    @Rjdlandscapes @ge0rg I disagree. every automatic car up until a few very recently behave this way. There are literally tens of millions of hybrid(therefore silent at parking speed) Toyota out there like this.
    My Tesla and my byd automatically panic and go into park if you've got the door open and you raise your butt slightly. They pi$$ me off constantly. Backing with the door open to check clearances is nearly impossible. Give me control over my machine please!

    Niall,
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    @Rjdlandscapes @ge0rg yes I know it has mirrors and cameras :-P I guess you don't spend much time putting them on trailers or lining them up precisely to marks on workshop floors, both activities where the cameras & mirrors are of limited use.
    My point is that there are millions and millions of cars out there without this interlock and that you are kicking Toyota for something unrelated to it being an EV.

    ElleGray, to random
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    so tucker carlson blew the interview with putin. time to send in philomena cunk

    Niall,
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    @mxtthxw @ElleGray "why is it dat you is always bein called putin when it is obvious dat you is put out an actin all hurt an ting?"
    Sorry not sorry.

    Rjdlandscapes, to NewZealand
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    So no Science, no Education, no jobs, lower minimum wage, more smoking, worse health system, 3rd world water systems, polluted air and countryside

    What next? I'm beginning to suspect these guys dont have NZ's best interest at heart.

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/508712/new-classroom-builds-in-doubt-amid-cost-cutting-and-reprioritisation

    Niall,
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    @Rjdlandscapes science literacy never helped anyone. I've analysed some studies to prove it.
    (surreal levels of sarcasm)

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