David Dunnett

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All about renewable energy / lithium ion batteries / microgrid control software.

For my own sanity — and as the unofficial moderator of The War on Cars account — I'm actively muting anyone who thinks "Not everyone can bike everywhere, you know" is a cogent argument against reducing car dependency.

I've taken the attitude of @notjustbikes to heart and simply don't have patience for it anymore.

is mastadon a safe space to say i called it in 2016 ??? the fact that interviewers never fact-check elon musk. and other assorted observations about tech billionaires and tech press' increasing inability to keep their pronouncements in check https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nitashatiku/ground-control-to-silicon-valley
Ground Control To Silicon Valley

At Code Conference, billionaires dream of space while the media looks to the stars.

BuzzFeed News

OK this is interesting. Mozilla starting a Mastodon instance next year...

"Now is the time, as we’re living through the consequences of 20 years of centralized, corporate-controlled social media, with a small oligopoly of large tech firms tightening their grip on the public square."

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/

Mozilla to explore healthy social media alternative | The Mozilla Blog

Update: Starting May 4, 2023, we’re expanding Mozilla.social to a private beta. If you’re interested, join our waitlist. In early 2023, Mozilla will st

I have an incredible idea how this problem could be avoided guys
There's always a tweet.