Sean CastenI like this for a lot of reasons. But mostly because the path to decarbonization AND cost reduction is electification, and electric regulation is primarily done at the state level in the US. Governors can lead, and Spanberger is. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/virginia-set-to-enact-laws-cleaner-cheaper-power
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@da_667 you ever give podman a try? Most of the differences are under the hood and not in your face, so it should be fairly easy to see if it works with the same commands.
Ars TechnicaOrbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right?
"This is not physically impossible; it’s only a question of whether this is a rational thing."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/orbital-data-centers-part-1-theres-no-way-this-is-economically-viable-right/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
"This is not physically impossible; it’s only a question of whether this is a rational thing."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/orbital-data-centers-part-1-theres-no-way-this-is-economically-viable-right/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@rootwyrm @Mustardfacial @da_667 @jerry this is fascinating, anything else good to look up if I want to learn more about radhard stuff? Who is the standards body for this?
Christina WarrenHi. Please play this amazing JND color game my friend Keith made and see how good you/your displays are at differentiating between similar colors. https://www.keithcirkel.co.uk/whats-my-jnd/?r=filmgirl
Taylor LorenzI have a piece out in The Guardian today on how the internet is becoming a fully surveilled digital panopticon and why we need to fight back
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/02/ban-children-social-media-biometic-data-surveilled
The world wants to ban children from social media, but there will be grave consequences for us all
Age-verification systems require collecting sensitive data to support the biometric information. In no time, the internet will become a fully surveilled digital panopticon, says technology journalist Taylor Lorenz
Prof. Sam LawlerToo wound up to go to bed, so I just sent lots of emails to people hoping that they'll spread the word and get lots more people to write comments to the FCC telling them that orbital data centres and sunlight-as-a-service are incredibly stupid, dangerous ideas and should never be launched.
Instructions how to submit here: https://darksky.org/news/two-satellite-proposals-threaten-the-night-sky-the-window-to-act-is-now/
I don't think it'll actually make a big difference. But I do think it's incredibly important that the official record shows how many opposed this.
