| Wāhi | Kirikiriroa, Aotearoa |
| Carbon footprint | 3.1 tonnes CO2e |
| Blog | https://blog.harlow.net.nz |
TL;DR Most EV batteries will last longer than the cars they’re in. Battery degradation is at better (meaning: lower) rates than expected. Slow charging is better. Drive EV and don’t worry about your battery.
„Our 2025 analysis of over 22,700 electric vehicles, covering 21 different vehicle models, confirms that overall, modern EV batteries are robust and built to last beyond a typical vehicle’s service life.“
Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud. They want to kill local computing.
You will own nothing and be happy. You will rent your computing power from the cloud. You pay a subscription for the privilege of using a computer.
AI demand is artificially spiking DRAM prices and Big Tech is pushing "AI PCs," the squeeze is on to force us into a rental model.
Reject this future. 
Keep your hardware local.
Run #Linux. 
Own your data.
The "cloud" is just a landlord for your data.
#NoAi #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHost #SelfHosting #BigTech #RightToRepair #RAM #Amazon #EatTheRich
I am honored to host professor Michael Mann on the Future Trends Forum tomorrow.
We'll discuss attacks on academic climate change work and science, along with what the audience wants to cover.
Join us from 2-3 pm ET:
https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/pGxOX0zESkOZ0rx762rrFg#/registration
Why? They:
• Don't pay musicians
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/confirmed-next-year-tracks-on-spotify-1000-plays/
• Fund right wing extremist podcasters
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/28/spotify-paid-100m-to-podcasts-including-joe-rogan-alex-cooper.html
• Harvest gobs of your data
https://bigthink.com/the-present/is-spotify-spying-on-you/
• Fund war crimes in Europe
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-07-31/spotifys-ceo-owns-an-ai-weapons-company-some-musicians-say-its-time-to-leave
• Subject you to racist ICE ads!
https://www.nme.com/news/music/spotify-says-ice-ads-about-dangerous-illegals-dont-violate-advertising-policy-3900838
• Steer listeners to nonexistent AI artists.
https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/the-velvet-sundown-ai-artist-spotify/
Using Spotify is morally bankrupt at this point.
Spotify has told industry players that it expects the new 1,000-play minimum annual threshold will reallocate tens of millions of dollars per year from 0.5% of its current royalty pool to the other 99.5%.
Are we solving an energy crisis, or exacerbating a #ClimateCrisis?
Robert Howarth has crunched the numbers: "#LNG has the largest #GreenhouseGas footprint of any #FossilFuel [33% greater than that for coal]".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddOpd6yn2oQ
Full paper:
https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ese3.1934
So why is NZ still considering this again?
casual reminder that a human on a bicycle (or a modified bicycle made to be more aerodynamic if we allow them to compete) is the most efficient form of locomotion on the entire planet, measured in calories per gram per kilometre.
OK, so @milliesquilly gave a shoutout to Beny Danette which helped me discover this #HyperText competition winner made in a 12 hour creative sprint!
https://benydanette.itch.io/computer
Meanwhile, in a testament to the versatility of #Decker, @ribose created this science themed deck:
https://ribozone.itch.io/cell-culture
(do check out their equally gorgeous website https://ribo.zone/)
Inspired by the prodigious self-titled #decker zine queen @milliesquilly:
https://zine.milliesquilly.com/
@noracodes made a #zine in Decker:
https://nora.codes/post/infrastructure-photography-manifesto-and-decker-in-html/
which got shared by @alcinnz and that’s where I discovered Decker, a platform that builds on the old-school interactive feel of #Hypercard and rocks that Classic MacOS look:
https://beyondloom.com/decker/
There's even a #Twine integration! Time for some non-linear, interactive #storytelling, #HyperText style.
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