Dean @dean@librem.one
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I am into science and climate activism. I love to learn about social issues and to challenge my own perspectives. I'm also into free and open-source software and I am back in University studying computer science.
Joined Jun 2019
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I’ve written an open letter asking organisations that engage online with the blind community to come to Mastodon in light of the significant #accessibility regressions at Twitter.
If you agree, please sign it and share it as widely as you can. This is one occasion where if we can show how many of us care about this issue, it will make it clear that it’s worth companies putting in the effort to be here.
I would also be very grateful for the support of our sighted friends.
Thank you.
https://bit.ly/BlindMastodon
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To all the people who are scared of 5G.
#5G #RadioWaves #Wireless #Correlation #Causation #IncludesTypo
@zoom_earth I'm going to drive up to Exmouth to see the total solar eclipse. Hopefully the clouds stay away 🤞
@Linkletter at my uni lecturers (computer science) have different views on using AI in your assignments and are designing exams to reduce the risk (exams are online). I used AI to reduce my ramblings down for a presentation but I find the AI only outputs the most average response.
It should be a feature lecturers can turn on and off for different assignments and they should set the expectations to students.
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RT @DontGasAfrica
The #EuropeanGasConference represents a systematic plan to lock Africa into a fossil fuel future. We say NO!
Africa’s resources cannot be decided on behalf of Africa while she is not present. #DontGasAfrica
@gastivists @block_gas @Artivistnet @TheGreenConnect @CtxRebellion
@Snoro altText: graph showing estimated carbon emissions for the next 80 years. Implemented policies keeping the current emissions constant. To reach 2 and 1.5 degrees the line drops off exponentially!
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‘Wake up’: Crucial number in chilling report
6 years, 123 days, 20 hours to stop climate warming to 1.5C
About 300 experts have contributed to a damning report that confirms the world’s worst fears
#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #Climate
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Are you an academic concerned that #Elsevier's profiteering publishing practices are extracting money and labor from you and your colleagues for free? Are you terrified that Elsevier's support for #FossilFuels is helping accelerate #ClimateBreakdown?
Don't fret! The #StopElsevier campaign has got you covered, with a wealth of resources to help take power away from them via collective action.
https://stopelsevier.wordpress.com/
A thread 1/n
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As part of the response to the earthquake in Turkey, many volunteer mappers joined in mapping buildings and highways in affected areas.
Now that the mapping has been completed - thanks to the quick response from the #OSM community - the Development Seed data team is working on the Türkiye - Gaziantep project validation phase https://lnkd.in/g6GCW6pE focusing on the priority areas to ensure the quality of the data that was added.
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2/5: BP had pledged to cut carbon emissions by 35-40% by 2030, but has now scaled back to 20-30%. This reneging on promises is unacceptable as we face a climate emergency. #ClimateEmergency #CarbonEmissions #BP
@yatil true Google will make developers use Chrome for their apps and that would be worse. I don't stay logged in with my Google account, I only use it for YouTube.
@yatil I like this. Now I don't need to install an app that can steal a lot more of my personal information. I can just have a link to a browser that can have better privacy protections. But the whole banner asking for permission would be very annoying. The worst is Google with their SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE s*~t!
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THEY DID IT!!!!
HARPER FINALLY REACHED A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THEIR UNION!!!! 🔥 
💖 🎆 🎇 🎉 ✊ 💪
After 66 work days on #strike (3 full months; tomorrow would be the 4th month to the day as they went on strike Nov 10th), #HarperCollins and the HarperCollins Union have reached a tentative agreement that includes "increases to minimum salaries across levels" and a $1,500 lump-sum bonus to all union employees.
More details to come!
@DidierAAche@mastodon.green @dmoser it's called a weather report. The Bureau of Metrology works with the energy system administrators so they can plan next month, week, and day. They can then schedule hydro and other generators based on the local weather across the country. It's all becoming automated and will be simple with battery storage and virtual power plants.
@DidierAAche@mastodon.green @dmoser welcome to Australia where that is not true. Renewables are very predictable. A coal or gas plant tripping is not and that is what our system administrators have to plan for. The utilisation rate of solar and wind is lower than coal and gas but not by much, so the required capacity is not too great. But that is only an issue when you hit 60%+ renewables with a large share of solar.
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I've finally gotten around to publishing part 4 of my series on post-collapse computing.
https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2023/01/10/post-collapse-computing-4
While this is the end of the series it's hopefully only the beginning of a larger resilience initiative within GNOME and free software more broadly. If you're interested in working on this I'd be very happy to hear from you.
@thatguyoverthere I just picked up Katie Mack's book 'The end of everything' (referenced in the article) when I visited the Greenwich Observatory. For hundreds or thousands of years we needed a sense of time to know our position on the Earth. With every step to improve the measurement of time we have improved our position on the planet. From the time of the year, to midday, pendulum clocks, time accurate star maps, and through to the atomic clock. #spacetime
@samwilson i add my mapping photos to OSMand and delete when I have mapped the feature.
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"It is not uncommon to learn about non-Indigenous entities appropriating Indigenous culture but none of them are as large, prestigious, nor well-known as The Apache® Software Foundation is in software circles." https://blog.nativesintech.org/apache-appropriation/
- Country
- Australia
I am into science and climate activism. I love to learn about social issues and to challenge my own perspectives. I'm also into free and open-source software and I am back in University studying computer science.
Joined Jun 2019
