Energy Resources, Development and Environment Lab (ERDELab) PI, @UBCforestry Assc Dean EDI. Energy, equity, justice, climate change, bioenergy. But also TTRPGs and photography (https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/499807930552574625). he/him. .. more
Energy Resources, Development and Environment Lab (ERDELab) PI, @UBCforestry Assc Dean EDI. Energy, equity, justice, climate change, bioenergy. But also TTRPGs and photography (https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/499807930552574625). he/him.
A re-intro:
Academic in Forestry faculty but not a forester. Work on energy, land-use, climate, equity, justice. Often at intersection of energy & forests.
With a dash of TTRPGs, nerdy stuff and politics.
And photography:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/nomademoderne
I feel like we need this
Rest of family looked at me like I lost my mind.
I feel like we need this
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Plants? The right amount.
Books? That is a weird way of writing “not enough books”
No rustic pottery.
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Economics should not be the only driver for gender equity but to think it is largely irrelevant to economics is something else.
That means the whole lifecycle impacts of the car but also all the other exhaust pollutants!
Can’t decide which of those two is more problematic. Why not both I guess?
Sure, the algae part can work. But 1st of all, process emissions for producing the algae fuel? 2nd, how are you going to dispose of the captured C02 from all these cars?
“Mazda believes that the joy of driving can be a force for positive change for society and the planet.”
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Can’t decide which of those two is more problematic. Why not both I guess?
Told Kid1 I regularly wore combat boots and black trenchcoat at their age (in 80s, IFYKYK why that’s imp to say)
Kid1: What? Were you *trying* to look suspicious?
Ok fair.
Didn’t help that spouse then decided to mention my run-in with the law. No biggie. Expunged misdemeanour. But ouch.
This was more “oh god, this again?” from people who tried to engage and then realized there were better ways to spend the night precious few hours in a day than whatever “cancel culture” is supposed to be.
Only made harder because Lomborg sounded right and plausible.
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And it's not just one "freelancer" and editor. It's "a web of lies and uncanny half-truths entrenched so deeply in the information ecosystem that no one could possibly have the energy to dislodge them"
Also, don’t know who writes the band bios for Apple Music but they are something else! Irreverently snarky but kinda fun?
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So, Q around algorithmic bias are important but also, within the university, who might be unfairly accused of academic misconduct.
I think it will be helpful in thinking about the more "mechanical" question of defining what I imagine is a pretty small subset of actually well-done use cases.