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@robotamerica.bsky.social
a wayward space for writing, tech, poetry, art, and philosophy.
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· Apr 29
machines have made thoroughly ambiguous the difference between natural and artificial, mind and body, self-developing and externally designed, and many other distinctions that used to apply to organisms and machines. machines are disturbingly lively, and we ourselves frighteningly inert.
- haraway
- haraway
"Fewer work hours can lower emissions. So why isn’t the climate movement fighting for our collective right to relax?"
www.sower.world/working-less...
www.sower.world/working-less...
Working less is the most underrated climate solution
Fewer work hours can lower emissions. So why isn’t the climate movement fighting for our collective right to relax?
www.sower.world
August 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Fewer work hours can lower emissions. So why isn’t the climate movement fighting for our collective right to relax?"
www.sower.world/working-less...
www.sower.world/working-less...
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the algorithm doesn't like or want me, which means that i am free 🐦⬛
the algorithm doesn't like or want me, which means that i am free 🐦⬛
August 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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the algorithm doesn't like or want me, which means that i am free 🐦⬛
the algorithm doesn't like or want me, which means that i am free 🐦⬛
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folk solve problems everyday without the need to intellectualise about it.
folk solve problems everyday without the need to intellectualise about it.
July 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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folk solve problems everyday without the need to intellectualise about it.
folk solve problems everyday without the need to intellectualise about it.
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but maybe, the internet is ghosting you ... because you don't deserve it?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
but maybe, the internet is ghosting you ... because you don't deserve it?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
You might be ghosting the internet. Can it survive?
Your clicks have immense power. Collectively, just moments of our attention can lift or sink a site. But our browsing is changing, and it could reshape the internet you know and love.
www.bbc.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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but maybe, the internet is ghosting you ... because you don't deserve it?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
but maybe, the internet is ghosting you ... because you don't deserve it?
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
always a fan of obsidian and its many plugins. glorious and simple productivity hacks. if i kanban, you kanban too.
lifehacker.com/tech/four-ap...
lifehacker.com/tech/four-ap...
This Note-Taking App Can Replace Four of the Most Popular Productivity Tools
Use Obsidian as a journal app, a kanban app, or a to do list app.
lifehacker.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
always a fan of obsidian and its many plugins. glorious and simple productivity hacks. if i kanban, you kanban too.
lifehacker.com/tech/four-ap...
lifehacker.com/tech/four-ap...
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"This nature-inspired solar technology is innovative and efficient, as it results in 40 trillion liters of water and unlimited energy."
www.ecoportal.net/en/meet-the-...
"This nature-inspired solar technology is innovative and efficient, as it results in 40 trillion liters of water and unlimited energy."
www.ecoportal.net/en/meet-the-...
40 trillion liters of water and unlimited energy — Meet the first solar leaf in history
Some have turned to nature to create the most spectacular art and designs, while others have turned to nature to engineer the first solar leaf in history.
www.ecoportal.net
July 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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"This nature-inspired solar technology is innovative and efficient, as it results in 40 trillion liters of water and unlimited energy."
www.ecoportal.net/en/meet-the-...
"This nature-inspired solar technology is innovative and efficient, as it results in 40 trillion liters of water and unlimited energy."
www.ecoportal.net/en/meet-the-...
they are boring us to death.
"Devices like cellphones and TVs are now mostly flat plastic-and-glass rectangles with no distinguishing features."
hackaday.com/2025/07/23/t...
"Devices like cellphones and TVs are now mostly flat plastic-and-glass rectangles with no distinguishing features."
hackaday.com/2025/07/23/t...
The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics
It’s often said that what’s inside matters more than one’s looks, but it’s hard to argue that a product’s looks and its physical user experience are what makes it inst…
hackaday.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are boring us to death.
"Devices like cellphones and TVs are now mostly flat plastic-and-glass rectangles with no distinguishing features."
hackaday.com/2025/07/23/t...
"Devices like cellphones and TVs are now mostly flat plastic-and-glass rectangles with no distinguishing features."
hackaday.com/2025/07/23/t...
in 🐌 mode. breathing, reading, learning. festina lente.
July 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
in 🐌 mode. breathing, reading, learning. festina lente.
Reposted by robotamerica
My upcoming Bluesky client/game @anisota.net has ambient nature soundscapes — partially supplied by the National Park Service’s public domain sound library! 🔉
Write posts & browse feeds while bathing in a subtle auditory experience, featuring field recordings from Yellowstone… or from my backyard!
Write posts & browse feeds while bathing in a subtle auditory experience, featuring field recordings from Yellowstone… or from my backyard!
July 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My upcoming Bluesky client/game @anisota.net has ambient nature soundscapes — partially supplied by the National Park Service’s public domain sound library! 🔉
Write posts & browse feeds while bathing in a subtle auditory experience, featuring field recordings from Yellowstone… or from my backyard!
Write posts & browse feeds while bathing in a subtle auditory experience, featuring field recordings from Yellowstone… or from my backyard!
i say we get cute again. screw social media. keep the web weird. prioritise diy and let's get cozy.
"The internet is a powerful, and often valuable tool. But if we keep letting it reflect only the funhouse mirror world created by the most extreme users, we’ll all suffer the consequences."
"The internet is a powerful, and often valuable tool. But if we keep letting it reflect only the funhouse mirror world created by the most extreme users, we’ll all suffer the consequences."
Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us?
Why does the online world seem so toxic compared with normal life? Our research shows that a small number of divisive accounts could be responsible – and offers a way out
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
i say we get cute again. screw social media. keep the web weird. prioritise diy and let's get cozy.
"The internet is a powerful, and often valuable tool. But if we keep letting it reflect only the funhouse mirror world created by the most extreme users, we’ll all suffer the consequences."
"The internet is a powerful, and often valuable tool. But if we keep letting it reflect only the funhouse mirror world created by the most extreme users, we’ll all suffer the consequences."
this year, i moved away from wordpress to astro and plain old static html websites. couldn't be happier. i am having fun making things again!
"Basically, anywhere content is the hero and you don't need complex client-side state management, Astro excels."
websmith.studio/blog/astro-i...
"Basically, anywhere content is the hero and you don't need complex client-side state management, Astro excels."
websmith.studio/blog/astro-i...
Astro is a developers f***ing dream — Websmith Studio
Why Astro is perfect for content-driven sites: island architecture, zero JS by default, and blazing-fast performance.
websmith.studio
July 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
this year, i moved away from wordpress to astro and plain old static html websites. couldn't be happier. i am having fun making things again!
"Basically, anywhere content is the hero and you don't need complex client-side state management, Astro excels."
websmith.studio/blog/astro-i...
"Basically, anywhere content is the hero and you don't need complex client-side state management, Astro excels."
websmith.studio/blog/astro-i...
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stop the filthy 🟠 bastard and his 🛢️+ ⛽ cabal.
"“If fascism scares you the way it does me, figuring out how to break the centralized power of the fossil fuel industry is a key form of resistance,” warns McKibben in his new book, Here Comes the Sun.
We’ve got our work cut out for us."
stop the filthy 🟠 bastard and his 🛢️+ ⛽ cabal.
"“If fascism scares you the way it does me, figuring out how to break the centralized power of the fossil fuel industry is a key form of resistance,” warns McKibben in his new book, Here Comes the Sun.
We’ve got our work cut out for us."
Every Dirty Gift Trump's Big Bill Gives the Fossil Fuel Industry
The power of the fossil fuel industry over Donald Trump and the Republican Party is on full display in their “Big Beautiful Bill.”
www.rollingstone.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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stop the filthy 🟠 bastard and his 🛢️+ ⛽ cabal.
"“If fascism scares you the way it does me, figuring out how to break the centralized power of the fossil fuel industry is a key form of resistance,” warns McKibben in his new book, Here Comes the Sun.
We’ve got our work cut out for us."
stop the filthy 🟠 bastard and his 🛢️+ ⛽ cabal.
"“If fascism scares you the way it does me, figuring out how to break the centralized power of the fossil fuel industry is a key form of resistance,” warns McKibben in his new book, Here Comes the Sun.
We’ve got our work cut out for us."
while usa goes backwards, the rest of the world moves comfortably into the future offering hybrid solutions to an ongoing climate crisis.
"Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low."
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Solar tops EU power mix for first time in June, Ember says
Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
while usa goes backwards, the rest of the world moves comfortably into the future offering hybrid solutions to an ongoing climate crisis.
keep it niche, but all the niches.
July 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
keep it niche, but all the niches.
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next thing you know, he will force farmers to use gatorade to water their fields.
“We don’t want wind, and we don’t want solar because they’re a blight on our country,” Trump said. “They hurt our country very badly, and smart countries don’t use it.”
www.forbes.com/sites/davidb...
next thing you know, he will force farmers to use gatorade to water their fields.
“We don’t want wind, and we don’t want solar because they’re a blight on our country,” Trump said. “They hurt our country very badly, and smart countries don’t use it.”
www.forbes.com/sites/davidb...
Trump: Wind And Solar Are ‘A Blight On Our Country’
President Trump went off about his views of the U.S. wind and solar industries during his July 8 cabinet meeting, signaling a rough road ahead for renewable energy.
www.forbes.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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next thing you know, he will force farmers to use gatorade to water their fields.
“We don’t want wind, and we don’t want solar because they’re a blight on our country,” Trump said. “They hurt our country very badly, and smart countries don’t use it.”
www.forbes.com/sites/davidb...
next thing you know, he will force farmers to use gatorade to water their fields.
“We don’t want wind, and we don’t want solar because they’re a blight on our country,” Trump said. “They hurt our country very badly, and smart countries don’t use it.”
www.forbes.com/sites/davidb...
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Hey! I made this CLI tool that allows you to delete BlueSky posts older than X number of days with a bunch of filtering options. If you want to prune old posts, ByeSky may be for you.
github.com/brianpierini...
github.com/brianpierini...
GitHub - brianpierini/ByeSky: ByeSky is a CLI tool to delete BlueSky posts older than a specified number of days, with advanced filtering, backup, preview and automation options.
ByeSky is a CLI tool to delete BlueSky posts older than a specified number of days, with advanced filtering, backup, preview and automation options. - brianpierini/ByeSky
github.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Hey! I made this CLI tool that allows you to delete BlueSky posts older than X number of days with a bunch of filtering options. If you want to prune old posts, ByeSky may be for you.
github.com/brianpierini...
github.com/brianpierini...
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alongside my so called digital life, i am a bookbinder, letterpress printer, and a mimeograph + lofi/low-tech printer. books are my fave tech.
alongside my so called digital life, i am a bookbinder, letterpress printer, and a mimeograph + lofi/low-tech printer. books are my fave tech.
July 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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alongside my so called digital life, i am a bookbinder, letterpress printer, and a mimeograph + lofi/low-tech printer. books are my fave tech.
alongside my so called digital life, i am a bookbinder, letterpress printer, and a mimeograph + lofi/low-tech printer. books are my fave tech.
🤖📚 a geology of media
"There is more mining than data mining in A Geology of Media. More specifically, it is interested in the connections of media technologies, their materiality, hardware, and energy, with the geophysical nature ..."
www.upress.umn.edu/978081669552...
"There is more mining than data mining in A Geology of Media. More specifically, it is interested in the connections of media technologies, their materiality, hardware, and energy, with the geophysical nature ..."
www.upress.umn.edu/978081669552...
A Geology of Media
Media history is millions, even billions, of years old. That is the premise of this pioneering and provocative book, which argues that to adequately understa...
www.upress.umn.edu
July 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🤖📚 a geology of media
"There is more mining than data mining in A Geology of Media. More specifically, it is interested in the connections of media technologies, their materiality, hardware, and energy, with the geophysical nature ..."
www.upress.umn.edu/978081669552...
"There is more mining than data mining in A Geology of Media. More specifically, it is interested in the connections of media technologies, their materiality, hardware, and energy, with the geophysical nature ..."
www.upress.umn.edu/978081669552...
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don't listen to the capitalist class. ideas are important, even if they don't take off.
don't listen to the capitalist class. ideas are important, even if they don't take off.
July 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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don't listen to the capitalist class. ideas are important, even if they don't take off.
don't listen to the capitalist class. ideas are important, even if they don't take off.
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Shipping out a few magazines tomorrow! I'm always so excited to tell people about this project who are learning about it for the first time.
If you're enjoying browsing the #indieweb or #smallweb, consider supporting/purchasing a physical copy of Good Internet magazine! <3
goodinternetmagazine.com
If you're enjoying browsing the #indieweb or #smallweb, consider supporting/purchasing a physical copy of Good Internet magazine! <3
goodinternetmagazine.com
Good Internet
A magazine for the non-corporate and independent web, use of code as an art medium, and web development enthusiasm of hobbyists and professionals alike.
goodinternetmagazine.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Shipping out a few magazines tomorrow! I'm always so excited to tell people about this project who are learning about it for the first time.
If you're enjoying browsing the #indieweb or #smallweb, consider supporting/purchasing a physical copy of Good Internet magazine! <3
goodinternetmagazine.com
If you're enjoying browsing the #indieweb or #smallweb, consider supporting/purchasing a physical copy of Good Internet magazine! <3
goodinternetmagazine.com
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"the virtue of passive charging wherever your phone is, so long as it's facing a light source, would be very convenient"
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
"the virtue of passive charging wherever your phone is, so long as it's facing a light source, would be very convenient"
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
At MWC 2025, Infinix's Solar-Powered Phone Can Recharge With Ambient Light
New tech at Mobile World Congress could let you charge your phone when it's out in the sun or even under room lights.
www.cnet.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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"the virtue of passive charging wherever your phone is, so long as it's facing a light source, would be very convenient"
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
"the virtue of passive charging wherever your phone is, so long as it's facing a light source, would be very convenient"
www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
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"Although they might not have an explicit sustainability mission, makerspace communities promote DIY practices, repairability, recycling, and reuse of objects"
alxfsl.com/sustainabili...
"Although they might not have an explicit sustainability mission, makerspace communities promote DIY practices, repairability, recycling, and reuse of objects"
alxfsl.com/sustainabili...
Craft, Sustainability, and Makerspaces: a brief intro to my research — Alx Fsl
In 2019, I started a PhD on craft for sustainable behaviour at Kingston School of Art London. Craft in Makerspaces: The Potential for Social Change for Sustainability (working title) is an AHRC-funded...
alxfsl.com
July 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"Although they might not have an explicit sustainability mission, makerspace communities promote DIY practices, repairability, recycling, and reuse of objects"
alxfsl.com/sustainabili...
"Although they might not have an explicit sustainability mission, makerspace communities promote DIY practices, repairability, recycling, and reuse of objects"
alxfsl.com/sustainabili...