David O'Brien
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Human being, being human. Trying, not always successfully, to leave the world a slightly better place than I found it. It's a modest goal, I know.
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Reposted by David O'Brien
“Who benefits, aside from the environment?”
What a thing to say.
https://archive.is/2026.01.20-111448/https://www.wired.com/story/china-renewable-energy-revolution/
What a thing to say.
https://archive.is/2026.01.20-111448/https://www.wired.com/story/china-renewable-energy-revolution/
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 AM
“Who benefits, aside from the environment?”
What a thing to say.
https://archive.is/2026.01.20-111448/https://www.wired.com/story/china-renewable-energy-revolution/
What a thing to say.
https://archive.is/2026.01.20-111448/https://www.wired.com/story/china-renewable-energy-revolution/
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Reposted by David O'Brien
I detest LinkedIn but it seems to have become the professional platform of choice, but then I found nolto - part of the fediverse so you can use a Mastodon account to log in. Let's see where this goes...
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
Nolto - Professional Social Network
A professional social network that runs on the ActivityPub federation protocol, focusing on privacy, accessibility, and a healthy user culture.
fediverse-career.lovable.app
January 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I detest LinkedIn but it seems to have become the professional platform of choice, but then I found nolto - part of the fediverse so you can use a Mastodon account to log in. Let's see where this goes...
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
https://fediverse-career.lovable.app/post/9f7a3419-7ecf-4b08-aca8-91ede67d99f8
So near ... and yet not quite there.
The truth is, the only interests the US has ever been interested in, are its own. "Alliances" were only made when they were useful.
https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/at-last-the-truth-is-out-the-us-is-no-longer-europes-ally
The truth is, the only interests the US has ever been interested in, are its own. "Alliances" were only made when they were useful.
https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/at-last-the-truth-is-out-the-us-is-no-longer-europes-ally
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
So near ... and yet not quite there.
The truth is, the only interests the US has ever been interested in, are its own. "Alliances" were only made when they were useful.
https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/at-last-the-truth-is-out-the-us-is-no-longer-europes-ally
The truth is, the only interests the US has ever been interested in, are its own. "Alliances" were only made when they were useful.
https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/at-last-the-truth-is-out-the-us-is-no-longer-europes-ally
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
No, that makes the Nobel Peace Prize entirely illegitimate.
https://mastodonapp.uk/@TJ1001/115905159077381702
https://mastodonapp.uk/@TJ1001/115905159077381702
TJ1001 (@[email protected])
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mastodonapp.uk
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
No, that makes the Nobel Peace Prize entirely illegitimate.
https://mastodonapp.uk/@TJ1001/115905159077381702
https://mastodonapp.uk/@TJ1001/115905159077381702
Reposted by David O'Brien
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
RE: https://toot.cafe/@baldur/115901315187597501
Power > Control > Money
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-15-politico-report-trumps-ambassador-designate-jokes-that-iceland-will-become-part-of-the-us-463857
Power > Control > Money
https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-15-politico-report-trumps-ambassador-designate-jokes-that-iceland-will-become-part-of-the-us-463857
toot.cafe
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
RE: https://econtwitter.net/@TimHarford/115900133201286379
“ The affinity between the populist and the confidence trickster is also easier to see through the frame of cognitive reflection. The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This […]
“ The affinity between the populist and the confidence trickster is also easier to see through the frame of cognitive reflection. The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
RE: https://econtwitter.net/@TimHarford/115900133201286379
“ The affinity between the populist and the confidence trickster is also easier to see through the frame of cognitive reflection. The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This […]
“ The affinity between the populist and the confidence trickster is also easier to see through the frame of cognitive reflection. The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/115889296882343190
'As for Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform, those apps will remain free, but some new intelligent features and content will likewise require a Creator Studio subscription. This means these apps are now effectively "freemium."' […]
'As for Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform, those apps will remain free, but some new intelligent features and content will likewise require a Creator Studio subscription. This means these apps are now effectively "freemium."' […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/115889296882343190
'As for Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform, those apps will remain free, but some new intelligent features and content will likewise require a Creator Studio subscription. This means these apps are now effectively "freemium."' […]
'As for Keynote, Numbers, Pages, and Freeform, those apps will remain free, but some new intelligent features and content will likewise require a Creator Studio subscription. This means these apps are now effectively "freemium."' […]
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill/115883472782191420
There is no cookie banner regulation. PECR requires that businesses need to get informed consent to process user data.
The cookies banner is malicious compliance by the tech industry. It was not mandated by the EU.
There is no cookie banner regulation. PECR requires that businesses need to get informed consent to process user data.
The cookies banner is malicious compliance by the tech industry. It was not mandated by the EU.
Spicy take:
The EU really needs to drop the cookie warning banner rule already. It's making the internet a less safe place by making everyone used to just mindlessly clicking accept constantly rather than actually reading when there's important messages
The EU really needs to drop the cookie warning banner rule already. It's making the internet a less safe place by making everyone used to just mindlessly clicking accept constantly rather than actually reading when there's important messages
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
RE: https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill/115883472782191420
There is no cookie banner regulation. PECR requires that businesses need to get informed consent to process user data.
The cookies banner is malicious compliance by the tech industry. It was not mandated by the EU.
There is no cookie banner regulation. PECR requires that businesses need to get informed consent to process user data.
The cookies banner is malicious compliance by the tech industry. It was not mandated by the EU.
Reposted by David O'Brien
January 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
January 11, 2026 at 5:45 PM
I've worked in #tech for ~30 years.
The more I learn about it, the less I want it.
I don't want streaming audio. I want to play my records. Physical objects. Which my daughter will love when I'm gone.
I don't want my books from Amazon, or Apple, or Google. I want paper and ink that I can […]
The more I learn about it, the less I want it.
I don't want streaming audio. I want to play my records. Physical objects. Which my daughter will love when I'm gone.
I don't want my books from Amazon, or Apple, or Google. I want paper and ink that I can […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I've worked in #tech for ~30 years.
The more I learn about it, the less I want it.
I don't want streaming audio. I want to play my records. Physical objects. Which my daughter will love when I'm gone.
I don't want my books from Amazon, or Apple, or Google. I want paper and ink that I can […]
The more I learn about it, the less I want it.
I don't want streaming audio. I want to play my records. Physical objects. Which my daughter will love when I'm gone.
I don't want my books from Amazon, or Apple, or Google. I want paper and ink that I can […]
RE: https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/politics-h8vn14lnz/-/a-OLW0-0VoS4SuXQCJYSlJ1A%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0
Is "ouster" what we're now calling an illegal coup d'état?
Asking for an oligarch.
Is "ouster" what we're now calling an illegal coup d'état?
Asking for an oligarch.
flipboard.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
RE: https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/politics-h8vn14lnz/-/a-OLW0-0VoS4SuXQCJYSlJ1A%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0
Is "ouster" what we're now calling an illegal coup d'état?
Asking for an oligarch.
Is "ouster" what we're now calling an illegal coup d'état?
Asking for an oligarch.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@iFixit/115867697018500779
I'm astonished that I even need to say this. Yet here we are.
Your fridge does not need "AI". Or an internet connection.
It needs reliable power to *keep your food cold* and that is literally all it needs to do.
Ferakshualfuksfukkinsake.
I'm astonished that I even need to say this. Yet here we are.
Your fridge does not need "AI". Or an internet connection.
It needs reliable power to *keep your food cold* and that is literally all it needs to do.
Ferakshualfuksfukkinsake.
mastodon.social
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@iFixit/115867697018500779
I'm astonished that I even need to say this. Yet here we are.
Your fridge does not need "AI". Or an internet connection.
It needs reliable power to *keep your food cold* and that is literally all it needs to do.
Ferakshualfuksfukkinsake.
I'm astonished that I even need to say this. Yet here we are.
Your fridge does not need "AI". Or an internet connection.
It needs reliable power to *keep your food cold* and that is literally all it needs to do.
Ferakshualfuksfukkinsake.
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@TOrynski/115867159980543393
Yup.
Also, rain falls on frozen roads and cycle paths and there’s #blackice everywhere and you’ve got people doing triple salcoes coming down the hill.
Yup.
Also, rain falls on frozen roads and cycle paths and there’s #blackice everywhere and you’ve got people doing triple salcoes coming down the hill.
Saying that, I have to admig, when I lived in Scotland #glasgow weather has beaten me. Sunny, snowy day at -15? No problem. I'll get my bike.
0 degree and a freezing rain smashing into your face at 60mph? Thank you, I think I'll drive today.
0 degree and a freezing rain smashing into your face at 60mph? Thank you, I think I'll drive today.
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@TOrynski/115867159980543393
Yup.
Also, rain falls on frozen roads and cycle paths and there’s #blackice everywhere and you’ve got people doing triple salcoes coming down the hill.
Yup.
Also, rain falls on frozen roads and cycle paths and there’s #blackice everywhere and you’ve got people doing triple salcoes coming down the hill.
Reposted by David O'Brien
Dogs' dinners can have greater climate impact than those of their owners. Via @sciencex.physorg #ClimateChange 🌎♨️ #Dogref="/hashtag/Dogs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Dogs #Doggo #Doggos #Pets #Dog phys.org/news/2026-01...
January 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Dogs' dinners can have greater climate impact than those of their owners. Via @sciencex.physorg #ClimateChange 🌎♨️ #Dogref="/hashtag/Dogs" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#Dogs #Doggo #Doggos #Pets #Dog phys.org/news/2026-01...
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Deglassco/115861286715714961
This is the same fear #trump taps into. It still yields the same results.
This isn't even #history This is #modernstudies
This is the same fear #trump taps into. It still yields the same results.
This isn't even #history This is #modernstudies
mastodon.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
RE: https://mastodon.social/@Deglassco/115861286715714961
This is the same fear #trump taps into. It still yields the same results.
This isn't even #history This is #modernstudies
This is the same fear #trump taps into. It still yields the same results.
This isn't even #history This is #modernstudies