Neil Williams (he/him)
@neil-williams.bsky.social
Emeritus Debian developer & Humanist.
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Interested in ecology, Earth system science, renewable energy, diversity, inclusivity, panpsychism, pan-experientialism, education and bodily autonomy.
My blog: https://linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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Interested in ecology, Earth system science, renewable energy, diversity, inclusivity, panpsychism, pan-experientialism, education and bodily autonomy.
My blog: https://linux.codehelp.co.uk/
Pinned
1. Reduce consumption
2. Reduce waste
3. Recycle
4. Reuse
5. Redistribute wealth
6. Reforestation
7. Reduce red meat
8. Right to repair
9. Right to roam
2. Reduce waste
3. Recycle
4. Reuse
5. Redistribute wealth
6. Reforestation
7. Reduce red meat
8. Right to repair
9. Right to roam
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Mega heat pumps are coming. It’s great to see that so many projects are now underway around the world.
There’s a real competition on who builds the biggest heat pump.
Technology has come a long way and keeps getting better.
There’s a real competition on who builds the biggest heat pump.
Technology has come a long way and keeps getting better.
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Mega heat pumps are coming. It’s great to see that so many projects are now underway around the world.
There’s a real competition on who builds the biggest heat pump.
Technology has come a long way and keeps getting better.
There’s a real competition on who builds the biggest heat pump.
Technology has come a long way and keeps getting better.
What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care
theconversation.com/what-looks-l...
Ditch the target culture and provide holistic, personal, care.
#TaxTheRich to pay for it.
theconversation.com/what-looks-l...
Ditch the target culture and provide holistic, personal, care.
#TaxTheRich to pay for it.
What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care
Diagnosis rates are rising because the NHS pathway is overwhelmed and fragmented, not because distress is being exaggerated.
theconversation.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What looks like ‘overdiagnosis’ is really a system struggling to provide continuous care
theconversation.com/what-looks-l...
Ditch the target culture and provide holistic, personal, care.
#TaxTheRich to pay for it.
theconversation.com/what-looks-l...
Ditch the target culture and provide holistic, personal, care.
#TaxTheRich to pay for it.
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Human rights aren’t abstract ideals. They’re essential safeguards that protect our dignity at work, our privacy at home, our children at school, and the most vulnerable in society. But some want to weaken the UK’s commitment to human rights – the frameworks that guarantee our everyday protections.
December 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Human rights aren’t abstract ideals. They’re essential safeguards that protect our dignity at work, our privacy at home, our children at school, and the most vulnerable in society. But some want to weaken the UK’s commitment to human rights – the frameworks that guarantee our everyday protections.
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This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Plant communication is not a fantasy; it's a biological response to specific cues.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
The More We Study Forests, the More It Seems Like Plants Might Be Cooperating and "Talking" to Each Other
Trees may look still and silent, but they’re engaged in a constant, complex dialogue—through air, soil, and even electricity.
www.zmescience.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Plant communication is not a fantasy; it's a biological response to specific cues.
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
www.zmescience.com/science/news...
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People are choosing a politics of decency, courage and imagination.
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We need hope, not cynicism
The Green Party is ready for the change people are demanding
www.newstatesman.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
People are choosing a politics of decency, courage and imagination.
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Rewatched some Star Trek tonight.
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Rewatched some Star Trek tonight.
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
Still wild how a show about warp drives and weird nebulae ends up teaching the cleanest lessons about being human.
Every episode says the same thing in its own way:
‘Be curious. Be brave.
…Try not to fire phasers unless you really have to.”
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Gavin Newsom: “Trump is one of the most destructive presidents & human beings in my lifetime — I think this republic is at real risk of this country being unrecognizable — I have no patience for people who want to indulge it. This guy is reckless. He has wrecked this country”
#Trump: A+++++
#Trump: A+++++
December 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Gavin Newsom: “Trump is one of the most destructive presidents & human beings in my lifetime — I think this republic is at real risk of this country being unrecognizable — I have no patience for people who want to indulge it. This guy is reckless. He has wrecked this country”
#Trump: A+++++
#Trump: A+++++
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Just a reminder, the Trumpstein Files are about child abuse. That’s a devastating & life-changing experience & can be triggered by discussions & even posts about abuse. So take care to centre authentic solidarity with survivors. Do not use them for your political agenda.
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Just a reminder, the Trumpstein Files are about child abuse. That’s a devastating & life-changing experience & can be triggered by discussions & even posts about abuse. So take care to centre authentic solidarity with survivors. Do not use them for your political agenda.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If there was any doubt, I will not travel to the USA for any reason. #FuckTrump #StopFascists
If there was any doubt, I will not travel to the USA for any reason. #FuckTrump #StopFascists
US could ask tourists for five-year social media history before entry
The plan would affect people from countries, including the UK, who can fill out a form in lieu of a visa.
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If there was any doubt, I will not travel to the USA for any reason. #FuckTrump #StopFascists
If there was any doubt, I will not travel to the USA for any reason. #FuckTrump #StopFascists
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
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In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
December 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In Germany the only source of electricity that keeps growing and growing: renewable energy.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
Solar and wind keep expanding and even though nuclear is no more coal generation has already shrunk significantly and keeps falling.
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EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
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Something uplifting: There's been a big surge in solar power capacity in the UK over the past year
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/27/u...
UK adds 1.9 GW of solar in 12 months
Latest government figures record 20.7 GW deployed PV capacity at the end of October 2025, up 10.4% in a 12-month period. Surge in contracts for difference (CfD) supported connections recorded in 2025 ...
www.pv-magazine.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Something uplifting: There's been a big surge in solar power capacity in the UK over the past year
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/27/u...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/27/u...
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This is exciting polling - not just for London, though.
Right across England and Wales - people are ready to vote Green for the very first time.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Right across England and Wales - people are ready to vote Green for the very first time.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This is exciting polling - not just for London, though.
Right across England and Wales - people are ready to vote Green for the very first time.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Right across England and Wales - people are ready to vote Green for the very first time.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Too many members of the House of Lords, who are fundamentally opposed to the Bill, have been trying to time it out. This undermines genuine amendments to improve the Bill. Peers have every right to oppose it, but not to employ disingenuous tactics to stop it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I accompanied my wife to Dignitas. The Lords' filibustering is an insult to all like her who have suffered | Dave Sowry
Christy faced months of bureaucratic trauma. For terminally ill people, the assisted dying bill must not create further obstacles, says campaigner Dave Sowry
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Too many members of the House of Lords, who are fundamentally opposed to the Bill, have been trying to time it out. This undermines genuine amendments to improve the Bill. Peers have every right to oppose it, but not to employ disingenuous tactics to stop it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...