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Renewables will cover 52% of Germany’s total electricity needs in 2023 — a five percentage point increase from the year before, according to preliminary calculations by solar and hydrogen research group ZSW and energy industry association BDEW.
The on going destruction of Twitter is having some really interesting 2nd order effects. Threads is kicking ass and implementing (extending and embracing/enclosing, but let’s take the win) ActivityPub. We’re in a lovely moment of open standards flourishing. The fediverse is fun and hopeful while it lasts. “Basically, we’re in the process of replacing our…
Personally, I’m very glad this deal panned out the way it did… we’re beyond time where blitz-scaling in healthy for an innovation eco-system. Hopefully we’ll start to think small and profitable again… nah, who the fuck am I kidding? With that said, I have a firm belief in the entrepreneurial ethos — figure out a…
When the tech platforms promised a future of “connection,” they were lying. They said their “walled gardens” would keep us safe, but those were prison walls. The platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extraction. Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms are hard to leave by design. They…
By virtue of it’s role… large scale religious architecture is always stunning and inspiring. Picking up Apple campus vibes 🫠 Located in western Nepal, the Stupa or “heap” of Ramagrama is one of the most important locations in Buddhism, combining religious, historical, and cultural heritage in a single place. A centuries-old Bodhi tree sits on…
[Lawrence] Cheuk calls the utilization of molecules for quantum science “a new frontier”, adding that the team’s ability to showcase entanglement essentially on-demand represents a significant step toward eventually demonstrating that molecules could be used in practical systems for the application of quantum science. “Our results demonstrate the key building blocks needed for quantum applications…
This week was the 250th anniversary of the most famous anti-monopoly protest in history, the Boston Tea Party. In a nice coincidence, this week also saw multiple important victories for antitrust enforcers and private litigants, including some ground-breaking legal precedents and a circuit court win. Let’s start with the squealing from the baddies. Big tech proponents got…
In recent decades, we’ve seen a growing understanding of the importance of honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including amongst tauiwi (non-Māori). Many of us have experienced the benefits of Māori leadership and changes which reflect Te Tiriti commitments to work together and share decision making on important issues. We value the development of respectful and…
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