Cory Doctorow: Exxon CEO Darren Woods says the quiet part out loud: The problem with renewable energy sources is that they “don’t generate above-average returns for Exxon’s shareholders.” pluralistic.net/2024/03/0…
The sun generates virtually limitless and free energy, with much of it available in the form of wind and tides. And we’re already well under way to harnessing that energy.
On the other hand, fossil fuels and uranium are limited and expensive, so Exxon can make money on them.
If you sawed open my skull and examined my brain (and I’m not actually asking you to do this!), you would find that the portions devoted to writing, reading, drinking coffee and memes are huge, while everything else is shriveled raisins.
Here’s a nice house I saw while walking the dog.
Russia plans to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon – with China’s help www.theregister.com/2024/03/0…
Medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega hilariously and informatively refutes a Twitter troll’s bonehead claims about women’s sexuality in history. going-medieval.com/2024/03/0…
I asked ChatGPT to generate illustrations for a few books, TV shows and movies, including “The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet,” “MAS*H,” “Die Hard,” and more. Here’s what ChatGPT came up with.
Hours before the deadline, I just pledged to back the Kickstarter for Tapestry from Iconfactory. I said I wasn’t going to do it, but then I figured why not. It looks like a very appealing and intriguing project, if it comes to fruition.
Here’s something I saw while walking the dog.
Millions of people — including me — were locked out of Facebook, Threads and Instagram this morning due to a password-reset glitch. (The Register).
Until reading this article, I thought I might have been banned for good. I wasn’t sure if I was upset about that or happy.
Cory Doctorow at Pluralistic: “You can’t shop your way out of a monopoly. Any election where you vote with your wallet will be won by the people with the thickest wallets.”
Trusting one company to “organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” was a failure.
