MusiqueNow :newpride: · @MusiqueNow
805 followers · 21955 posts · Server todon.eu
Crash Course · @crash_course
203 followers · 378 posts · Server todon.eu
Crash Course · @crash_course
201 followers · 382 posts · Server todon.eu

This is a copy of a post by:
@tunubesecamirio
masto.es/@tunubesecamirio/1109

Thanks!

Their post can easily be translated, but I had to search for
the English version of the article (see below)
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With the topic of energy consumption, there is a recurring theme that drains our patience: anecdotal techno-solutionism.

That is, absurd and impractical solutions that divert the real debate of the consumption of data centers:

Whose are they, are they necessary, how many are there, what cost do we want to assume, who is responsible for their consumption?

Of course, whoever comes to us with those arguments we smack them over the head with a fat book by Morozov. 😜

We have already seen bullshit like:

- Put them at the North Pole.
- Put them under the sea
- Put them in space.

And now: we're putting them in your house to heat your water!

technologyreview.com/2023/08/1

#datacenter #server #computers #watershortage #climatecrisis #energy #crashcourse

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Crash Course · @crash_course
198 followers · 363 posts · Server todon.eu

What if we defined
profitable
as good for
NATURE
rather than good
for someone's wallet?

#

#nature #forest #profit #crashcourse

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
173 followers · 979 posts · Server todon.eu

Dear Mastodon Followers!

You can now download my book CRASH COURSE for FREE! Only a few hours left till the end of this offer.

It is currently only available as a PDF file, but we're working on an EPUB as well.

The PDF file is optimised for ebook readers and smartphones and has exactly the same page layout as the paperback version (only narrower margins). It has 314 pages, is laced with references and has a bibliography and filmography with over 125 items.

Please visit the download page on my website and follow the instructions.

My website does not track you, I don't ask for your email and I don't bother your with intrusive advertisements.

This free download will end on Friday 18 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC (midday)

crashcoursebook.eu/frdwnld.htm

Let me know your feedback. Happy reading!

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
147 followers · 971 posts · Server todon.eu

"There's a relentless pressure to act happy now. You have to go to the office. You have to go to bars and restaurants. You have to go to concerts. You have to go on vacation. You have to post about it.

You have to talk to strangers.

But...

You can't talk about all the friends and family you've lost. You can't talk about how tired you are. You can't talk about politics. You can't talk about climate change. You can't talk about the wildfires or that town that burned down. You can't talk about living through the hottest days in human history. You can't talk about masks or air purifiers. You can't talk about student loans. You can't talk about the wars we're fighting or getting ready to fight.

You can't talk about anything that matters."

==================

💯 I can very much relate to this. During all the research and writing of my book, I often felt the need to talk about all the shit that's happening and the amazing info I found, but no, it's kinda taboo.
Just be happy and party while we can...🙁

(when you don't want to close your eyes for the darker side of our existence: my book can be downloaded for free for my Mastodon followers until Friday 18 Aug. 12:00 UTC (midday))

Text above is from a post from:
okdoomer.io/watching-the-world

#crashcourse #doom #covid #climatechange #fires

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
146 followers · 968 posts · Server todon.eu

My book Crash Course is available NOW!

It's available FOR FREE for all my Mastodon followers until Friday 18 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC (midday)

So, follow me for the FREE e-book and like & share this post wide and far. Thanks! 👍

Have a look here for more info:

crashcoursebook.eu/book-presen

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
146 followers · 968 posts · Server todon.eu

Climate change isn’t a problem that can be solved by summoning the “will.” It isn’t a problem that can be “fixed” or “conquered,” though these words are often used. It isn’t going to have a happy ending, or a win-win ending, or, on a human timescale, any ending at all. Whatever we might want to believe about our future, there are limits, and we are up against them.

=======================

Only from deep acceptance can we arrive at meaningful changes an adjustments.

And only then.

=======================

Annals of a Warming Planet
Climate Change from A to Z

The stories we tell ourselves about the future.

by Elizabeth Kolbert in the new Yorker

newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #climate #climatecrisis #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
142 followers · 954 posts · Server todon.eu

Reminder: 😆

My book Crash Course is available NOW!

It's available FOR FREE for all my Mastodon followers until Friday 18 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC (midday)

So, follow me for the FREE e-book and like & share this post wide and far. Thanks! 👍

Have a look here for more info:

crashcoursebook.eu/book-presen

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
142 followers · 954 posts · Server todon.eu

I'm very happy to share that my book Crash Course is available NOW!

You can order it on my website, but better still, the e-book will be available FOR FREE for all my Mastodon followers for a limited time.

I will post the download access code on Wednesday 16 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC time (midday)
The free access code will be de-activated on Friday 18 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC (midday)

So, follow me for the FREE e-book and like & share this post wide and far. Thanks! 👍

Have a look here for more info:

crashcoursebook.eu/book-presen

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
142 followers · 954 posts · Server todon.eu

The Green New Deal, business as usual and greenwashing
==================

Do people ever consider that there are not enough minerals even for making one generation of technology for the energy transition?

Look at this research:
gtk.fi/en/time-to-wake-up/

And a presentation by one of the main writers:
Assoc Prof Simon Michaux - The quantity of metals required to manufacture just one generation of...

youtu.be/MBVmnKuBocc

#greennewdeal #greenwashing #WakeUp #minerals #energy #energytransition #green #fossilfuels #businessasusual #mining #technology #crashcourse

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
141 followers · 940 posts · Server todon.eu

The Green New Deal, business as usual and greenwashing
==================

Do people ever consider that there are not enough minerals even for making one generation of technology for the energy transition?

Look at this research:
gtk.fi/en/time-to-wake-up/

And a presentation by one of the main writers:
Assoc Prof Simon Michaux - The quantity of metals required to manufacture just one generation of...

youtu.be/MBVmnKuBocc

#greennewdeal #greenwashing #WakeUp #minerals #energy #energytransition #green #fossilfuels #businessasusual #mining #technology #crashcourse

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
141 followers · 940 posts · Server todon.eu

I'm very happy to share that my book Crash Course is available NOW!

You can order it on my website, but better still, the e-book will be available FOR FREE for all my Mastodon followers for a limited time.

I will post the download access code on Wednesday 16 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC time (midday)
The free access code will be de-activated on Friday 18 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC (midday)

So, follow me for the FREE e-book and like & share this post wide and far. Thanks! 👍

Have a look here for more info:

crashcoursebook.eu/book-presen

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
136 followers · 923 posts · Server todon.eu

@rahmstorf
The speaker maybe is right, but since hardly anyone is prepared to accept reality, take responsibility and act accordingly, chances are big that indeed we're F&%$&%cked!

Still it will be good to do good things, and not be paralyzed with fear or despair.

That's what my book is about: acceptance, a change of mindset and building resilience for times to come.

#crashcourse

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
134 followers · 919 posts · Server todon.eu

I'm very happy to share that my book Crash Course is available NOW!

You can order it on my website, but better still, the e-book will be available FOR FREE for all my Mastodon followers for a limited time.

I will post the download access code on Wednesday 16 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC time (midday)
The free access code will be de-activated on Friday 18 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC (midday)

So, follow me for the FREE e-book and like & share this post wide and far. Thanks! 👍

Have a look here for more info:

crashcoursebook.eu/book-presen

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
134 followers · 919 posts · Server todon.eu

I'm very happy to share that my book Crash Course is available NOW!

You can order it on my website, but better still, the e-book will be available FOR FREE for all my Mastodon followers for a limited time.

I will post the download access code on Wednesday 16 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC time (midday)
The free access code will be de-activated on Friday 18 August 2023 at 12:00 UTC (midday)

So, follow me for the FREE e-book and like & share this post wide and far

Have a look here for more info:

crashcoursebook.eu/book-presen

#crashcourse #technology #ecology #civilization #psychology #overshoot #ecocentrism #collapse #biosphere #mindshift #acceptance #resilience #less #local #egalitarian #anthropocene #simpleliving #backtobasics

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
134 followers · 919 posts · Server todon.eu

@fran
Just read your profile.
I guess you'll 'enjoy' my book: I'm writing (amongst others) about ecocentrism as the way we should be/are part of nature.
For my followers my book will be available soon for free for a couple of days.
Watch this space and welcome at !

#crashcourse

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
126 followers · 896 posts · Server todon.eu

This article gives an overview of 2023's record breaking surface & ocean temperatures.

Some of the factors mentioned that are playing a role are:

1. La Niña → El Niño
2. Shipping fuel sulfur
3. Hunga Tonga water vapor
4. African dust
5. Jet stream
6. Ocean currents

apnews.com/article/hot-summer-

#climate #climatecrises #climateemergency #hottest #ocean #crashcourse

Last updated 1 year ago

Crash Course · @crash_course
117 followers · 835 posts · Server todon.eu

=== Business As Usual ===

UK children to move to Seoul hotels as heatwave hits World Scout Jamboree

Thousands of Scouts to be removed from site after hundreds of heat-related illnesses at event in South Korea

Let's think for a moment of the future of those kids...
Well, lets fly them to South Korea, emit some CO2 and give them a taste of worse things to come. 🤢 😡 😠

theguardian.com/world/2023/aug

#businessasusual #climatecrises #climateemergency #co2 #flying #crashcourse

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Crash Course · @crash_course
117 followers · 835 posts · Server todon.eu

Whae? Euh? Wha-did-ye-say?

Is there amoc?

Do you really believe we will change before the whole shithouse comes down?

===

5 years ago:

theguardian.com/environment/20

"Avoid Gulf stream disruption at all costs", scientists warn.

The alert follows the revelation this week that the system is at its weakest ever recorded.

How close the world is to a catastrophic collapse of giant ocean currents is unknown, making halting global warming more critical than ever, scientists say


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2 years ago:

theguardian.com/environment/20

Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points.

The research found “an almost complete loss of stability over the last century” of the currents that researchers call the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC).

---------------
A few days ago:

theguardian.com/environment/20

Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests

A collapse would bring catastrophic climate impacts but scientists disagree over the new analysis.


The book will be available soon.

#collapse #crashcourse #climateemergency #climatecrisis #inaction

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