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Ross Fairbanks

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Green software. Tech ethics. Music. Running. Space. Sustainable living

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GitHub - 1Password/for-open-source: Get a 1Password team account for free to support your open source initiatives! Get a 1Password team account for free to support your open source initiatives! - 1Password/for-open-source

1Password offer free teams accounts for maintainers. We used this in TAG ENV

github.com/1Password/fo...

09.01.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.

01.07.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 7342 πŸ” 1880 πŸ’¬ 307 πŸ“Œ 675

Stellar work from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social as usual πŸ™ŒπŸ’šhttps://bsky.app/profile/projectdrawdown.bsky.social/post/3lrqq324nr22h

17.06.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Henry. He brings his emotional support duck to his hydrotherapy sessions. They get along swimmingly. 13/10

03.06.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 12424 πŸ” 1301 πŸ’¬ 173 πŸ“Œ 146
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CloudNative.Now - May 2025 Welcome to the May edition of CloudNative.Now - a monthly newsletter that covers all that has been happening in the cloud native world

This months newsletter is now out! πŸŽ‰

✨ May 2025 ✨

https://cloudnative.now/2025-may/

30.05.2025 05:14 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Writing Greener Software Even When You Are Stuck On-Prem by Charles Humble
Writing Greener Software Even When You Are Stuck On-Prem by Charles Humble YouTube video by Devoxx UK

Crikey, that was quick! πŸš€ The amazing people @devoxx.uk have already published the video of my talk "Writing Greener Software" If you're working with on-prem constraints but still want to make your software more environmentally friendly, take a look! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9RL...

16.05.2025 08:03 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There were rumours Andy Serkis would return as Kino Loy in S2 of Andor. I'm glad it didn't happen. The "Can't swim" moment was a perfect end for the character.
That being said, how funny would it have been if, in the final montage, there was a clip of Kino getting swimming lessons.
#StarWars #Andor

15.05.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW | Today we launched a new @ember-energy.org dataset tracking monthly wind and solar capacity.

They're the fastest-growing energy sources ⚑
Solar, especially, is booming everywhere β˜€οΈ

Initially, we're covering 25 countries – together making up over 90% of global solar & wind capacity.

15.05.2025 09:47 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Good morning with good news: How much solar will be installed globally in 2025-2030?

4-5 TW? 6 TW? More?

The " wild reality" will exceed many forecasts.

Plunging battery costs boost solar, with solar & battery or solar dominant in new generation markets!
Credit @nathanielbullard.com #energysky

13.05.2025 10:30 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

New 'Knives Out' film just dropped.

07.05.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 143 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There better be some smoke coming out soon, I need to watch Andor

07.05.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Sign of the times sadly :( still happy I own a radio for first time in 20 years πŸŽ‰

07.05.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of portable radio and solar battery pack on wooden table

Photo of portable radio and solar battery pack on wooden table

Charges with usb c so I can use my solar battery

07.05.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of portable radio on wooden table

Photo of portable radio on wooden table

Ready for the next grid outage. Got it tuned to Radio Ga Ga 🎸

07.05.2025 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Adam Yauch was a real one. 13 years since his passing

05.05.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 193 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Sunken Cactus Garden is my new band name

04.05.2025 15:47 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll be at your first gig

04.05.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo shows a modern urban public space featuring a sunken cactus garden in Barcelona's Parc de les GlΓ²ries. The garden is built into multiple terraced levels. Various species of cacti and drought-resistant plants are arranged throughout the different levels. An escalator and stairways provide access between the upper plaza level, where people can be seen walking, and the lower garden areas. The scene is set under a bright blue sky with white clouds, and city buildings can be seen in the background.

Photo shows a modern urban public space featuring a sunken cactus garden in Barcelona's Parc de les GlΓ²ries. The garden is built into multiple terraced levels. Various species of cacti and drought-resistant plants are arranged throughout the different levels. An escalator and stairways provide access between the upper plaza level, where people can be seen walking, and the lower garden areas. The scene is set under a bright blue sky with white clouds, and city buildings can be seen in the background.

Running accountability skeets are back. Much πŸ’š for the new sunken cactus garden at Parc de les Glories

04.05.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.

29.04.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 9148 πŸ” 3650 πŸ’¬ 125 πŸ“Œ 144
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Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM SΓ‘nchez β€œThis has never happened before,” said SΓ‘nchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.

Hi David power is back on in Barcelona after about 8 hours. Listening to a couple of episodes of @volts.wtf helped keep me calm and as always I learned a ton. Thank you πŸ™Œ www.politico.eu/article/spai...

28.04.2025 21:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ONE HOUR OF DANCING MON MOTHMA | Andor Season 2 | Disney+
ONE HOUR OF DANCING MON MOTHMA | Andor Season 2 | Disney+ YouTube video by Star Wars

Niamos!πŸ’ƒ youtu.be/y6wLcx7AkRM?...

26.04.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Still my top advice for any people joining Bluesky. πŸ’™

14.04.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 1967 πŸ” 557 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2

Had a fantastic conversation with @volts.wtf discussing our latest @ember-energy.org Global Electricity Review 2025.

For anyone who wants some hope in these times, there are a lot of exciting things going on in the electricity transition. ⚑

You can listen to the episode now!

09.04.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Solar power is the fastest growing source of electricity in history βš‘β˜€οΈ

100 TWh β†’ 1000 TWh ~ 8 years
1000 TWh β†’ 2000 TWh ~ 3 years

From our new Global Electricity Review 2025 out today ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

08.04.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Meme of Mon Mothma from Star Wars with the caption "Many Bothans were inadvertently added to a Signal group chat to bring us this information"

Meme of Mon Mothma from Star Wars with the caption "Many Bothans were inadvertently added to a Signal group chat to bring us this information"

25.03.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 1172 πŸ” 249 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5
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Agree it’s good news if Microsoft are scaling back data center construction. At their scale efficiency is not optional and the power and grid capacity are needed for electrification www.msn.com/en-in/money/...

22.03.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Week in Green Software: Sustainable AI Progress For this 100th episode of Environment Variables, guest host Anne Currie is joined by Holly Cummins, senior principal engineer at Red Hat, to discuss the intersection of AI, efficiency, and sustainable...

Enjoyed this pod with @annecurrie.bsky.social and @hollycummins.com two of my favourite green software 🌿 experts for the 100th episode of Environment Variables πŸŽ‰https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/2861q0qn-the-week-in-green-software-sustainable-ai-progress

22.03.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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China’s foreign infrastructure push is greener than ever Renewables beat fossil fuels in China’s overseas power projects last year.

"More than three years after Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to stop building new coal projects abroad, the country’s Belt and Road Initiative is increasingly driven by renewables."

It's not altruism, y'all. Shit's cheaper.

21.03.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 785 πŸ” 169 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 8
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Industrial energy use can be electrified with existing and emerging technologies.

Great graph shared by Giles Dickson @windeurope.bsky.social

25.02.2025 20:17 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

I don't see how St Pancras triples throughput without seriously upgrading customs and passport control. Those brexit stamps take time :(

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