- Solarpunk: Notes toward a manifesto (Hieroglyph)
- Plans for $400-billion new city in the American desert unveiled (CNN Style)
- Jeff Bezos and the New Pharaohs (Singularity Weekly)
- Why Fitter People Drink More Alcohol (Outside Magazine)
- Why Does The Sunlight Come From The North In Shaded Relief Maps? (Ramble Maps)
- Your Phone Is Your Private Space (The Atlantic)
- Britain tamed Big Tech and nobody noticed (WIRED)
- Twitter Arguments (OneZero)
- I wish the fediverse had ‘circles’ (Ru Singh)
- The Uncensored Library gives gamers "a safe haven for press freedom" (Dezeen)
- Ethiopia to build local rival to Facebook and WhatsApp (Tech Central)
- Kuo: iPhone 13 to support LEO satellite communication, allowing users to make phone calls and send texts without cell signal (9to5Mac)
- Why is walking so good for the brain? Blame it on the "spontaneous fluctuations" (Salon)
- Why cloud gaming could be a big problem for the climate (Polygon)
- What if you're already on top of things? (Oliver Burkeman)
- Three hours a week: Play time's over for China's young video gamers (Reuters)
- This Distro Combines Ubuntu with the CuteFish DE (OMG! Ubuntu!)
- Why pigeons mean peril for satellite broadband (BBC News)
Microcast #094 — Solarpunk vs technocratic pharaohs
Overview
A thematic look at sustainable futures, from equitable approaches to chimeric fetuses and phallic spaceships.
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See also: Bright green, blight green, and lean green futures (Open Thinkering)
Image: Solarpunk Flag by @Starwall@radical.town
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Microcast #092 — Drinking in the sunlight
Overview
Another eclectic mix of articles, from Apple to alcohol.
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Image via Pexels
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Microcast #091 — Arguing in circles
Overview
An eclectic mix of articles in today's microcast, covering everything from teens and tech to Fediverse functionality.
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Microcast #089 — Circumvention
Overview
In this microcast I discuss three articles loosely related to censorship and the circumvention thereof.
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Image: Michael Dziedzic
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Microcast #088 — Spontaneous fluctuations
Overview
In which I pick another three interesting items from my bookmarks to discuss.
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Image: Richard Horvath
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Microcast #087 — Back in the game!
Overview
It's been a long time since the last microcast, but they're back! Comments? Questions? Add them below!
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Image: Erik McClean
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