2022 Week 14 Summary

• I was on holiday this week and went to visit E’s family in [[North Norfolk]]. It has big skies and lovely beaches and [[salt marsh]]es.
• Lots of binocular action. Involved lots of sitings of [[birds]]. Starting to recognise a few more. We saw [[seals]] which were amazingly cute and comical from a distance.
• Learned a little about [[using solar panels for the home]].
• I read a fair bit about the [[IPCC Sixth Assessment Report]], part 3. Laying out what needs to be done. In essense: renewable energy, electric vehicles, low-carbon technology. "This report is essentially a manifesto for ending the fossil fuel age". We have the knowledge and the means, it just needs putting in to action.
• In tandem, read about and learned that [[the UK energy strategy is terrible]]. Focusing on nuclear, ignoring [[onshore wind]], even pushing fossil fuels.
• I didn’t read much about Ukraine while away, but on return see that it is getting increasingly grim and on course to escalate further.
• I’ve been reading a bit more of [[Cybernetic Revolutionaries]]. Interesting to contrast the Chilean version of a planned economy to the Soviet one. Chilean seems much better.
• Next week is still Easter school holidays, and also it’s E’s birthday, so spending time on that.

2022 Week 15 Summary

• A good chunk of my notes were [[climate change]] related.
• [[The People vs Climate Change]], [[The Insect Crisis]], [[People like wind power]].
• I’m starting adding notes from day-job related readings to my digital garden. e.g. [[The era of fixing your own phone has nearly arrived]].
• It’s interesting to see some developments around [[manufacturers and the right to repair]]. Recent announcements from Samsung and Google on spare parts.
• There is mention of [[repair and reuse in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report]] part 3. I feel happy that my day-job is in an area that is part of the picture of mitigation of climate breakdown.
• Despite what I’d read in previous summaries, there is more to the report than just "renewable energy, electric vehicles, low-carbon technology." Reducing consumer demand and changing industry practices is included for example.
• I liked learning about [[energy storage]]. It seems key to a green future.
• I liked learning about [[Climate Action Plan for Councils]]. I feel a local, municipal approach holds great promise for effecting change. It obviously needs to join to a national and global effort too.
• E’s birthday was successfully orchestrated. We had a lovely weekend away in [[Ambleside]].
• I’m still reading [[Cybernetic Revolutionaries]]. Need to type up some notes - maybe today.

2022 Week 16 Summary

• Reading a bit more on [[Climate Action Plan for Councils]] via [[Climate Action Plan Explorer]]. I like the checklist of actions they have for councils.
• Also reading up on the upcoming [[Changes to councils in Cumbria]].
• And finding a few climate-oriented organisations in Cumbria, like [[Cumbria Action for Sustainability]] and various local XRs. Need to look at it in a bit more detail but [[Zero Carbon Cumbria]] seems to have a checklist similar to the one from Climate Action Plan for Councils.
• Apple have published their latest environmental progress report - [[Apple 2022 Environmental Progress Report]].
• [[Restart]] have launched our [[Fixing Factory]] in Brent.
• [[decentralised manufacture]].
• Had a nice chat with Dan about [[org-roam]], [[zettelkasten]], and brainstorming a way to publish a collaborative [[digital garden]] he’s working on.
• Attended the [[social.coop Spring 2022 Strategy Session]] which was nice.
• On the personal side, I’m trying to get in the habit of doing morning pages in a handwritten journal. It’s going well so far - a good mental health practice.
• Reading leaflets from local councillors for the [[2022 Westmorland and Furness Council election]].

2022 Week 17 Summary

Don’t seem to have journalled much in the garden this week.

I think partly I’ve gotten a little distracted by the stream.

There has been a new wave of Mastodon users and usage thanks to the possibility of [[Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter]].

Which is cool, and meant I’ve been a bit more active there. Feels like the new people brings a new diversity of content. Less niche stuff in a way.

But also I still think stream-y microblogging is not the social media of choice for me. Or maybe just one component of it. Great for networking and connecting, but (for me) a bit too much of a time sink and not good for deep engagement.

Keeping up to date with local activities, but annoyed by how it’s all on Twitter and Facebook. Thinking about some kind of [[Municipalist social media]].

Had a go with the [[telescope]].

• [[haiku]] [[thread]] [[syllogism]]
• [[go]] https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/completion/summarization