# 2026-06-21

-   Today is [[summer solstice]] here in the northern hemisphere.
    -   The longest day of the year.
    -   [[Solstice]] = sun stands still.

-   There's a sign in the churchyard from [[Cumbria Wildlife Trust]] saying that it's a [[flower-rich area]].
    -   It looks very nice. Like a wildflower meadow.

-   [[Bookmarked]]:
    -   [US Personal Device Demand Dips in 2026, Returns to Growth Through 2030](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-personal-device-demand-dips-in-2026-returns-to-growth-through-2030-302794690.html)

-   [[Bookmarked]]:
    -   [Ethical AI Companies | Ethical Consumer](https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/technology/shopping-guide/ethical-ai-companies-llms)

-   [[Bookmarked]]:
    -   [France’s digital agency dumping Windows desktops for Linux](https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/13/france_tech_sovereignty_plan/)

-   [[Listened]]:
    -   [[How to Blow Up a Pipeline]]
        -   Scranton and Franzen - Climate fatalism
        -   Paul Kingsnorth.
        -   "Easier to imagine geoengineering than reengineering the economy."
        -   Learning to die rather than learning to fight.
        -   All emissions make a contribution to aggregate damage done. So all attempts to reverse emissions are worth it.
        -   Mentions earth first, monkey wrench ing. Describes problems with deep ecology.
        -   deep green resistance and its problems.
            -   Reverse of earlier issue - they think violence without a movement is enough.
        -   [[Ende Gelände]] black pump shutdown.
            -   Example of how far right comes to defence of capital.