Gavin Starks @agentGav@mastodon.social

"We see data as key to the delivery of decarbonisation" — on a call with a large utility provider

PRIVATE OPEN DATA

https://bitfount.com

NB: this is symptomatic of a trend, not an isolated incident.

Friday night epiphany ...

DLT/Blockchain is simply the modern day Turbo Encabulator and I didn't get sent the memo.

oh. https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/1287393899317727232

@mala well, there's this small competition... something to do with data... and it's us vs 'enterprise thinking' (again, again, again) https://icebreakerone.org/energy/ :)

may have started another culture war. Again.

I blame @mala for everything.

wondering if anyone actually understands what open data means any more.

NEWS

Open Energy @IcebreakerOne

We need your input this month — please share/register

https://icebreakerone.org/2020/06/01/open-energy/

Context

https://innovateuk.blog.gov.uk/2020/05/29/modernising-energy-data-access-and-the-winners-are/

#openenergy

JOB —

Systems and standards lead (SERI)

https://icebreakerone.org/jobs/

Please share.

Great team.
Climate-impact mission.

Flexible & remote working.
Part-time.

1. Policy and regulation lead
2. Systems and standards lead

Did I mention the team and the mission?

Please share.

https://icebreakerone.org/jobs/

that thing where you set a test five years ago and still no one solved it https://github.com/agentGav/test/blob/master/testing.svg

For those trying to help stem the flood of disinfo, I made this

http://bit.ly/chat-health

it seems to have helped / worked in some cases - not so much in that the individual stops, that the rest of the room says they agree with it, so the social norm flips ...

I am in the hugely privileged position to be hiring right now. First up is a researcher post for Icebreaker One

Icebreaker One job alert—Researcher https://icebreakerone.org/jobs/

Please send to anyone you think may be interested.

give me a laptop and a boat and...oh wait.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/04/i-live-alone-on-a-boat-at-sea-how-to-be-happy-in-isolation

Please be outstanding, not out standing.

o/h "you are the Leukemia of hackers"

"I was too scared to port scan the light switch"

This, and other ridiculousness, coming to an IoT near you.

(2016 post, but still as relevant today)
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2016/03/the-absolute-horror-of-wifi-light-switches/

They went there — "Hyperbitcoinization" — " 20% of world energy production will go to SHA256 hashing because the industries of bitcoin mining and power generation will have merged"

Can't help thinking BC is the Flash of C21. Kill it all with fire.

https://www.unchained-capital.com/blog/law-of-hash-horizons/

I think I've finally found the perfect use for blockchains... the provenance of crystals. Two kinds of woo that, when combined, makes 10 woo.
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/jun/16/are-crystals-the-new-blood-diamonds-the-truth-about-muky-business-of-healing-stones

Today in 'US-centric presentations filled with 100s of charts that show upward growth and yet somehow ignore dozens of externalities, let alone the climate crisis...'

it's Mary Meeker's Internet Trends:

https://www.bondcap.com/report/itr19/#view/1