Axel @axels@mastodon.social

Stop the fires in Brazil
Fed up with inaction? Worried you can’t make a difference? Let’s write to our MPs and get them to take action for us!

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The only way the catastrophic fires raging in the Amazon can be tackled is through a diplomatic effort applying pressure on Brazil’s
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/stop-the-fires-in-brazil/
#Brazil #ClimateChange #RainForestFire

Optimising WordPress pages with minimal effort
This post serves as a bit of a mental note, hence the brevity. I know this is a hotly contested topic, so I'll keep it nice and to the point: here's my quick guide on how to optimising Wordpress (caveat emptor - your mileage may vary). Goals Serve Wordpress pages as quickly as possible Keep&hell[...]
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/optimising-wordpress-pages-with-minimal-effort/
#GooglePageSpeed #GTMetrix #HardyPress #Performance #Wordpress #YSlow

This is my first post with Mastodon Autopost for Wordpress - https://wordpress.org/plugins/autopost-to-mastodon/

Five days with a Leaf and rediscovering a classic
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/five-days-with-a-leaf-and-rediscovering-a-classic/
#digitallifestyle #ElectricVehicles #MentalHealth #NissanLeaf #Nokia88104G

Apple and Google want you to use your phone less. Here's the real reason why writes Quartz
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/apple-and-google-want-you-to-use-your-phone-less-heres-the-real-reason-why-writes-quartz/
#Apple #Digital #Facebook #Google #MentalHealth #ProductDesign

6 Steps to a better digital lifestyle
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/6-steps-to-a-better-digital-lifestyle/
#MentalHealth #SocialMedia

Author Matt Haig on switching off: ‘I was crumbling under a tech overload… So I disconnected’ writes the Telegraph
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/author-matt-haig-on-switching-off-i-was-crumbling-under-a-tech-overload-so-i-disconnected-writes-the-telegraph/
#MentalHealth #Switchingoff

Bearhug
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/bearhug/
#BearWriter #Evernote #Filofax #Notion #Productivity

Our brains can't quit our gadgets—that didn't happen by accident says Popular Science
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/our-brains-cant-quit-our-gadgets-that-didnt-happen-by-accident-says-popular-science/
#MentalHealth #UX

Our brains can't quit our gadgets—that didn't happen by accident says Popular Science
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/our-brains-cant-quit-our-gadgets-that-didnt-happen-by-accident-says-popular-science/
#MentalHealth #UX

Inside a volcano scientist’s campaign for congress
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/inside-a-volcano-scientists-campaign-for-congress/
#Politics #Science #Women

Theresa May reported to ad watchdog over 'Brexit dividend' for NHS claim reports Sky News
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/theresa-may-reported-to-ad-watchdog-over-brexit-dividend-for-nhs-claim-reports-sky-news/
#Brexit #NHS

China’s plastic waste ban will leave 111 million tons of trash with nowhere to go reports The Verge
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/chinas-plastic-waste-ban-will-leave-111-million-tons-of-trash-with-nowhere-to-go-reports-the-verge/
#Plastic

To EV or not EV
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/to-ev-or-not-ev/

Syfy’s The Expanse will return on April 11th ❤️ https://apple.news/AD0M5PI33RceK1mpWO2g2QQ

Veil is private browsing for the ultra-paranoid #privacy https://apple.news/A-6wqqsSUQ-GNwOxdHJDiVQ

“Worried about privacy? If you’ve been in a pub recently, you should be – because there’s a good chance Sam Amrani knows where, when and for how long...”

#privacy #irl #trackers

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/tamoco-sam-amrami-proximity-tracking-mwc

Dipping my toe into fiverr.com or how I joined the gig economy
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/dipping-my-toe-into-fiverr-com-or-how-i-joined-the-gig-economy/

Saying good-bye to Facebook
https://www.axelsegebrecht.com/saying-good-bye-to-facebook/

This is my first toot with the Autopost to Mastodon Wordpress Plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/autopost-to-mastodon/