Chris Adams
@mrchrisadams.bsky.social
Science & justice. Also: coffee, cities, UX & code. Aghast at all the typos in my tweets. A member of climateAction.tech, and I work at the Green Web Foundation. He/Him.
@mrchrisadams on most of the social networks
@mrchrisadams on most of the social networks
Oh wow, give me the patience of @simonwillison.net trying to have a good faith nuanced convo about the role LLMs play in the work of software development on Bluesky.
I work for an org that is v critical of AI & clear about its shortcomings - there are valid positions beyond ‘maximalist’ & ‘hater’.
I work for an org that is v critical of AI & clear about its shortcomings - there are valid positions beyond ‘maximalist’ & ‘hater’.
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Oh wow, give me the patience of @simonwillison.net trying to have a good faith nuanced convo about the role LLMs play in the work of software development on Bluesky.
I work for an org that is v critical of AI & clear about its shortcomings - there are valid positions beyond ‘maximalist’ & ‘hater’.
I work for an org that is v critical of AI & clear about its shortcomings - there are valid positions beyond ‘maximalist’ & ‘hater’.
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Building search software that prominently presents mistakes made by LLMs as if they were the correct answer to your query at the top of the page is absolutely a bug
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Building search software that prominently presents mistakes made by LLMs as if they were the correct answer to your query at the top of the page is absolutely a bug
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Have to take a moment to celebrate this historic win for the climate. Even though everyone knows it’s needed, it’s no small thing to commit to leaving fossil fuels in the ground.
Epic work from the likes of Uplift and a Secretary of State who is doing the absolute best he can with what he’s got.
Epic work from the likes of Uplift and a Secretary of State who is doing the absolute best he can with what he’s got.
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Have to take a moment to celebrate this historic win for the climate. Even though everyone knows it’s needed, it’s no small thing to commit to leaving fossil fuels in the ground.
Epic work from the likes of Uplift and a Secretary of State who is doing the absolute best he can with what he’s got.
Epic work from the likes of Uplift and a Secretary of State who is doing the absolute best he can with what he’s got.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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Cows have rough tongues like a cat's but way longer and more prehensile. They can open locks/pens with them and steal stuff out of your pockets. A curious cow can get into a LOT of things with their tongue which is why cow-proofing things is important in science ^^ But it's also adorable 🥰
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Cows have rough tongues like a cat's but way longer and more prehensile. They can open locks/pens with them and steal stuff out of your pockets. A curious cow can get into a LOT of things with their tongue which is why cow-proofing things is important in science ^^ But it's also adorable 🥰
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There is enough evidence now to investigate and, if necessary, dismantle Reform as a front for Russian anti-democratic sabotage
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nathan Gill: How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
There is enough evidence now to investigate and, if necessary, dismantle Reform as a front for Russian anti-democratic sabotage
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My Transition Co-chair Lina Khan and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan joined Starbucks workers on the picket line today because making NYC affordable means an end to unfair labor practices and a living wage for our workers. We are their partners in the fight to live in this city with dignity.
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My Transition Co-chair Lina Khan and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan joined Starbucks workers on the picket line today because making NYC affordable means an end to unfair labor practices and a living wage for our workers. We are their partners in the fight to live in this city with dignity.
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BREAKING: extremely on-the-nose metaphor breaks out in Brazil
COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out
Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
BREAKING: extremely on-the-nose metaphor breaks out in Brazil
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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If you’re wondering why there are so many delusional “oil demand growing until 2050” stories in otherwise reputable publications, consider whether these stories are written by industry beat journalists
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
If you’re wondering why there are so many delusional “oil demand growing until 2050” stories in otherwise reputable publications, consider whether these stories are written by industry beat journalists
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1. Public utility commissions rubber stamping rate increases
2. Households being taxed to pay for infrastructure used by industry
3. Electric grid not designed for climate change, extreme weather driving rebuilding costs up
Solutions:
1. VPPs & efficiency
2. Build clean energy
3. Accountable PUCs
2. Households being taxed to pay for infrastructure used by industry
3. Electric grid not designed for climate change, extreme weather driving rebuilding costs up
Solutions:
1. VPPs & efficiency
2. Build clean energy
3. Accountable PUCs
You are a random Dem running in 2026 -- say, for some House seat in some swing state. You're on local media. You're asked: "what are three reasons that energy prices are rising & what are three things you'd like to do to bring them down?" What's your answer?
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
1. Public utility commissions rubber stamping rate increases
2. Households being taxed to pay for infrastructure used by industry
3. Electric grid not designed for climate change, extreme weather driving rebuilding costs up
Solutions:
1. VPPs & efficiency
2. Build clean energy
3. Accountable PUCs
2. Households being taxed to pay for infrastructure used by industry
3. Electric grid not designed for climate change, extreme weather driving rebuilding costs up
Solutions:
1. VPPs & efficiency
2. Build clean energy
3. Accountable PUCs
Good week to be off work. #hugops #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Good week to be off work. #hugops #cloudflare
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best joke of the day, imo: downforeveryoneorjustme.com
downforeveryoneorjustme.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
best joke of the day, imo: downforeveryoneorjustme.com
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i haven't noticed the cloudflare outage because i've only been visiting morally pure websites today
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
i haven't noticed the cloudflare outage because i've only been visiting morally pure websites today
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I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
english.elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
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I can’t even
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I can’t even
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I'm not religious, but this Pope seems like a really good dude.
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Le...
ground.news
November 16, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I'm not religious, but this Pope seems like a really good dude.
ground.news/article/pope...
ground.news/article/pope...
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@justinmikulka.bsky.social I swear, that oilfield witness pic of Colossus *travels*.
This is from a the opening welcome presentation conference, EcoCompute, in Berlin about sustainable practices in software
This is from a the opening welcome presentation conference, EcoCompute, in Berlin about sustainable practices in software
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
@justinmikulka.bsky.social I swear, that oilfield witness pic of Colossus *travels*.
This is from a the opening welcome presentation conference, EcoCompute, in Berlin about sustainable practices in software
This is from a the opening welcome presentation conference, EcoCompute, in Berlin about sustainable practices in software
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Good thread from Dave about the new IEA "Current Policies Scenario" making a lot of the headlines.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Good thread from Dave about the new IEA "Current Policies Scenario" making a lot of the headlines.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.