David Roach
@wodiwodi498.bsky.social
Writer, filmmaker, e-bike rider, community builder. Making is thinking. Generally curious. Red Obsession, Beneath Hill 60. Living on Wodi Wodi Country on the South East Coast of Australia.
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I won't keep pretending I believe in tech as a force for good.
That ship has sailed, that horse has bolted, and that gutless CEO has already embraced fascism.
Instead, I'll call it like I see it, and I see a world in forced decay.
www.joanwestenberg.com/im-tired-of-...
That ship has sailed, that horse has bolted, and that gutless CEO has already embraced fascism.
Instead, I'll call it like I see it, and I see a world in forced decay.
www.joanwestenberg.com/im-tired-of-...
I'm Tired of Pretending Tech is Making the World Better
I'm tired of pretending tech makes things better.
I'm tired of kidding myself that all these apps, these chatbots, these "tools" are doing anything but dragging us into the mud and the shit and calling it progress.
I sat down at a cafe a few days ago, hungry and ready
www.joanwestenberg.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I won't keep pretending I believe in tech as a force for good.
That ship has sailed, that horse has bolted, and that gutless CEO has already embraced fascism.
Instead, I'll call it like I see it, and I see a world in forced decay.
www.joanwestenberg.com/im-tired-of-...
That ship has sailed, that horse has bolted, and that gutless CEO has already embraced fascism.
Instead, I'll call it like I see it, and I see a world in forced decay.
www.joanwestenberg.com/im-tired-of-...
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
dirt.asla.org/2025/02/10/k... “In absorbing high flows, Sponge Planet reduces upstream and downstream flood risk. In recharging groundwater and storing it locally, it increases the water released into streams during the dry season…...” #spongeplanet
Kongjian Yu: Water Is Key to Climate Action
We can’t forget the central role of water in climate action, argues landscape architect Kongjian Yu, FASLA, founder of Turenscape, in a new research paper published in Nature Water. “Cl…
dirt.asla.org
February 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
dirt.asla.org/2025/02/10/k... “In absorbing high flows, Sponge Planet reduces upstream and downstream flood risk. In recharging groundwater and storing it locally, it increases the water released into streams during the dry season…...” #spongeplanet
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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Receiving many reports of these going up fast around the globe. Only reasonable
January 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Receiving many reports of these going up fast around the globe. Only reasonable
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Vintage, timeless @cathywilcox.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Vintage, timeless @cathywilcox.bsky.social
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I fear there is deep truth here.
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The ability to have any product imaginable delivered to our front doors by tomorrow is not a symbol of progress, but a damning indictment of our gluttony.
January 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The ability to have any product imaginable delivered to our front doors by tomorrow is not a symbol of progress, but a damning indictment of our gluttony.
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“More seals are breeding on the east coast because offshore windfarms may have provided a new footing there for underwater vegetation, crustaceans, molluscs, small fish and other marine life, creating a fish nursery that the seals are feeding on”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish
Grey seals are growing in numbers on England’s east coast as a result of environmental safe havens and cleaner North Sea waters
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:08 PM
“More seals are breeding on the east coast because offshore windfarms may have provided a new footing there for underwater vegetation, crustaceans, molluscs, small fish and other marine life, creating a fish nursery that the seals are feeding on”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Elon Musk does not want you to donate to Wikipedia, which is itself a good reason to donate, but the much better reason is that it's Wikipedia. Just donated again last night.
December 27, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Elon Musk does not want you to donate to Wikipedia, which is itself a good reason to donate, but the much better reason is that it's Wikipedia. Just donated again last night.
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good luck with your project. You may want to check out what we are doing in our small community over here on the south east coast of Australia. www.electrify2515.org
November 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Good luck with your project. You may want to check out what we are doing in our small community over here on the south east coast of Australia. www.electrify2515.org
This….
How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
(Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v...
TESLA = TRUMP
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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November 9, 2024 at 8:35 PM
This….