Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Great to see you back Carla! Please look after yourself 010
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... I would rather have Shell as a storm name so that we don't forget who to thank for profiting from climate changetheguardian.comShaun the Sheep hailed on latest list of storm namesMeteorologists release list of monikers for potential storms this season after 40,000 suggestions from public 000
Reposted by Julien NiocheApache Software Foundation (The ASF) @apache.org · 30/05/2026Apache Storm 2.8.8 is now available for download: buff.ly/4fU67k1 Storm is a distributed, fault-tolerant, and high-performance realtime computation system that provides strong guarantees on the processing of data. 031
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Too hot on this canicular May Bank Holiday to write a long essay, so a little GIF will summarise it all just as well. 000
Reposted by Julien NiocheApache Software Foundation (The ASF) @apache.org · 08/05/2026Planning to attend Community Over Code Glasgow 2026? 💸 Early bird: $500 (ends July 28) 💻 ASF committers: $250 168 sessions across AI, fintech, streaming, governance & more. 🎟️ Secure your spot: buff.ly/iu5u7xl 🗞️ Learn more: buff.ly/AFx1ibcbuff.lyCommunity Over CodeThe ASF Conference 022
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Kerosene too expensive for these poor aviation companies? Worried that they might not be able to fly people this summer? Well, isn't that good news in the fight against climate change? 010
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 29/03/2026If machines learn from us, they might treat us the same way we treat other animals 000
Reposted by Julien NiocheApache Software Foundation (The ASF) @apache.org · 13/01/2026📅 Mark your calendars! 📅 Community Over Code Europe will take place October 11-14, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland! buff.ly/8hM63NU Info re: the call for presentations, sponsorship, registration, and special room rates will be made available soon, so please stay tuned! 041
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 24/12/2025And what would it be like under a Reform government? We're sleepwalking into dark places 000
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Will definitely watch it but you have to see the irony of having it on YouTube, a Google business promoting polarising content, unabashed consumerism and itself a poster boy of modern capitalism 100
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Really enjoyed our conversation, thanks @pitzeglide.bsky.social 010
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Finally visited Wistman wood (or rather looked into it from a respectful distance). Enough to see some nice examples of lychen. Not the most spectacular temperate #rainforest but probably the best known one in this country. 010
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Labour are using the Macron playbook: take all the space from centre left to moderate right . Squeeze the other parties to the extremes. (Just need to look at the Tory conf to see that it is working.) Trouble is that it normalises the far right. How it worked for Macron & France is plain to see 041
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Would be nice for Trump to meet Prince Andrew as part of his official visit and chat about their late friend Epstein 000
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 14/09/2025So if I undertlstsnd correctly, I can't use my rights to protest against climate inaction or genocide in Palestine but it's totally OK to be racist, xenophobic and incite to violence?theguardian.comPolice assaulted as far-right rally led by Tommy Robinson sparks clashesMore than 110,000 people join Tommy Robinson-organised protest featuring racist conspiracy theories and hate speech 030
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Working on a commission. Hadn't worked with walnut for quite a while, I love the smell of it and its look even more. #boxmaking #woodwork #handmade 030
Reposted by Julien NiocheBon Pote @bonpote.com · 03/09/2025Il y a moins de 3 ans, personne n'utilisait ChatGPT. Aujourd'hui, c'est semble-t-il devenu indispensable pour des millions de Français. Mais à quel prix ? Consommation d'électricité, consommation d'eau, extraction de matières premières... l'intelligence artificielle est un gouffre énergétique. 17420269
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 22/08/2025"Killed by a SUV driver" would be a more accurate title. Unbelievably sad. Brent was a unique musician, one whose sound you recognise straight away and who could not be put in a box. Farewell genius, I'll play you loud as fuck all day. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comBrent Hinds, former lead guitarist of Mastodon, dies in motorcycle crashThe 51-year-old, who left the successful heavy metal group earlier this year, died in a collision in Atlanta 030
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 14/08/2025If you're still in the area @irishrainforest.bsky.social don't miss the Skipinnish Oak 2222
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Rescued this beauty from a pond in Gloucestershire. A Giant Horntail, also known as a Giant Woodwasp or Greater Horntail (Urocerus gigas) #BUGLIFE 010
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Great. Are you planning to share how much water and energy it uses? 060
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Great to see so many ladybirds this summer #bugs #wildlife 030
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 18/07/2025@rspb.bsky.social was enjoying your magazine until I got to this advert. How do you manage to lament the degradation of the natural environment and the impact this has on wildlife and at the same time do the promotion of one of the most polluting and disruptive mode of travel? 000
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 17/07/2025@proton.me I like what I'm reading about privacy and putting people first in your products. Not seeing much on your environmental impact though. Can you share data about your carbon footprint as a whole and mine as a user? 000
Reposted by Julien NiocheGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/07/2025How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system. Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHigh water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George MonbiotIn its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 701686699
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 05/07/2025I'd rather not think about the consequences of this repressive legislative arsenal with Farage and his clique in charge... As with everything else, we are sleepwalking into dark places 010
Reposted by Julien NiocheOpen Sustainable Technology @opensustaintech.bsky.social · 29/06/2025OpenSustain.tech is now releasing all the data it collects on open-source sustainability projects and organisations on a monthly basis. This data is made available openly as GitHub artefacts. Are you interested in sponsoring or supporting our upcoming report?Drop a message github.com/protontypes/...github.com 033
Reposted by Julien NiocheStop Funding Heat @stopfundingheat.bsky.social · 25/06/2025So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms. And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell... This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o... 33461282
Reposted by Julien NiocheLucas Sabean @lucas-sabean.bsky.social · 12/06/2025We got word from our distributor: Amazon has refused to stream THE INVISIBLE DOCTRINE w/ @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 🤔 We take it as a compliment. You can however watch it on: • Apple TV • Google Play • YouTube Movies • Vimeo 11335105
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Played citizen scientist for @avonneedstrees.bsky.social yesterday, taking soil samples in the Lower Chew Valley. This will establish a baseline to measure the impact of their landscape recovery projects. 110
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 31/05/2025Enjoyed a very nice walk in Devon this week near Gara Rock. Some majestic #trees on the way back to East Portlemouth 010
Reposted by Julien NiocheJon Mackintosh @jonmackintosh.bsky.social · 19/05/2025youtu.be/MZ6wvi2FR6U?... Thank you @willdalrymple.bsky.social wise words spoken with great passion 🙏🇵🇸youtu.beBritish historian on how colonialism led to the ‘genocide in Gaza’YouTube video by Middle East Eye 0136
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 27/04/2025Went to the wonderful @gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social yesterday to order the book and read told I could get a signed copy. Hurray! Looking forward to reading it 130
Reposted by Julien NiocheTim Allison @tallison314159.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Congratulations to #ApacheStormCrawler! The vote has passed for graduation from the #ASFIncubator to a top level project! Many thanks to @begemoth.bsky.social, @rzo1.bsky.social, the Apache Incubator mentors and the entire StormCrawler community. Happy crawling! lists.apache.org/thread/yz3jm...lists.apache.org 031
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Met this beauty on a walk along the Dart this afternoon. Apparently, a Violet Oil Beetle. #buglife 000
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Seeds can be sent anywhere in the world where there are no local restrictions on import (please check first). 000
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 14/03/2025My faith in humanity was restored this week by this wonderful person who sends #seeds on an open source basis and doesn't ask for payment: just that you either swap, donate or pay it forward. Got wild garlic, will try to harvest seeds and pass them on. www.foodforest.garden/forest-garde...foodforest.gardenForest garden seeds | A Food Forest in your Garden 220
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Had a great day yesterday planting trees with Avon Needs Trees near Bristol. Loads of sunshine, good company and 350 more trees in the ground 030
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Found this book to be a perfect antidote to a very long winter in quite depressing times. Ticks all my boxes: France, food, cycling and humour.search.appOne More Croissant for the Road‘Joyful, life-affirming, greedy. I loved it’ – DIANA HENRY ‘Whether you are an avid cyclist, a Francophile, a greedy gut, or simply an appreciator of impeccable writing – this book will get you hooked... 010
Reposted by Julien NiocheGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/01/2025On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, everything that led to the Holocaust is in danger of being forgotten. The Nazis channeled the demands of oligarchs, scapegoated minorities and replaced democracy with a new imperium. Those politics are returning. #NeverForget #NeverAgain 491841645
Reposted by Julien NiocheGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 15/01/2025I just chipped in to this crowdfunder to help create a community woodland, restore wetlands and repair rare calcareous grassland near Bath - a great project by Protect Earth, run by the unstoppable @philsturgeon.bsky.social: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/reforestat...crowdfunder.co.ukCreate a community woodland on the River AvonHelp secure 70 acres of disused farmland on the River Avon near Bath, to create woodland, wetlands, and grasslands for climate and nature. 15728
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 15/11/2024From my news feed yesterday. Sums up things pretty well, doesn't it? 000
Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social · 28/06/2024There's is something more depressing: the elections in France... 000
![Screenshot of form on the UK Met Office website. Text reads: "You can provide up to 5 storm names in the boxes below.
Storm Name: [a user has filled this in with "BigOil"]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with BP]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Equinor]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Exxon]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Shell]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qqz5lt666gxyaxsw3kvswdfs/bafkreifqikwow4ascrvzme7x5rxb7sxha5rrmcgbj3qe5chgn7qu3vopiy)
