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Chris Adams

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Science & justice. Also: coffee, cities, UX & code. Aghast at all the typos in my posts. A member of climateAction.tech, and I work at the Green Web Foundation. @mrchrisadams on most of the social networks

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 16/09/2026
lady: our data center flexes demand to protect the grid and ratepayers!

guy: how

lady: we use AI to shift load!

guy: how

lady: we run diesel generators when prices spike

guy: thank you
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026
my boy @mrchrisadams.net did the calcs on this - a $1m fine, for a facility that gets paid $290m a month. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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I did some quick napkin maths calculation on this. If the guardian article mentions 300MW replacing these engines, I think that 1 million dollar fee represents about 3-5 days of fuels costs for the 45 Bergen generators.

Microsoft has a 17bn dollar, 5 year deal with Nebius for the compute.

Nebius is paying DataOne to build the actual datacentres, and provide the generators to power them.

Moreover, a 17bn dollar deal, if you divide it by 60 months, is what? 290 million dollars per month?

What good is a 1million dollar fine if you're being paid 290 milion dollars by Microsoft, per month for it, who presumably are selling the compute for *more than* 290 million dollars per month?

No wonder they were happy to be allowed to keep running it - the cost of switching off the servers for a month would have been hundreds of times the cost of the fine.
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 28/09/2026
This is the single most informative article I've read about 2 and 3 wheelers EVs since I learned a few years back that they made up the majority of EVs via the BNEF reporting. climatemoney.substack.com/p/this-singl...
climatemoney.substack.com
This single technology is killing oil demand
No war required
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 23/09/2026
Read this thread if you're interested in land-use issues related to farming and solar photovoltaics.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Abolish ICE
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Volkswagen's new EVs are so popular that the company is now cutting ICE shifts
Volkswagen’s new family of entry-level electric cars is proving to be more popular than its internal combustion engine vehicles. Volkswagen’s...
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 21/09/2026
Today, EU Commission published its sustainability rating scheme for data centres. Remember how the Commission copy-pasted a Microsoft amendment to keep crucial information on data centres energy use+environmental impacts hidden? Well, Big Tech’s ‘confidentiality’ clause remains 😡 - just reworded ⬇️
corporateeurope.org
Copy, paste, govern | Corporate Europe Observatory
The EU Commission’s policy on data centres keeps information on individual centres' energy and water use under wraps. Research now reveals the Commission copied and pasted an amendment suggested by Mi...
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Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
People struggling financially have voted predominantly for the AfD in recent elections. Not in Berlin. The Left put socializing corporate landlords on the ballot, and won the election and this group.
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Ben Carter @benjustgiggles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New cat discovered. Humans: Late #caturday
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Alper Cugun @alper.nl · 20/09/2026
If Berlin elects the Linke today, that’s effectively a second referendum in favour of expropriation because that promise has been one of the party’s main campaign topics. At that point nobody can argue that it’s not democratically legitimate.
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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 20/09/2026
Roughly, a jet this size will burn 50 gallons per half hour. Jet fuel is about $7/gallon. Cost for 30 minutes is about $350 - versus $5 for electric apparently.
jettly.com
How Much Fuel Does A Private Jet Use? (2024–2026 Guide) | Private Jet Insights & Travel Tips | Jettly Blog
Read How Much Fuel Does A Private Jet Use? (2024–2026 Guide) on the Jettly Blog. Get expert insights, travel tips, and updates from the world of private aviation to elevate your next journey.
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isaac @sevier.io · 14/09/2026
No one in the media or politics fretting about AI as an "existential threat" actually takes those kinds of risks seriously or we would be hearing about climate 24/7 instead of computer programs
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I wrote this quickly at a bus stop and didn't realize it would go viral, or else I would have worded it better. But the point is that the media is too credulous about AI killing everyone in 10 years (how?) when climate change is killing people now and will only get worse (we know exactly how).
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Your car is collecting a staggering amount of data about you and selling them. Your bike won’t do that to you.
theverge.com
Your car is selling your data
The amount of data about you that many cars collect — and sell to third parties — is staggering.
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でんか @k-hermit.com · 13/09/2026
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 12/09/2026
This article is a really good summary of how the US electricity grid came about as a prelude for outlining a few interesting policy responses to build out of massive datacentres on the grid - phenomenalworld.org/analysis/govern…
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 11/09/2026
Make it plant based and it is destined to be the next trendy food in Berlin.
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 11/09/2026
@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social this might be an oddball question but… has anyone ever bought one of these stickers here like this? We're chatting about it in CAT as we're down to our last few CAT badges, and trying to see if it's worth getting more made. carefulindustries.teemill.com/product/just...
carefulindustries.teemill.com
Just enough Internet sticker
Stickers! With Just enough Internet on them!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 11/09/2026
The Biden White House guys who had the meeting on AI with Andreessen have *just now* figured out that they should point out that Andreessen has been intentionally lying about it ever since in order to drum up support for the fascists. WHY THE FUCK DID YOU WAIT www.politico.com/news/magazin...
politico.com
Opinion | What Really Happened at the White House Lunch That Marc Andreessen Says Sent Him to Trump
Setting the record straight about the venture capitalist’s meeting with us in the Biden White House.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This airline rules so hard
Ryanair will dispute passenger's claim he was sucked out of window
CEO Michael O'Leary tells reporters the businessman was sucked 'towards' but not out of the opening
Business live -latest updates
Gwyn Topham
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026
“I remember googling the word ‘stupid’ for the first time, reading the definition, and thinking, ‘Holy shit—this is me,’ ” — Derrick Henard
theonion.com
Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid
CARY, NC—Describing the experience as “a revelation,” 38-year-old Derrick Henard told reporters Wednesday that everything had finally clicked for him after he was given a diagnosis of stupid. “I remem...
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I give you : the Potoo
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 08/09/2026
To inform a research proposal to the Department of Energy, my collaborators and I want to learn about how people select and purchase heating and cooling equipment for their homes. We'd appreciate any/all responses to this survey we created, which takes 5-10 minutes to fill out. Thank you!
tally.so
Quick HVAC Purchasing Survey
Made with Tally, the simplest way to create forms.
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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
4 years since The Rock did one if the all time tweets
Rest in peace to Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II. A great woman who sat on the throne as long as anyone in British history.
Sad she will never get to see #BlackAdam V IN THEATERS OCT 21st
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Is this Mamdani's sidelong way of pointing out that it was Giuliani who should not be at the 9/11 commemoration, because he endangered New Yorkers multiple ways? Beforehand by situating his terrorism response center in the WTC, after by lying about the dangerous air quality.
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Tom Brown @nworbmot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Agentic AI is surely the Killer App of open energy modelling - just watching the agents play with @pypsa-org.bsky.social workflows, it's hard to imagine how closed suites can compete. Blog post: nworbmot.org/blog/agents-...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
just got arrested for going up to a police officer while wearing meta glasses and saying "computer, transfer $100,000 from this officer's bank account into my account" and then waving my hands like a magician
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 06/09/2026
Announced / made the news in the last 3 months: Amazon - 7.65GW onsite gas Microsoft - 3GW onsite gas OpenAI & Nvidia - 10GW onsite gas Even Google, back in Oct 2025 announced a 400MW CCS gas plant Tech companies are acting indifferent at best to accepted climate science bsky.app/profile/sevi...
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/08/2026
The is white privilege in action. There are brown and Black people who are sitting in detention for months, AFTER they already gave up on their valid claims to be here and agreed to be deported. Then they’re deported shackled on an ICE flight while this guy, who had no valid claim, goes commercial.
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 29/08/2026
Is this the government agency equivalent of that “worst person you know makes really good point” meme? Guy literally calls for millions and millions of people to be deported, and then gets arrested overstaying his visa in the USA youtu.be/k3elKZvPXho?is=tO1fvRa-7Nf…
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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
nvda is trying to become dominant in promoting open source and is commoditizing their complement if this works it crushes openai, anthropic, and whatever elon calls his empire these days
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/08/2026
RIP to an icon. We'll never see her like again.
nytimes.com
Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I had to say thank you.
meditationsinanemergency.com
In Praise of Dolly Parton, 1946-2026, Our Goddess of Kindness
We will always love her, and there will never be another like her, this artist who came out of deep rural poverty in the 1960s to become not just a staggeringly great performer and songwriter but phil...
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 23/08/2026
What a wonderful gift to share with my impressionable teenage nephews
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 23/08/2026
I’ve been running since my mid twenties and only now, in my mid forties, after using Runna (a run training app recently acquired by Strava), have I got my head around why gentle runs at a conversational pace are so useful. This video gives a good explanation: youtu.be/23o_S6OuuGc
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 22/08/2026
For context all of Germany, the 4th largest economy in the world is around 3GW of datacentre capacity so this is like adding three Germany’s worth of datacentres and powering it all with fossil gas 😬
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21/08/2026
New study finds that the rapid growth of electric vehicles in China has prevented over 300,000 premature deaths. Conversely -- and this is just math -- everything done to prevent the rise of EVs in the US leads to more preventable deaths of Americans. It's not an academic debate.
nature.com
Reduced urban air pollution and mortality from the transition to new energy vehicles in China - Nature Health
Using satellite data and interpretable machine learning, the widespread adoption of new energy vehicles was shown to reduce particulate matter particles with a diameter of 2.5 μm or less and carbon mo...
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In possibly the fastest shift in public opinion I've ever seen, local data center approval went from -5 to -65 in less than a year heatmap.news/daily/data-c...
a graph of data center support rapidly falling
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Alper Cugun @alper.nl · 19/08/2026
The whole point of driverless cars is that they can be programmed to follow the law even if the people in them don't want to. There's no point in deploying this technology if the code in it will break the law. road.cc/news/driverl...
road.cc
Expecting driverless taxis to respect bike lanes “too high a bar” – because customers want to be dropped off in them, autonomous vehicle firm Waymo tells cyclists
Waymo, the autonomous driving tech firm whose so-called ‘robo-taxis’ are now roaming the streets of London, has allegedly told cycling campaigners that expecting their driverless cars to respect cycle...
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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 17/08/2026
This is the genuine logo used by the Amazon location that destructively scans books
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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 18/08/2026
So Anthropic put a watermark into Claude's 'writing'? First, yet another cheer for the Brussels Effect. Second, it'll be awesome when they declare that they've had it in there for the past 9 months already, and that all AI-generated 'writing' can be retrospectively identified as such.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The ag lobby really, really, really, really, really, really, really wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty. It's not. It's agriculture.
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Tom Brown @nworbmot.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🚨 Podcast! 🚨 Ist Methanol der bessere Wasserstoff? In einem elektrifizierten Energiesystem könnte Methanol dort eine wichtige Rolle spielen, wo direkte Elektrifizierung an ihre Grenzen stößt – etwa im Langstreckenverkehr, in der Chemie oder als Backup - ohne komplexe Infrastruktur. Hört mal rein! 🎧
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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 14/08/2026
"With ~20% of losses currently insured, the rest is more likely to end up on the sovereign balance sheet, the state serving as insured of last resort." It's not about states unable to afford climate action. They can't afford not to act. @financialtimes.com
FT: "Investors must hear alarm bells ringing on climate change"
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bin Day cometh.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/08/2026
He pays more to fight a wealth tax than he pays in taxes. He pays more to fight a wealth tax than any of us would earn in 10 lifetimes.
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 11/08/2026
Now's as good of a time as any to reiterate that I have never seen anyone in a mainstream newspaper or magazine write about how Mamdani, El Sayed and Hamawy are representing positive masculinity.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is how you know we need a wealth tax
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