Your tech use impacts the planet. Here’s how to reduce it

It's news to noone that we're on the brink of climate catastrophe. COP27 was moreorless the letdown it was predicted to be. Former Irish President Mary Robinson even feared that many world leaders there were close to giving up on the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C this century. What's tech got … Continue reading Your tech use impacts the planet. Here’s how to reduce it

Why we shouldn’t believe all the web3 hype

UPDATE, Nov. 2022: since this article was first published early 2022, FTX, one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges, collapsed spectacularly, taking $8bn in customers' money with it; NFTs' value has plummeted; and Meta has laid off 11,000 people, which *somewhat* questions the validity of investing billions in the metaverse... The maddening thing about technology … Continue reading Why we shouldn’t believe all the web3 hype

4 more reasons to reduce your screen time… after reading this

1. Screens now divide rich from poor "Human contact is now a luxury good," asserts this thought-proving New York Times piece. "The wealthy can afford to opt out of having their data and their attention sold as a product," writes Nellie Bowles. "The poor and middle class don’t have the same kind of resources to … Continue reading 4 more reasons to reduce your screen time… after reading this