Alex Dobrenko

A study from researchers at the University of California at Berkeley found that higher temperatures and shifting patterns of extreme weather can cause a rise in all types of violence, from domestic abuse to civil wars. In extreme cases, it could cause countries to cease functioning and collapse altogether.

My earlier attempts always failed when the amount of energy a system took to maintain outweighed its usefulness. Energy does not equal effort. I spent a ton of effort into customizing Tana to work exactly the way I want it to work, but I enjoy it, so it takes much less energy, and I built it up over time. Slowly adding layer after layer.

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I accept the fact that I’m never going to understand why I fell for this awful concept. But, as with every failure along the way, I prefer to focus on something positive. Building a more authentic self online and offline is an example and the very Mastodon debate that prompted this post is proof that it works. Leaving the idea of a permanent fake... See more

DID YOU KNOW: The first 1GB hard disk was announced in 1980, weighed about 550 lbs, and had a price tag of 40,000. https://t.co/mjkf2YG4Am

Through all of this, Republicans still insist that they’re the party of normalcy. This is why they can’t quite deal with the charge that they’re weird. There’s a reason for this. For years, in the American political imagination, Republicans were the normal party and Democrats were the party of weirdness.

I'm a critical designer currently living and working in Berlin. When I'm not being paid, I create things that explore how we as a society engage with technology and each other