Ben Abraham
@afterclimate.com.au
I research games + sustainability, currently working for the Sustainable Games Alliance to produce a methodological standard for measuring games emissions.
https://afterclimate.com.au/
https://sustainablegamesalliance.org/
Was @afterclimate on Twitter
https://afterclimate.com.au/
https://sustainablegamesalliance.org/
Was @afterclimate on Twitter
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Did PC gaming emissions grow in 2025 – and is Nvidia to blame?
One of my most-read GTG pieces of 2025 was hot out the gates – published in the very first week of January. In it, I asked “What is going on with Nvidia GPUs and PC gaming emissions” and I looked at t...
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New year new thread for Newsletter posts!
First up - Did PC gaming emissions grow in 2025? And, uuhhh, *how much* is Nvidia to blame? Read my short post below to find out. ⬇️
gtg.benabraham.net/did-pc-gamin...
First up - Did PC gaming emissions grow in 2025? And, uuhhh, *how much* is Nvidia to blame? Read my short post below to find out. ⬇️
gtg.benabraham.net/did-pc-gamin...
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The U.S. currently has more prisoners and a more sophisticated system of concentration camps than Nazi Germany had on the eve of World War II in 1939
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
The U.S. currently has more prisoners and a more sophisticated system of concentration camps than Nazi Germany had on the eve of World War II in 1939
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FT outdone by ABC on this one abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
FT outdone by ABC on this one abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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"The suffering of the Cuban people must not be used as a bargaining chip in the power struggles between Washington & Havana. The prolonged and aggressive economic blockade has proven to be an ineffective & cruel tool that punishes the citizenry more than the ruling elite"
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
February 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
"The suffering of the Cuban people must not be used as a bargaining chip in the power struggles between Washington & Havana. The prolonged and aggressive economic blockade has proven to be an ineffective & cruel tool that punishes the citizenry more than the ruling elite"
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
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Recent talk recorded with slides.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
February 10, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Recent talk recorded with slides.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
Available at: climateuncensored.com/a-velvet-or-...
The presentation builds on and expands my short contribution to last November’s National Emergency Briefing. climateuncensored.com/national-eme...
Duration: 50-minute talk followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
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When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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I think this is not very clear to people, but the police blocked all the exits and protestors could not get out, even the ones who were not intending to march.
People just wanted to leave but were trapped by police, then charged at by cops, pepper sprayed and assaulted.
People just wanted to leave but were trapped by police, then charged at by cops, pepper sprayed and assaulted.
Crikey was on the ground at the Sydney protest against Israeli President Isaac Herzog. We captured the confusion about how and where protesters should leave the rally, beginning with a heated discussion between NSW Police and NSW Greens MPs.
February 10, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I think this is not very clear to people, but the police blocked all the exits and protestors could not get out, even the ones who were not intending to march.
People just wanted to leave but were trapped by police, then charged at by cops, pepper sprayed and assaulted.
People just wanted to leave but were trapped by police, then charged at by cops, pepper sprayed and assaulted.
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This is disgusting antisemitic language from the Australian PM - Herzog is the head of state of a genocidal regime, not the head of state of all Jews.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This is disgusting antisemitic language from the Australian PM - Herzog is the head of state of a genocidal regime, not the head of state of all Jews.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
We are not Israel, and the only people who win when Jews and Israel are conflated are antisemites and Zionists.
Gotta love that haunted look in his eyes.
February 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Gotta love that haunted look in his eyes.
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Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Hahaha OK that's pretty good.
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Good to see an MP call it truthfully
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Good to see an MP call it truthfully
America is going to reign in sports betting before Australia even starts to think about it lol
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that gambling was the second-highest service-sector industry for GDP growth between 2019 and 2024, behind only software publishing."
Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ.
Very annoyed at the people who decided to open the floodgates to online sports betting, it is absolutely a scourge. Great piece from Gabrielle Gurley on people spending hours a day on these predatory apps.
February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
America is going to reign in sports betting before Australia even starts to think about it lol
Amidst all the other fuckery, BOM's '25 climate statement flew under the radar:
"Australia recorded its fourth‑warmest year on record, with the national annual average temperature 1.23 °C above the long‑term average.
Maximum temperatures were 1.48 °C above average"
www.bom.gov.au/news-and-med...
"Australia recorded its fourth‑warmest year on record, with the national annual average temperature 1.23 °C above the long‑term average.
Maximum temperatures were 1.48 °C above average"
www.bom.gov.au/news-and-med...
www.bom.gov.au
February 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Amidst all the other fuckery, BOM's '25 climate statement flew under the radar:
"Australia recorded its fourth‑warmest year on record, with the national annual average temperature 1.23 °C above the long‑term average.
Maximum temperatures were 1.48 °C above average"
www.bom.gov.au/news-and-med...
"Australia recorded its fourth‑warmest year on record, with the national annual average temperature 1.23 °C above the long‑term average.
Maximum temperatures were 1.48 °C above average"
www.bom.gov.au/news-and-med...
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"[D]o you fundamentally achieve public safety by trying to repress protests, by trying to prevent street processions, by creating a legal regime where there’s no independent arbiter or are in fact those things potentially quite dangerous to community safety?"
Good questions. #auslaw #nswpol
Good questions. #auslaw #nswpol
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.
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Was there ever any doubt this is how the media would report the protests? Was there ever any doubt that the PM would wheel out his "more in sorrow than in anger" schtick and side with the police?
February 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Was there ever any doubt this is how the media would report the protests? Was there ever any doubt that the PM would wheel out his "more in sorrow than in anger" schtick and side with the police?
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Looking for a back-end web developer to help with some small issues I've been having with Solar Server
nginx on a raspberry pi
Paid work, probably just one or two days
If you know anyone, please reach out to me!
nginx on a raspberry pi
Paid work, probably just one or two days
If you know anyone, please reach out to me!
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Looking for a back-end web developer to help with some small issues I've been having with Solar Server
nginx on a raspberry pi
Paid work, probably just one or two days
If you know anyone, please reach out to me!
nginx on a raspberry pi
Paid work, probably just one or two days
If you know anyone, please reach out to me!
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Holy shit, one of our Greens MPs 😭
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Holy shit, one of our Greens MPs 😭
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Right, so the police and Premier are running a line that you can't look at single clips of police assaulting peaceful protesters. You have to understand the context. Hmmm where have I heard that before?
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Right, so the police and Premier are running a line that you can't look at single clips of police assaulting peaceful protesters. You have to understand the context. Hmmm where have I heard that before?
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I very genuinely do not think that Australia's media industry can be classified as any other than fully supportive of police violence, because you have to actively, consciously and knowingly work to frame what happened as general "violence mars protests" rather than "police violently attack protest"
February 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I very genuinely do not think that Australia's media industry can be classified as any other than fully supportive of police violence, because you have to actively, consciously and knowingly work to frame what happened as general "violence mars protests" rather than "police violently attack protest"
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Oh man i just realized all of those discord channels that replaced entire websites, forums, and wikis are going to just vanish and internet archive can't archive them
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month - all accounts set to "teen-appropriate experience" by default www.theverge.com/tech/875309/...
discord.com/press-releas...
discord.com/press-releas...
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Oh man i just realized all of those discord channels that replaced entire websites, forums, and wikis are going to just vanish and internet archive can't archive them
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Video shows a man pinned to the ground as Australian police strike him repeatedly during an arrest. The man appears already subdued as blows continue. The incident occurred at protests in Sydney against Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Video shows a man pinned to the ground as Australian police strike him repeatedly during an arrest. The man appears already subdued as blows continue. The incident occurred at protests in Sydney against Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
Video: Jared Kimpton via X (@jared_kimpton)
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The biggest cowards in Australia are in the NSW police force.
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The biggest cowards in Australia are in the NSW police force.