Graham Lea
@evolvable.bsky.social
Technologist working on Climate Action • Software, Product, Leadership • agile, startups, microservices, UX, & more • Getting quite political
Dharawal country, Sydney, Australia
Also:
https://aus.social/@evolvable
https://linkedin.com/in/grahamleasydney/
Dharawal country, Sydney, Australia
Also:
https://aus.social/@evolvable
https://linkedin.com/in/grahamleasydney/
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Graham Lea
@evolvable.bsky.social
· Jun 1
Announcing a little thing I've being working on:
⚡️ The Electricity Sector Field Guide ⚡️
🌏 grahamlea.github.io/Electricity-...
When I joined the electricity sector 18 months ago, there was suddenly about a million new things I needed to learn about to get my job done.
⚡️ The Electricity Sector Field Guide ⚡️
🌏 grahamlea.github.io/Electricity-...
When I joined the electricity sector 18 months ago, there was suddenly about a million new things I needed to learn about to get my job done.
Great piece.
On Wednesday the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Cumberland City councillor Ahmed Ouf about Muslim-Jewish solidarity in the wake of Bondi.
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
The piece was quickly taken down.
We're publishing it here in full.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/ahmed-ouf-...
Ahmed Ouf: I went to Bondi and hugged people who'd never spoken to a Muslim before
Read Cumberland councillor's deleted opinion piece for the Sydney Morning Herald
www.deepcutnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Great piece.
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This advice from @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social is never out of date
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
This advice from @firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social is never out of date
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
Such a plane-centric headline.
Airlines want you to think they’re the sensible default, and that everything else is a sad compromise.
Trains are great. In countries that have invested in good trains, they’re more convenient and just as fast as air travel, with less cost and far less pollution.
Airlines want you to think they’re the sensible default, and that everything else is a sad compromise.
Trains are great. In countries that have invested in good trains, they’re more convenient and just as fast as air travel, with less cost and far less pollution.
Budget-conscious travellers are turning to long-haul trips on public transport to get home for Christmas, but overcrowding and delays in the regions can cause headaches.
Budget travellers turn to public transport to get home for Christmas
Budget-conscious travellers are turning to long-haul trips on public transport to get home for Christmas, but overcrowding and delays in the regions can cause headaches.
www.abc.net.au
December 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Such a plane-centric headline.
Airlines want you to think they’re the sensible default, and that everything else is a sad compromise.
Trains are great. In countries that have invested in good trains, they’re more convenient and just as fast as air travel, with less cost and far less pollution.
Airlines want you to think they’re the sensible default, and that everything else is a sad compromise.
Trains are great. In countries that have invested in good trains, they’re more convenient and just as fast as air travel, with less cost and far less pollution.
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
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Ukraine has had 5 presidents since 2000. Russia and Belarus: one each
Now Trump echoes Kremlin talking points about Zelenskyy's "illegitimacy" while demanding wartime elections most Ukrainians oppose. ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/u...
Now Trump echoes Kremlin talking points about Zelenskyy's "illegitimacy" while demanding wartime elections most Ukrainians oppose. ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/u...
December 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Ukraine has had 5 presidents since 2000. Russia and Belarus: one each
Now Trump echoes Kremlin talking points about Zelenskyy's "illegitimacy" while demanding wartime elections most Ukrainians oppose. ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/u...
Now Trump echoes Kremlin talking points about Zelenskyy's "illegitimacy" while demanding wartime elections most Ukrainians oppose. ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/u...
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I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
Holding complexity amidst catastrophe
I didn't want to write this.
I don't want to write this.
I feel like I need to write something.
I am writing this.
I am not good at writing about my Jewish experience.
I am still writing this, ei...
in-between-days.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
I find it incredibly difficult to write about my Jewishness. I didn't want to write this, but I did.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
We need to re-embrace complexity and nuance in thinking about and discussing the Jewish future.
It is 2025.
I use a computer that is literally thousands of times more powerful than those used to get humans to the moon.
And whenever something needs to compile some Typescript, the whole machine grinds to a halt for minutes.
I use a computer that is literally thousands of times more powerful than those used to get humans to the moon.
And whenever something needs to compile some Typescript, the whole machine grinds to a halt for minutes.
December 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It is 2025.
I use a computer that is literally thousands of times more powerful than those used to get humans to the moon.
And whenever something needs to compile some Typescript, the whole machine grinds to a halt for minutes.
I use a computer that is literally thousands of times more powerful than those used to get humans to the moon.
And whenever something needs to compile some Typescript, the whole machine grinds to a halt for minutes.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger"
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Don’t look back in anger - The Shot
I’m angry. We’re all angry. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. At the moment, we’re angry at two twisted individuals...
theshot.net.au
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Here's @ronnisalt. "Don't look back in anger"
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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There is no gun "debate".
There are not two equal sides. It is almost everyone vs almost no one.
70% of Australians wanted tougher gun laws *before* Bondi.
More below, full results here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/polli...
There are not two equal sides. It is almost everyone vs almost no one.
70% of Australians wanted tougher gun laws *before* Bondi.
More below, full results here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/polli...
December 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
There is no gun "debate".
There are not two equal sides. It is almost everyone vs almost no one.
70% of Australians wanted tougher gun laws *before* Bondi.
More below, full results here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/polli...
There are not two equal sides. It is almost everyone vs almost no one.
70% of Australians wanted tougher gun laws *before* Bondi.
More below, full results here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/polli...
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Shirokuro, a Japanese restaurant in NYC's East Village, where the interior mimics a hand-drawn black-and-white sketchbook.
December 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Shirokuro, a Japanese restaurant in NYC's East Village, where the interior mimics a hand-drawn black-and-white sketchbook.
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Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Animals with misleading names. I'm seeing this go around as part of a viral tumblr thread so I thought I'd reshare it.
Tricking a vibe coder into learning to code
YouTube video by Alberta Tech
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
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Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Putting Elon Musk on the cover of a magazine for anything other than “his illegal government funding cuts have already killed hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children” is propaganda
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Putting Elon Musk on the cover of a magazine for anything other than “his illegal government funding cuts have already killed hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children” is propaganda
Land Of The Free *
* depending on what you say about the government
“US could ask foreign tourists to submit five years of social media history”
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
* depending on what you say about the government
“US could ask foreign tourists to submit five years of social media history”
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
US could ask foreign tourists to submit five years of social media history
The proposal would expand existing Electonic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) requirements to include personal data spanning years.
www.sbs.com.au
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Land Of The Free *
* depending on what you say about the government
“US could ask foreign tourists to submit five years of social media history”
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
* depending on what you say about the government
“US could ask foreign tourists to submit five years of social media history”
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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How the BBC upholds fossil fuel industry narratives, 09/12/2025: an article about a battery storage project featuring one (1) person objecting to the scheme. The opinion is presented as indicative of popular opposition. No other viewpoint is offered.
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 AM
How the BBC upholds fossil fuel industry narratives, 09/12/2025: an article about a battery storage project featuring one (1) person objecting to the scheme. The opinion is presented as indicative of popular opposition. No other viewpoint is offered.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Woodside are expanding fossil fuels during the climate crisis. They have chosen to be the bad guys. We shouldn't let them launder their reputations through our community institutions.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
December 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Woodside are expanding fossil fuels during the climate crisis. They have chosen to be the bad guys. We shouldn't let them launder their reputations through our community institutions.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
Student & staff members of @stopwoodsidemonash campaigned fearlessly against Woodside's partnership at Monash Uni.
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
Wanted: Wood-fired pizzas, but with nice normal toppings instead of diavola or artichoke or gorgonzola.
I don't care that you think Hawaiian isn't traditional.
My kids want Hawaiian.
WHY WON'T YOU JUST SELL ME HAWAIIAN ON YOUR VASTLY SUPERIOR SUCCULENT SOURDOUGH CRUST?!?!?!
I don't care that you think Hawaiian isn't traditional.
My kids want Hawaiian.
WHY WON'T YOU JUST SELL ME HAWAIIAN ON YOUR VASTLY SUPERIOR SUCCULENT SOURDOUGH CRUST?!?!?!
a man in a purple sweater is talking to a man in a plaid shirt
Alt: Terry Crews yells "WHY?!"
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Wanted: Wood-fired pizzas, but with nice normal toppings instead of diavola or artichoke or gorgonzola.
I don't care that you think Hawaiian isn't traditional.
My kids want Hawaiian.
WHY WON'T YOU JUST SELL ME HAWAIIAN ON YOUR VASTLY SUPERIOR SUCCULENT SOURDOUGH CRUST?!?!?!
I don't care that you think Hawaiian isn't traditional.
My kids want Hawaiian.
WHY WON'T YOU JUST SELL ME HAWAIIAN ON YOUR VASTLY SUPERIOR SUCCULENT SOURDOUGH CRUST?!?!?!