Julien Nioche
@begemoth.bsky.social
Interested in environmental issues, rewilding, woodworking and music (heavy or not)
Really enjoyed our conversation, thanks @pitzeglide.bsky.social
I recently sat down with Julien Nioche @begemoth.bsky.social, the creator of StormCrawler, for a wide-ranging conversation about his journey and the future of tech.
Those days, Julien has pivoted from crawling to something critical: Green Software and GreenOps.
Those days, Julien has pivoted from crawling to something critical: Green Software and GreenOps.
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Really enjoyed our conversation, thanks @pitzeglide.bsky.social
Finally visited Wistman wood (or rather looked into it from a respectful distance). Enough to see some nice examples of lychen.
Not the most spectacular temperate #rainforest but probably the best known one in this country.
Not the most spectacular temperate #rainforest but probably the best known one in this country.
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Finally visited Wistman wood (or rather looked into it from a respectful distance). Enough to see some nice examples of lychen.
Not the most spectacular temperate #rainforest but probably the best known one in this country.
Not the most spectacular temperate #rainforest but probably the best known one in this country.
Would be nice for Trump to meet Prince Andrew as part of his official visit and chat about their late friend Epstein
September 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Would be nice for Trump to meet Prince Andrew as part of his official visit and chat about their late friend Epstein
So if I undertlstsnd correctly, I can't use my rights to protest against climate inaction or genocide in Palestine but it's totally OK to be racist, xenophobic and incite to violence?
Police assaulted as far-right rally led by Tommy Robinson sparks clashes
More than 110,000 people join Tommy Robinson-organised protest featuring racist conspiracy theories and hate speech
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:40 AM
So if I undertlstsnd correctly, I can't use my rights to protest against climate inaction or genocide in Palestine but it's totally OK to be racist, xenophobic and incite to violence?
Working on a commission. Hadn't worked with walnut for quite a while, I love the smell of it and its look even more.
#boxmaking #woodwork #handmade
#boxmaking #woodwork #handmade
September 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Working on a commission. Hadn't worked with walnut for quite a while, I love the smell of it and its look even more.
#boxmaking #woodwork #handmade
#boxmaking #woodwork #handmade
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Il y a moins de 3 ans, personne n'utilisait ChatGPT. Aujourd'hui, c'est semble-t-il devenu indispensable pour des millions de Français. Mais à quel prix ?
Consommation d'électricité, consommation d'eau, extraction de matières premières... l'intelligence artificielle est un gouffre énergétique.
Consommation d'électricité, consommation d'eau, extraction de matières premières... l'intelligence artificielle est un gouffre énergétique.
September 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Il y a moins de 3 ans, personne n'utilisait ChatGPT. Aujourd'hui, c'est semble-t-il devenu indispensable pour des millions de Français. Mais à quel prix ?
Consommation d'électricité, consommation d'eau, extraction de matières premières... l'intelligence artificielle est un gouffre énergétique.
Consommation d'électricité, consommation d'eau, extraction de matières premières... l'intelligence artificielle est un gouffre énergétique.
"Killed by a SUV driver" would be a more accurate title.
Unbelievably sad. Brent was a unique musician, one whose sound you recognise straight away and who could not be put in a box.
Farewell genius, I'll play you loud as fuck all day.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Unbelievably sad. Brent was a unique musician, one whose sound you recognise straight away and who could not be put in a box.
Farewell genius, I'll play you loud as fuck all day.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Brent Hinds, former lead guitarist of Mastodon, dies in motorcycle crash
The 51-year-old, who left the successful heavy metal group earlier this year, died in a collision in Atlanta
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
"Killed by a SUV driver" would be a more accurate title.
Unbelievably sad. Brent was a unique musician, one whose sound you recognise straight away and who could not be put in a box.
Farewell genius, I'll play you loud as fuck all day.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Unbelievably sad. Brent was a unique musician, one whose sound you recognise straight away and who could not be put in a box.
Farewell genius, I'll play you loud as fuck all day.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Seen in Totnes (of course)
July 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Seen in Totnes (of course)
Rescued this beauty from a pond in Gloucestershire. A Giant Horntail, also known as a Giant Woodwasp or Greater Horntail (Urocerus gigas)
#BUGLIFE
#BUGLIFE
July 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Rescued this beauty from a pond in Gloucestershire. A Giant Horntail, also known as a Giant Woodwasp or Greater Horntail (Urocerus gigas)
#BUGLIFE
#BUGLIFE
July 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
@rspb.bsky.social was enjoying your magazine until I got to this advert. How do you manage to lament the degradation of the natural environment and the impact this has on wildlife and at the same time do the promotion of one of the most polluting and disruptive mode of travel?
July 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@rspb.bsky.social was enjoying your magazine until I got to this advert. How do you manage to lament the degradation of the natural environment and the impact this has on wildlife and at the same time do the promotion of one of the most polluting and disruptive mode of travel?
@proton.me I like what I'm reading about privacy and putting people first in your products.
Not seeing much on your environmental impact though. Can you share data about your carbon footprint as a whole and mine as a user?
Not seeing much on your environmental impact though. Can you share data about your carbon footprint as a whole and mine as a user?
July 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
@proton.me I like what I'm reading about privacy and putting people first in your products.
Not seeing much on your environmental impact though. Can you share data about your carbon footprint as a whole and mine as a user?
Not seeing much on your environmental impact though. Can you share data about your carbon footprint as a whole and mine as a user?
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How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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OpenSustain.tech is now releasing all the data it collects on open-source sustainability projects and organisations on a monthly basis. This data is made available openly as GitHub artefacts. Are you interested in sponsoring or supporting our upcoming report?Drop a message github.com/protontypes/...
github.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
OpenSustain.tech is now releasing all the data it collects on open-source sustainability projects and organisations on a monthly basis. This data is made available openly as GitHub artefacts. Are you interested in sponsoring or supporting our upcoming report?Drop a message github.com/protontypes/...
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So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms.
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
![Screenshot of form on the UK Met Office website. Text reads: "You can provide up to 5 storm names in the boxes below.
Storm Name: [a user has filled this in with "BigOil"]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with BP]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Equinor]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Exxon]
Storm Name (optional): [filled in with Shell]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qqz5lt666gxyaxsw3kvswdfs/bafkreifqikwow4ascrvzme7x5rxb7sxha5rrmcgbj3qe5chgn7qu3vopiy@jpeg)
June 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So the UK Met Office is inviting people to suggest up to 5 names for storms.
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
And apparently lots of people have been suggesting "Storm Bigoil", along with BP, Equinor, Exxon & Shell...
This is obviously appalling & definitely not to be emulated via this link: www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
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We got word from our distributor: Amazon has refused to stream THE INVISIBLE DOCTRINE w/ @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
🤔
We take it as a compliment.
You can however watch it on:
• Apple TV
• Google Play
• YouTube Movies
• Vimeo
🤔
We take it as a compliment.
You can however watch it on:
• Apple TV
• Google Play
• YouTube Movies
• Vimeo
June 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We got word from our distributor: Amazon has refused to stream THE INVISIBLE DOCTRINE w/ @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
🤔
We take it as a compliment.
You can however watch it on:
• Apple TV
• Google Play
• YouTube Movies
• Vimeo
🤔
We take it as a compliment.
You can however watch it on:
• Apple TV
• Google Play
• YouTube Movies
• Vimeo
Played citizen scientist for @avonneedstrees.bsky.social yesterday, taking soil samples in the Lower Chew Valley. This will establish a baseline to measure the impact of their landscape recovery projects.
June 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Played citizen scientist for @avonneedstrees.bsky.social yesterday, taking soil samples in the Lower Chew Valley. This will establish a baseline to measure the impact of their landscape recovery projects.
Proud dad moment
##stormcrawler
##stormcrawler
[NEWS] The Apache Software Foundation Announces Two New Top-Level Projects buff.ly/09CyVxC
The Apache Software Foundation Announces Two New Top-Level Projects - The Apache Software Foundation Blog
Newest TLPs enable seamless management for data and AI workloads Wilmington, DE – June 3, 2025 – The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the global home of open source software the world relies on,…
news.apache.org
June 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Proud dad moment
##stormcrawler
##stormcrawler
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youtu.be/MZ6wvi2FR6U?...
Thank you @willdalrymple.bsky.social wise words spoken with great passion 🙏🇵🇸
Thank you @willdalrymple.bsky.social wise words spoken with great passion 🙏🇵🇸
British historian on how colonialism led to the ‘genocide in Gaza’
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
youtu.be
May 19, 2025 at 8:48 AM
youtu.be/MZ6wvi2FR6U?...
Thank you @willdalrymple.bsky.social wise words spoken with great passion 🙏🇵🇸
Thank you @willdalrymple.bsky.social wise words spoken with great passion 🙏🇵🇸
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Congratulations to #ApacheStormCrawler!
The vote has passed for graduation from the #ASFIncubator to a top level project!
Many thanks to @begemoth.bsky.social, @rzo1.bsky.social, the Apache Incubator mentors and the entire StormCrawler community.
Happy crawling!
lists.apache.org/thread/yz3jm...
The vote has passed for graduation from the #ASFIncubator to a top level project!
Many thanks to @begemoth.bsky.social, @rzo1.bsky.social, the Apache Incubator mentors and the entire StormCrawler community.
Happy crawling!
lists.apache.org/thread/yz3jm...
lists.apache.org
April 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Congratulations to #ApacheStormCrawler!
The vote has passed for graduation from the #ASFIncubator to a top level project!
Many thanks to @begemoth.bsky.social, @rzo1.bsky.social, the Apache Incubator mentors and the entire StormCrawler community.
Happy crawling!
lists.apache.org/thread/yz3jm...
The vote has passed for graduation from the #ASFIncubator to a top level project!
Many thanks to @begemoth.bsky.social, @rzo1.bsky.social, the Apache Incubator mentors and the entire StormCrawler community.
Happy crawling!
lists.apache.org/thread/yz3jm...
Tree reincarnation by the river Dart
April 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tree reincarnation by the river Dart
My faith in humanity was restored this week by this wonderful person who sends #seeds on an open source basis and doesn't ask for payment: just that you either swap, donate or pay it forward. Got wild garlic, will try to harvest seeds and pass them on.
www.foodforest.garden/forest-garde...
www.foodforest.garden/forest-garde...
Forest garden seeds | A Food Forest in your Garden
www.foodforest.garden
March 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
My faith in humanity was restored this week by this wonderful person who sends #seeds on an open source basis and doesn't ask for payment: just that you either swap, donate or pay it forward. Got wild garlic, will try to harvest seeds and pass them on.
www.foodforest.garden/forest-garde...
www.foodforest.garden/forest-garde...
Had a great day yesterday planting trees with Avon Needs Trees near Bristol.
Loads of sunshine, good company and 350 more trees in the ground
Loads of sunshine, good company and 350 more trees in the ground
February 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Had a great day yesterday planting trees with Avon Needs Trees near Bristol.
Loads of sunshine, good company and 350 more trees in the ground
Loads of sunshine, good company and 350 more trees in the ground