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Colin McMillan
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Stumbling around the intersection of industrial defossilization and the politics of technology. Fan of physical media. Potchkerer.
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Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility: no longer core values.
Screenshot of search results for NREL's core values, dated December 9, 2024. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility are listed first. Screenshot of NREL's core values page, dated January 27, 2025. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility do not appear. Instead, impact is listed first, followed by innovation, collaboration, and safety.
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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What’s old is new is new is old is
Screenshot of an article from Canary Media covering the (re)emerging use of sailboats to carry cargo as a greenhouse gas mitigation strategy. Screenshot of David Edgerton’s 2007 book entitled “The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900.” The book argues for a use-based history of things, as opposed to the more typical innovation-centric approach to history.
December 9, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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Refreshingly honest
Picture of a plastic bag that has a chasing arrows symbol with a thick diagonal line through it, indicating that it is not recyclable.
December 4, 2024 at 2:41 AM
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This is my struggle
November 20, 2024 at 5:54 PM