Hello old friend

Last week, I had a delightful chance to speak at the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network ASEAN-CRN and support the master class workshop, which brought together governments and organisations from all over SEA to address agrifood systems and climate resilience.

Come for the climate policy, stay for the karaoke

Hiya! Who is around in Chiang Mai next week? 19 Jan to 23 Jan. I'm there for climate resilience agri-food systems event. Give me a shout.

I created a webpage that runs, not on a giant data center, but on my 2019 Redmi Note. Now, imagine if we could own much more of our digital lives?

Consider this webpage a small, symbolic start: website-on-android-phone.thekancil.org/this-webpage...

If we're going to have an honours system that is open to the whole community - in which we thank people, collectively, for service to the public - we can't keep demanding that they pass a loyalty test to a bygone empire.

At least give a choice between "Empire" & "Excellence". It's such an easy fix.

Hello @gracelp.bsky.social, @samanthaculp.bsky.social, @mad-science-guy.bsky.social, here's the link to the PDF by the LtG author. I can't reply to the original thread 😔 China is mentioned just twice. I remember this piece, along w/ a few others, bummed out our entire class.

tinyurl.com/4yzkfb55

Upgraded and now testing my Meshtastic devices. It’s rough, but hope to see more and more decentralised communications.

#SmallWinsBrag: This morning, I made freshly-made grounded, pounded masala hot chocolate and shakshuka for my 4 year old daughter's breakfast. And, somehow we made it to the school bus on time, with her clothed with a backpack full of snacks.

Kitchen is a total disaster though.

yeremi colino, a teenager stabbed to death in NYC last night by a group of men after he told them he didn’t speak english, deserves as much attention as the healthcare CEO, if not more. let’s give it to him. www.amny.com/new-york/man...

Dune Part 2: Spectacular visuals and score, gutted too much of the original book, some ridiculous casting decisions

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: Thoughtfully done, drawn-out and doesn't surface anything new

Inside Out 2: Watched the first 20-30 minutes before dying of vicarious embarrassment

How the tables have turned: “EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese Companies

"Shifting Terrains: Exploring Climate-induced Migration Through Food"

Off to Dubai! Looking forward to helping bring the Transform methodology to the Dubai Futures Forum, the biggest gathering of futurists from around the world.

Grateful for the support of DFF and NGFP on making this happen!