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Inside: The curious, intertwined history of climate and digital rights activism; and more!

Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/11/cyber-rights-now/

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A field of utility scale solar. Behind the mountains on the horizon line loom two logos: the original EFF 'clenched fist and lightning bolt' logo and the first Earth Day logo. They are reflected in the solar panels. Behind them roils hellish red-shot smoke.
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I'm only a few chapters into Bill McKibben's stupendous new book Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization and I already know it's going to change my outlook forever:

https://billmckibben.com/books/here-comes-the-sun/

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/23/our-friend-the-electron/#to-every-man-his-castle

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There's already tons of enshittification that's oozed into the cleantech sector. EV manufacturers like to boast that their cars are "software-based." Practically speaking, that means that when the manufacturer goes bust, all the cars sitting in inventory are permanently bricked:

https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/10/software-based-car/#based

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Filedb: Disk Based Key-Value Store Inspired by Bitcask

https://github.com/rajivharlalka/filedb

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Tesla accused of hacking odometers to weasel out of warranty repairs ( pluralistic.net )

A scene out of an 11th century tome on demon-summoning called 'Compendium rarissimum totius Artis Magicae sistematisatae per celeberrimos Artis hujus Magistros. Anno 1057. Noli me tangere.' It depicts a demon tormenting two unlucky would-be demon-summoners who have dug up a grave in a graveyard. One summoner is held aloft by his ...

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I hope you remind friends, family, and colleagues about the importance of flared bases every holiday season. It's the type of progressive service the people need but don't realize yet. Stay and blesst y'all

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Counter point: Current-day Russia is many things but socialist certainly isn't one of them. Inequality is massive and health care is drinking yourself to death.

So, you know, fuckin'