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Cake day: July 31st, 2023

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  • Windows 7 had this annoying Windows Update notification, but my four-person household at the time collectively only had 10 GB of 16 Mbit/s and given my former experiments with Knoppix, I knew that the UI of Linux was more configurable and less authoritarian and I assumed that I could learn more easily within Linux how to save on data usage (including the update process). Some people also told me that there would be no viruses on Linux due to its relative obscurity back then.











  • Bad

    • Voting for reactionary or fossil industry-backed parties and candidates
    • participating in local initiatives with climate action delay campaigns (eg “wind farm too loud”, “PV lowers property prices”, “bike lanes decrease spending”)
    • keeping an internal combustion engine car,
    • keeping a fossil fueled heating/cooling system
    • paying for fossil fueled electricity plans
    • building with concrete
    • eating an omnivore diet with high waste lifestyle

    Good

    • Bicycling
    • avoiding transportation
    • using public transit when necessary
    • decreasing load on electric grid
    • using self-made energy (ie PV, communal wind) at the right time (ie washing clothes on solar peak)
    • building with timber
    • eating a plant-based diet with low waste lifestyle
    • understanding LCAs of various materials and things
    • increasing participation in circular economy (recycling, waste separation, repair shops, 2nd hand/gift economy)
    • listening to actual science