Frugal computing revisited • Wim Vanderbauwhede
"Increasing profit is not a morally acceptable justification of the use of any technology." shout it from the rooftops
Frugal AI • Wim Vanderbauwhede
"The reason why I object to the current push towards wholesale adoption of this 'AI' is because it is profoundly and pervasively harmful: it exacerbates climate change, destroys education, poisons information, erodes income from work, erodes trust, and in doing so hurts our society and economy as well as the environment we need for our existence." but wim tell us what you really think
Brewing Collectives
small, sweet little guide for forming a permacomputing collective. "Fermentation is a method, a slow, interdependent process shaped by invisible collaborators. Like microbes that preserve and transform, our work ferments beneath the surface, unfolding, unfinished."
Permacomputing as a practice for digital Graphic Design
wonderful manifesto + sketches on the topic of sustainable computing and graphic design. importantly: "permacomputing requires thorough consideration to prevent it from becoming a hobby for the privileged or glorifying and aestheticizing poverty"
Gemini Portal
collected resources on degrowth, communities & scale, forgiveness & growth, and imagining a kinder future on and offline
Oatmeal - Thoughts on accessibility in smol computing
"Thinking about accessibility invites us to look forward while also pulling inspiration from the past."