Hackers' Pub

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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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Nolan Lawson @nolan@toot.cafe

1/31/2026, 9:08:03 PM

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People keep citing water/energy use to me and I remain unconvinced. The single best thing you can do for the planet is to have one less kid. A distant #2 and #3 are avoiding cars and flights: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541

A recent estimate says using Claude Code is similar to running a dishwasher: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/20/electricity-use-of-ai-coding-agents/

If you are a vegan monk who never drives and also hates LLMs, good for you: you have my respect and admiration. But I don't think this is what's motivating most people's arguments.

The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions

The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions, Wynes, Seth, Nicholas, Kimberly A

iopscience.iop.org

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