A Ghost in the Machine
Or how I spent four days trying to debug a local Astro environment that refused to load any CSS.
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A network of repair centers
A collective approach to the missing fourth R in the oft-quoted environmentalist mantra: repair. Not everyone is an electrical engineer, IT technician, or mechanic, but chances are someone […]
Choosing a green web host
A useful rundown of some of the considerations worth keeping in mind when evaluating the "green" credentials of a web host or […]
Debug iOS Safari with Xcode
Need to debug an iOS or iPadOS device but don't have one? Got a Mac of some kind? Turns out, Xcode is a pretty comparable environment to the real deal and almost any mobile Safari bug can be tested […]
DDEV: A Worthwhile Investment?
Various notes from my battle to get a local development environment working for Craft CMS.
How to view a website as Googlebot
A very thorough article discussing how to convert a Chrome browser into an SEO testing environment, through a combination of browser settings and third-party add-ons. I personally like the idea of […]
My Virtual Forest
I continue to be impressed by the commitment Krystal – my web host – shows towards green computing. Their recent milestone of planting a million trees also highlighted a really cool charity: Ecologi.
60 years of rewilding
Monks Wood Wilderness was a regularly ploughed field 60 years ago. Then (for whatever reason) it wound up without clear ownership and became an environmental study well ahead of its time: a rewilding […]
NFTs are a dangerous trap
NFTs continue to get a lot of publicity and debate. Seth has some useful insight into the potential "bubble" of value they […]
System fonts don’t have to be ugly
System fonts are often overlooked, but they come with a massive list of advantages: environmental, performance, data […]
The environmental issues of cryptoart
A depressing deep-dive into the world of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), cryptoart, and why crypto-anything is an ecological and social […]
A movement to green the web
A powerful and insightful piece by Michelle on the direct environmental impact the tech sector has, the way in which tech workers can demand further accountability and action, and the reality that […]
The bit short: inside crypto's doomsday machine
I only know two things about Bitcoin: it's an environmental nightmare and I don't know anywhere near enough about it to get involved, financially or technically. So I'm adding a pinch of salt to this […]
Web waste
A great overview of the state of the modern web from a UX and environmental perspective. Gerry notes the impact of image and videos (and JavaScript) on websites […]
Wireless charging is a disaster waiting to happen
Not only that, but slight changes to the alignment between phone and charger decreased efficiency massively, so that millimetre tweaks could result in 80% more energy for a single charge. Plus, […]
Fund efforts to solve the climate crisis
I've seen some good reviews of Ecologi. For a relatively low monthly cost (<£5) you can fund tree planting, rewilding initiatives, and environmental community schemes all over the world. They've […]
Web carbon calculator
Accuracy in carbon footprint tools will always be a little dubious, but the Website Carbon Calculator is still a neat idea. theAdhocracy is currently sitting at 89% "cleaner" than the average […]
Naturally ventilating Amsterdam's Breeze hotel
I love seeing new engineering ideas for creating low-energy buildings and the "earth, wind, and fire" method by Dr Ben Bronsema shows promise. Basically it uses a combination of solar energy/heating, […]