Below are posts associated with the “climate crisis” tag.
🔗 linkblog: UK government suggests deleting files to save water
I genuinely think it’s useful to remember that non-AI datacenters are also contributing to the climate crisis, but that doesn’t let AI off the hook. It’s like saying “sure, we’re spending far beyond our means, but have you considered that we’re already in debt?
🔗 linkblog: Apple’s new custom emoji come with climate costs'
I am very grumpy about this. Also, the point of emoji is that they exist within Unicode, yeah? So these aren’t really emoji in the way that those icons are useful—they’re just a fun trick that’s helping advance the climate crisis.
🔗 linkblog: Microsoft’s AI obsession is jeopardizing its climate ambitions'
Such a depressing article.
🔗 linkblog: AI already uses as much energy as a small country. It’s only the beginning.'
There are some important and interesting pieces of information in here.
text for recent Beyond the Walls sermon
Last Sunday, I gave a sermon on the Temptation of Jesus for a Beyond the Walls service by the Toronto Congregation of Community of Christ. The whole service was great, and I was happy to make my small contribution to it. It’s been recorded and archived here:
As I did the last time that I gave a sermon, though, I wanted to share the text I preached from:
This week, as we follow Jesus into the wilderness, we might wonder what the purpose of this journey is.