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NEWS FLASH: |
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SiMpLe MaChInEs (gopher://jgw.mdns.org) is taking a possibly |
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permanent hiatus from Gopherspace. The server, through |
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several hardware/software incarnations, had been running |
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almost continuously since 2003. Though the content varied |
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over the years, the phlog, a term first coined by the |
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gophermiester, persisted almost from the start. Probably |
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the most popular info retrieved was notes and materials |
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from a Common Lisp class conducted at SDF.org. Instructions |
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for setting up the native NetBSD SASL for Postfix was also |
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quite popular. |
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Although the latest server had a fairly light energy |
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footprint, having the device on 24/7 seemed increasingly |
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irresponsible given the low traffic and the fact that much |
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of the power comes from burning fossil fuels, the extraction |
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and burning of which are responsible for much of the climate |
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change and ocean acidification. If humans are to have any |
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sort of future on this planet we need to get serious about |
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reducing our consumption of non-renewable resources, reduce |
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pollution of the environment, and frankly, reduce our |
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numbers significantly. |
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Want to know about the issues and what our likely significantly |
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less-consumptive future might look like? |
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http://ourrenewablefuture.org/ |
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video for the reading-impaired: |
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https://youtu.be/LcraVuQbQUI |
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Maybe we can pull it off but to be honest, some days I have |
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little faith that humans are up to the task of saving |
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themselves. If we had started transitioning 15-20 years |
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ago it would have been a hard but not herculean task; now |
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it's a very tough nut to crack. |
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Good luck humanity, |
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simple (primate) |
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