Kyle McDonald

nice article on the history of foiling boats here

good article. strong agreement about CCS, all the evidence is there. but describing carbon offsets as having the same problem in the introduction? i haven’t seen conclusive evidence for this. still looking for a study that demonstrates carbon markets are a net negative.

good article about problems with the forestry-based offsets behind the crypto-carbon market @MCO2token (moss)

this is my new go-to NFT reading recommendation. really well researched and nuanced article with lots of real-world references from someone with a ton of experience in digital art.

great episode 🙏 i heard that some people suspect carbon markets have had an overall negative impact (i.e. increased emissions compared to no carbon markets). do you know any studies focused on this question?

“the more complicated something gets, the less likely it is to be effective. elaborate, complex, solutions that allow you to keep burning fossil fuels are just a distraction.” good interview about how carbon offsets are mainly used by major polluters to justify ongoing emissions.

good explainer on how carbon offsets can go wrong. this is why i didn’t partner with any forestry or clean cookstove orgs for “amends”. but as the video says, there are still orgs doing important work that are funded by selling offsets

this is the best video to watch if you want to know whats going on with all the text-to-image stuff like @midjourney or dalle. and easily one of the best videos on whats happening more broadly with machine learning in a creative context right now.

good high-level overview of problems with cryptocurrencies, less focused on NFTs. i think this might be my new recommendation for anyone asking me to explain what is going on in this space.

and this lovely writeup of one time where this track was deployed as, arguably, a way of confronting ibiza clubbers with an opportunity for deep philosophical reflection

randomly reminded of one of my favorite remixes of all time, the @fourtet remix of "opus" by @ericprydz. it's anti-club music. a 10 minute track that spends 5+ minutes in a single buildup that goes nowhere.