titojankowski

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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   make the heat go away!
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   heck yeah let's do that! Solar tech has gotten so much cheaper and better, my friend is replacing what used to be $30k of panels for $2k.
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   Hey jrv, here's 2 resources for you to get more inspiration: http://bit.ly/airminersresources http://airminers.org this is you: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ABg0c_E7OOI looking forward to
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   heck yeah! "what can a technologist do about climate change" is my daily mantra.
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   Politicians are powerless without good technology options. Today, the technology options are not good. but good options are within sight. As a technologist, let's go make better tech. Climate change is a technology problem and a market
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   Glad you asked! Basically, imagine I told you not much had been built and climate folks don't really "get" software. It's true. The same revolution that connected software and biotech is coming to the climate. There&#x27
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   woohoo, 3 new applications so far!
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   For people really into carbon removal --- Check out AirMiners, the largest community of entrepreneurs, researchers, and funders exploring opportunities in negative emissions and carbon removal. Folks from every major carbon removal startups
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   by titojankowski 7y ago

   Fascinating! Anyone got a good source for the 103 tons per acre stat? All I've found so far is the Bloomberg link, which I think is from the World Tree Website (the company spotlighted in the article). World Tree [1] says the source is
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Wild.
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    10 pages on trust and not one mention of digital trust or blockchain!
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Why not both?
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Good point, you're totally right! I don't think they covered that in the book. Here's the relevant chapter if calculations on flight: http://withouthotair.com/c5/page_35.shtml
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Fun fact: Planes are efficient for long trips. According to “sustainable energy without the hot air”, you need three people in a gas car to beat the efficiency of flying on a long trip. It seems like driving to LA with one or two people in
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    We have time to invent a fix. We can’t continue to wait for a policy change to change the world. Technologists have the opportunity to build new solutions, improve renewable energy efficiencies, hack direct air capture. Technology holds the
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    100% this! Googling for jobs is free and easy. See what's in your neighborhood. Working 40+ hours a week on solutions is the best way to up your climate game.
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    I like your framing -- subtractive vs additive. Reminds me of additive manufacturing (3D printing)
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Direct air capture to make consumer carbon products.
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Hack direct air capture hardware. Establish a growth curve for air capture like Moore's Law. Do mashups. AI + climate, Biotech + climate, VR + climate. Be curious.
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    and check out this index of companies and projects mining carbon from the air: http://airminers.org
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Anyone remember Kevin Rose and The Broken? Ramzi's "hacker tip" -- "how to use Bonzi Buddy" https://youtu.be/oYYnF1ZeOo8?t=454 'Be careful, some software cost money'
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    $1 per Kilogram to Bury Carbon Underground(climeworks.shop)

    2 points by titojankowski 7y ago|0 comments
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    I like how you're thinking from a hobbyist standpoint. The teaspoon analogy (below) is a little flawed. It discounts technology improvement/growth. You also have to include that: 1. teaspoon tech is in its infancy 2. if teaspoons
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    Go, Geoff! My interaction with him was through YC Startup School, and he and Adora did a terrific job running the program and navigating uncertainty. Excited for this next phase, and what's next for Sam!
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    The climate crisis poses significant financial risks to Amazon(threadreaderapp.com)

    2 points by titojankowski 7y ago|0 comments
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    by titojankowski 7y ago

    I'm building consumer products using Carbon Engineering's carbon and carbonates. Check it out here: http://bynegative.com
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    by titojankowski 8y ago

    “the remaining half of the CO2 was recovered from the electrolyte as plain old baking soda“ This means for every C (carbon) molecule we remove, we need one Na (sodium) molecule right?
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    by titojankowski 8y ago

    Also, does anyone have a chart of the mentions of "climate change" on HN? I'm curious if it's rising in interest, I have alerts set so I see a lot of it but would be interesting for someone to pull actual data.
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    by titojankowski 8y ago

    For inspiration of around helping build tools, check out the Air Miners index of 80+ startups working on removing carbon dioxide from the air: http://airminers.org I helped build it, happy for any questions.
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    by titojankowski 8y ago

    Interested in mining carbon from the air? Check out the AirMiners index of 83+ startups at http://airminers.org Please add new companies you find, too!