Alex Nathanson @alexnathanson@everything.happens.horse

Why do I only have meme ideas when I should be working???
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anyway, I'm thinking about making this a shirt or button for the SPfA store
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#energy #energytransition #der #sustainableenergy #solar #solarpunk

So psyched to have been interviewed for this Wired Magazine article about the benefits of solar power canopies in parking lots. Definitely feels like a career milestone to be mentioned in Wired... Its always funny to see what parts of a long interview end up being included in a story, but overall I'm happy with the quotes they used. #solar #energy #climate #energytransition #der https://www.wired.com/story/france-solar-panels-parking-lots/

@ranjit it's just very funny to me that anyone would suggest Pauly Shore was great, much less so funny as to be medicinal

@ranjit my favorite will always be "but doctor, I am Pauly Shore"

Check out Solar Power for Artists' upcoming workshops! #solar #energy #solarart #solardesign #solaraesthetics #energytransition #diy #soundart https://www.solarpowerforartists.com/events

The rhetorical backflips some people in climate tech will go through to avoid saying 'capitalism is bad' is really mind blowing sometimes.

My goal for 2023 is to trick at least 1 cleantech bro into reading Marx.

My Eyeo Festival talk about #solar power art and design from this past spring is now available to watch online! https://vimeo.com/772226108
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I recently restructured this talk and made the slides less text heavy, but overall I'm still pretty happy with this. It covers a lot of ground about why art and design is important for the energy transition, my studio practice, and my book A History of Solar Power Art and Design.
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#solarpower #solarart #solardesign #energy #energytransition #climate #ecoart

@ingrid thanks!

It's kind of ironic that when you register for the ChatGPT API it wants you to confirm that you're not a robot. (I have COVID, so don't blame me if I've lost my sense of irony)

It seems that most #demandresponse aggregators available to NYC residents are fly-by-night start ups with questionable business models (except for hardware companies that offer DR, like Nest). #energy nerds, anyone have an opinion about this? #energytransition #der #climate

Reading goals for this break:

Time to do crimes now that the Christians are distracted

Very psyched that Solar Protocol was included in Dezeen's list of the 10 #renewableenergy designs that made them rethink #energy in 2022! https://www.dezeen.com/2022/12/19/renewable-energy-efficiency-design-2022-review/ #solar #photovoltaic #solarserver #solarprotocol

@toroidalcore yeh, I'm sure there's a treasure trove upstate, though I'm hopeful I can find some within the city. I'm specifically looking for damage modules that can't be used to produce electricity anymore, it's basically a landfill diversion project.

@toroidalcore good suggestion! I haven't checked Craig's list yet. I can probably work with anything from 100-400 watts. Larger might be workable too. Thanks!

I'm looking for ~10 damaged #solar modules to #upcyle for a project. The projects will ultimately be auctioned off to fund #sustainableenergy education programming. Ideally the modules are in the NYC so we can pick them up directly. Let me know if you have any leads. #solarpower #upcycling

Thinking about titling a climate communication paper I'm working on "Vast and Furious: Communication Drift" and I can't decide if it's the dumbest or second dumbest title I've ever come up with...

Is this the end that was prophesied?

Stayed in my new apartment for the first time last night and I'm happy to report 0 ghosts.