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The Quantastic Journal

A Former Tech Worker Questions the Environmental Costs of AI

Are we really willing to sacrifice the planet for this technology?

Aug 12, 2024

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Aug 12, 2024

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The Writing Cooperative

The Fox and the Tortoise, or How Working in Writing Sprints Made My Writing Faster But Not Better

Focusing on words per hour didn’t help me refine my thinking

Nov 14, 2024

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Nov 14, 2024

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The New Outdoors

Car-Free and Carefree: A Visit to Bald Head Island

No cars, no cares?

Sep 25, 2024

Old Baldy Lighthouse, a stone lighthouse on Bald Head Island dating to 1817, stands against a blue sky with wisps of clouds in the background and trees, shrubs, and a grassy field in the foreground.

Sep 25, 2024

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Tech and Me, Loving It or Hating It

AI for Healthcare: A Patient’s Tale

At least they asked for my consent?

Sep 3, 2024

A white robot extends its hand to the viewer, many-jointed fingers outstretched in preparation to grasp something, perhaps mind-numbing piles of paperwork

Sep 3, 2024

Tax Credits: Does Your New EV Qualify?

July 5, 2024. It’s a date that, well, most Americans probably paid little attention to.

Aug 26, 2024

Two plugin electric vehicles charge on a cobblestone street next to open fields on a sunny day

Aug 26, 2024

Local Small Business Green Waste Company Turns Your Food Waste Into Compost

Fight climate change and shop local with this compost pickup business in North Carolina.

Apr 10, 2024

Local Small Business Green Waste Company Turns Your Food Waste Into Compost

Apr 10, 2024

Who’s Responsible for This Thing? From Design to Disposal, EPR Says Manufacturers Are

Under EPR laws, manufacturers are held responsible for their products for the entire lifecycle of those products, from design to disposal.

Mar 8, 2024

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Mar 8, 2024

The Right to Repair: Why It Matters and What You Can Do About It

When was the last time you fixed a broken item?

Jan 23, 2024

Photo of an assortment of tools on a hardwood floor.

Jan 23, 2024

Make E-Waste Your New Year’s Resolution

Thinking back on this holiday season, did you receive any electronic gifts? What will you do with the old items?

Jan 3, 2024

Photo of broken mobile phones with a phone whose screen is cracked in the center.

Jan 3, 2024

Humanity, Interrupted

We have an opportunity to alter the world, but will we take it?

Apr 8, 2020

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Apr 8, 2020

Samantha Carson

Samantha Carson

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Environment. Tech. Systems. Consumer advocacy. Life to work balance. Anti-productivity culture. Impact the world by caring for your own little part of it.

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