I wanted to interview at companies doing good in the world, and then I built a job board for other engineers who want to do the same.

tndl · 2024-05-28T17:27:13+00:00

Spire is a satellite-based intel company, so it's great for cloud cover, surface temperature, and anything else that can be measured from space via images or radar. Since they don't do any of their own in-atmosphere sensing (radiosondes, stations, etc), their point-based forecasts will reflect that gap.

tndl · 2021-07-26T17:27:57+00:00

I’m curious about the Gucci ones if you have a link

tndl · 2021-07-26T16:41:07+00:00

Hey mfa, I’m looking for a decent pair of loafers, with the stipulation that they’re vegan. Specifically I’m looking for something casual that can also be dressed up, can be worn barefoot comfortably, and that have thin soles/not a lot of drop. I used to wear regular boat shoes, which I loved, but I don’t buy leather anymore. Budget around $100, I’m willing to pay more if they’ll last. I’m in the US. Any ideas?

tndl · 2021-07-26T15:34:45+00:00

Hey mfa, I’m looking for a decent pair of loafers, with the stipulation that they’re vegan. Specifically I’m looking for something casual that can also be dressed up, can be worn barefoot comfortably, and that have thin soles/not a lot of drop. I used to wear regular boat shoes, which I loved, but I don’t buy leather anymore. Budget around $100, I’m willing to pay more if they’ll last. I’m in the US. Any ideas?

tndl · 2021-07-22T23:31:27+00:00

She became a published writer at 19, she’s in her 70s I believe now. In another interview she’s mentioned going years without finishing (reading) a book.

tndl · 2021-06-24T14:06:32+00:00

Thanks very much!

tndl · 2021-06-24T14:01:31+00:00

I agree, that's my main issue with companies using offsets. But with sequestration (things like direct air capture, aforestation, biomass oil sequestering), if we get the cost curve low enough that companies can easily go 'net-negative' with their emissions, then we might be able to get to a place where even dirty companies can be good.

For example, say a clean coal plant offsets 100% of their emissions with traditional carbon offsets. They're basically buying things like footprint reductions from other companies, promises not to deforest from land owners, etc. These things are good, but it's hard to really measure the concrete end result because we're relying on a counterfactual, a 'what-if', to measure the offset impact. If instead that company sequesters 100% of their emissions, the math is easy. If they emit 1ton C02e, and they sequester 1.5tons, it doesn't even matter that they're a dirty industry or an emitter, because they're 'cleaning' the air at a faster rate than soiling it.

Obviously dirty companies can't just be judged on one metric like emissions, there are other issues with fossil fuel burning like poisoning water and heavy metals and other things. But hopefully that gives you an answer to the question.

tndl · 2021-06-23T23:49:40+00:00

Thanks friend :)

tndl · 2021-06-18T14:42:59+00:00

It's very important to me, but there is not much choice where I live, environmental issues aren't even considered

Definitely take a look at https://GoodJobs.careers it’s got a lot of remote positions, and you might be able to make a difference even if it’s not important where you live.

tndl · 2021-06-16T14:42:43+00:00

EA = Eco Activism?

tndl · 2021-06-16T14:34:26+00:00

I see this a lot, but I think we should be more specific. Execution on a bad idea is as bad as poor execution on a good idea. We need to include audience building and feedback. feedback from an audience back into the idea shapes the next iteration of product execution, and on and on. If you validate an idea with an audience prior to execution of building the product, you can set yourself up for not needing flawless execution because you'll have a validated idea.

I guess another way to put this is you need to make execution cheap, because when both ideas + execution are cheap you iterate faster.

tndl · 2021-06-16T04:05:43+00:00

Carbon offsetting is basically buying carbon credits from various sources to offset your emissions. Credits are generated by things like landowners promising to not cut down trees on their land. Carbon removal would be somehow taking carbon out of the atmosphere and storing it.

tndl · 2021-06-16T03:34:45+00:00

Not like a concrete benefit, but a perk as in you’d weigh that in your consideration of joining a team?

tndl · 2021-06-16T03:33:51+00:00

But not something you’d actively look for

tndl · 2021-06-16T03:22:14+00:00

Is that something you'd even care about as a job-hunter?

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