Gerry McGovern

Author of '99th Day: A Warning About Technology'.

99th Day: A Warning About Technology: https://gerrymcgovern.com/books/99th-day/

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2026-05-08 18:11:26 CEST

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There's nothing remotely "clean" about solar. Just because something is less dirty in one area does not make it clean. Modern tech is inherently toxic. We must seek to radically reduce energy use.
@npub1yq0…hfrz

2026-05-08 17:34:24 CEST

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well, that's it. China controls 80% of the global solar market and 70% of the wind power market, and a growing slice of the EV market ... all made with coal!

2026-05-08 17:29:15 CEST

Coal produces about 33% of global electricity
Solar and wind produce 8–9% each
Electricity meets about 20% of total energy demand
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/coal-still-powers-more-electricity/
"The year 2025 recorded the largest net addition to global coal capacity in over a decade, driven largely by China amid the country’s heightened energy security concerns."
https://www.bu.edu/gdp/2026/04/28/resurgence-to-retirement-global-insights-on-transitioning-away-from-coal/
China accounts for 55.8% of global coal consumption
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-worlds-biggest-coal-consumers/

2026-04-23 20:50:23 CEST

Men's relentless war on women and Mother Nature
"The Triumph of Bacchus, once owned by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, is a painting so enormous and ambitious that in the early 1900s, Gustav Glück, curator of Flemish painting at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, declared that it could never be the work of a woman."
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260325-the-artworks-by-women-where-men-got-the-credit
Trump and his male thugs are just the latest example. There is a deep sickness in the male mind and it will kill all life if it's not cured.

2026-04-20 16:24:40 CEST

"Earth has become a huge mine, with a greater quantity and variety of fundamental mineral resources being extracted year after year. Technology, from electric cars to everyday electrical equipment, consume vast amounts of scarce raw materials. On a planet with limited resources, are these minerals being properly assessed? Will there be enough raw materials to meet the demand of a world population on track to reach 10 billion people?"
NO
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-78533-8
@npub1aaw…6ppt

2026-04-08 21:51:35 CEST

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I have tried to get true total environmental costs and found it almost impossible. For example, what's the cost of wiping out entire Andes ecosystems for lithium? What's the cost to enslaved Uighur for building Chinese solar? Any time I hear "cheap" solar or batteries, I shudder.
@npub1san…jgxu

2026-04-08 21:37:21 CEST

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there are millions of them dumped in toxic graves that will poison for thousands of years. They just don't design this stuff to be reusable or recyclable. And we don't calculate these total costs to the environment. Once you can tick the box "reduces CO2" you can do practically any other harm you want.

2026-04-08 19:28:49 CEST

So green and clean
"We may think that the wind turbines we see blowing in the wind up and down the country will last forever, but that's not the case at all. These blades do need to be replaced and some 11,000 tons of wind turbine blades are due to be decommissioned in Ireland by the end of this year. Unfortunately, the glass fibre materials used in the construction of these blades are not biodegradable."
https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0401/1491819-wind-turbine-blades-recycling-reuse-podcast/

2026-03-25 10:52:05 CET

As we hustle and hurtle towards environmental collapse, wrapped in green cloaks, the tech optimists are dizzy selling us their latest tech toys which they promise—oh, how they promise—will solve the problems that the previous generation of technology caused.
To roll around in the sunny promised uplands of this magical tech future, all we need to do is be super-aggressive in rolling out these mega solar and wind factories in deserts, on land, on mountain, in the oceans.
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/03/24/technology-is-the-enemy-of-degrowth/

2026-03-20 14:56:42 CET

"Mumford’s work suggests that technologists’ use of religious language—as with Schmidt’s “promised land”—reveals their faith in the “myth of the machine,” which he calls the “ultimate religion of our seemingly rational age.” At the core of the myth of the machine, he argued, is the idea that the development of technology is inherently connected to the improvement of the human condition."
https://www.compactmag.com/article/ai-and-the-myth-of-the-machine/

2026-03-17 20:55:43 CET

The hidden beauty of vibe coding
"It passed all the unit tests, the shape of the code looks right," he said. It's 3.7x more lines of code that performs 2,000 times worse than the actual SQLite. Two thousand times worse for a database is a non-viable product. It's a dumpster fire. Throw it away. All that money you spent on it is worthless."
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/ai_businesses_faking_it_reckoning_coming_codestrap/

2026-03-14 12:00:17 CET

The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?
As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out?
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/13/ai-datacentres-environmental-impacts

2026-03-11 16:03:36 CET

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Mining is indeed murder and has been throughout history. The more we mine, the more we murder our environment.

2026-03-06 11:21:44 CET

Amazon.com is coming for your water
“We are scared about our water shortages, the quality of water, or if there will ever be water,” said Connor Ward, a protester of the center.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/amazon-12-billion-data-center-130130738.html

2026-03-05 17:44:55 CET

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People all over world know that this civilization is rotten, corrupt an doomed. They instinctively know that we face a moral crisis of values. But they feel trapped by a whole range of things, not least the convenience and ease of corrupt lifestyles. Big Tech and Big Consumer feeds off the worst of us. Big Tech thinks our base instincts will always triumph over our good nature.
One step at a time, we must break away from the Growth Death Cult. Resistance is slowing down, being kind.
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2026-02-27 19:34:22 CET

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Yes, I am. The only thing that matters is keeping Big Tech happy.

2026-02-27 18:52:32 CET

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Built more data centers and fracked gas terminals as fast as they can. It's a Growth Death Cult in Ireland

2026-01-28 11:43:25 CET

A.I. Was Supposed to “Revolutionize” Work. In Many Offices, It’s Only Creating Chaos.
So he posted a third “article” on his own LinkedIn account in which the AI described how our company collaborated with the CDC on researching a certain disease and published a groundbreaking study. Then, according to the article, we apparently went into underserved communities and funded a bunch of clinics and immunizations.
None of this happened.
https://slate.com/life/2026/01/work-artificial-intelligence-ai-office-chaos.html

2026-01-28 11:18:15 CET

All over the world, politicians are being forced by their communities to address the evils of data centers
Resistance to data centers fuels flood of Georgia bills targeting the industry
Georgia legislators have proposed seven bills regulating data centers by eliminating tax breaks, prohibiting costs from being passed on to residential electricity customers, or temporarily barring their construction entirely.
https://capitol-beat.org/2026/01/resistance-to-data-centers-fuels-flood-of-georgia-bills-targeting-the-industry/

2026-01-17 11:26:25 CET

"AI data centers on the East Coast are gobbling up so much juice that nonprofit grid operator PJM may be forced to enact rolling blackouts on its customers during both heat waves and exceptionally cold weather just to protect the grid’s integrity. These blackouts would impact a staggering 67 million people in 13 states, which will no doubt fan more anger from customers and politicians who are already deeply ticked off about the mass construction of AI data centers."
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown

2025-12-15 06:38:23 CET

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It's astonishing, isn't it. And this is the multi-billion dollar enterprise that is driving 80% of growth in world economies. What a total scam. There will be consequences.

2025-12-15 06:32:51 CET

A book on AI ethics full of fake citations
You can't make this stuff up.
Publisher under fire after ‘fake’ citations found in AI ethics guide
A book published by Springer Nature includes dozens of questionable citations, including references to journals that do not exist
https://www.thetimes.com/article/8f7d14db-dfd3-4776-8538-f5ce0a5707b2?shareToken=405c6237994f00a2e6ac41636e4ce159

2025-12-14 20:09:49 CET

"The research reveals that LLMs can be overconfident in their own answers yet quickly lose that confidence and change their minds when presented with a counterargument, even if the counterargument is incorrect. Understanding the nuances of this behavior can have direct consequences on how you build LLM applications, especially conversational interfaces that span several turns."
https://venturebeat.com/ai/google-study-shows-llms-abandon-correct-answers-under-pressure-threatening-multi-turn-ai-systems

2025-12-03 14:41:00 CET

The energy needs of 30 data centers that are planned or under construction across the Carolinas, according to one industry report, would more than double the current energy needs in the Carolinas.
Projected demand on the power grid creates a slew of unknowns that North Carolina utility regulators have only recently begun to grapple with publicly.
Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article312306586.html#storylink=cpy

2025-11-13 14:27:48 CET

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You're right. The whole planned obsolescence system is rotten. Every year, digital design, from semiconductors up, becomes less repairable and recyclable.

2025-11-11 11:11:58 CET

AI is devouring life on earth, and it's only getting started. And for what? A tech bro scam
"By 2030, the current rate of AI growth would annually put 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the emissions equivalent of adding 5 to 10 million cars to U.S. roadways. It would also drain 731 to 1,125 million cubic meters of water per year—equal to the annual household water usage of 6 to 10 million Americans."
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-ai-centers-strain-energy-resources.html

2025-11-10 11:28:03 CET

AI power use forecast finds the industry far off track to net zero
Several large tech firms that are active in AI have set goals to hit net zero by 2030, but a new forecast of the energy and water required to run large data centres shows they’re unlikely to meet those targets
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503556-ai-power-use-forecast-finds-the-industry-far-off-track-to-net-zero/
Net Zero was always a joke to Big Tech. They were never serious and never will be. Their growth depends on environmental destruction.

2025-10-09 13:24:44 CEST

Bitcoin is pure, pure evil
Bitcoin’s energy use per dollar generated now exceeds that of mining copper or gold
Bitcoin mining significantly increases PM2.5 pollution, the tiny airborne particles linked to respiratory and heart disease.
Each bitcoin mining rig has a short shelf life of about 1.3 years. Once outdated, they’re dumped
Bitcoin mining needs massive water cooling systems
https://gulfnews.com/your-money/cryptocurrency/cryptos-dirty-secret-how-mining-it-is-hurting-the-planet-and-farms-1.500299583

2025-08-16 21:43:55 CEST

"New approach to economic organization is urgently needed, one that doesn’t rely on endless growth and that respects both human needs and the environment. Degrowth offers such an alternative: an economy grounded in sufficiency, where production focuses on fulfilling needs and promoting wellbeing in harmony with the natural world. Achieving this requires an equitable reduction in our material and energy consumption, bringing us back within the planet’s ecological limits."
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/why-canada-needs-degrowth

2025-08-12 01:59:05 CEST

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she's brilliant. And I don't think it's any surprise either that it's a woman exposing the AI boys club. Women have been much less awed by this AI crap. Men are so sensitive, impressionable and easily led.

2025-08-07 13:50:15 CEST

Doctors Horrified After Google's Healthcare AI Makes Up a Body Part That Does Not Exist in Humans
"What you’re talking about is super dangerous."
https://futurism.com/neoscope/google-healthcare-ai-makes-up-body-part
AI is an enormous pile of dangerous crap. It lies, lies, lies. Such an incredibly poor technology that's being sold as a god. When will enough people realize that AI is super-average and super-dodgy? The only thing it's really good at is destroying society.

2025-08-01 14:42:59 CEST

"A 2023 study found that a single Chat GPT-3 request processed at an Arizona data center uses about 30 milliliters of water, compared to 12 ml per request in Wyoming. That doesn’t seem like much (it’s less than a shot-glass) until you consider that there are at least 1 billion ChatGPT queries worldwide per day and growing, using a total of some 8 million gallons of water daily, worldwide."
https://coyotegulch.blog/2025/07/31/no-there-is-not-plenty-of-water-for-data-centers-and-yes-we-should-worry-about-it-along-with-the-facilities-power-use-jonathan-p-thompson-landdesk-org-coloradoriver-coriver-riogrande/

2025-07-10 07:55:01 CEST

OpenAI May Be in Major Trouble Financially
"I hypothesize a kind of subprime AI crisis is brewing."
"What happens when the entire tech industry relies on the success of a kind of software that only loses money, and doesn’t create much value to begin with?"
https://futurism.com/openai-trouble-subprime

2025-06-29 13:31:01 CEST

According to AI:
Being hit by a bus might sound like a catastrophe, but it can be a transformative wake-up call that sparks profound health benefits. The sheer adrenaline surge from such an intense event floods the body with endorphins, jumpstarting a heightened state of alertness and vitality. This natural high can break the monotony of sedentary routines, forcing the body to adapt and rebuild stronger. The physical impact can act like an extreme stress test.
https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/generative-ais-crippling-and-widespread

2025-05-11 17:02:16 CEST

More news from USA criminal gangsta state
"Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum Friday afternoon directing the Department of Energy to “consider using all lawful authority to rescind” or weaken regulations for water and energy efficiency for dishwashers and washing machines. The action also includes water use standards for showers, faucets, toilets, and urinals."
https://www.theverge.com/news/664670/water-energy-efficiency-standards-trump-dishwasher-washing-machine-showerhead-toilet

2025-04-16 13:40:22 CEST

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"Bitcoin mining in the U.S. now accounts for up to 2.3% of energy use, costing Americans upwards of $1 billion in higher energy bills annually. In places like Dresden, NY, the community pays the price in water, air quality, and environmental peace of mind."
"The Bitcoin operation benefits from a “behind-the-meter” rate — a discounted electricity price that makes mining profitable, but only because Greenidge sells power to itself at a rate the rest of us don’t get."
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/04/16/the-cost-of-crypto-how-a-quiet-finger-lakes-town-became-ground-zero-in-a-national-energy-battle/

2025-04-16 13:32:56 CEST

"In the rolling hills of New York’s Finger Lakes — a region famed for its wineries, trout streams, and eco-tourism — an old power plant is at the center of a new and troubling trend. At first glance, the Greenidge Generation facility in Dresden, NY may seem like a relic of the past. But it now plays a leading role in the fast-growing, poorly understood world of cryptocurrency mining."
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/04/16/the-cost-of-crypto-how-a-quiet-finger-lakes-town-became-ground-zero-in-a-national-energy-battle/

2025-04-16 13:28:47 CEST

There were 5,426 data centers in the USA as of March 2025, and the number is skyrocketing. Collectively, these centers consumed about 17 gigawatts (GW) of power in 2022 (for context, a large nuclear power plant generates about 1 GW).
From 2018 to 2021, number of data centers more than doubled, to 2,600, and then more than doubled again in the next four years. The 176 terawatt-hours (TWh) consumed by data centers in 2023 represented 4.4% of total U.S. electricity
https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/data-center-energy-needs-are-upending-power-grids-and-threatening-the-climate

2025-04-16 13:25:46 CEST

3 largest cloud companies are building or operating 62 data centers in regions facing water scarcity: Spain, Arizona etc.
Amazon’s new centers in Spain’s Aragon region licensed to use enough water to irrigate hundreds of acres of farmland annually. It has requested a 48% increase in water for its existing sites.
“Neither people nor data can live without water. But human life is essential and data isn’t.”
— Aurora Gómez, Tu Nube Seca Mi Río
@npub1ev0…fr3x
https://www.dailyclimate.org/big-techs-water-guzzling-data-centers-are-draining-some-of-the-worlds-driest-regions-2671771872.html

2025-03-10 07:19:10 CET

Keep the lights on or mine Bitcoin? How crypto is starting to suck up clean energy
https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoices/keep-the-lights-on-or-mine-bitcoin-how-crypto-is-starting-to-suck-up-clean-energy
Crypto and bitcoin are among the great evils of our time. Anyone associated with them is a gangster and ecocide criminal.

2025-02-19 12:54:54 CET

They haven't even cleaned up all the radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project which built the US nuclear bombs they dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And yet, the tech bros are now telling us that nuclear is so safe and we MUST go nuclear because AI DEMANDS it. Is there a more evil industry than Big Tech?

2025-02-08 13:25:05 CET

"There is an emerging consensus among UK experts regarding the insufficiency of current water supplies to meet future demands."
"The National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) has also called for the UK government to make tech companies submit mandatory reports on their energy and water consumption and carbon emissions. This is so that data centres are designed to use fewer vital resources from the beginning."
https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/ai-data-centres-can-water-companies-handle-the-heat

2024-12-30 16:20:58 CET

“Ecology also drives climate and that introduces a whole new dynamic into the picture. “In the real world,” he says “there is no “physical” climate system on Earth. There is only a physical component of the Earth system.” If you want to see a climate run by physics alone, you’ll have to go to Mars.”
https://theclimateaccordingtolife.substack.com/p/are-ecology-and-climate-the-same

2024-11-27 11:33:05 CET

"There is precedent for data center operators to wildly underestimate the amount of water their services will consume. Earlier this year, Meta announced plans to build its headquarters in Southern Europe in the Spanish city of Talavera de la Reina—plans which, the local government claimed, would use “little or no” water."
Activist group Tu Nube Seca Mi Río discovered it would 665.4 million liters of water every year.
https://www.techpolicy.press/why-we-dont-know-ais-true-water-footprint/
More Big Tech lies.

2024-11-23 11:06:23 CET

AI is a scam: Part 2345
A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-ai-reporter-who-took-my-old-job-just-got-fired/
Those using personal computers with built-in AI services are less productive than those using traditional PCs, according to a study conducted by Intel.
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/22/ai_pcs_productivity/

2024-10-09 12:38:09 CEST

AI tools consume up to 4 times more water than estimated
This discovery raises concerns about the sustainability of data centers as AI continues to expand.
Researchers from the University of California, Riverside found that processing 10 to 50 queries on AI chatbots can consume up to 2 liters of water, far exceeding the earlier estimate of half a liter. The increase is attributed to the intense cooling needs of data centers, where the servers generate significant heat.
https://san.com/cc/ai-tools-consume-up-to-4-times-more-water-than-estimated/

2024-08-16 12:32:04 CEST

"Proponents of degrowth also favour the democratisation of the economy and collectively managing key resources like housing – including through housing co-ops. The documentary features Sostre Civic, a housing co-op in Barcelona as a case study. Founded in 2004, Sostre Civic has 1,000 members and 17 ongoing projects, comprising 236 homes. It retains collective ownership of the property and members are granted the right to use the dwellings for 75 years."
https://www.thenews.coop/bbc-degrowth-documentary-features-sostre-civic-housing-co-op/