Jean-François Côté

Software Development Director @ Gridsync Energy, Creator of .

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

And we're not just facing a hard problem, we're facing a shrinking window to fix it before the damage is irreversible. Adaptation buys us time. It doesn't buy the planet time. That's the whole point I was trying to make. (4/4)

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

I never said which side I'm on in the degrowth vs "consume our way out" debate. People read my original tweet and decided I was the enemy. Let me be clear about what I actually think. (1/4)

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

I get that degrowth is seen negatively by people like @levelsio and they see AC as very important but we need these AC because we are using too much of earth's resources and heading on a climate crisis. They are not a solution, they are a band-aid...

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

Here's the part most people skip: we can adapt. We can build AC, seawalls, irrigation. Most of the rest of the planet can't. Animals, ecosystems, entire species don't get a band-aid. They don't get to buy their way out of the heat we're causing. (3/4)

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@tessiermaurice @levelsio Je n'ai jamais dit être pour la décroissance, j'ai juste dit qu'ajouter des air climatisés partout est un symptôme d'un problème beaucoup plus grand. Ce n'est pas une solution. J'avoue que mon anglais était un peu boiteux..

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

I get that degrowth is seen negatively by people like @levelsio and they see AC as very important but we need these AC because we are using too much of earth's resources and heading on a climate crisis. They are not a solution, they are a band-aid...

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Europe fights for 6 years whether to install AC or not

China produces an AC in 6 seconds

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@kijanawoodard @JedFrankowski @levelsio I agree, we must start now because they take sooooo much time to build

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@jonasasihlen @realjohnmonarch @levelsio People only see 2 solutions: degrowth, or consuming more and hoping it works out. I think the answer is somewhere in the middle (like always).

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@GCinvests8 @levelsio You have the right to reject the science (most people do reject things they don't understand or that go against their core belief). But that doesn't mean it's not true.

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@willPS21 @levelsio @realjohnmonarch I use both modes. Temperatures in Canada ranges easily between -30 C and 40 C. Why do you say I only use one?

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@JedFrankowski @levelsio Things are moving really fast!! China is leading the way and we are using their batteries.

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@cosmicmiskaton7 We won't get there in time. But I envy your optimism!

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@levelsio @realjohnmonarch Of course I know, I have one for myself for the last 15 years and install them in my residential units for my tenants.

I just wanted to say the reason we need them so much is because we do so little for the climate crisis.

I'm canadian, not European.

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@realjohnmonarch @levelsio I don't hate them at all. I have a heat pump that do AC.

I just think that recent discussion about AC being the savior of humanity is beyond the point. We need to fix the real issue and fix the climate, fast.

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@ultradesign_be @levelsio To be clear, I'm canadian, I have AC and don't see it as a part of the problem. But it's a clear indicator that things are not going in the right direction if the only reason we are able to survive is AC. (Animals will die, fauna will suffer, etc)

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

J'ai lancé un podcast en français qui parle de mon aventure a lancer Origano. Voici le lien sur Spotify: https://t.co/moEIbvERW0

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

@OzolinsJanis @dhh @heyhey Yes! Please! The CLI for Hey will be a life changer!

[Jean-François Côté @jaffsoft]

Listening to old episodes of @buildyoursaas when I walk my dog helps me stay motivated and on target with my micro SaaS https://t.co/5HpxUTGh1m. Does anyone knows of a similar podcast but for B2C SaaS like mine?