I did not know Mike Masnick was on the board of directors. That alone makes me interested in following what's going on with bluesky. I use to read techdirt religiously, but haven't been keeping up lately.
My first smart phone was a Nokia N9. I loved Meego which was between Maemo and sailfish. I hatred Microsoft before that, but them killing Nokia made my hate burn even brighter.
Rooftop units might not be the least expressive, but they are absolutely the way to go. The less we rely on the utilities, the more demand we take off of their adding grid, that they refuse to upgrade. It also means more energy independence. A friend of mine has a small rooftop setup that has completely offset his electricity isn't to the punt that he bought a plugin hybrid that never goes out battery for his day to day travels and costs him nothing to charge.
Getting big Steve Jobs "you're holding it wrong" vibes.