infinite-hugs

Hi HN!

The title is purposefully broad to see where the discussion goes, but I wanted to crowdsource from this very smart community and hear what problems need to be solved from your perspective.

For context and transparency, I work at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. We’re a member funded non-profit focused on accelerating the transition to the circular economy, which means trying to eliminate pollution, keep materials in use, and regenerate nature. While we’re a small team, our members are businesses ranging from startups (e.g. Rheaply) to large enterprises (e.g Microsoft). My role is to identify opportunities where companies can come together and take action and create the conditions for collaboration.

Some topics on our list include right to repair, e-waste, water and energy usage, and digital product IDs.

However I’d love to hear from the HN community about what challenges related to digital technology (e.g software, hardware, devices) and sustainability do you think need to be solved?

If you’re keen to have a chat and learn more feel free to reach out over LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennyarnold

Hey Everyone, I’ve been working a project the last few weeks and I thought I’d share it here to see what people think.

It’s called Coco and currently installed on my discord server.

https://discord.gg/Fkf7dpQnWa

Ultimately I’d like it expand beyond that. However for now here’s where it’s at! If you’d like to try it out, you can check it out on Discord. Curious what y’all think. Try out the /slash commands to test it out.

I originally had the idea about a year ago but finally had time to prototype it. I don’t have much coding experience but working with Claude AI, I was able to put something together after a lot of learning. The idea started with making a compost coach and the dream is catalyze collective action by using some gamification.