shinyhappyrainbows

The wife and I recently had solar panels installed on our roof, an east-facing bank and a west-facing bank. Not a big rig, we don't have a very large house. Just enough for the 2 of us. The house and the solar 😀 It was turned on around midday on January 29, so it hasn't quite run for 2 weeks yet, yet it's about to clock over 100kg of coal saved, and 250kg of CO2 not released! I'm not even that interested in how much it's saving off our electricity bill, it impresses me because I'd be hard pressed to claim a carbon saving rate like that from using a bicycle and trains instead of driving for the same period! Even when I was still working and commuting 5 days a week!

 Checking my email, I noticed the same notifications from Apple, Google, et al, that my app was live. Well, I thought, I'm at the workstation, now, lets see the stats and download a signed copy. I opened the email in my phone and clicked on the store link, the appstore listing looking like a million or more others. The name, "Standard Groups", prominent to the right of the app tile, 3 simple figures holding hands in a circle. "Connect with the people you care about," in light contrast. I tapped the "Get" button on my screen and the download was quick. One of the few truly free apps on the store, these days. No in app purchases, no ads. Sometimes we have to do something for the benefit of the common good. I paused a moment to reflect. I turned back to my workstation. Logging into the Developer Connection portal, the stats on the landing page were surprising.  "It's been live for 12 hours, roughly, wow!" I whispered to myself, "more th...