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:-) is this debate related to how we eat? Do we nibble away at things, picking seeds randomly or eat elephants together with great big mouthfuls?
What does left and right in politics mean? We eat with knives and forks, play pianos and swim with both arms, why do we have dualist politics? Can we not cooperate, come to a common mind? Ubuntu. I am because we are
What does left and right in politics mean? We eat with knives and forks, play pianos and swim with both arms, why do we have dualist politics? Can we not cooperate, come to a common mind? Ubuntu. I am because we are
:-) is this debate related to how we eat? Do we nibble away at things, picking seeds randomly or eat elephants together with great big mouthfuls?
Everything is connected
Heat batteries battery hen’s battery of kitchen utensils
Meaning shifted in M.Fr. from "bombardment" ("heavy blows" upon city walls or fortresses) to "unit of artillery" (a sense recorded in English from 1550s). Extension to "electrical cell" (1748, first used by Ben Franklin) is perhaps via notion of "discharges" of electricity.
Solar power is the cheapest electricity in history and in 2024 delivered 2/3rds of new capacity and 40% of new global generation. Yet myths, often politically motivated, are holding back its progress. @carbonbrief.org debunks 16 of of the biggest ☀️ myths👇 interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
Some of the most remarkable lost artefacts from the ancient world were the titanic wrecks of the Nemi ships, built for a Roman emperor. In their first-century heyday they held gardens, palaces and baths in a floating wonderland. But barely a decade after their recovery, they were lost forever.
As you do, reading about Schumann waves and wondering if they are a necessary precursor to the evolution of life as we are electric (Adee)
savings from avoiding diesel can repay the cost of a solar panel within six months in Nigeria
Trump is attacking wind projects and science. Isn’t there a word for self sabotage? Treason?
Drill baby drill- but for what? Heat?
Drill baby drill- but for what? Heat?
Trump is attacking wind projects and science. Isn’t there a word for self sabotage? Treason?
Support Ukraine - avoid using oil and gas
I feel like a lot of us could use this reminder right about now.
Support Ukraine - avoid using oil and gas
The world's largest sand battery just launched in Finland! Developed by Polar Night Energy, this is a massive step for clean energy. It stores 100 MWh of thermal energy in sand, providing cost-effective alternative to LI batteries for long-term heat storage. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...
savings from avoiding diesel can repay the cost of a solar panel within six months in Nigeria
Afrika hat 2025 60 % mehr #Solarmodule importiert – Afrikas #Solarmarkt boomt! In 20 Ländern neue Solar-Rekorde. In Sierra Leone deckt Solar bald 61 % des Strombedarfs, in Nigeria lohnt sich der #Diesel-Ersatz nach 6 Monaten. #Energiewende läuft! 🌍
Was there 3 weeks ago. A main part of the Sand Battery’s profitability lies in optimizing its operation according to electricity prices and Finland’s grid reserve markets. The Sand Battery supports so the power grid stability, an essential enabler of the rapid growth of wind and solar energy.
No. Battery is about energy storage. You are referring to electrical or chemical energy storage
Polar Night Energy continues to pump out more & larger thermal sand batteries. They use crushed waste soapstone as the media. This one is 1MW/100MWh in size. They convert power to heat for delivery but are working on power to heat to power versions too. #TheFutureWillBeEletric 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋
on.ft.com/4ne09hw Yes it’s worth getting close to Farage, just don’t be photographed with him
on.ft.com/4ne09hw Yes it’s worth getting close to Farage, just don’t be photographed with him
How can you infiltrate a group that are wolves in sheep’s clothing?
Isn’t that blasphemy?
The bike lane infrastructure in Paris was amazing. I couldn’t get over how many cycle lanes there were. The city is incredibly bike-friendly, with countless protected paths that are fully separated from cars and traffic, making it safe and enjoyable to get around on two wheels.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
The enemy within. The Brexit arsonist who broke Britain for personal gain and wealth. A snake oil spiv, not a patriot but a real danger to the people of Britain. His close connections to Russia and the Heritage Foundation Project 2025, the authoritarian regime wrecking USA, should alarm everyone.
Lucy Connolly pleaded guilty and was jailed for stirring up racial hatred. This means that Farage wants to make stirring up racial hatred legal in the UK
As reform is a company not a party does that not mean anyone elected under the word reform are actually independent and are therefore not in control of any councils?
What a traitorous piece of shit Farage is… (Sunday Times)
As reform is a company not a party does that not mean anyone elected under the word reform are actually independent and are therefore not in control of any councils?
I hope MI5 & MI6 are building up a detailed dossier on Farage. He is very good at staying just the right side of the line, and he is free to say what he likes until the moment he gives us proof that his allegiance is to either the US or Russia, or both. He is a clearly a traitor, as is Truss.
"But the council’s Reform leader, Mark Arnull, told the BBC: “The danger when we write manifestos is that sometimes you have to keep to them.”
"But the council’s Reform leader, Mark Arnull, told the BBC: “The danger when we write manifestos is that sometimes you have to keep to them.”
The guy economy is cooperative. TFG is hustle
Word-of-mouth referral is absolutely essential, and FAR better (than "apps") for finding reliable folks who care about doing a good job right. Because they know that is what leads to more referrals. AND the folks that hire you are more loyal & will call back the next time.
2 He was a craftsman, a maker, systems thinker. He noted what he should work on at my house 6 months from then. Rare gem and few measure up to him. Sigh…
Crawford, Sennett, Illich, Clinton? Are we not discussing making good, cooperation, commonning, ubuntu, gift relationships, barnstorming? All utterly unamerican.
What level are we talking about or will be moved between different ones?
As Trump begins his final descent into hell, please ensure that he receives the same kind of respect he gave to disabled people, women, immigrants, minorities, his ex-wives, and those children he raped.
I recommend the cult of Cybele for nipping of buds
Are they talking about the grandson of El with the dad who has a twin brother and they are both storm gods with 68 siblings? ((God an anatomy)
I have found the true way to truthiness. clivedurdle.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/c...
Was the reformation a return to the truth or a new rabbit hole?
If someone has introduced a god into a discussion, are they to be trusted? Are they speaking the truth?
I have found the true way to truthiness. clivedurdle.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/c...
Was the reformation a return to the truth or a new rabbit hole?
If someone has introduced a god into a discussion, are they to be trusted? Are they speaking the truth?
I loved this! '‘patent’ example of clerical fraud, prompting him to be more broadly suspicious of the word of ecclesiastics."
I thought this had been shown to be a medieval fake decades ago.
It ain’t necessarily so
I loved this! '‘patent’ example of clerical fraud, prompting him to be more broadly suspicious of the word of ecclesiastics."
www.theguardian.com/environment/... Check them out on Bluesky @ climate.us
It ain’t necessarily so
I recommend the cult of Cybele for nipping of buds
Are they talking about the grandson of El with the dad who has a twin brother and they are both storm gods with 68 siblings? ((God an anatomy)
What level are we talking about or will be moved between different ones?
Why is it we continually try to solve one thing at a time when it is easier to solve 837 things at the same time by changing our perspective?
Why is it we continually try to solve one thing at a time when it is easier to solve 837 things at the same time by changing our perspective?
And can’t the computing be distributed to our pcs? And are not databases on the way out with quantum computers?
Hmm - how to get potable water. I don’t understand why solar thermal- a 100 year old technology- gets ignored. Desert location next to the sea - create steam- generate electricity- use heat pumps to refrigerate steam once it has been used for generation, use for farming and ecocities, and databases
Thanks to Karen Hao's brilliant book Empire of AI, I learned that potable water is the only type of water that can be used to cool data centers. Saltwater or wastewaster isn't useable.
And can’t the computing be distributed to our pcs? And are not databases on the way out with quantum computers?
Hmm - how to get potable water. I don’t understand why solar thermal- a 100 year old technology- gets ignored. Desert location next to the sea - create steam- generate electricity- use heat pumps to refrigerate steam once it has been used for generation, use for farming and ecocities, and databases
on.ft.com/47U1EwG ‘We watch the graveyards from space’: satellites track Sudanese city under siege
on.ft.com/47U1EwG ‘We watch the graveyards from space’: satellites track Sudanese city under siege
Isn’t this one god or one universe a form of monism and then our good evil black white dark light a further invention of dualism that Christianity attempted to solve with a trinity? Maybe it is a zeroverse but nothing is unstable and complex
In my upstairs library, I have two little statues, one of the goddess Isis and the other of a kneeling donkey. Both are sat beside a bowl of roses. There's also a stone carving of Epona. I suspect Apuleius would approve of the literary homage (although George Fox wouldn't!). 😀
'Once the basic needs of food and shelter are met, man’s greatest satisfactions are to be found in love, trust and friendship, in beauty, art and music and in learning, none of which are served by the mythology of growth for its own sake' (The Environment: A Liberal Party Report, 1972) 🔶️
What we're dealing with is the results of collapsing Sure Start, punishing local austerity, an exodus from mainstream schools with no adequate funding of specialist settings, a mental health crisis that ballooned on their watch , and more. Not 'overdiagnosis'. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Imagine a young Socrates is an odd job builder who isn’t very successful as he spends most of his time staring at things. Gore Vidal Creation 2002 edition
Imagine a young Socrates is an odd job builder who isn’t very successful as he spends most of his time staring at things. Gore Vidal Creation 2002 edition
Isn’t lottery funding allocated in terms of need and standards?
This isn’t that expensive and is an obvious investment in the future
Is there a national standard for children’s playgrounds? Victoria Park playground Frome is superb and better than those in much larger towns and cities. Why aren’t all playgrounds the standard Frome is?
Is there a national standard for children’s playgrounds? Victoria Park playground Frome is superb and better than those in much larger towns and cities. Why aren’t all playgrounds the standard Frome is?
Occasional reminder that bicycles are not inconvenient. They have been inconvenienced. Automobiles are not convenient. They have been convenienced. Paris convenienced bicycles and is reaping the rewards. #WindshieldBias
Has a faraj mesmerised us? I vaguely remember a fairy tale where a wolf eats grandma and pretends to be her.
Has a faraj mesmerised us? I vaguely remember a fairy tale where a wolf eats grandma and pretends to be her.
A joy to discover Rheims was rebuilt after devastating WW1 bombardment in fine art deco and art nouveau style. Like the magnificent market hall. 🇫🇷
Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
Are we not looking at a disease?
What is the three musketeers phrase?
And isn’t that proposal the definition of civil war?
Instead of scuttling the US Navy move it to non US NATO bases. Who do navies belong to when they are covered by treaties?
But US has been captured!
Where would US Navy go in Canada? How would they formally pass command to a Europe led NATO?
Interesting. How many of those left would follow unconstitutional orders? Nuremberg
As much as it pains me to say it, especially as a veteran…Donald Trump has made the United States a threat to Europe. A very real threat.
Instead of scuttling the US Navy move it to non US NATO bases. Who do navies belong to when they are covered by treaties?
UBF riccardo 