Andy
@andytk.bsky.social
Escaped from the other place, generally interested in all things engineering, cycling, flying and whisky (but only when it's spelled correctly 😄)
I kind of assumed that Starmer knew The Prince of Darkness was as shady as shit, but we're hoping to use this against the Drumpf administration. It has backfired somewhat....
February 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I kind of assumed that Starmer knew The Prince of Darkness was as shady as shit, but we're hoping to use this against the Drumpf administration. It has backfired somewhat....
You also have to remember much of China's coal build out is to replace old inefficient coal plants that are at the end of their working lives, the new high efficiency units that replace them can produce much more electricity from the same tonnage of coal, so it still drives emissions down.
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 AM
You also have to remember much of China's coal build out is to replace old inefficient coal plants that are at the end of their working lives, the new high efficiency units that replace them can produce much more electricity from the same tonnage of coal, so it still drives emissions down.
I still have my suspicions that this has less to do with the overall reduction in private car movements and more to do with the wholesale elimination of heavy diesel busses and diesel taxis as these are about 95% of your NOX emissions in urban areas.
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I still have my suspicions that this has less to do with the overall reduction in private car movements and more to do with the wholesale elimination of heavy diesel busses and diesel taxis as these are about 95% of your NOX emissions in urban areas.
This is my favorite projection..
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This is my favorite projection..
This has the same energy as ex-prince Andrews "I can't sweat" bullshittery.....
January 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM
This has the same energy as ex-prince Andrews "I can't sweat" bullshittery.....
Yes, that was the whole point!
December 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Yes, that was the whole point!
There are quite a few that have Bluesky accounts but still only really post on X. Very dissapointing that 😞
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
There are quite a few that have Bluesky accounts but still only really post on X. Very dissapointing that 😞
What happened to the original Russian Report?
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What happened to the original Russian Report?
Salaries are realistic, the issue is that businesses are struggling due to Brexit and low consumer confidence due to the hollowing out of the middle and working class.
December 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Salaries are realistic, the issue is that businesses are struggling due to Brexit and low consumer confidence due to the hollowing out of the middle and working class.
Given that the value of money has roughly halved since 1995, this is like saying a trainee in the 90s would earn about £13,000/yr. When you put it in those terms, it does not look like an unrealistic salary....
December 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Given that the value of money has roughly halved since 1995, this is like saying a trainee in the 90s would earn about £13,000/yr. When you put it in those terms, it does not look like an unrealistic salary....
No one is going to be spending vast amounts of Capex investment on plant that can only use "curtailed wind" energy. It's like building something like Grangemouth oil refinery and then committing to only turning it on for 3 hours a day at best. Nah, the Capex for these things is a non starter.
December 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
No one is going to be spending vast amounts of Capex investment on plant that can only use "curtailed wind" energy. It's like building something like Grangemouth oil refinery and then committing to only turning it on for 3 hours a day at best. Nah, the Capex for these things is a non starter.
Captain: "commence approach"
1st officer: "affirm, Conducting 'vibe check' now".....
1st officer: "affirm, Conducting 'vibe check' now".....
December 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Captain: "commence approach"
1st officer: "affirm, Conducting 'vibe check' now".....
1st officer: "affirm, Conducting 'vibe check' now".....
About time. The media have done us all a disservice by allowing this shyster to lie his way through political life unchallenged for too long. Byline Times excepted of course.
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
About time. The media have done us all a disservice by allowing this shyster to lie his way through political life unchallenged for too long. Byline Times excepted of course.
Ukranian drone operators be like "hold my beer...." we'll see about that....
December 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ukranian drone operators be like "hold my beer...." we'll see about that....
How's this gonna work. Surely not a "yes I'm 17" tick box.....
November 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
How's this gonna work. Surely not a "yes I'm 17" tick box.....
Well if they vote reform that is absolutely NOT what they're getting....
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Well if they vote reform that is absolutely NOT what they're getting....
Scotland, as a general rule, does not go on fire much.
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Scotland, as a general rule, does not go on fire much.
If you wrote this as a satire, people would complain that it is completely unrealistic....."Bondoogle Ranch????" Come on now....
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you wrote this as a satire, people would complain that it is completely unrealistic....."Bondoogle Ranch????" Come on now....
I will be forever convinced that TikTok is a Chinese military phsyop. And it's working exactly as intended.....
October 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I will be forever convinced that TikTok is a Chinese military phsyop. And it's working exactly as intended.....
My favourite is the 100% import duty on private cars....., oh and the fact you have to buy a 'certificate of entitlement' to be allowed to even own a car, and said certificate is only a 10 year validity.....
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My favourite is the 100% import duty on private cars....., oh and the fact you have to buy a 'certificate of entitlement' to be allowed to even own a car, and said certificate is only a 10 year validity.....
I've gotten to thinking that most of us (in Europe) are two major purchases away from being mostly done with fossil fuel. 1st being an EV (car) and the 2nd being an ASHP for space heat/hot water. Those two alone would make most households almost fossil free. When put like that it doesn't seem far.
September 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I've gotten to thinking that most of us (in Europe) are two major purchases away from being mostly done with fossil fuel. 1st being an EV (car) and the 2nd being an ASHP for space heat/hot water. Those two alone would make most households almost fossil free. When put like that it doesn't seem far.
He was their chief propagandist. And now they're very sad they've lost access to huge swathe of the gullible under 35s.....
September 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
He was their chief propagandist. And now they're very sad they've lost access to huge swathe of the gullible under 35s.....
They cold start and ice cream business called Jerry & Bens.....
September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
They cold start and ice cream business called Jerry & Bens.....