There’s loads of wind power in Scotland. How and why it does, or doesn’t, reach the rest of the UK is a complicated subject. Here’s more on curtailment costs https://ukerc.ac.uk/news/transmission-network-unavailability-the-quiet-driving-force-behind-rising-curtailment-costs-in-great-britain/
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
There’s loads of wind power in Scotland. How and why it does, or doesn’t, reach the rest of the UK is a complicated subject. Here’s more on curtailment costs https://ukerc.ac.uk/news/transmission-network-unavailability-the-quiet-driving-force-behind-rising-curtailment-costs-in-great-britain/
NASA makes yet another last-minute save of Voyager 1, keeping this dying craft sciencing for another day https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/voyager_1_survives_with_thruster_fix/
June 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
NASA makes yet another last-minute save of Voyager 1, keeping this dying craft sciencing for another day https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/voyager_1_survives_with_thruster_fix/
What exactly is a decibel? Probably not what you think. Decibels are ridiculous https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/decibels-are-ridiculous
May 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
What exactly is a decibel? Probably not what you think. Decibels are ridiculous https://lcamtuf.substack.com/p/decibels-are-ridiculous
NASA makes yet another last-minute save of Voyager 1, keeping this dying craft sciencing for another day https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/voyager_1_survives_with_thruster_fix/
May 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
NASA makes yet another last-minute save of Voyager 1, keeping this dying craft sciencing for another day https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/15/voyager_1_survives_with_thruster_fix/
Carole Cadwalladr gives another emotional, and somewhat frightening, view of the present and near-future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE
April 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Carole Cadwalladr gives another emotional, and somewhat frightening, view of the present and near-future https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOoT8AbkNE
Here's a detailed look at the total cost of ownership comparison of an internal combustion engine vs an electric vehicle.
Are Electric Cars Really That Much Cheaper to Operate than ICE?
Explore whether electric vehicles (EVs) are genuinely cheaper to operate than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. We analyze costs and benefits.
bit.ly
February 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Here's a detailed look at the total cost of ownership comparison of an internal combustion engine vs an electric vehicle.
Has anyone else noticed that the BBC News headline/top-of-hour countdown has changed to count each second down from :96 to :00 in multiples of 4 instead of from :24 to :00
No, just me?
No, just me?
January 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Has anyone else noticed that the BBC News headline/top-of-hour countdown has changed to count each second down from :96 to :00 in multiples of 4 instead of from :24 to :00
No, just me?
No, just me?
Millions of pounds a day are spent in the UK paying for wind turbines to be curtailed, paying again for other (dirtier) electricity generation to replace it.
See exactly how much has been spent today (and previous days) with Wasted Wind
See exactly how much has been spent today (and previous days) with Wasted Wind
Wasted Wind
For a given date, see how much wind power was curtailed in Britain, and how much it might have been worth.
buff.ly
December 20, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Millions of pounds a day are spent in the UK paying for wind turbines to be curtailed, paying again for other (dirtier) electricity generation to replace it.
See exactly how much has been spent today (and previous days) with Wasted Wind
See exactly how much has been spent today (and previous days) with Wasted Wind
This is a genius move by The Onion, 10/10, no notes
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
buff.ly
November 14, 2024 at 4:09 PM
This is a genius move by The Onion, 10/10, no notes
Hopefully more media companies will follow The Guardian here and stop using that site
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X
We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles
buff.ly
November 13, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Hopefully more media companies will follow The Guardian here and stop using that site
I am 42 years old, and have been a school governor for two years. Yet I still feel weird…
• calling teachers by their first name
• going in to the staff room
• calling teachers by their first name
• going in to the staff room
November 13, 2024 at 3:01 PM
I am 42 years old, and have been a school governor for two years. Yet I still feel weird…
• calling teachers by their first name
• going in to the staff room
• calling teachers by their first name
• going in to the staff room