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Big news for the energy transition!
And a nice little 'told you so' moment for yours truly :)
In the first half of this year, renewables produced more electricity globally than coal, for the first time.
And 2025 is the date I predicted for this to happen, back in 2016, in a blog post for Ecofys! The score was 23%-40% at the time, with most of the renewables share still coming from hydro, and the prediction was less than obvious.

Wolf admits sheep population is in ‘rapid decline’. https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/business-nbfr4cs7z/-/a-1AhrCxHAS1i_bbcq3SK6Hw:a:43591897-/0

Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’
The statement contradicts Google’s recent narrative about the health of the online ecosystem. For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But in a court filing from last …

On Website Technicals (2022-08) - Tech updates: FUELINST glitch, review pros and cons, a11y, fanlife, Save-Data, traffic nadir, JXL. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals-63.html

On Website Technicals (2022-08)
Tech updates: FUELINST glitch, review pros and cons, a11y, fanlife, Save-Data, traffic nadir, JXL.

Space-filling discrete helices
Jayanth R. Banavar, Achille Giacometti, Trinh X. Hoang, Amos Maritan, Tatjana \v{S}krbi\'c
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07011 https://

Space-filling discrete helices
Proteins are linear chain molecules that play a central role in life and health. Protein native state folds are modular assemblies of space-filling building blocks of α-helices, \{beta}-sheets and tight turns. Here we deduce the structures of a countable set of space-filling helical forms of a uniform discrete thick string from first principles with no additional input or adjustable parameters. These forms occur in correspondence with the natural numbers, loosely analogous to the energy levels…

I have a question about the following:
Space-X satellites are relatively low orbit - they go around the world, their radio/signal footprint on the ground goes around the world with them.
So how does a single country, the US, issue "license" for radio spectrum that apply outside of the US geographic borders?
"SpaceX buys wireless spectrum from EchoStar in $17 billion deal"

We are starting the #OpenStreetMap 12-hour global mapathon (UTC 08:00 – 20:00) to celebrate OSM’s 21st birthday! 🎂
If you want to join, check out the following wiki page for details: https://

A Neuralink Blindsight brain implant to restore vision to people born blind? Unfounded nonsense! Tech savvy congenitally blind people know: there are non-invasive alternatives https://nimerblogs.blogspot.com/2025/09/seeing-with-sound-my-adventures-in.html…

"Recent raids on one of #Myanmar 's most notorious internet #scam hubs sparked a recruitment rush as fleeing workers scrambled to enlist at nearby #fraud factories"

Viral YouTube Film Investigates How Milk Is Farmed In India #AnimalRights

Viral YouTube Film Investigates How Milk Is Farmed In India
A new short film about how milk is farmed in India has gone viral, and shows the filmmakers visiting farms in seven Indian towns

@… oh, that's a pleasant surprise!
I wasn't chasing in any way, haven't been following progress. I just remembered that it's a handy way of configuring for SCFB (without referring to documentation).
For brief private discussion of something script-related, is here OK? Or would you prefer email?