The Good News Only - thread...

[theclaud]

Ecuadorians have voted in a historic referendum to halt the development of all new oilwells in the Yasuní national park in the Amazon, one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet.

 

[mudsticks]

Wot? Even wild garlic?

I'm in the wine bar of the ferry to St Malo. The resident pianist (did I spell that right?) is churning out medley of barely recognisable choons. I just managed to decipher Rocket Man. Time to go.

Of course wild garlic.. 🌱🌱🌱
And quite a few other things too.

But some of the wild stuff that you 'can' eat is only really worth it from a diet diversity pov, rather than yumminess.

Enjoy your trip.👍🏼

 

[Fab Foodie]

My pal is a bit north of Chard (geographically speaking) though he has family in OSM. In his younger days he helped power us to a few wins (I didn't trust him on the front)
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'He's a bit north of Chard' has now become part of my lexicon....

I went through Chard in this last week as part of a learning to tow course with 'Trailer Dave'. Quite a happening place, only a few drunks staggered into the road in front of us....

 

[mudsticks]

'He's a bit north of Chard' has now become part of my lexicon....

I went through Chard in this last week as part of a learning to tow course with 'Trailer Dave'. Quite a happening place, only a few drunks staggered into the road in front of us....

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Oh lor, another one to have to back up for..🙄

 

[albion]

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/08...produce-solar-thin-films-based-on-perovskite/

Almost ready. This stuff will end up on top of buses and the cars bonnet and roof.
Change every ten years.

Along with those new fast charge batteries, the ludicrous 2 tonne cars might just get outnumbered by saner 500kg low tax ones.

 

[icowden]

Along with those new fast charge batteries, the ludicrous 2 tonne cars might just get outnumbered by saner 500kg low tax ones.

I'm not convinced they will ever get *quite* that light due to the structural and safety requirements.

 

[albion]

https://www.wired.com/story/review-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev/

700 kg. Fast charging, solar, and tax incentives can get them down more.

 

[icowden]

https://www.wired.com/story/review-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev/
700 kg. Fast charging, solar, and tax incentives can get them down more.

I'm not sure that a tiny EV Mini is representative of the general car market. Show me a 700kg family car with good boot space.

 

[albion]

Turns out Richard Feynman was a bit of a 'dodgy dude'. Trust an expert at your peril.
https://scitechdaily.com/long-consi...r-circuit-harvests-clean-power-using-graphene.

 

[newfhouse]

Turns out Richard Feynman was a bit of a 'dodgy dude'.

Possibly just wrong on this. That’s what scientific progress is all about. Were he still alive, and this turns out to be independently confirmed, I’d expect him to be pleased.

Trust an expert at your peril.

For most people, in most scientific disciplines, what’s the alternative?

 

[albion]

His argument was more hunch than science. Science is fine when proofed.

It is graphene so will be slow to fruition.

 

[BoldonLad]

Possibly just wrong on this. That’s what scientific progress is all about. Were he still alive, and this turns out to be independently confirmed, I’d expect him to be pleased.


For most people, in most scientific disciplines, what’s the alternative?

True, but, knowledge evolves, the perceived wisdom has been replaced by new "wisdom" over the years. A healthy scepticism is not the same as ignorance.

 

[newfhouse]

His argument was more hunch than science.

What makes you say that? Even the blurb you linked says this effect hasn’t been seen before, and couldn’t have been without both the discovery of graphene and methods of observing materials at atomic scales.

What beef do you have with the bongoist?

 

[Ian H]

Watching the riders go through before finishing my journey.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Oh lor, another one to have to back up for..🙄

I practiced reversing...just hoping I don't have to put it into practice!