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811.
by ljf 3y ago
Very true, I totally missed that bit of the original comment.
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by ljf 3y ago
Maybe for you... https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/uk Day of rain and flood alerts for much of the UK, with lower temperature than the previous 5 days.
813.
by ljf 3y ago
Figure to back this up for anyone wondering: 9% last year: https://www.statista.com/statistics/550583/electricity-losse... Quote: Every year, the United Kingdom loses a share of generated electricity through trans
814.
by ljf 3y ago
Wind and solar need back up yes - but it doesn't have to be from fossil fuel. Currently that is often the cheapest and quickest - but batteries and other energy storage are fast becoming economical. We are already using less non-renewa
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by ljf 3y ago
True - but solar is doing well today considering how grey is it: https://grid.iamkate.com/ 17.7% right now, and 7.7% for the full 24 hours of yesterday. Good to see coal at zero, but sad to see the amount of gas we still re
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Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time(bbc.co.uk)
192 points by ljf 3y ago|210 comments
817.
by ljf 3y ago
Nook Simple touch is an android tablet with an eink screen (runs a custom rom but very easy to go stock android, though in time I found there was no benefit and went back to their custom rom).
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by ljf 3y ago
I was not expecting such an amazing and detailed article, that was so fun to read. I admit, I had to stop about a fifth of the way through as I have work to day, but firmly added to my favourites list for later reading.
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by ljf 3y ago
Barely anything, just measured the BENQ projector in the shed - the front of the projector is 65cm from the screen, and the rear (where the mirror is) is 91cm from the screen. In the shed it is ceiling mounted so just the mirror is visible
820.
by ljf 3y ago
I have to really work to get my kids to want to go to the cinema - they aren't (yet) wow'd by a movie being out 'sooner' than we can see it on netflix or similar, and the experience for them is just better at home. I lov
821.
by ljf 3y ago
Sorry no idea how that happened. I'd delete the whole post of I could but too late now.
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by ljf 3y ago
Sorry this is a dupe - didn't see it had already been posted https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35871108
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‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating (2022)(theguardian.com)
8 points by ljf 3y ago|4 comments
824.
by ljf 3y ago
Looks similar to a 'Roswell Rod' which turned out to be insects.
825.
by ljf 3y ago
Animals Weather Airborne rubbish (in the form of plant or land material if you consider 'human made' already covered) Etc.
826.
by ljf 4y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_serum_run_to_Nome is a brilliant read (featuring Balto)
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1925 Serum Run to Nome(en.wikipedia.org)
2 points by ljf 4y ago|0 comments
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Weather tracker: heat in Spain could smash April temperature record(theguardian.com)
4 points by ljf 4y ago|0 comments
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by ljf 4y ago
The lockdowns weren't there to stop you spending a day in bed. They were broadly to protect those who had the highest risk of getting seriously ill from covid. And actually, they didn't really care about those people, it was just
830.
by ljf 4y ago
Indeed, after long covid my wife showed heart damage too, though later scans showed noticeable improvements from her worst results.
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by ljf 4y ago
https://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131362653/peerless-pterosaur-... Seems to be a good chunk of (educated) conjecture.
832.
by ljf 4y ago
It is a really interesting problem - my son and my daughter were both taught using phonics - my son had very little interest in reading and spelling (very much like me at his age) but reads at about the level he should (I personally think i
833.
by ljf 4y ago
Cheers dang - thanks for all you do to keep this site great btw.
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by ljf 4y ago
Yeah, I actually thought it had been posted more recently (in the last 5 years) with a bigger discussion thread, but I couldn't find it. Interesting regardless!
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by ljf 4y ago
I love networking events on company time - feels like great two way value. But put it into the evening and all of a sudden you are bumping up against my time with my family (and my hobbies). If the value is there for me, and it isn't t
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by ljf 4y ago
Similar HN posts from the past: 2015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9104777 2014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7902628 2011 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2317624
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by ljf 4y ago
Similar discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35555525
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by ljf 4y ago
With prompting it knew about the snorkel trail here (it is well documented online and in local media) but blended facts about the snorkel trail, with facts about the local windfarm. Some sponsorship from the windfarm had gone into promoting
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by ljf 4y ago
Very generally on a washing machine the first thing to go will be the carbon brushes/bushes - these are usually relatively easy (and cheap) to replace. If it isn't the brushes then it is likely the control module - this is often s
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by ljf 4y ago
I asked GPT about some snorkel trails near my house, as I wanted to know what it knew of them and see if there was anything I didn't know about that I should find out before I snorkel again. First of all it told me that the area is not

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