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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 6h

And Town Hall Station, once that opens in December.

Will L @willl.bsky.social · 11h

It's a talking point that Herald Sun and the Liberal Party have been trying to promote for many years now.

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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 15h

Rooftop solar output hits new record high on Australia’s main grid, putting more pressure on ageing coal generators even with surge of battery solar soakers.

reneweconomy.com.au

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 1d

"breathtaking ignorance and hostility to progress"

Screenshot of text "Does this mean that the U.S. is losing the race with China for global leadership? No, I think that race is essentially over. Even if Trump and his team of saboteurs lose power in 2028, everything I see says that by then America will have fallen so far behind that it’s unlikely that we will ever catch up."

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 1d

This looks like a really fun EV conversion build.

Don't care about range etc etc, it's purely an enthusiast build.

youtu.be/DE2oDKguy3Q

This Is The Most Fun EV I've ever Driven: Frankenstein AE86 That Stays True to Its Driving Roots

YouTube video by Larry Chen

youtu.be

Will L @willl.bsky.social · 1d

Well, Xiaomi is very much like Samsung.

Though Xiaomi focuses more on their home market plus SE Asia.

Xiaomi like Samsung are in most electronic categories (phone, TV, aircon, fridges etc etc).

Xiaomi now have 2 EVs, so no reason not to for Samsung.

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 1d

Would be nice if they considered adding grass to the tracks like they do in Europe (and apparently on part of the tracks in Paramatta)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_t...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Low-maintenance green tram tracks as a socially acceptable solution to greening a city

The creation of green tramways has become a common solution in many European cities in efforts to meet the increasing demands for green areas. However…

www.sciencedirect.com

Will L @willl.bsky.social · 1d

Had something similar when GH Copilot was analysing a PR a few months ago where it tagged people whose usernames matched certain variables in a stored procedure 😂

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 1d

That's one of my biggest gripes about the trending "feature".

I remember back in the Twitter days there were regional trending topics and you could switch to other regions if you wished.

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 1d

To boost the slow uptake of EVs in Australia, authorities have focused on expanding the charger network and ensuring chargers are online. But this won’t be enough.

👉 theconversation.com/blocked...

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 1d

They also used to have Daewoo, but that got sold to GM and turned into GM Korea after Daewoo went bankrupt.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_...

And there was also a Samsung Motors company, which is now Renault Korea
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault...

Renault Korea - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 2d

Justice for Mimikyu!

Also, it's great that we've finally got an in person Pogo event in Australia.

a 3d rendering of a cartoon character with a tail

Alt: A disappointed looking Mimikyu.

media.tenor.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d

check this out: here in Norway we tax cars (including EVs!) by weight

www.skatteetaten.no/en/rates/wei...

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 2d

Here's something similar for Australia. First screenshot is for the whole of Australia. Second is for my home state (Victoria) and third is South Australia.

It's a great site that is very interactive, allowing you to drill down and filter it all.

via explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/au/?r...

Energy generation chart from the Open Electricity site for the past 3 days (Oct 11 - 14).

It shows the mix of energy sources used for generation across the country.

Top chart shows energy generation in MW.

Second chart shows the emissions volume.

Third chart shows the emission intensity.

Charts for the state of South Australia, who mostly run on renewables with a bit of gas included (which is decreasing).

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 2d

Also, on a slightly related topic.

Here's a video from an American that moved to the UK about angry comments some Americans made on one of his recent videos on his views on the US now after living in Europe for 13 years.

youtu.be/Vf7sfCEQHEk

The Crazy Sh*t Americans Say In My Comment Section

YouTube video by Evan Edinger

youtu.be

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 2d

People can be very myopic when it suits them, which includes those who report on it. Just because a supposedly "authoritive" source says something as fact, doesn't mean those who report on it should not perform further research on it.

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 2d

Unfortunately it's not an uncommon issue around the world on various topics. Local instances I've seen of this include articles claiming something as being an "Australian first", even though something similar happened in another state but they called it something else🤦

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 3d

Franklin St also opened up now, so you can get right up to the new station buildings/artwork.

Photos from Saturday.

Fenced up Metro Tunnel sites at the end of A'Beckett St.

Building in the background is one of the RMIT Swanston St buildings

Metro Tunnel buildings/structures on Franklin St with artwork on them.

New Franklin St separated bike lanes next to new Metro Tunnel station structures.

Roped off State Library Metro Tunnel station.

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CaptGoldfish @captgoldfish.bsky.social · 3d

Stand.

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 3d

Would be awesome to get something like the new ÖBB Nightjet trains with the mini sleeper cabins.

www.seat61.com/trains-and-r...

A guide to the new generation Nightjet sleeper trains

A guide to OBB's new generation Nightjet trains, entering service on some routes from December 2023.

www.seat61.com

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 3d

Well well well.
Transport for NSW have an RFT titled "Regional Overnight Sleeper Service- Rolling Stock Technical Advisor Services" and are seeking provision of minimum critical rollingstock specs and a business case for continuing Sydney-Melbourne sleeping car trains buy.nsw.gov.au/prcOpportunity…

https://buy.nsw.gov.au/prcOpportunity…

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 3d

That's what China initially did as well with LFP batteries.

It was cheaper to produce, so they put it into all the entry level vehicles.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d

this is a nice rendering by @nickevershed.bsky.social but, er, it definitely shows coal power output remaining persistently high even as renewable energy grows, which feels like a problem

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

a hand-drawn chart showing renewable energy griwing but coal output remaining stagnat for the past three entire years because demand itself has been growing oddly fast

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 4d

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Will L @willl.bsky.social · 4d

It's so easy to just keep watching this on loop for awhile 🔁