James Green
@ajamesgreen.bsky.social
Ebikes, data, medicines, behaviour change, communication, wine, food.
Alleged health psychologist
Lead of @iscycle.bsky.app
www.ajamesgreen.com
www.iscycle.ie
Alleged health psychologist
Lead of @iscycle.bsky.app
www.ajamesgreen.com
www.iscycle.ie
Back in the olden times, I used to do some cluster analysis, there are different ways in which links can be weighted and prioritised, plus this solution is only 2 dimensions. So it could be recency, could be a change in linkage, or it could specific analytic choices
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Back in the olden times, I used to do some cluster analysis, there are different ways in which links can be weighted and prioritised, plus this solution is only 2 dimensions. So it could be recency, could be a change in linkage, or it could specific analytic choices
I would have assumed (maybe wrongly) that increasing geothermal capacity (which is always on and strong through winter) would be a better strategy, though I don't know anything of the relative costs
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I would have assumed (maybe wrongly) that increasing geothermal capacity (which is always on and strong through winter) would be a better strategy, though I don't know anything of the relative costs
And better than planning to drop Pukaki by a further 5m, even if that corresponds to hundreds of additional GWh www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
Dipping into Lake Pūkaki: Locals and experts conflicted over Meridian Energy proposal
The gentailer wants permission to draw the country's largest hydro lake down to lower levels than usual without needing special approval from Transpower.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 AM
And better than planning to drop Pukaki by a further 5m, even if that corresponds to hundreds of additional GWh www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...
That's an interesting point on grid solar (which I mostly discount), but I saw the other day ~1GW of proposed installation adjacent to the main hydro interconnect in the south island, which would remove that residual gas gen, but might also preserve storage in the upper lakes for winter generation
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 AM
That's an interesting point on grid solar (which I mostly discount), but I saw the other day ~1GW of proposed installation adjacent to the main hydro interconnect in the south island, which would remove that residual gas gen, but might also preserve storage in the upper lakes for winter generation
This was how I felt the other day when I discovered that this high voltage link that uses earth return over 600km (already wtf), also has 5-8% (70-100MW) sneak back into the ground of various AC substations to make it's way back to complete the circuit
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This was how I felt the other day when I discovered that this high voltage link that uses earth return over 600km (already wtf), also has 5-8% (70-100MW) sneak back into the ground of various AC substations to make it's way back to complete the circuit
So frustrating that New Zealand's electricity generation has been sitting so close to be entirely renewable for what seems like decades, but they haven't yet managed to get to 100% long term, mostly (I think) due to higher demand in winter
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 PM
So frustrating that New Zealand's electricity generation has been sitting so close to be entirely renewable for what seems like decades, but they haven't yet managed to get to 100% long term, mostly (I think) due to higher demand in winter
ooh, I love this for pharmacists!
February 7, 2026 at 11:24 AM
ooh, I love this for pharmacists!
it would also be great if they flag that the YELLOW-legged hornets legs are less yellow than, like, wasps. If the thing you find has yellow legs, it's probably a wasp. If it's legs are mostly black, but they're yellow at the end, then worry about it being a hornet. Though also, per below, big!
In a good example of bad sci comm, BioNZ was for a while distributing a graphic where the hornet was, and I cannot believe this, NOT TO SCALE.
February 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
it would also be great if they flag that the YELLOW-legged hornets legs are less yellow than, like, wasps. If the thing you find has yellow legs, it's probably a wasp. If it's legs are mostly black, but they're yellow at the end, then worry about it being a hornet. Though also, per below, big!
I haven't actually experienced it, but I assume it's just like making the speed limit sticky
February 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I haven't actually experienced it, but I assume it's just like making the speed limit sticky
In some ways reminds me of riding a fat tyre ebike, where once you hit the assist-cut out, you tend to remain close to that speed, unless you really want to work hard
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
In some ways reminds me of riding a fat tyre ebike, where once you hit the assist-cut out, you tend to remain close to that speed, unless you really want to work hard
I think the better implementation is where the power tails off as you cruise through the limit and you settle at the limit (which can be overriden with a sharp push of the accelerator). So whereas beeping makes you comply, here the car basically just settles at the limit in a calm way
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I think the better implementation is where the power tails off as you cruise through the limit and you settle at the limit (which can be overriden with a sharp push of the accelerator). So whereas beeping makes you comply, here the car basically just settles at the limit in a calm way
All new cars since ?June '24 have this capability, but at the moment, their reaction to the geofencing is limited to deceleration, beeping etc., and you can turn it off (though I was recently in a car where you had to turn it off every time you drove!)
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
All new cars since ?June '24 have this capability, but at the moment, their reaction to the geofencing is limited to deceleration, beeping etc., and you can turn it off (though I was recently in a car where you had to turn it off every time you drove!)
realising that you can hire a post-doc who has many great skills, but has zero experience of any kind of recruitment and data collection that isn't eg qualtrics...
February 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
realising that you can hire a post-doc who has many great skills, but has zero experience of any kind of recruitment and data collection that isn't eg qualtrics...
Great name for a tyre, but given various loss-of-traction incidents on wet and slimy surfaces, not surprised to see the top review titled "Downright dangerous on wet roads"
Round of applause for Specialized, ‘Carless Whisper’ has to be the best ever name for a cargo bike tyre.
January 30, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Great name for a tyre, but given various loss-of-traction incidents on wet and slimy surfaces, not surprised to see the top review titled "Downright dangerous on wet roads"
Reposted by James Green
Round of applause for Specialized, ‘Carless Whisper’ has to be the best ever name for a cargo bike tyre.
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Round of applause for Specialized, ‘Carless Whisper’ has to be the best ever name for a cargo bike tyre.
Ireland is a bit like this too, with many many cars financed. I'm used to buying cars outright, at the age where they have stopped depreciating exponentially. Such a terrible investment, especially when you could buy a bike!
January 28, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Ireland is a bit like this too, with many many cars financed. I'm used to buying cars outright, at the age where they have stopped depreciating exponentially. Such a terrible investment, especially when you could buy a bike!
This is so interesting. I've always wondered why buying a car new in some countries is more likely, and this certainly qualifies as a reason! And, uh, seems like it encourages people to buy a new car on credit?????
Working on filing our taxes and am at the screen where the country continues to subsidize the auto industry to uphold forced car dependency.
January 28, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This is so interesting. I've always wondered why buying a car new in some countries is more likely, and this certainly qualifies as a reason! And, uh, seems like it encourages people to buy a new car on credit?????
Investigating same. Cochrane reviews are considered gold standard, and they find that they work, but that quality of the evidence base for it is currently very low www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta‐analysis - Lawrenson, JG - 2025 | Cochrane Library
Select your preferred language for Cochrane reviews and other content. Sections without translation will be in English.
www.cochranelibrary.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Investigating same. Cochrane reviews are considered gold standard, and they find that they work, but that quality of the evidence base for it is currently very low www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Amazing thread here suggesting that most measures of videogame addiction are actually measuring ...
read the full thread. I can't do it justice
read the full thread. I can't do it justice
... out of 44 treatment-seekers, 7 agreed to participate so Tiina interviewed them. Our surprise was great when all but one turned out to be *gamblers* -- it was a Heureka moment: the word ‘gaming’ in the leading scale didn’t exclude gambling. Alas, gambling is also a game!
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Amazing thread here suggesting that most measures of videogame addiction are actually measuring ...
read the full thread. I can't do it justice
read the full thread. I can't do it justice
Any parents and stats geeks with short-sighted children spent any time looking at the new prescription tech that is supposed to slow development of myopia....
Doesn't look like woo at Cochrane, but "very low certainty evidence"
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Doesn't look like woo at Cochrane, but "very low certainty evidence"
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Any parents and stats geeks with short-sighted children spent any time looking at the new prescription tech that is supposed to slow development of myopia....
Doesn't look like woo at Cochrane, but "very low certainty evidence"
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Doesn't look like woo at Cochrane, but "very low certainty evidence"
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
Long-term Vivaldi user, all seems really fine and not stinky. It is a bit weird about pop up notifications, and freezing a window full of tabs because one is waiting on a response. But it's mostly work with apps that cause this and more I know to get clear of them before changing tab
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Long-term Vivaldi user, all seems really fine and not stinky. It is a bit weird about pop up notifications, and freezing a window full of tabs because one is waiting on a response. But it's mostly work with apps that cause this and more I know to get clear of them before changing tab
I don't do anything flash with Vivaldi, but long-term user. I have bitwarden and it manages my passkey nice with Vivaldi
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I don't do anything flash with Vivaldi, but long-term user. I have bitwarden and it manages my passkey nice with Vivaldi
Don't know that it would be great to own now (actually saw one yesterday)... And the Volvo 164 that replaced it was far more dust proof
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Don't know that it would be great to own now (actually saw one yesterday)... And the Volvo 164 that replaced it was far more dust proof
My grandparents had one of these new and did huge mileage around central Otago (thinking in the hundreds of thousands). Apart from having to replace the exhaust systems a few times they really loved it
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
My grandparents had one of these new and did huge mileage around central Otago (thinking in the hundreds of thousands). Apart from having to replace the exhaust systems a few times they really loved it