@darwinboy.bsky.social
geographer living in Brisbane OZ, concerned about climate change, interested in politics and economics, but mostly the future of humanity
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EVs are clearly less polluting than petrol cars, even when their grids are dirty
New research has again demonstrated that EVs have lower lifecycle emissions than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, even if the grids that charge them are still dirty.
thedriven.io
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Source thedriven.io/2024/03/27/e...
Those tree hugging hippies in Hungary now lead the world in the share of electricity generated from solar with almost 25% of their electricity coming from solar in 2024.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
December 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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A #black hole inside a distant #spiral #galaxy is devouring #material from the universe around it and creating #winds at speeds never before seen by #astronomers:
Black hole spotted blasting winds at 130 million mph: "A scale almost too big to imagine"
The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.
cbsn.ws
December 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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The Engine driver's cabin at Coward Springs on the Oodnadatta Track. This is an oasis in the middle of nowhere. A historic railway station on the Central Australia Railway with a cheap camping ground. You can even take a dip in the natural spa. Also, this is where I saw brolgas for the first time.
December 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Engine driver's cabin at Coward Springs on the Oodnadatta Track. This is an oasis in the middle of nowhere. A historic railway station on the Central Australia Railway with a cheap camping ground. You can even take a dip in the natural spa. Also, this is where I saw brolgas for the first time.
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My cabin today! The light is my office and makes it look at bit cozy.
We are having a winter storm but it is gorgeous outside...provided you aren't driving or working in it!
Next year, xmas lights on the outside for sure!
#ONStorm
We are having a winter storm but it is gorgeous outside...provided you aren't driving or working in it!
Next year, xmas lights on the outside for sure!
#ONStorm
December 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
My cabin today! The light is my office and makes it look at bit cozy.
We are having a winter storm but it is gorgeous outside...provided you aren't driving or working in it!
Next year, xmas lights on the outside for sure!
#ONStorm
We are having a winter storm but it is gorgeous outside...provided you aren't driving or working in it!
Next year, xmas lights on the outside for sure!
#ONStorm
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#Deucember Day 8
Mad Max (1979)
A vengeful cop tries to maintain law and order in a dystopian society of the future.
After introducing the R rating in 1971, a ton of Australian made exploitation films, like Mad Max, were made from the early 1970s through the 80s, known as the “Ozploitation“ era.
Mad Max (1979)
A vengeful cop tries to maintain law and order in a dystopian society of the future.
After introducing the R rating in 1971, a ton of Australian made exploitation films, like Mad Max, were made from the early 1970s through the 80s, known as the “Ozploitation“ era.
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
#Deucember Day 8
Mad Max (1979)
A vengeful cop tries to maintain law and order in a dystopian society of the future.
After introducing the R rating in 1971, a ton of Australian made exploitation films, like Mad Max, were made from the early 1970s through the 80s, known as the “Ozploitation“ era.
Mad Max (1979)
A vengeful cop tries to maintain law and order in a dystopian society of the future.
After introducing the R rating in 1971, a ton of Australian made exploitation films, like Mad Max, were made from the early 1970s through the 80s, known as the “Ozploitation“ era.
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This new Linux platform will let you update your next car at home - as soon as 2027 www.zdnet.com/article/this... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social
Your 2028 and beyond model-year car will run #Linux and open-source software.
Your 2028 and beyond model-year car will run #Linux and open-source software.
This new Linux platform will let you update your next car at home - as soon as 2027
Toyota, Honda, and Mazda are building a new open-source car platform that runs everything from entertainment to navigation - and could even power self-driving.
www.zdnet.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
This new Linux platform will let you update your next car at home - as soon as 2027 www.zdnet.com/article/this... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social
Your 2028 and beyond model-year car will run #Linux and open-source software.
Your 2028 and beyond model-year car will run #Linux and open-source software.
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4 years ago on this date we had a massive hail storm......our orchard netting held up pretty well.....here in Lutruwita ( Tasmania)......Wally the dog inspecting.
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
4 years ago on this date we had a massive hail storm......our orchard netting held up pretty well.....here in Lutruwita ( Tasmania)......Wally the dog inspecting.
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The Warning | Ale playing MORE at Hellfest 20-06-2025 🇫🇷🔥🤘😎
#thewarning #concert #france #hellfest #metal
#thewarning #concert #france #hellfest #metal
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Warning | Ale playing MORE at Hellfest 20-06-2025 🇫🇷🔥🤘😎
#thewarning #concert #france #hellfest #metal
#thewarning #concert #france #hellfest #metal
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Australia's biggest shipbuilder receives order for third large electric ferry for #Denmark in what it describes as “world largest electrification project at sea.”
Australian shipbuilder gets order for third large battery electric ferry for Denmark
Australia's biggest shipbuilder receives order for third large electric ferry for Denmark in what it describes as “world largest electrification project at sea.”
thedriven.io
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Australia's biggest shipbuilder receives order for third large electric ferry for #Denmark in what it describes as “world largest electrification project at sea.”
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Remember when the anti EV and FUD spread by fossil fuels was that EVs dont have torque... good times.
thedriven.io/2025/12/09/p...
thedriven.io/2025/12/09/p...
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Remember when the anti EV and FUD spread by fossil fuels was that EVs dont have torque... good times.
thedriven.io/2025/12/09/p...
thedriven.io/2025/12/09/p...
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If we just build one more gas drilling site / pipeline / LNG terminal, gas'll become cheap. Please. Just one more. This time it'll be different. We'll have infinite cheap energy. Believe me, this time it's different. PLEASE
December 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
If we just build one more gas drilling site / pipeline / LNG terminal, gas'll become cheap. Please. Just one more. This time it'll be different. We'll have infinite cheap energy. Believe me, this time it's different. PLEASE
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EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
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Big news from Germany: Scientists at Fraunhofer Institute cracked solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries! Double energy density, cheaper, lighter EVs with insane range. now EV owners will need those diapers diesel owner wear when driving 1000km non stop.
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/s...
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/s...
Scientists develop game-changing technology that could revolutionize electric vehicles: 'Will pave the way'
A research team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology in Dresden has unveiled a next-generation solid-state lithium-sulfur battery.
www.thecooldown.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Big news from Germany: Scientists at Fraunhofer Institute cracked solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries! Double energy density, cheaper, lighter EVs with insane range. now EV owners will need those diapers diesel owner wear when driving 1000km non stop.
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/s...
www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/s...
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Remembering the iconic John Lennon who died on this date 45 years ago - December 8, 1980 #JohnLennon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgV...
John Lennon - imagine (live 1975)
YouTube video by Domenico Pota
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Remembering the iconic John Lennon who died on this date 45 years ago - December 8, 1980 #JohnLennon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgV...
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Dry stone walling by Jared Flynn
December 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Dry stone walling by Jared Flynn
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Taking a moment to acknowledge that today marks 50 years since Brisbane/meanjin’s original community radio station @4zzzradio.bsky.social began broadcasting from studios at UQ’s St Lucia campus. Brisbane’s thriving music scene and independent news landscape (and my youth) owe a lot to the Zeds 🖤
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Taking a moment to acknowledge that today marks 50 years since Brisbane/meanjin’s original community radio station @4zzzradio.bsky.social began broadcasting from studios at UQ’s St Lucia campus. Brisbane’s thriving music scene and independent news landscape (and my youth) owe a lot to the Zeds 🖤
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Frogs eating giant hornets is a good reminder: biodiverse ecosystems are the best defense we have against invasive species and climate disruption………And they’re the first thing we sacrifice.
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Pond frogs devour murder hornets, stinger and all — Popular Science
Pond frogs devour murder hornets, stinger and all Insect venom means nothing to some amphibians. The black-spotted pond frog shows remarkable tolerance to venomous stings from an Asian giant hornet. T...
apple.news
December 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Frogs eating giant hornets is a good reminder: biodiverse ecosystems are the best defense we have against invasive species and climate disruption………And they’re the first thing we sacrifice.
apple.news/ARYJi9013Q6K...
apple.news/ARYJi9013Q6K...
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As usual, Australian right wing media, and the usual fossil fuel shills are all claiming a grassfire at Wellington solar farm destroyed everything.. toxic bla bla bullshit...
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
As usual, Australian right wing media, and the usual fossil fuel shills are all claiming a grassfire at Wellington solar farm destroyed everything.. toxic bla bla bullshit...
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
reality is, the plant is now back online, generating at 90% capacity... #auspol #renewable #solar.
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