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Excellent new Ziroth video about an extremely efficient electric dual rotor motor that makes a fossil fuel engine look like Max Verstappen stuck in a Flintstones cartoon rock vehicle.
How Dual Rotors Make Motors Insanely Efficient
YouTube video by Ziroth
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Excellent new Ziroth video about an extremely efficient electric dual rotor motor that makes a fossil fuel engine look like Max Verstappen stuck in a Flintstones cartoon rock vehicle.
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A lot of people who push the idea of regulations and certifications as solutions should read this and wake the fuck up.
If they enforced the regulations against flaring they would have "capped" oil and gas production.
So, they ignored the regulations.
That is the same everywhere.
If they enforced the regulations against flaring they would have "capped" oil and gas production.
So, they ignored the regulations.
That is the same everywhere.
Exclusive: Alberta oil regulator stopped enforcing gas flaring limits after government pressure, documents show
The regulator in charge of environmental enforcement in Canada's main oil-producing province bent to pressure from the provincial government and oil companies to eliminate a limit on natural gas flari...
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A lot of people who push the idea of regulations and certifications as solutions should read this and wake the fuck up.
If they enforced the regulations against flaring they would have "capped" oil and gas production.
So, they ignored the regulations.
That is the same everywhere.
If they enforced the regulations against flaring they would have "capped" oil and gas production.
So, they ignored the regulations.
That is the same everywhere.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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My #CrossBorderRail trip from Brugge 🇧🇪to Nuits-sous-Ravières 🇫🇷has gone so badly, and will leave me €59.94 out of pocket
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
An open letter, and an invoice for €59.94, to Alberto Mazzola, boss of Community of European Railways - Jon Worth
Dear Alberto, It is a little odd for me, a blogger and campaigner, to be writing an open letter to you as Executive Director of Community of European Railways (CER). But the combination of circumstanc...
jonworth.eu
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My #CrossBorderRail trip from Brugge 🇧🇪to Nuits-sous-Ravières 🇫🇷has gone so badly, and will leave me €59.94 out of pocket
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
So Alberto Mazzola of @cer-railways.bsky.social is getting an open letter and an invoice for €59.94 from me
Here's the letter 👇
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
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I'm sorry, I just want ONE DAMN TRAIN, damn the torpedoes. BUILD THE TRAIN. BUILD ONE HIGH SPEED TRAIN. We could be a real country.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Critics worry about Liberal plan to fast-track high-speed rail | CBC News
In an effort to halve the approval time for Canada’s new high-speed rail network, the Liberal government is streamlining how it expropriates land in a way that some say could compromise property right...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm sorry, I just want ONE DAMN TRAIN, damn the torpedoes. BUILD THE TRAIN. BUILD ONE HIGH SPEED TRAIN. We could be a real country.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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it's cool how post privatisation the UK made one good high speed train then decided to never do it again
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
it's cool how post privatisation the UK made one good high speed train then decided to never do it again
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The Economist: surprised by everything since 1843.
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
Recent surveys point to flatlining business adoption
econ.st
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Economist: surprised by everything since 1843.
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Distraction and delay. Look at the cute pink microbes!!
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Distraction and delay. Look at the cute pink microbes!!
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Producing electricity is about basic economics. The end user doesn't care how the electricity is created but they sure care about what it costs.
The Indian state of Rajasthan produces more solar than any other. It has rejected a 3.2 GW coal power plant, because the bids to build it were more expensive than bundling renewables with batteries.
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
India’s Desert State Reignites Coal-Fired Power Debate
The competitive cost of batteries is making clean energy a viable alternative to coal in parts of the country.
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Producing electricity is about basic economics. The end user doesn't care how the electricity is created but they sure care about what it costs.
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Nvidia AI chips are great at being the slowest chips on the planet when asked how to return an Nvidia chip.
This is illegal in functioning markets.
But in neoliberal capitalism this is what centrists refer to as “how rich people get rich”.
This is illegal in functioning markets.
But in neoliberal capitalism this is what centrists refer to as “how rich people get rich”.
Nvidia: For all RMA requests, our chatbots will be happy to help start the return process
Also Nvidia:
Also Nvidia:
December 1, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Nvidia AI chips are great at being the slowest chips on the planet when asked how to return an Nvidia chip.
This is illegal in functioning markets.
But in neoliberal capitalism this is what centrists refer to as “how rich people get rich”.
This is illegal in functioning markets.
But in neoliberal capitalism this is what centrists refer to as “how rich people get rich”.
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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After being left out of pocket yesterday due to the problems of #CrossBorderRail between Belgium and France, I have just sent my open letter to Community of European Railways
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter:
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter:
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
An open letter, and an invoice for €59.94, to Alberto Mazzola, boss of Community of European Railways - Jon Worth
Dear Alberto, It is a little odd for me, a blogger and campaigner, to be writing an open letter to you as Executive Director of Community of European Railways (CER). But the combination of circumstanc...
jonworth.eu
November 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
After being left out of pocket yesterday due to the problems of #CrossBorderRail between Belgium and France, I have just sent my open letter to Community of European Railways
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter:
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
Let's see what response I get 😀
Here's the letter:
jonworth.eu/an-open-lett...
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The BikeBike Dispatch: November/December 2025 #yycbike #bikeshoplife
www.bikebike.ca/campaigns/vi...
www.bikebike.ca/campaigns/vi...
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The BikeBike Dispatch: November/December 2025 #yycbike #bikeshoplife
www.bikebike.ca/campaigns/vi...
www.bikebike.ca/campaigns/vi...
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The long way home starts 2 hours earlier than normal in Brugge (because of the Belgian train strike)
But via Gent and then Kortrijk I’ll make it to Lille
But via Gent and then Kortrijk I’ll make it to Lille
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The long way home starts 2 hours earlier than normal in Brugge (because of the Belgian train strike)
But via Gent and then Kortrijk I’ll make it to Lille
But via Gent and then Kortrijk I’ll make it to Lille
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If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
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Despite worries about solar under Trump, the sector has not collapsed & prospects look good - hence surge in solar share prices
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Despite worries about solar under Trump, the sector has not collapsed & prospects look good - hence surge in solar share prices
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
A lot of tax credits have been maintained, datacentres need power and solar is cheap &fast to deploy, rooftop promising as power prices rise
www.ft.com/content/af1f...
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The moderates are in fact the extremists as there are no non radical futures, and clinging to the status quo, is a dead end
November 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The moderates are in fact the extremists as there are no non radical futures, and clinging to the status quo, is a dead end
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“WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Dept of Transportation report revealed that it’s ‘actually kind of crazy’ that U.S. citizens are allowed to drive automobiles.”
The Onion strikes again.
The Onion strikes again.
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars
WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Department of Transportation report revealed Wednesday t...
theonion.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
“WASHINGTON—Citing that a majority of Americans are irresponsible, easily distracted people who have little regard for other human beings, a new Dept of Transportation report revealed that it’s ‘actually kind of crazy’ that U.S. citizens are allowed to drive automobiles.”
The Onion strikes again.
The Onion strikes again.
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Imagine TV News covering this farmer protest - banned, but turned up anyway, grinding capital to a halt - if it were about Palestine or climate change, not inheritance tax. Would they present protesters as heroes? Or showing "I need to get to work" and "me auld mam missed her hip operation" voxpops?
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Imagine TV News covering this farmer protest - banned, but turned up anyway, grinding capital to a halt - if it were about Palestine or climate change, not inheritance tax. Would they present protesters as heroes? Or showing "I need to get to work" and "me auld mam missed her hip operation" voxpops?
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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Semaphores at Harrogate. 14 July 2019. #railway #photography
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Semaphores at Harrogate. 14 July 2019. #railway #photography
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Today’s express train from Ceske Budojivice to Prague. £4.55 for age 65+
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Today’s express train from Ceske Budojivice to Prague. £4.55 for age 65+