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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 1d

Voipi kyllä olla että jos aurinkoenergian ja akustojen hintakehitys jatkuu vielä tovin, niin seurauksena on että energiaintensiivinen (tai, ainakin sähköenergiaintensiivinen) teollisuus siirtyy aurinkoisiin maihin.

Onneksi meillä sitten on turve ja turkikset. /s

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 1d

A story in three acts.

A poster where a group of diverse people raise a wind turbine in a pose reminiscent of the famous picture of raising the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima in 1945. In the background, yellow wheat field and blue sky in the colors of the flag of Ukraine. Released by the European Greens (EFA) in 2022 as a response to war in Ukraine. https://act.greens-efa.eu/ukraine

A poster showing a worker spraying add-on insulation in an attic. The text reads ”Isolate Putin - insulate homes”. In the background, homes with solar panels on their roofs can be seen. Released by the European Greens (EFA) in 2022 as a response to war in Ukraine. https://act.greens-efa.eu/ukraine

A poster showing a raised blue arm, with the stars from the EU flag, strangling a fanged snake. The snake’s eyes show the “Z” symbol used by the supporters of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Below, a text reads “Kill the serpent!”

A modernized version of a Second World War propaganda poster; the snake used to have a Nazi swastika for the eyes.

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 2d

Tämä taisi valitettavasti olla yksi opetus Pikettyn kapitalismi-opuksesta. Sotien (1MS ja 2MS) jälkeisen ajan "trente glorieuses" ennennäkemätön yhdenvertaisuus perustui laajalti siihen että vaurautta oli sodissa tuhottu perusteellisesti. Sen jälkeen ollaan palattu "normiin".

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Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 4d

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

Indian Railways to achieve net zero targets in 2025 itself - 5 years ahead of 2030 goal - Times of India

India Business News: Indian Railways is set to achieve net-zero targets by year-end, surpassing its 2030 goal through extensive electrification. Aiming for 95% electric tr

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 3d

Hell of a thing to put next to a statue of Joan of Arc. (h/t David Pilling)

Fire extinguisher next to a statue of Joan of Arc

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Sindre @grautbakken.bsky.social · 4d

This one might be of interest to #NavalHistory Bluesky. The Norwegian Coastal Administration has released an underwater 3D photo scan of the wreck of the German heavy cruiser Blücher, sunk in the Oslofjord in April 1940. Super cool!
#ww2 #norway #blücher

dykkerteknikk.nira.app/a/Ip_mJ3EFQK...

Blücher - NIRA

dykkerteknikk.nira.app

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 5d

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 4d

Forcing the Russians to devote resources to protecting military stuff even far from the frontlines? Psychological impact?

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 6d

So there's an EU-funded campaign to get millenials to eat potatoes and - I swear to Jesus I'm not making this up - it's slogan is: "Europe's favourite since 1536."

A screenshot of a website that says "DISCOVER THE TASTY VERSATILITY OF POTATOES! Europe's favourite since 1536." banner ads say "funded by the european union" and "enjoy - it's from europe."

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 6d

Muistaakseni kuin Aaltoa oltiin perustamassa niin Vantaa, vai olisiko jopa Kerava, oli ehdottamassa jotain tonttia skutsissa. Ystävällisesti kieltäytyivät.

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 6d

Voidaanko Suomessa tästä syyttää isojakoa, jolloin pikkukylät tuhottiin ja talot hajasijoitettiin keskelle peltoja? 😉

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 7d

Bought a pair of varusteleka high waisted pants a while back. Best pants ever.

Only issue is that at least with my body shape suspenders are sort of necessary, otherwise they fall too far down. I like suspenders though, so no problem.

varusteleka.com/products/var...

Varusteleka duunarihousut

Kunnon vanhan ajan käyttöhousut.

varusteleka.com

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 7d

- Not adopting fuel injection for their engines. Similar to jets, fuel injection systems (or pressure carburetors, however you want to call them) had been developed at the RAE long before the war. Calum Douglas has an interesting lecture on it at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zktw...

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www.youtube.com

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 7d

That is not to say Britain didn't make mistakes. Some of the quite large, even. On the topic of aero engines, say:

- Spending a huge amount of £££, time, and elbow grease to try to make sleeve valves work. A developmental dead end if anything.

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 7d

The generally poor financial situation in the interwar years, and Britain being with its back against the wall in the early-mid WWII meant that projects with more immediate application were prioritized.

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 7d

All true, however in defense of Britain:

It's easy to say in retrospect how revolutionary turbines would become. Not as easy at the time. It was quite unclear whether turbines would ever become efficient enough and last long enough to be worthwhile (high-temp materials, turbine aerodyn).

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 7d

How Britain royally messed up its world advantage in jet engines.

I’m not an aviation historian but as a defence analyst there are clear lessons in this tale, which may repeat themselves

Everyone knows Frank Whittle invented the jet engine (?)

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 7d

Not all flowers and rainbows though. If my understanding of Dutch history is accurate, one of the big triggering factors behind the Dutch revolt (aka the 80-years war) was that the Dutch were very unhappy with the cruelty of the (Catholic) Inquisition.

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 7d

really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today

Pope Leo XIV
Today, more than ever, we must return to the heart, the center of feeling and emotion, the locus of freedom. Though it includes reason, the heart transcends and transforms it. Only by returning to the heart can we undergo a true ecological conversion that transforms our personal

Austin
I reject this whole heartedly. What you fail to see Mr Pope, the Bible says

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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 7d

Larson put Goodall into a cartoon (you know the one), Goodall was amused, Larson got to visit a research institute and hilarity ensued.

With alt-text.

Gary Larson cartoon incident
One of Gary Larson's Far Side cartoons shows two chimpanzees grooming. One finds a blonde human hair on the other and inquires,
"Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"(114) Goodall herself was in Africa at the time. The Jane Goodall
Institute thought the cartoon was in bad taste and had its lawyers draft a letter to Larson and his distribution syndicate in which they described the cartoon as an "atrocity". They were stymied by Goodall herself: when she returned and saw the cartoon, she stated that she found the cartoon amusing. (115)
Since then, all profits from sales of a shirt featuring this cartoon have gone to the Jane Goodall Institute. Goodall wrote a preface to The Far Side Gallery 5, detailing her version of the controversy, and the institute's letter was included next to the cartoon in the complete Far Side collection. 116 She praised Larson's creative ideas, which often compare and contrast the behaviour of humans and animals. In 1988, when Larson visited Goodall's research facility in Tanzania, 115) he was attacked by a chimpanzee named
Frodo. 114)

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 8d

TKK/Aallossa taisi olla minun aikana pakollista jatko-opintojen osana, mutta DI'ksi pääsi ymmärtämättä mitään tieteen filosofiasta.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 9d

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 11d

Nature is healing

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 10d

🇲🇩 Moldova, you’ve done it again.
 No attempt to sow fear or division could break your resolve.

You made your choice clear:
 Europe. Democracy. Freedom.

Our door is open. And we will stand with you every step of the way. 
The future is yours.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 16d

🇮🇹🇪🇺🇺🇸Former Italian PM Enrico Letta warns Europe is “becoming a colony of Wall Street”, - Le Point

Europe is falling behind US and China due to its fragmented financial, energy, telecom sectors.

“It’s now or never to finish EU market integration by 2028. Europe loses sovereignty every day we delay.”

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Janne Blomqvist @janneblomqvist.bsky.social · 10d

See the 2024 Letta report, presumably no big changes since then.

Also Draghi published another big report in 2024.

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