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This is hardly surprising when the operators of many social media platforms have filled their sites with so much advertising, clickbait and junk that you hardly see any of the content you signed up to see. In a desire to generate revenue, they've rendered their platforms unattractive and unusable.
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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · 6d
Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...
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Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...
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The Ferret’s article gives a sobering look at the lived experiences of communities like Brechin, which are still grappling with the aftermath of Storm Babet and inputs from Carol Raeburn from the Scottish Flood Forum & @uofglasgow.bsky.social's Prof Larissa Naylor.
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How communities are struggling to recover after flooding and coastal erosion – The Ferret
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A study published in Nature stated that the global carbon storage capacity is 10 times less than the amount fossil fuel companies claim can be processed by CCS.

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#beyondcoal #脱石炭
【News】CCS Can Safely Store 10 Times Less Carbon than Previously Thought
A study published in Nature stated that the global carbon storage capacity is 10 times less than the amount fossil fuel companies claim can be processed by CCS.
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ljmabon.bsky.social
A very full week in Aceh as part of @britishacademy.bsky.social supported study into evidence + policy for seawalls in Indonesia, building on @raeng.org.uk research. Great to see students of our partner Universitas Syiah Kuala learning how to check the characteristics and performance of seawalls.
A seawall built out of boulders between a blue sea, a beach, and a mixed forest. A team of students measures distances and angles of a mound of tetrapods on a beach, between the sea and some low trees. Two men measure a seawall, holding opposite ends of a measuring tape. A concrete curved seawall on a coral beach, in front of a tall broad-leaved tree, in Sabang, Indonesia.
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climatebadger.bsky.social
📢We're hiring!📢

We have a permanent Lecturer in Earth Sciences position available in @OU_EEE
@OpenUniversity

£47,389 to £56,535
Closing Date: 20 October 2025*

We are a friendly, research intensive school with supportive colleagues and great labs.

jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...
Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Lecturer in Earth Sciences
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by Leslie Mabon

ljmabon.bsky.social
A pleasure to be in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to progress @britishacademy.bsky.social work on evidence-driven policy for seawalls with @openuniversity.bsky.social, Syiah Kuala Uni + London South Bank Uni. Honoured to deliver keynote for Aceh Intl Symposium on Civil Engineering today during our visit.
A man in a grey suit stands on a podium in front of a large projector screen showing coastal erosion. A group of people in a room looking at a projector screen. A public building in Indonesia, with green vegetation and white walls. Four people stand on a seawall in Indonesia. It is a low rubble wall, with the sea on one side and a port on the other.
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by Leslie Mabon

by Leslie Mabon

ljmabon.bsky.social
Maybe I'm being too grumpy, but I foresee a time in the near future in the UK where only the most elite unis and depts are allowed to apply for open research funding, with the rest of us only eligible for select industry- and policy support calls.

www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...
UK research ‘trying to do too many things’, warns new UKRI leader - Research Professional News
Ian Chapman wants funding emphasis on world-leading areas, but experts warn of system “inertia”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
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by Leslie Mabon

by Leslie Mabon

ljmabon.bsky.social
Cycled from Oban to the former aluminium smelting town of Kinlochleven and back, 100 miles all-in including a couple of scenic detours on the way home. Now incapable of any form of movement.
A former aluminium smelter building in Kinlochleven, Scotland. A bicycle leaning against a tree, with a brown mountain in the background and grey sky. A bicycle leaning against a granite bench, with Castle Stalker on a small island in the background. A small river flows into a loch, with forested hills on either side.
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Mitsubishi Shoji's president visits Akita Prefecture to apologise for withdrawing from large-scale offshore wind projects. I am not an energy economist, but it is clear there is a LOT of disappointment among local government and potential supply chain companies:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgLF...
三菱商事・洋上風力発電撤退問題「秋田の中小企業も背伸びして投資した。社会的道義的責任を果たしていただきたい」
YouTube video by ABS秋田放送
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by Leslie Mabon

by Leslie Mabon

by Leslie Mabon

ljmabon.bsky.social
Mitsubishi has pulled out of 3 big offshore wind projects in Japan. Meanwhile, other Japanese companies are investing in Scotland's offshore wind. The will and knowhow for Japanese businesses to do offshore wind is there - what's needed is supportive domestic policy.

asia.nikkei.com/business/ene...
Mitsubishi Corp., partner to pull out of offshore wind projects in Japan
Rising material costs and low bid prices have made ventures unprofitable
asia.nikkei.com
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mulboyne.bsky.social
Mitsubishi Shoji is withdrawing from major wind power projects off the coast of Akita and Chiba. The firm says projected costs have doubled since it won the bid in 2021. The government will have to put the work out for tender again. www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Mitsubishi plans to scrap offshore wind projects as costs increase | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
Amid surging construction costs, Mitsubishi Corp. is withdrawing from planned offshore wind power projects off the coasts of Chiba and Akita prefectures, according to sources.
www.asahi.com
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At some point I'll do a wee thread about Oshima Shipbuilding, as it's a remarkable company in a very unique geographical location.

by Leslie Mabon

ljmabon.bsky.social
Oshima Shipbuilding of Saikai City - one of the biggest builders of bulk carriers in Japan - has released a new series of commericals featuring former pop idol and Nagasaki native Neru Nagahama as their 'specially appointed director of PR':

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgfd...
大島造船所CM「特命広報部長任命」篇（30秒）
YouTube video by 大島造船所　公式チャンネル
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by Leslie Mabon

by Leslie Mabon

ljmabon.bsky.social
Something quite unsettling about how impacts of climate change filter through into very banal and everyday aspects of our lives.
Screengrab of BBC News article saying "What to do if your planned holiday destination is affected by wildfires"
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