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The more I learn, the less I know - Albert Einstein IT & life nerd living in Sydenham, South East London [bridged from https://social.brainsys.com/@stuart on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Heathrow's third runway go-ahead was justified by aviation going net zero. But with no timescale or proven technology to get them there. This (paywalled) Telegrope article kiboshes hydrogen planes and rubbishes SAF being more than a marginal contribution. So aviation grows faster than fuel […]

Swanning about in Beckenham today. #postboxtopper #postbox #beckenham #bromley #london

Climate change is no more? The website showing the increasing co2 emmissions is no longer responding. Presumably nuked by Trump + Elon. Vandals. January figures were due today. Here's their last report: December 2024: 425.40 ppm December 2023: 421.86 […] [Original post on social.brainsys.com]

#MarianneFaithfull #1960s A part of my youth also died tonight. RIP Marianne. https://youtu.be/_phZZgkT1Jk?si=apewNquJ5oEUcUHi

#brexit #Art #France Yet another Brexit Benefit: "British tourists will pay more to visit Louvre, says Macron French president targets non-EU citizens to help fund ‘special area’ for Mona Lisa" […]

#elonmusk #uspol #trump Elon's salute furore has, as to be expected, inflamed the liberal democratic world. The right are already using this to weaponise their perceived victimhood. But are we missing the point? If it was intentional - what was the intention? Elon is no fool and if it was to […]

I did my first cull of followers today since I joined in November 2022. I was surprised it was only 33 of 186. My criteria was users who had not posted or replied in the last year hence not troubling my timeline. Sad to see Guardian journalists were over represented in 2024's no-shows. Also […]

#maths #joke "We had to make our own log tables, from trees with square roots" - Neil Barnes https://forums.theregister.com/forum/all/2024/12/28/christmas_1984_home_computers/

#london #cycling #fnrttc #christmas Battersea Power Station seen from the FNRttC Christmas lights ride last Friday evening.

#brandy Opened a bottle of brandy tonight. I rescued it from the sideboard of my late aunt who didn't drink. The dust was a clue that it must have been gifted many years ago. The label might give a clue - no barcoded detailed EU/UK label on the back […] [Original post on social.brainsys.com]

#ukpolitics #boris #books #nonfiction #publishing Remember the enormous advance, the launch, the serialisation and Boris plugging this book everywhere? Behold the result as folks gift books for Christmas. Unleashed comes in at no. 52 in WH Smith's […] [Original post on social.brainsys.com]