Archive for August, 2025

Wasted Wind

https://wastedwind.energy This website shows how much money is paid to companies to turn off wind turnbines when there is excess. Goverment should taper this over the next 15 years to eliminate such ridicolous waste of money. The owners should be buying energy storage and energy conversion schemes and store the energy to put on the […]

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Solar to supply a third of energy at JLR HQ | Autocar

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/technology/solar-supply-third-energy-jlr-hq

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Can portable wind generators replace solar power? My advice after testing one at home | ZDNET

https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/energy/can-portable-wind-generators-replace-solar-power-my-advice-after-testing-one-at-home

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There’s a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics in Your Drinking Water : ScienceAlert

https://www.sciencealert.com/theres-a-surprisingly-easy-way-to-remove-microplastics-in-your-drinking-water

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I Run a Full Linux Desktop in Docker Just Because I Can

https://www.howtogeek.com/i-run-a-full-linux-desktop-in-docker-just-because-i-can

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The Enshittification of American Power | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/enshittification-of-american-power

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China’s Great Solar Wall is a Big Deal

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BMW plots range-extender revival with 2026 X5

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/bmw-plots-range-extender-revival-with-2026-x5/ar-AA1GiSNQ ZF’s newly developed range-extender architecture consists of two variants: the eRE and eRE+. The former combines an electric motor, planetary gearset and integrated converter. The latter adds a clutch and differential, enabling it to serve as both a generator and a secondary drive source. Output of the combustion engine ranges from 148bhp to 201bhp. […]

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23 brilliant movies that bombed at the box office, from The Shawshank Redemption to Children of Men

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/movies/23-brilliant-movies-that-bombed-at-the-box-office-from-the-shawshank-redemption-to-children-of-men/ar-AA1Chfb2 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Babylon (2022) Blackhat (2015) Blade Runner (1982) Children of Men (2006) Citizen Kane (1941) Clockers (1995) Deepwater Horizon (2016) Donnie Darko (2004) Event Horizon (1997) The Fabelmans (2022) Heaven’s Gate (1980) Hugo (2011) The Insider (1999) The Iron Giant (1999) It’s a Wonderful […]

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How to Photograph the Moon and Planets with Your Digital Camera (The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series)

2011 by Tony Buick (Author), Philip Pugh (Author)

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Tesla car batteries recycled for use in autonomous farm robot companions

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Tesla-car-batteries-recycled-for-use-in-autonomous-farm-robot-companions.1057720.0.html

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Reused car batteries power an energy storage facility in an airport in Italy

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Reused-car-batteries-power-an-energy-storage-facility-in-an-airport-in-Italy.1081400.0.html

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How to create responses in Minimal API apps

How to create responses in Minimal API apps

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Performance Improvements in .NET 9

Performance Improvements in .NET 9

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Violeta Sanchez i Nogue’s Journey to Bioprocess Development at NREL

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Safety Insurance Ghana

Aparently a good insurance broker https://appsaf.apieproject.com/business/listings/safety-insurance-brokers-limited-head-office

Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets? | Shipping emissions | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/26/global-shipping-emissions-invention-clean-up-cargo-fleets-net-zero

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Biochar from human waste could solve global fertiliser shortages, study finds | Agriculture | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/11/biochar-from-human-waste-could-solve-global-fertiliser-shortages-study-finds

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12 Essential Steps I Take on Every New Docker Host

https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/2025/08/12-essential-steps-i-take-on-every-new-docker-host

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6 best Docker containers you haven’t actually heard of

https://www.xda-developers.com/docker-containers-you-havent-actually-heard-of

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