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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/09/2026
EVs are now up to 9x cheaper to drive than diesels in UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FFS. As so many others have said, ChatGPT does not go “rogue.” It’s not some D&D halfling with a tragic backstory. The program has been set a task and algorithmically determining how to meet that objective. OpenAI on the other hand is apparently shitty at basic cybersecurity and monitoring.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026
NEW – Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in the UK ✍️ Written by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 📊 Data analysis by Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/VpxOLE5
EVs are now up to nine times cheaper per mile than diesel cars. Pence per mile. A chart shows diesel highest at around 21p, petrol at 20p, EV at price cap at 7p, and EV off peak lowest at under 2.5p. Source: Carbon Brief analysis, DESNZ, Ofgem, Zapmap. - (alt text generated by Google Gemini)
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 14/09/2026
📝 New article on Our World in Data: Is organic farming better for the environment than conventional farming? One of the most common questions we’re asked about food systems is whether organic farming is better for the environment than conventional methods.
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
☀️🇬🇧 Plug-in solar is now being sold on the UK high street. Argos has become the first UK retailer to sell compliant plug-in solar kits, making it easier for households to generate their own electricity without a rooftop system. The kits can simply be plugged into a standard wall socket 🔌🌱
independent.co.uk
Argos becomes first UK retailer to sell plug-in solar panels
The cheapest plug-in solar you can buy is £599 – here’s what to know
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Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I'm slightly late to the party but found this avery useful counterpoint to the AI agents gone rogue hype here by @eryk.bsky.social "If you optimize a model to find exploits, you should expect it to find them — and prepare for that." mail.cyberneticforests.com/models-dont-...
mail.cyberneticforests.com
Models Don't Go Rogue
Stochastic Flocks & Cybersecurity 'Pandemonium' 💡This essay was drafted from my appearance on Mél Hogan's podcast, The Data Fix, discussing the OpenAI / Hugging Face hack. Embedded below or find it o...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 03/09/2026
fun fact! Musk's fossil fuelled data centres almost certainly emit more climate pollution than is saved by all Tesla vehicles ketanjoshi.co/2026/03/02/m...
Grok's fossil-fuelled data centres wipe out either a large chunk or more than all of Tesla's global avoided emissions
Fossil fuelled chatbot emissions
Avoided emissions from Tesla products
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xAI data centres
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2023 (Independent estimate, low)
...from its EVs, solar panels and batteries (depending on which year and calculation you use). All numbers in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year
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Kip @kip.dev · 31/08/2026
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric - As well as being quieter, cheaper and cleaner, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 24/08/2026
Super animation of trains in 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇧🇪🇱🇺🇨🇭 chillchamp1.github.io/github.io/#eu A city like Marseille (France's second or third largest, depending how you define it) has so few trains you can barely see where it is
Map of Europe with dots showing trains
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Dr Caz 🌳🇪🇺 🇺🇦🔸 @drcj.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Good God A bit of rain and look what the English water companies think they can do to our waterways (From SSRS app) Sewage everywhere. Have they learned nothing? (Rhetorical q, obvs)
A map of England and wales showing red crosses all around the coast where sewage has been released into the sea. And some inland into rivers.
Some green ticks where no sewage was released. Mainly around west wales coast.
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Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The falling trend in China's coal-fired power generation isn't limited to July: coal power has now been falling for eight weeks straigth, from mid-June to mid-August. The second week of August saw a sharp 12% drop year-on-year.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Plug-in solar panels are coming to the UK from August 27th! It's been in the pipeline for a while & it's already common in Germany. But it's BRILLIANT because it opens up these technologies to renters & ppl w/o their own roof. Plugs into a normal socket & supplies ~ 10-20% of household needs. ☀️🎉
theguardian.com
UK households free to install plug-in balcony solar panels from end of August
Law change means renters and flat owners may be able to cut bills as energy costs soar amid Iran war
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 26/07/2026
Two fishermen knit their winter woolies in Ramsgate, Kent, England, 1940s - Visual Studies Workshop/Getty Images www.tumblr.com/henk-heijman...
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Laurent Peraldi @tintamarre.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Maximilien Lamy #AFP
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
With renters in every part of the country facing steep rises in their monthly payments, it is a huge mistake to rule out something that would provide significant breathing space for so many. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Angela Rayner rules out rent controls in England
The housing secretary tells the BBC that the Renters Rights' Act is already having a significant impact on the market.
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Dan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Total nonsense on BBC #r4today this morning from George Godber, fund manager at Polar Capital: "we've shut down our domestic gas supplies". NO. Our domestic gas supplies are *exhausted*. We've burnt the lot; we're down to the dregs. Completely unchallenged by presenter Sean Farrington, of course.
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Nicolas Fulghum @nicolasfulghum.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Solar's sharp rise continues. As of April 2026, global solar capacity now exceeds 3 terawatt. 1 gigawatt → 1 terawatt: 20+ years 1 terawatt → 2 terawatt: 33 months 2 terawatt → 3 terawatt: 19 months
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 10/07/2026
Why is AC so rare in much of Europe? Well, until recently it simply wasn't hot enough to need it. Here is the average number of days above 30C (86F) for major cities over time:
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 10/07/2026
The idea that teaching too many words to the word-guessing program risks creating a "superintelligence" that awakens and converts all into paperclips is absurd, a silly idea akin to the notion that if we breed horses to run ever faster, one of our mares will foal a locomotive. 18/
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Tess Snider @malkyne.com · 08/07/2026
I am exasperated with people accusing programmers of "gatekeeping" programming. We were practically dragging people through the gate. Do you know why a mindless LLM can tell you so much great programming information? It's because we've been sharing that information for free online for decades.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This summer's intense sunshine could be powering our homes. But most households can't afford to install their own solar panels. The Solar Saver scheme would change this. From @neweconomics.bsky.social and @thefinancelab.bsky.social 1/5
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/07/2026
There's a part in the book "Careless People" where the author beats Zuck at Settlers of Catan, and he is absolutely wrecked by it. Someone pulls her aside to explain everyone else has been letting him win for years. I think about this a lot re: why tech bros think everyone will love AI chatbots.
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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
For more on how to talk about tech sold as "AI" in more precise terms: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...
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How to talk about
Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the...
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This is really excellent data journalism... Elon Musk has declared war on the British government, it just doesn't realise it.
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Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The government spends £2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies Those companies pay billions to their shareholders And then lay off their workers Think that's unfair? Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
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Dr Chris Macdonald @drchrismacdonald.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
My new paper on how to increase sustainable food consumption is continuing to gather positive media attention 🙌 Link to paper: www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus... #sustainablefood #sustainability #vegan #greennudge
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Data from BNEF on Sizewell C shows electricity costs could hit £286/MWh, making it much more expensive than other technologies. While it helps decarbonise, this price tag raises major questions about cost-effectiveness. Is nuclear too expensive to be a key part of the UK's energy solution?
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Daniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The floating wind power generation system resembles an airship and is being held up as a possible power solution for remote locations and disaster zones where conventional power supplies cannot be used or are inadequate. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
scmp.com
China’s new floating wind power tech may rival traditional windmills: engineer
Developers say airborne power generation system ideal for disaster relief and isolated locations, such as islands and oilfields.
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 14/08/2025
1,000 litres of “BLOOD” spills from a Shell platform in the North Sea. Activists just installed a giant piece of protest art by world-famous artist Anish Kapoor to symbolise the DAMAGE oil giants like Shell are inflicting on people and planet.
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Keith Fitzgerald @keithfitzgerald.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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Lauren Orso @laorso.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Another chart showing the rise of solar power worldwide ☀️ 📏 Larger size = more solar generation 🔸 Darker colour = higher share of solar in country’s electricity mix ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
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more mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
but if i'm not allowed to feed artists into my artist killing machine it's going to be basically impossible for the machine to keep killing artists. is that what you want?? and before you answer keep in mind this is a very expensive machine
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Undersea rewilding initiative to restore a kelp forest in West Sussex is celebrating amazing results for marine biodiversity. Rewilding is needed just as much at sea as on land. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Kelp forest project in West Sussex having 'remarkable results'
The rewilding project off the West Sussex coast is celebrating its fourth anniversary.
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Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
This is amazing: it’s incredibly windy in the UK right now, so only about 10% of the National Grid is currently being powered by fossil fuels.
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 26/11/2024
UK has seen devastating flooding from Storm Bert. Such storms are more likely because of climate change. How is this being reported? Met Office criticised for not issuing enough red alerts, and man drives tractor through flood water. 🫤 1/2
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LucyParkerPaul🦉🇦🇺 @lucyparkerpaul.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Owls tilt and bob their heads to follow objects and check distance. Their fixed eye sockets mean they move their whole head to see their surroundings and improve depth perception. This floofy Barking Owlet photo was from a couple of years ago. #birds #wildoz
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 15/10/2024
Almost half of the UK's household trash is burned to produce electricity. It's at least as polluting as coal - and it's a trend that's set to grow. Superb work from the BBC here. Even includes a methodology!
bbc.co.uk
Burning household rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power, BBC finds
Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.
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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 11/10/2024
Here's a thread of prints of my Power Lines Drawings that are currently for sale at my online store: Power Lines Drawing #50 (Detroit, North End) marcusmerritt.bigcartel.com/product/powe...
Black ink drawing, silhouette of a utility pole and power lines
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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 04/10/2024
Just to say, if you are 30, more than half of all human fossil fuel emissions have occurred in your lifetime #dataviz
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/10/2024
Almost 40 years ago in 1985, Carl Sagan told Congress that continuing to burn fossil fuels will increase global temperature, cause climate change, melt glaciers and ice sheets, and cause sea level rise.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 30/09/2024
UK Coal xkcd.com/2992
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/03/2024
Check out this website, which shows all the offshore wind projects in the world, including those under construction or planned. It also shows individual turbines, how they're connected, and the transmission cables. www.4coffshore.com/offshorewind/
A map showing the layout of an offshore wind farm with turbines, cables, and substations marked in different colors, including a legend explaining the symbols used.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 20/09/2024
The have been so many stories about the challenges of the special needs education system. The latest in the BBC highlights yet again the judgement and battles.parents face. bbc.co.uk/news/article... Our animation below was developed with parents on how this feels. youtu.be/hqghf7auazM
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SPROCKET - Why Is It A Fight?
YouTube video by Christina Pagel
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Ali Sheridan @alisheridan.bsky.social · 12/09/2024
Scotland's only oil refinery is to close by the summer of next year, with the loss of 400 jobs - www.bbc.com/news/article... It’s not a just transition when there is no planned or supported transition.
bbc.com
Grangemouth: Scotland's only oil refinery to close next year
Petroineos said the closure of Grangemouth was due to it being unable to compete with more modern foreign sites.
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