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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 10h

Classic perverse incentives.

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Dave Osmond @davidosmond.bsky.social · 21h

Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand) Results: Last week: 100.0% RE Last 266 weeks: 98.5% RE (1/5)

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Repowering solar generation to take advantage of preexisting infrastructure definitely going to happen. The economics are all one-way, and the only question is how fast. We have had this on the radar at @tandempv.bsky.social for many years now. #energysky

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 28/09/2026

This database that has already inaccurately flagged citizens as noncitizens (up to 21% in one Texas county). Check your registration, #holdfast on the integrity of this vote, and we hope the Court comes to see what's really at stake here. We're watching closely.

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I’ve heard from a bunch of people in our field who say, ‘Uh oh, are they training on my prompts?’” Dr. Shipman said. “We can’t not think about it.” ... '[A]fter Anthropic’s announcement last week, he is winding down his projects with Claude.' “I’m shutting down everything,” [Dr. Mestre] said.

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The moon, just past full, rising in #Seattle.

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Surprising how many of these discoveries appear because some human already put them in the dataset. Wait, no. Not surprising. The other thing.

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Kristin Louise Raught Photography 🌀 @kristinlraught.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Last night’s Harvest Moon over Seattle. The clouds made it feel even more dramatic as it rose above the Space Needle and the Cascades. Also called the Corn Moon, this is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox.

Orange Harvest Moon behind wispy clouds above Seattle’s Space Needle and skyline, with the Cascade Mountains in the background.

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Great use of golf courses. Nothing in this piece about habitat restoration and the potential for either agrivoltaics or rewilding, alas. #energysky #naturalsecurity

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The kids are alright. US 4 Peru 1

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Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com @revkin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Downeast Maine dawn. Great blue stalking.

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026

Yes, you read that right. NINE times cheaper.

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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

EV charging in China was 17.2 TWh in August, up 51.2% year-on-year. That's equivalent to ~1.3 million barrels of oil a day, in a global oil market that shifts about 100m bpd. Just the change from last year cuts global oil demand by 0.5m bpd. english.cec.org.cn#/newsdetails...

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Shin Hanga Daily @shinhangadaily.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hiroshi Yoshida - Fujiyama First Light of the Sun #ShinHanga #Woodblock #Print

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🥹😍🤩✊🏽👏🏽👏🏽👀🗣️🫦✌🏽🔥💟💙💟💙💟💙

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Dave Osmond @davidosmond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026

Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/

Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"We'd love Russia to stop attacking and equally we'd love Ukraine to stop defending itself"

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A little friend visits 😺

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

How did Hasui manage such great reflections in water with woodblock printing?

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Shin Hanga Daily @shinhangadaily.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Kawase Hasui - Kabukiza - Kabuki Theater #ShinHanga #Woodblock #Print

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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Guy who is obviously on drugs: I built a supercomputer that is God and now I need subsidies

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Great to see The Economist's midterms forecast model on BBC News just now. Hope we don't get banned from the White House www.economist.com/interactive/...

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just encountered a true, world changing technological innovation: "Press the * key to stop the hold music." OH HALLELUJAH!!!

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Shin Hanga Daily @shinhangadaily.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Edward Luper - 36 Views of the BT Tower - Autumn Clouds #ShinHanga #Woodblock #Print

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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🩵🎶🐬 Beautiful recordings of J pod off the west side of San Juan Island early this morning, both listener and auto-detected on @orcasound.bsky.social Orcasound Lab hydropone. Have a listen: #psws #wssjis #orcasound #jpod #srkw #endangeredsouthernresidentorcas live.orcasound.net/reports/cand...

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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Palouse Falls, Canyon and Park, Washington 📸Gary Hamburgh

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Man, the light in #Seattle this time of year… Mt. Rainier and Lake Union in the fading light. The new moon above trees at twilight. The Olympic Mountains in front of an orange sunset, the sky fading to a deep blue above.

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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"Everybody remember where we parked."

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It’s funny, but also not funny at the same time.

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 16/09/2026

The world’s modern development rests on two foundations: energy which does work, and information which directs that energy. The electrotech and infotech revolutions have now brought these two spheres together. 2/8

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 16/09/2026

🚨 NEW | The Age of Power is here, as the electron revolutionises energy and intelligence ⚡🧠 Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpack how the infotech and electrotech revolutions are converging on one electric stack 🧵1/8 ember-energy.org/lat...

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026

ELECTRIFICATION: Really striking chart showing that three-quarters of final energy demand can now be electrified "economically" (ie at lower lifetime cost) – and 90% electrification is technically possible From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great job opening for Habitat Connectivity Biologist at WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife. The position will "identify priority areas for connectivity conservation and translate that science into practical tools...to help protect and restore wildlife movement and build climate-resilient habitat networks."

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Rob Carlson @robcarlson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fossilized dino footprint, Holyoke, MA

A fossilized dinosaur footprint next to the Connecticut River, Holyoke, MA.

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good morning with good news: US solar deployment surged 45% to 11.4 GW in Q2 2026. Solar, wind & batteries were 91% of new capacity in H1 2026. Wind was 21%, its best H1 since 2022. EIA says solar will be 51%, battery 28%, wind 14% & gas 7% for 2026! pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/09/10/s... #energysky

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Marie Ruiz-Vidal @ruizvidal7.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ça moutonne

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the real grass is moved underground when the stadium hosts concerts and events. This allows the field to stay healthy while the space transforms for huge crowds. Original post

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 10/09/2026

China's EV fleet displaced an estimated 1 million barrels of oil per day in 2024 🔒 Over a single year, that avoided demand is roughly DOUBLE the government-held strategic oil reserves of OECD Europe (179 million barrels at the end of 2025). ember-energy.org/lat...

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