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Joseph 1d ago

Akshay 1d ago

Germany’s battery opportunity

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/germanys-battery-opportunity/

#Climate #Energy #Electricity #Batteries #Renewables #Deutschland #Germany #EU

Germany's battery opportunity | Ember

The battery market is ready to fortify Germany's energy security, and it is time for policy to catch up. The lack of a clean flexibility strategy, combined with the preferential treatment of gas in forthcoming auctions, risks locking Germany into a costly dependency on gas imports.

Ember

Joseph May 8

iFixit May 7

The Fairbuds XL just became the first headphones to earn a 10/10 repairability score on our new headphone scorecard! Replaceable battery. Replaceable ear pads. Modular design. Actual repair manuals. This is what headphones look like when they’re built to last instead of built for the landfill.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/117206/were-now-scoring-wireless-headphones-for-repairability
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#iFixit #RightoRepair #FixTheWorld

Joseph May 6

"Enterprise-grade": what a misnomer!

Joseph May 4

John D. Cook May 3

Equation for the shape of a guitar pick
https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/05/03/guitar-pick/

Joseph May 2

Yeah, if you can't go for #Mars, go to the #moon instead 🌝

https://futurism.com/space/spacex-rocket-projected-slam-into-moon

#Musk

An Out of Control SpaceX Rocket Is Going to Smash Into Moon, Astronomer Says

The discarded upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will smash into the Moon this summer, according to a new report.

Futurism

Joseph Apr 30

𝓖ö𝓷𝓰𝓾 𝓓ó𝓽𝓽𝓲𝓻 Apr 30

⫸ Much of the waste was sent to Turkey, followed by Malaysia, with Indonesia also a regular destination. Investigations have repeatedly linked the plastic recycling industry in these countries to environmental damage, illegal dumping and burning, and labour abuses ⫷

Dear citizens, if the #economy and #politics want to appear as clean men here, only to wag their finger in poor countries, then YOU are more sensible and use less plastic !!!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/germany-largest-exporter-plastic-waste-2025

#climatechange #climateaction

Germany was largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, sending 810,000 tonnes overseas, analysis finds

UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia

The Guardian

Joseph Apr 23

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇Apr 23

#Finland opens world's longest bridge intended for bicycle riders, pedestrians + mobility device users, and transit riders (no cars allowed!)

#Helsinki's Kruunuvuori Bridge is 1,191 metres long, and will soon be served by trams.

https://newatlas.com/architecture/finland-helsinki-pedestrian-bridge-kruunuvuori/

Joseph Apr 23

Graham Downs Apr 23

StackOverflow's running a survey for Software Developers, trying to find out how they feel about and interact with AI agents: https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/04/15/human-input-needed-take-our-survey-on-ai-agents/?utm_source=Mastodon

#SoftwareDevelopment #AI

Human input needed: take our survey on AI agents - Stack Overflow

Joseph Apr 22

Frédéric Jacobs Apr 22

💗 Schengen

“Have you ever wanted to fly across a border more than 40 times in one minute? No? As of last month, you can do it anyway: By hopping on a swing in the towns of Baarle-Hertog-Nassau, you can fly from the Netherlands into Belgium and back.”

https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/borders-are-a-construct-but-this-swing-isnt

Joseph Apr 20

Could not care less #Apple #TimCook