Lennard van Otterloo

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Coal power has effectively died in the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom was the birthplace of coal. It has now, effectively, died there.

In the late 1980s, around two-thirds of the UK’s electricity came from coal. It now makes up around 0.1% of the UK’s electricity.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260324-coal-power-has-effectively-died-in-the-united-kingdom?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#UK #Coal #Energy #FossilFuels

Coal power has effectively died in the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom was the birthplace of coal. It has now, effectively, died there. In the late 1980s, around two-thirds of the UK’s electricity came from coal. It now makes …

Our World in Data
Claims that #AI is not really producing the returns claimed, and that it is all going to fall apart soon: https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/ai_businesses_faking_it_reckoning_coming_codestrap/ #ArtificialIntelligence
AI still doesn't work very well, businesses are faking it, and a reckoning is coming

interview: Codestrap founders say we need to dial down the hype and sort through the mess

The Register

Measurement unit differences between the U.S.A. and most of the world.

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I believe I will start recommending Proton Mail to more people.

The Easy Switch tool is pretty neat. So if you are moving from Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo it will help you set up automatic forwarding from the old address to the new address. And the import tool will let you move across all your email if you want. This means you can stop using the old address right away since any email to that address will be forwarded to your new address. And when you reply to those emails, your new proton.me address will be the sender. Ideally you’ll add a footer message alerting people of your new email address.

The next step is to upgrade and set up Proton Mail with your own domain name, for better future-proofing. But the point here is that there is really no reason to stay with a US email service if you're in Europe.

These days Proton has its own calendar service, office suite, password manager, vpn service and more. Paying a small fee every month to access all that makes a lot of sense. And having your own domain is what will allow you to switch email providers without ever changing your email address again.
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Only 3% of global natural gas demand is transported through the Strait of Hormuz. For oil, this is 20%.

Welcome, American scientists: Europe, a haven for researchers struggling under Trump.

Initiatives are multiplying in EU countries including France, Germany and Austria to attract the talent being driven away by the US president’s policies.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260323-welcome-american-scientists-europe-a-haven-for-researchers-struggling-under-trump?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Europe #Science #Trump #EU #France #Germany #Austria #Spain #ChooseEuropeForScience

Welcome, American scientists: Europe, a haven for researchers struggling under Trump.

Initiatives are multiplying in EU countries including France, Germany and Austria to attract the talent being driven away by the US president’s policies.

El País
Think we've reached the point where it's more of a flex to have a crappy old car than a shiny new one. Shows you have your priorities straight. I work in car insurance and can confirm that the vast, vast majority of people with fancy cars have them on ludicrous finance deals
Been a professional musician for over 40 years & played in massive venues all round the world backing rock legends. Best crowd reaction? My mates birthday party in a half empty pub in Northampton segueing Depeche Modes 'Cant Get Enough' into 'Baby Shark'
...from politics, it was an easy step to silence.

Sir John Curtice: Why Labour’s Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers.

Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260320-sir-john-curtice-why-labours-brexit-focus-has-shifted-from-leavers-to-remainers?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#UK #Politics #Brexit #EU #UKPol #Labour #ReformUK #Trade #Business #Economy

Sir John Curtice: Why Labour’s Brexit focus has shifted from Leavers to Remainers.

Will the pursuit of a closer relationship with the EU risk courting electoral disaster by alienating Brexit-backing voters?

BBC