Provide the argument
18.01.2026 01:04
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Provide the argument
I said sharp-ish, the nature of sharp is not sharp. Although... Is a single molecule oxidising with release of energy not sharp?
Consciousness a bit like a forest fire. Whether there is combustion or not is sharp-ish, but a burning twig is not a forest fire, a campfire in the forest is not a forest fire.
A chart from https://docs.nrel.gov/docs/fy25osti/95135.pdf , sourced to the IEA as of April 2025, showing solar power as % of generation in different countries. This varies between over 25% for the Netherlands, through about 24% for Spain, about 14% EU average, about 8% for the US to almost nothing in Norway. Text says that the IEA reckons global is about 10%.
I do bloody love this chart. Who'd have thought, 20 years ago, that solar would be ~10% of world electricity generation by 2024 - and over 20% in some countries, rising rapidly in others?
Definitely not me. When I started this job I hoped to be part of a solution for maybe 1% of global electricity.
You can get the rebate for retrofitting a battery to existing solar, I don't think you are supposed to be able to get it for a battery on it's own, or with a diesel generator or whatever
To be eligible for the STCs you must have solar installed...
Rooftop solar power in Australia is the cheapest power available to consumers in the world, full stop. I wish more people knew that.
Legend
I think childhood might play a big part: my teen kid thinks III is the best movie, and also likes II.
Absolutely this!
Amazing viewing!
I think so, meditation has done so in the past.
Individuals don't even experience things in the same way, over time. Sometimes (infrequently) I can mentally imagine scenes almost as though I am really seeing it. Other times, my mental imagery is there but vague and I want it to be clearer but can't seem to force it.
Can take the girl out of Uralla, can't take Uralla out of the girl
Could we build a machine and claim it has a "what it is like"? Yup. And then we argue over whether its "what it is like" really satisfies what we mean by the term. If not, we make the definition a bit tighter, then rinse and repeat this process forever until the definition is incomprehensible.
Claim: the =only= definition of P consciousness that can fully divest of easy-problem content is: "P consciousness is that part of consciousness still unaccounted for after we fully close off the easy problem aspects."
Loved this piece Pete, the dilemma you set up highlights the definitional challenges so well!
I'm interested in how you estimated 350k by end of 2024? That's more than Sunwiz's estimate, and obviously a lot more than the likely flawed numbers from CEC/DER register.
This.
Big reason Aus has a strong residential solar/batt sector is that Aus govts since 1996 have failed to do a broad, tech-neutral carbon price, and done this kind of stuff instead. If LNP is worried about wealth inequality, keen to hear their plan to roll back tax concessions for property investors.
According to this, there are ~320k home batteries already. At about 5kW/10kWh (guess) on avg, that's 1.6GW/3.2GWh already. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
That sucks.
Kiss kiss bang bang.
Bokbok
I have a 2023 model. The only accessory I might get is some kind of gizmo to afford comms access. In AUS, the 2023 model doesn't come natively with an app, so to check car status, I need to get in it and turn it on.
Any tips?
Similar to swamp Mary, I like thinking about if Mary was also able to build a robotic brain surgeon. She could program it to modify her own brain as though she had seen red. She'd also have to remove any memory of having instigated the surgery, to avoid disbelief.
