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@marsflyerpaul

Cycling, Energy and Space are my interests. NW London.

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Is this genuine or photoshopped? Correct, regardless.

11.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No, How about forcing the social networking companies to improve/enforce safety in their products for everyone, rather than banning under 16s.

11.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My dog wakes me up at 3am with a quiet woof insisting on belly rubs.
I'm a man of a certain age, so a night time interlude is useful.

11.03.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm waiting for the bus near Euston and the stink from those fossil fueled, war affected vehicles is horrible.
Roll on more people taking active travel and the necessary vehicles being EVs.

11.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Large yellow markings across a road, with zig zags in front and a tree in the distance lit by evening sun.

Large yellow markings across a road, with zig zags in front and a tree in the distance lit by evening sun.

The "dazzle ship" markings on the recently quietened Gordon Street near UCL.
#CamdenCouncil (still only on X 😑)

11.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

PDF is such an annoying format
- it is wonderful in that authors can control the format
- but terrible that it doesn't have the stream of text available to format in more responsive ways

11.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The recent Local Energy Plan had a html version.

11.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And they've managed to keep the proportion of horrible hybrids low.

11.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So a single solar panel produces about *100 times more useful energy* than a tank of petrol.

11.03.2026 10:40 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Solar panel imports will reduce OVERALL imports - because the value of diesel imports eclipses the value of solar panel impors.

A solar panel in Nigeria now costs just $60, and can repay the cost of diesel for a generator within 6 months - and even less in other countries.

26.08.2025 07:21 πŸ‘ 188 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 10
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This is hilarious.

Also, completely enraging.

11.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 8893 πŸ” 4075 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 204

I was at @pedalme.bsky.social for a while. I never got to take passengers, but delivering specialist food to multiple restaurants across London was fun.

10.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Drive less to cope with petrol price surge, says AA Motorists should drive less to save fuel as the war in the Middle East sends oil prices surging, the AA has said.

Drive less to save fuel!
Using petrol or diesel to move yourself from a to b is the choice you want to avoid if you can.
Ask your local Councillor for better cycle lanes, cycle routes, speed limits and cycle parking so cycling becomes the better option.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

10.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The biggest terrorist in the world did this.

10.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 453 πŸ” 278 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 16

But they don't need to buy new, expensive, huge, gas guzzling vehicles.

10.03.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yet many Americans seem to "afford" massive car leasing costs.

10.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.

That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.

The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

10.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 6430 πŸ” 2185 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 94

@timleunig.bsky.social I think that you need to take a timeout and have a think about what you're saying.
You have a position of influence, and lots of qualified people are telling you that you're getting things wrong.

10.03.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So get the Nimbys to stop complaining about building pylons. Where would we be now if none of the National Grid was built in the 60s and 70s?

10.03.2026 08:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the London Array, one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.

It generates enough electricity to power 584,000 British homes.

Only clean, renewable energy can deliver true British energy sovereignty and free us from the ruinous influence of the fossil fuel industry.

09.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 134 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

Indeed, why so many modifier keys?
Especially annoying is the globe key that mainly does one advertised function - the emoji keyboard.

10.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed, why so many modifier keys?
Especially annoying is the globe key that mainly does one advertised function - the emoji keyboard.

10.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The pavement parking review should at least have included the rights and revenue for councils to tow dangerously parked cars straight away.

09.03.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will Marshall the confounder is a good bloke. A 96 hour delay seems reasonable.

09.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Emissions (grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour) from North Sea gas vs LNG imports. Source: Carbon Brief analysis

Emissions (grams of CO2 per kilowatt hour) from North Sea gas vs LNG imports. Source: Carbon Brief analysis

Factcheck: North Sea gas is not β€˜four times cleaner’ than LNG imports | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org #CBarchive

Read here: buff.ly/IoMIeUt

09.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 1530 πŸ” 451 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 19

I'm glad that DRS has gone - that was always an artificial way to enable some overtaking.
A boost button that can be used almost anywhere, brings it back to a driver's racing decision making.

09.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Driverless taxis set to launch in UK as soon as September Waymo has laid out plans for a robotaxi service in London with a pilot scheme due to begin in April.

I've seen a lot of Wayve cars in North London (AV, but with a standby driver). What's doubly annoying is that the BBC aren't even mentioning this British company in their reporting.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Also Google search didn't find much for it's competitor (Wayve vs Waymo & Waze)

09.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hate the engineers who gave us these engine idling machines - it should have been possible for them to add a mode which provided ventilation, minimal heating and powered 12V sockets.

09.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning from the country
that russia tried to destroy in three days.
Day 1475 - we’re still hereπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

09.03.2026 08:48 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I've witnessed parents parking on the zebra crossing at school pickup time at this school. Although I haven't been there since the Healthy School Streets was implemented.

09.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0