Cliff Harris (Cliffski)
@cliffharris.bsky.social
Owner of Positech Games. Coder of Democracy, Gratuitous Space Battles etc blog: http://cliffski.com. Built a solar farm. Ex heavy metal guitarist & teacher. Cat owner. Making Ridiculous Space Battles!
Also on https://www.instagram.com/gamedevcliffski/
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4️⃣ Professor Tim Lenton OBE of @exeter.ac.uk warns that if we cause the #AMOC ocean current to collapse, which could happen at 2°C, we could see winter temperatures of -20°C in London and -30°C in Aberdeen.
More info: www.nebriefing.org/take-action
Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing
#NEB2025
More info: www.nebriefing.org/take-action
Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing
#NEB2025
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
4️⃣ Professor Tim Lenton OBE of @exeter.ac.uk warns that if we cause the #AMOC ocean current to collapse, which could happen at 2°C, we could see winter temperatures of -20°C in London and -30°C in Aberdeen.
More info: www.nebriefing.org/take-action
Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing
#NEB2025
More info: www.nebriefing.org/take-action
Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing
#NEB2025
Not only is Trump stupid enough to think 'oil' is an important resource in 2026, he is too dense to lie about the reason he decided, without congressional approval to start a war.
Enjoy your fascist king, USA. Don't pretend this is the behaviour of a Democracy.
There will be no more US elections.
Enjoy your fascist king, USA. Don't pretend this is the behaviour of a Democracy.
There will be no more US elections.
January 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Not only is Trump stupid enough to think 'oil' is an important resource in 2026, he is too dense to lie about the reason he decided, without congressional approval to start a war.
Enjoy your fascist king, USA. Don't pretend this is the behaviour of a Democracy.
There will be no more US elections.
Enjoy your fascist king, USA. Don't pretend this is the behaviour of a Democracy.
There will be no more US elections.
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Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
Think the referance to US Law Enforcement here is quite telling as well: a huge extension of how far the US feels its laws reach.
Apparently its fine to now attack and kidnap a head of state because of 'US law'. Fucking hell.
Yup. Enjoy your next energy bill, nuclear-fans, because the energy source once touted to us as 'too cheap to meter' gets a special surcharge on all our bills now. And before you ask, No, my solar farm receives absolutely NO SUBSIDY AT ALL, unlike Nuclear power.
"Households will see a slight increase in energy bills from New Year's Day...bring[ing] the average annual bill to £1,758, primarily due to funding for #nuclear project #SizewellC and increased standing charges linked to Warm Home Discount scheme"
#StopSizewellC
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
#StopSizewellC
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
UK households face energy bill rise amid widespread cold health alerts
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Yup. Enjoy your next energy bill, nuclear-fans, because the energy source once touted to us as 'too cheap to meter' gets a special surcharge on all our bills now. And before you ask, No, my solar farm receives absolutely NO SUBSIDY AT ALL, unlike Nuclear power.
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Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
The only happy people today will be the Nobel Peace Prize committee members, who will feel vindicated as fuck.
January 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The only happy people today will be the Nobel Peace Prize committee members, who will feel vindicated as fuck.
I wonder if the loud right-wing Americans who keep yelling at me 'China is our enemy' 'China cannot be trusted' and 'China will invade Taiwan because they are aggressive' will shut up now that King Trump unilaterally declared war today on a country that posed ZERO threat to the USA? (but has oil)
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I wonder if the loud right-wing Americans who keep yelling at me 'China is our enemy' 'China cannot be trusted' and 'China will invade Taiwan because they are aggressive' will shut up now that King Trump unilaterally declared war today on a country that posed ZERO threat to the USA? (but has oil)
Even if I was an actual soldier, in charge of actual weapons, I'd still feel cringe as fuck for saying 'we are locked and loaded'.
But for a draft dodging president who is scared of flights of stairs, its way off the top of the cringe-o-meter.
But for a draft dodging president who is scared of flights of stairs, its way off the top of the cringe-o-meter.
January 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Even if I was an actual soldier, in charge of actual weapons, I'd still feel cringe as fuck for saying 'we are locked and loaded'.
But for a draft dodging president who is scared of flights of stairs, its way off the top of the cringe-o-meter.
But for a draft dodging president who is scared of flights of stairs, its way off the top of the cringe-o-meter.
How awesome is this? Not every country is following the fascist mango down the path of utter insanity. Other countries have leaders with a few functioning brain cells! (and will in time have cheaper energy as a result)
January 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
How awesome is this? Not every country is following the fascist mango down the path of utter insanity. Other countries have leaders with a few functioning brain cells! (and will in time have cheaper energy as a result)
Just because you are too fucking stupid to understand what is happening in AI, does not make you an edgy and witty contrarian.
It just makes you fucking stupid.
It just makes you fucking stupid.
January 2, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Just because you are too fucking stupid to understand what is happening in AI, does not make you an edgy and witty contrarian.
It just makes you fucking stupid.
It just makes you fucking stupid.
People with 'man-in-the-pub' opinions on the future of AI can just go fuck themselves. Enjoy your frothing over a beer telling the entire global tech industry and everyone working in it, that they are all wrong because you watched a youtube video once.
Go short Nvidia and TSMC stock.
Go short Nvidia and TSMC stock.
January 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
People with 'man-in-the-pub' opinions on the future of AI can just go fuck themselves. Enjoy your frothing over a beer telling the entire global tech industry and everyone working in it, that they are all wrong because you watched a youtube video once.
Go short Nvidia and TSMC stock.
Go short Nvidia and TSMC stock.
Watering down stuff like this would be absolutely stupid, so I expect Kiers aimless, difting wannabe-reform govt to probably do it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...? Spoiler: ZERO racist, ignorant reform-voting muppets will switch to labour for doing this, but some will vote green/libdem instead.
Ministers may cut green tech mandate from new homes regulations in England
Critics say removing battery installation requirement will reduce amount homebuyers save on energy bills
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Watering down stuff like this would be absolutely stupid, so I expect Kiers aimless, difting wannabe-reform govt to probably do it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...? Spoiler: ZERO racist, ignorant reform-voting muppets will switch to labour for doing this, but some will vote green/libdem instead.
Finished my annual new year viewing of Rogue One, the perfect happy holidays movie. Possibly my favourite movie ever, competing with A New Hope. Huge props to Tony Gilroy, Gareth Edwards, @garywhitta.bsky.social John Knoll and everyone else.
January 1, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Finished my annual new year viewing of Rogue One, the perfect happy holidays movie. Possibly my favourite movie ever, competing with A New Hope. Huge props to Tony Gilroy, Gareth Edwards, @garywhitta.bsky.social John Knoll and everyone else.
New blog post: An actual calendar year of owning a solar farm: www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2... #solarfarm #climatechange #renewableenergy
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
New blog post: An actual calendar year of owning a solar farm: www.positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2... #solarfarm #climatechange #renewableenergy
US govt policy is 100% dictated by a combo of Putin and Fossil fuel company executives. Its so blatant. What the hell is going on: edition.cnn.com/2025/12/31/c...
Its now a country operating at the intellectual level of a kindergarten. An embarrassment for mankind.
Its now a country operating at the intellectual level of a kindergarten. An embarrassment for mankind.
The Trump administration just ordered another retiring coal plant to stay open. It could cost ratepayers millions | CNN
The Trump administration ordered an aging coal-fired power plant in Colorado to stay open on Tuesday, a day before it was set to retire.
edition.cnn.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:14 PM
US govt policy is 100% dictated by a combo of Putin and Fossil fuel company executives. Its so blatant. What the hell is going on: edition.cnn.com/2025/12/31/c...
Its now a country operating at the intellectual level of a kindergarten. An embarrassment for mankind.
Its now a country operating at the intellectual level of a kindergarten. An embarrassment for mankind.
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In China, EVs now make up more than half of new car sales, compared with just 1 in 10 in the US.
With models ranging from budget to luxury, top safety ratings and competitive prices, here’s how Chinese automakers are reshaping the global market and leaving US carmakers behind.
With models ranging from budget to luxury, top safety ratings and competitive prices, here’s how Chinese automakers are reshaping the global market and leaving US carmakers behind.
China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US and Canada
China is already producing a wide range of EVs, including several options that cost less than $25,000.
buff.ly
January 1, 2026 at 9:06 AM
In China, EVs now make up more than half of new car sales, compared with just 1 in 10 in the US.
With models ranging from budget to luxury, top safety ratings and competitive prices, here’s how Chinese automakers are reshaping the global market and leaving US carmakers behind.
With models ranging from budget to luxury, top safety ratings and competitive prices, here’s how Chinese automakers are reshaping the global market and leaving US carmakers behind.
"The plan will scrap regulations that prevent people from plugging solar panels into domestic plug sockets, a technology widely used in Germany and other European countries."
This sounds awesome, and will happen in the UK this year apparently. About time. Solar panels are dirt cheap to buy now.
This sounds awesome, and will happen in the UK this year apparently. About time. Solar panels are dirt cheap to buy now.
January 1, 2026 at 11:53 AM
"The plan will scrap regulations that prevent people from plugging solar panels into domestic plug sockets, a technology widely used in Germany and other European countries."
This sounds awesome, and will happen in the UK this year apparently. About time. Solar panels are dirt cheap to buy now.
This sounds awesome, and will happen in the UK this year apparently. About time. Solar panels are dirt cheap to buy now.
lolz. Too right! www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/a...
Mali and Burkina Faso announce reciprocal travel ban on US citizens | CNN
Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced by the Trump administration earlier this month.
www.cnn.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
lolz. Too right! www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/a...
I've heard this song a bazillion times, and I never tend to listen to lyrics, but what the actual fuck is it about? Was rob halford just high as a kite or did they take a scrabble game and use that as the lyrics?
December 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I've heard this song a bazillion times, and I never tend to listen to lyrics, but what the actual fuck is it about? Was rob halford just high as a kite or did they take a scrabble game and use that as the lyrics?
How can Walmart's forward price-to-earnings be much higher than TSMC, the worlds biggest (by far) manufacturer of chips for AI, PCs, robotics and even cars? Walmart is not a whirlwind future growth story. TSMC is undervalued, or Walmart overvalued. There is no common sense here.
December 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
How can Walmart's forward price-to-earnings be much higher than TSMC, the worlds biggest (by far) manufacturer of chips for AI, PCs, robotics and even cars? Walmart is not a whirlwind future growth story. TSMC is undervalued, or Walmart overvalued. There is no common sense here.
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It’s a genocide, and the UK government are supporting it and calling their own citizens “terrorists” for opposing it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel to bar 37 aid groups as UK and EU warn of impact in Gaza
Israel's move is criticised by 10 countries, which say the new registration rules for international NGOs are
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s a genocide, and the UK government are supporting it and calling their own citizens “terrorists” for opposing it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Its zero degrees out there this morning. Forget all the in-car video games, karaoke, the fart-noises and the other whizz-bang nonsense in a Tesla. Being able to pre-heat it from your phone is the bestest thing about it.
I bet every Chinese EV does it as well though!
I bet every Chinese EV does it as well though!
December 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Its zero degrees out there this morning. Forget all the in-car video games, karaoke, the fart-noises and the other whizz-bang nonsense in a Tesla. Being able to pre-heat it from your phone is the bestest thing about it.
I bet every Chinese EV does it as well though!
I bet every Chinese EV does it as well though!
Hilarious. Who would have thought that intimidation, unchecked-kidnapping of visitors by masked border police that resemble the SS, and a demand to hand over 5 years of social media posts... might actually put Europeans off visiting a fascist country to watch football? Amazing. What a surprise.
The England Travelling Supporters Club has just announced that conditional ticket applications for the Round of 32, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final are UNDERSUBSCRIBED.
Incredible stuff tbh. Is anyone going to be at this World Cup?
Incredible stuff tbh. Is anyone going to be at this World Cup?
December 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hilarious. Who would have thought that intimidation, unchecked-kidnapping of visitors by masked border police that resemble the SS, and a demand to hand over 5 years of social media posts... might actually put Europeans off visiting a fascist country to watch football? Amazing. What a surprise.
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I finally, after a long delay, got around to doing an update video about Ridiculous Space Battles (non-code vid). Here ya go: youtu.be/nv7xpShtI-c I am putting the release date back to make it more cool :D. #ridiculousspacebattles
Ridiculous Space Battles Developer Blog #8
YouTube video by Positech Games
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I finally, after a long delay, got around to doing an update video about Ridiculous Space Battles (non-code vid). Here ya go: youtu.be/nv7xpShtI-c I am putting the release date back to make it more cool :D. #ridiculousspacebattles