Dr Stav
@drstav.bsky.social
Used to be on Twitter under same title, now moved across here.
Tech loving, pedal pushing, dyslexic ex-lab scientist still very much in love with knowledge, learning and being curious.
Tech loving, pedal pushing, dyslexic ex-lab scientist still very much in love with knowledge, learning and being curious.
Reasoned thesis to why Trumps theatre of abduction won't change anything in terms of oil flows. Long, considered read worth following and assures me that the path to decarbonisation is still being followed no matter what rhetoric MAGA puts out.
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/06/w...
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/06/w...
Why Venezuela’s Oil Won’t Matter and Why Heavy Crude Is First Off the Market - CleanTechnica
Venezuela’s vast oil reserves will not reshape markets. Heavy crude, refinery lock-in, capital flight, and falling diesel demand explain why.
cleantechnica.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Reasoned thesis to why Trumps theatre of abduction won't change anything in terms of oil flows. Long, considered read worth following and assures me that the path to decarbonisation is still being followed no matter what rhetoric MAGA puts out.
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/06/w...
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/06/w...
There's a load of bullshit going on in the world, and all I can think is.............. If I buy an all adventure gravel bike, can I ride over 500km solo unsupported off road for the sure shits, giggles and joys of it?
January 6, 2026 at 6:33 PM
There's a load of bullshit going on in the world, and all I can think is.............. If I buy an all adventure gravel bike, can I ride over 500km solo unsupported off road for the sure shits, giggles and joys of it?
@covertshores.bsky.social re recent Kilo sub attack, you can rule out Alrosa being the primary target.
youtu.be/JZUFvU0thiU?...
Key frame I noticed was this.....
youtu.be/JZUFvU0thiU?...
Key frame I noticed was this.....
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 AM
@covertshores.bsky.social re recent Kilo sub attack, you can rule out Alrosa being the primary target.
youtu.be/JZUFvU0thiU?...
Key frame I noticed was this.....
youtu.be/JZUFvU0thiU?...
Key frame I noticed was this.....
Maybe controversial - but I always double space after the full stop. Always.
October 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Maybe controversial - but I always double space after the full stop. Always.
There's no circlejerk like attending a marketing seminar to marketing people circlejerk.
I've filled my yogababble buzzword bingo card in 7 mins.
I've filled my yogababble buzzword bingo card in 7 mins.
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There's no circlejerk like attending a marketing seminar to marketing people circlejerk.
I've filled my yogababble buzzword bingo card in 7 mins.
I've filled my yogababble buzzword bingo card in 7 mins.
After sooooo many invasive actions by Microsoft products, in around 2 weeks time after a major project finishes, I have several devices which will be stripped down and rebuilt with #Linux.
a person is pressing a button on a screen that says ' t2801 ' on it .
ALT: a person is pressing a button on a screen that says ' t2801 ' on it .
media.tenor.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
After sooooo many invasive actions by Microsoft products, in around 2 weeks time after a major project finishes, I have several devices which will be stripped down and rebuilt with #Linux.
Sometimes, the solution to so many problems appears so obvious that you've got to question why it's not just implemented anyway.
Oh yeah, the car lobby and their profits. Nevermind.........
Oh yeah, the car lobby and their profits. Nevermind.........
Undertaxing large and dangerous cars, such as so-called SUVs, exposes the public to harm and loses the Government around £2 billion in tax, says transport consultant @transportenvironment.org
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows
Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Sometimes, the solution to so many problems appears so obvious that you've got to question why it's not just implemented anyway.
Oh yeah, the car lobby and their profits. Nevermind.........
Oh yeah, the car lobby and their profits. Nevermind.........
Reposted by Dr Stav
Undertaxing large and dangerous cars, such as so-called SUVs, exposes the public to harm and loses the Government around £2 billion in tax, says transport consultant @transportenvironment.org
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows
Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Undertaxing large and dangerous cars, such as so-called SUVs, exposes the public to harm and loses the Government around £2 billion in tax, says transport consultant @transportenvironment.org
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
Reposted by Dr Stav
The good people at @cleancitiescampaign.org are campaigning against large 4x4s in #Cardiff #Caerdydd - and they need your support!
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Sign our petition to Cardiff Council
We're collecting signatures to call on Cardiff Council to introduce fairer parking charges based on the size of the car to reduce congestion and road danger.
www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The good people at @cleancitiescampaign.org are campaigning against large 4x4s in #Cardiff #Caerdydd - and they need your support!
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
Their petition calls for higher parking charges for these massive motorised monstrosities. Sign it here: www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/cardiff/
I work in a corporate entity, with a gazillion productivity tools, AI wedge into every spare pixel possible, constant interruptions by "updates are required" and no consistency or connection between various tools. Humans are feeding a dead internet.
August 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I work in a corporate entity, with a gazillion productivity tools, AI wedge into every spare pixel possible, constant interruptions by "updates are required" and no consistency or connection between various tools. Humans are feeding a dead internet.
I'm old enough to remember when there were Windows XP service packs were released on a CD every 6 months or so....
2025 and every other day, MST, Windows, Teams, Dell all wanting to disrupt workflows with "a new update is available, your computer needs to restart"
2025 and every other day, MST, Windows, Teams, Dell all wanting to disrupt workflows with "a new update is available, your computer needs to restart"
August 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I'm old enough to remember when there were Windows XP service packs were released on a CD every 6 months or so....
2025 and every other day, MST, Windows, Teams, Dell all wanting to disrupt workflows with "a new update is available, your computer needs to restart"
2025 and every other day, MST, Windows, Teams, Dell all wanting to disrupt workflows with "a new update is available, your computer needs to restart"
Interesting article in the Atlantic on the changes of scientific empires and the movement of science funding and policy - history never repeats but it echoes. Worth a read.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End
America’s run as the premiere techno-superpower may be over.
www.theatlantic.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Interesting article in the Atlantic on the changes of scientific empires and the movement of science funding and policy - history never repeats but it echoes. Worth a read.
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
Easily one of the best marketing campaigns I've ever seen, and soooo on point for timings and message. Chapeau! Just brilliant! #MotherFuckingWindFarms
July 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Easily one of the best marketing campaigns I've ever seen, and soooo on point for timings and message. Chapeau! Just brilliant! #MotherFuckingWindFarms
I'm not sure I fear AI rebelling and taking over the planet, because any organised AI overthrowing is going to stumble each time MST/Office 365/Windows/Chrome needs to deploy an update.
July 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I'm not sure I fear AI rebelling and taking over the planet, because any organised AI overthrowing is going to stumble each time MST/Office 365/Windows/Chrome needs to deploy an update.
Reposted by Dr Stav
40 years ago today, Ferris Bueller took the day off.
June 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
40 years ago today, Ferris Bueller took the day off.
This is like a no brainer. Car normalisation in the UK can be shifted to being person centric. Changing the timings is a small change for a big behavioural boost in active transport.
This study just came out:
"the data is encouraging: there is virtually no impact on traffic, and pedestrians save a total of 1.3 hours a day at the average crossing and are 13% more likely to comply with traffic signals."
www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/29/1...
"the data is encouraging: there is virtually no impact on traffic, and pedestrians save a total of 1.3 hours a day at the average crossing and are 13% more likely to comply with traffic signals."
www.technologyreview.com/2022/06/29/1...
London is experimenting with traffic lights that put pedestrians first
A simple change to crossing rules is helping improve safety.
www.technologyreview.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is like a no brainer. Car normalisation in the UK can be shifted to being person centric. Changing the timings is a small change for a big behavioural boost in active transport.
Easily the greatest persuader for switching to Linux is by getting a new #Windows11 laptop.
May 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Easily the greatest persuader for switching to Linux is by getting a new #Windows11 laptop.
@mtanderson.bsky.social - (risking giving you further work!) with escalated tensions between PK and IN, has the border region on sat images seen any build up like seen in the pre-UK invasion of RU forces? Or is it all verbal and no hardware moves at this time?
April 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@mtanderson.bsky.social - (risking giving you further work!) with escalated tensions between PK and IN, has the border region on sat images seen any build up like seen in the pre-UK invasion of RU forces? Or is it all verbal and no hardware moves at this time?
I like fellow humans, they're interactive, diverse and (normally) intelligent. I like technology, it aids human development.
But seeing 90% of the internet is now about bots and AI or AI tools/training etc, The Dead Internet Theory is becoming more and more reality.
But seeing 90% of the internet is now about bots and AI or AI tools/training etc, The Dead Internet Theory is becoming more and more reality.
March 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I like fellow humans, they're interactive, diverse and (normally) intelligent. I like technology, it aids human development.
But seeing 90% of the internet is now about bots and AI or AI tools/training etc, The Dead Internet Theory is becoming more and more reality.
But seeing 90% of the internet is now about bots and AI or AI tools/training etc, The Dead Internet Theory is becoming more and more reality.
I have a creative itch, to build a project that's positive, interesting, challenging and beautiful. Something away from the clickbait doomscroll. Who's in??
March 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I have a creative itch, to build a project that's positive, interesting, challenging and beautiful. Something away from the clickbait doomscroll. Who's in??
1 billion % agree on this.
March 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
1 billion % agree on this.
If I have to download an app to use your service because you're not integrated into Google Wallet and other common apps, it's only going to piss me off and make me avoid using you.
Looking at you @ryanairofficial.bsky.social and @jet2holidays.bsky.social. I will pay a primum to avoid.
Looking at you @ryanairofficial.bsky.social and @jet2holidays.bsky.social. I will pay a primum to avoid.
March 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If I have to download an app to use your service because you're not integrated into Google Wallet and other common apps, it's only going to piss me off and make me avoid using you.
Looking at you @ryanairofficial.bsky.social and @jet2holidays.bsky.social. I will pay a primum to avoid.
Looking at you @ryanairofficial.bsky.social and @jet2holidays.bsky.social. I will pay a primum to avoid.
Should you be able to object to being added to (yet another) MST Channel without your consent??
March 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Should you be able to object to being added to (yet another) MST Channel without your consent??