Jim K
@jimkear.bsky.social
News and logistics. Probably won’t say very much.
The picture shows many of my interests.
Opinions are all taken from much smarter people.
All posts are personal and do not necessarily represent the opinions of employers or other connected parties.
The picture shows many of my interests.
Opinions are all taken from much smarter people.
All posts are personal and do not necessarily represent the opinions of employers or other connected parties.
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🇬🇧 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~46% of Northern Ireland electrical power generation (13GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.1GWh).
Source: SONI
#NorthernIreland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: SONI
#NorthernIreland #windenergy #solarenergy
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
🇬🇧 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~46% of Northern Ireland electrical power generation (13GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.1GWh).
Source: SONI
#NorthernIreland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: SONI
#NorthernIreland #windenergy #solarenergy
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🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~47% of Ireland electrical power generation (50GWh). Solar power was ~1% (1.5GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~47% of Ireland electrical power generation (50GWh). Solar power was ~1% (1.5GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
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"It was odd. The big guy who was like half robot was about to kill me, and then he paused and asked if I accepted the updated terms and conditions in the firmware update. And that's where I left him"
‘My assault rifle won’t fire unless you load my shotgun and grenade launcher too.’
It would be great if the robots and cyborgs in films were more like my printer.
Arnie stands up in the alleyway, out of the smoke, but takes six goes to do it, with a swirl of deafening servos then spits out an error report and turns himself off.
Arnie stands up in the alleyway, out of the smoke, but takes six goes to do it, with a swirl of deafening servos then spits out an error report and turns himself off.
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
"It was odd. The big guy who was like half robot was about to kill me, and then he paused and asked if I accepted the updated terms and conditions in the firmware update. And that's where I left him"
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What an interesting thread. France went all in on nuclear power plants, which are now being displaced by cheaper wind and solar. Ramping nuke plants up/down and turning them on/off puts unexpected wear and tear on pumps, valves, pipes, etc., raising maintenance costs and shortening equipment lives.
France has ended up in a strange position after using some €250bn of tax-payer money to build a fleet of nuclear power stations. Wind and solar power is merrily entering the French power market at prices nuclear production can't match, resulting in huge surpluses of power.
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Électricité : un rapport confidentiel d’EDF anticipe une explosion des coûts et des risques
« Le Point » s’est procuré le rapport interne d’EDF sur les conséquences de la modulation de son parc nucléaire pour faire place aux renouvelables. Un document explosif, alors que le gouvernement s’ap...
www.lepoint.fr
February 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What an interesting thread. France went all in on nuclear power plants, which are now being displaced by cheaper wind and solar. Ramping nuke plants up/down and turning them on/off puts unexpected wear and tear on pumps, valves, pipes, etc., raising maintenance costs and shortening equipment lives.
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🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~63% of Ireland electrical power generation (69GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.2GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~63% of Ireland electrical power generation (69GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.2GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
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Ah, so this probably isn't helping decision making on board...
The captain of the grounded MV Razouk (Kisirkaya-Turkish coast) requested to be medevaced. This was achieved by constructing a zipline to the ship.
February 3, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Ah, so this probably isn't helping decision making on board...
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Much like Jeff Bezos, I too have personal reasons for wanting Jeff Bezos on Mars
Racking my brain to come up with the least crazy “personal” reason Jeff Bezos wants to get to Mars…
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Much like Jeff Bezos, I too have personal reasons for wanting Jeff Bezos on Mars
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Doping chiefs say they will investigate bizarre claims that ski jumpers are injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to get a competitive advantage.
It's claimed that it helps to create the effect of a sail that can add metres to a jump.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
It's claimed that it helps to create the effect of a sail that can add metres to a jump.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
Sports doping body on the lookout for 'penis injections' at Winter Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency said it would investigate bizarre claims that ski jumpers are administering hyaluronic acid into their penises to get a competitive advantage.
www.thejournal.ie
February 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Doping chiefs say they will investigate bizarre claims that ski jumpers are injecting hyaluronic acid into their penises to get a competitive advantage.
It's claimed that it helps to create the effect of a sail that can add metres to a jump.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
It's claimed that it helps to create the effect of a sail that can add metres to a jump.
www.thejournal.ie/penis-gate-o...
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EU ambassadors have reached a deal on the legal texts to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan funded by joint debt. €30 billion will be allocated for financial support, and €60 billion for military aid.
Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be exempt from the loan.
Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be exempt from the loan.
February 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
EU ambassadors have reached a deal on the legal texts to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan funded by joint debt. €30 billion will be allocated for financial support, and €60 billion for military aid.
Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be exempt from the loan.
Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be exempt from the loan.
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My husband left his laptop on the floor. Without my glasses, I thought it was the weighing scales.
Conclusion: I weigh £1556…
Conclusion: I weigh £1556…
February 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
My husband left his laptop on the floor. Without my glasses, I thought it was the weighing scales.
Conclusion: I weigh £1556…
Conclusion: I weigh £1556…
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Few bright spells appearing over the solar farm under construction in Rathoe County Carlow.
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Few bright spells appearing over the solar farm under construction in Rathoe County Carlow.
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“Until he purges his contempt he should stay there. And if that means until the end of his days that would be his choice“ is a much more common refrain
January 27, 2026 at 10:14 PM
“Until he purges his contempt he should stay there. And if that means until the end of his days that would be his choice“ is a much more common refrain
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🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~46% of Ireland electrical power generation (50GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.2GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
January 27, 2026 at 7:49 AM
🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~46% of Ireland electrical power generation (50GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.2GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
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🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~21% of Ireland electrical power generation (20GWh). Solar power was ~1% (0.9GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
January 26, 2026 at 8:20 AM
🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~21% of Ireland electrical power generation (20GWh). Solar power was ~1% (0.9GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
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Iran was threatened for killing protesters. After two killings in America, is it ok for Iran to now threaten America for killing protesters?
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Iran was threatened for killing protesters. After two killings in America, is it ok for Iran to now threaten America for killing protesters?
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Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
Any second now, I'm sure.
He was a white guy, if that helps?
Hello? NRA?
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🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~43% of Ireland electrical power generation (46GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.5GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 AM
🇮🇪 Yesterday wind power accounted for ~43% of Ireland electrical power generation (46GWh). Solar power was ~0% (0.5GWh).
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
Source: EirGrid
#Ireland #windenergy #solarenergy
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We already had the real-world experience of unvaccinated people getting measles, and it's why we invented the vaccine for measles.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
We already had the real-world experience of unvaccinated people getting measles, and it's why we invented the vaccine for measles.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
It's one thing to be a sociopath playing with the lives of others. It's another to be gleefully stupid about it.
Next step is to talk about protecting the American speaking population of Alberta.
Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Next step is to talk about protecting the American speaking population of Alberta.
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A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 11:44 AM
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
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Unexpected Wholesomeness™ is possibly my favourite thread genre:
A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Unexpected Wholesomeness™ is possibly my favourite thread genre:
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Like we'll never trust the country again. But to be fair we should have stopped trusting the country around the time the supreme court elected Bush 2. And we definitely should have copped on in 2016. But here we are. Sovereignty for slow learners. 2/2
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Like we'll never trust the country again. But to be fair we should have stopped trusting the country around the time the supreme court elected Bush 2. And we definitely should have copped on in 2016. But here we are. Sovereignty for slow learners. 2/2
I watched Carney’s speech from yesterday just before this demented ramble. Honestly if I was American I might ask to become a Canadian territory.
January 21, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I watched Carney’s speech from yesterday just before this demented ramble. Honestly if I was American I might ask to become a Canadian territory.
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It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
US trade secretary Howard Lutnick really not mincing his words here at Davos: "We are here to make a v clear point: globalisation has failed the West and the USA. It's a failed policy. It's what the WEF has stood for, which is, export, offshore, find the cheapest labour in the world."
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
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Frankly: it is ridiculous that Russia (population circa 145 million, awful demographics, GDP of about the same size as Italy) is a security threat to Europe that requires US help to manage. But it currently is.
Reversing that is the first aim. And very very achievable.
Reversing that is the first aim. And very very achievable.
January 20, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Frankly: it is ridiculous that Russia (population circa 145 million, awful demographics, GDP of about the same size as Italy) is a security threat to Europe that requires US help to manage. But it currently is.
Reversing that is the first aim. And very very achievable.
Reversing that is the first aim. And very very achievable.