Rob
@rmcq.bsky.social
Australia. Science. Energy. Go Tiges! Also I dabble in Apple platform development. Oh and optometry.
EVs are part of our renewable energy solution. They are not a drain on it.
How EVs kept the lights on – and converted skeptics – when Cyclone Alfred hit
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
From sterilising baby bottles to charging laptops, some Australians powered through Cyclone Alfred using EV batteries
With power unlikely to be restored in some areas for weeks, EV owners are finding clever uses for their ‘batteries on wheels’
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
EVs are part of our renewable energy solution. They are not a drain on it.
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Finally got the Polestar 3 review done!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sliZ...
This thing is a beast. Got some cheeky chuckles in too.
As always, I ask you to press that button that sounds like that singer, Sonny and... what was her name? It's 100% free to press.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sliZ...
This thing is a beast. Got some cheeky chuckles in too.
As always, I ask you to press that button that sounds like that singer, Sonny and... what was her name? It's 100% free to press.
Polestar 3 Long Range DUAL MOTOR – New Zealand review
YouTube video by Ecotricity NZ
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:05 AM
Finally got the Polestar 3 review done!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sliZ...
This thing is a beast. Got some cheeky chuckles in too.
As always, I ask you to press that button that sounds like that singer, Sonny and... what was her name? It's 100% free to press.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sliZ...
This thing is a beast. Got some cheeky chuckles in too.
As always, I ask you to press that button that sounds like that singer, Sonny and... what was her name? It's 100% free to press.
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Print out and keep handy for the office party and uncle Terry on Xmas day.
December 10, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Print out and keep handy for the office party and uncle Terry on Xmas day.
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I saw a teacher complain that ChatGPT has led to students submitting papers full of mediocre ideas with perfect grammar and I can’t get over how spot-on that description is.
December 5, 2024 at 11:47 AM
I saw a teacher complain that ChatGPT has led to students submitting papers full of mediocre ideas with perfect grammar and I can’t get over how spot-on that description is.
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If I had AI-backer VC money instead of making a new LLM I would hire an elite team of librarians to find Actual Information
December 4, 2024 at 8:11 PM
If I had AI-backer VC money instead of making a new LLM I would hire an elite team of librarians to find Actual Information
I hate how doctors call anticoagulants “blood thinners”. It does nothing to educate their patients about either how the treatment works or why side effects happen. Thinner blood? WTF?
December 4, 2024 at 3:36 AM
I hate how doctors call anticoagulants “blood thinners”. It does nothing to educate their patients about either how the treatment works or why side effects happen. Thinner blood? WTF?
How good is this!? Want to deal with your cost of living? Solar and electric car! And borrow the money to buy them and they’ll still save you heaps!
Rewiring Australia modelling shows Victorian houses that have electrified their homes & cars that are powered by rooftop solar, save $4,700 in upfront costs over the 15 yr lifetime of those items, compared to homes with gas appliances & petrol cars electrifyeverything.org.au/
#electrifyeverything
#electrifyeverything
December 3, 2024 at 11:27 PM
How good is this!? Want to deal with your cost of living? Solar and electric car! And borrow the money to buy them and they’ll still save you heaps!
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Mon Con. A star on & off the field.
Congratulations.💪🐯🍾
Congratulations.💪🐯🍾
December 3, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Mon Con. A star on & off the field.
Congratulations.💪🐯🍾
Congratulations.💪🐯🍾
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Australia: Wind, solar and rooftop PV set output records, and send coal and gas plunging to new lows reneweconomy.com.au/wind-solar-a...
Wind, solar and rooftop PV set output records, and send coal and gas plunging to new lows
Record season for renewables extends from spring into summer, with numerous output records tumbling on Monday across Australia’s grid.
reneweconomy.com.au
December 3, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Australia: Wind, solar and rooftop PV set output records, and send coal and gas plunging to new lows reneweconomy.com.au/wind-solar-a...
Excited to have my first person block me because I blinded them with facts. I have noticed that there are a lots of “Dr” and “MD” people who are also massive fans of left social issues (according to their bio) that also like spreading fossil fuel arguments about EVs.
November 29, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Excited to have my first person block me because I blinded them with facts. I have noticed that there are a lots of “Dr” and “MD” people who are also massive fans of left social issues (according to their bio) that also like spreading fossil fuel arguments about EVs.
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God I hate the use of the commercial US phrase "Black Friday" here in Australia, where it commemorates one of the worst bushfires in our history ... 🔥
But such is the price of our rapturous embrace of American cultural imperialism, I suppose.
But such is the price of our rapturous embrace of American cultural imperialism, I suppose.
November 27, 2024 at 11:11 PM
God I hate the use of the commercial US phrase "Black Friday" here in Australia, where it commemorates one of the worst bushfires in our history ... 🔥
But such is the price of our rapturous embrace of American cultural imperialism, I suppose.
But such is the price of our rapturous embrace of American cultural imperialism, I suppose.
IPL auction putting the AFL draft to shame.
November 24, 2024 at 10:14 AM
IPL auction putting the AFL draft to shame.
Had an interesting chat about EVs with an anti-EV person the other day. I asked him what he thought the capabilities of EVs were. He said the latest Tesla can go 300km and takes 2 hours to recharge, so it’s useless for anything other than as a city runabout, and an 800km trip Melbourne to Sydney…
November 24, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Had an interesting chat about EVs with an anti-EV person the other day. I asked him what he thought the capabilities of EVs were. He said the latest Tesla can go 300km and takes 2 hours to recharge, so it’s useless for anything other than as a city runabout, and an 800km trip Melbourne to Sydney…