Dudders
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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Two new papers find renewables are good insurance (they stabilize electricity price volatility in welfare improving ways)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
Power price stability and the insurance value of renewable technologies - Nature Energy
Increasing solar photovoltaic and wind generation capacity beyond European 2030 targets could make electricity prices more stable, with reductions in sensitivity to fluctuations in the price of natura...
www.nature.com
September 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Two new papers find renewables are good insurance (they stabilize electricity price volatility in welfare improving ways)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔌💡
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Ed Davey MP: "But it’s clear that only proper recognition the of Palestinian state by the international community will finally make way to a two-state solution."
“The PM should make clear to Trump that the UK will lead the way in recognising the state of Palestine."
“The PM should make clear to Trump that the UK will lead the way in recognising the state of Palestine."
July 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Ed Davey MP: "But it’s clear that only proper recognition the of Palestinian state by the international community will finally make way to a two-state solution."
“The PM should make clear to Trump that the UK will lead the way in recognising the state of Palestine."
“The PM should make clear to Trump that the UK will lead the way in recognising the state of Palestine."
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July 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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In just 10 years, the UK's electricity sector has gone from #1 emitter to #6 emitter... what a transformation 👏🇬🇧
Now to see what clean power can do to help cut the other sectors..
Now to see what clean power can do to help cut the other sectors..
July 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In just 10 years, the UK's electricity sector has gone from #1 emitter to #6 emitter... what a transformation 👏🇬🇧
Now to see what clean power can do to help cut the other sectors..
Now to see what clean power can do to help cut the other sectors..
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Phenomenal news story this and I love how the Mail seems quite supportive of it.
Violence plummets in men's prison after inmates were taught philosophy
Inmates at HMP Wayland, Norfolk, were taught how to live virtuous, peaceful lives based on resilience, rational thinking and self-discipline.
www.dailymail.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Phenomenal news story this and I love how the Mail seems quite supportive of it.
Since installing just 7 panels last November on our Southeast England home: in the first half of this year we've had over half our electricity from solar. Looking forward to seeing the second half of the year, although obviously days are getting shorter now. But it's outdone our expectations!
July 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Since installing just 7 panels last November on our Southeast England home: in the first half of this year we've had over half our electricity from solar. Looking forward to seeing the second half of the year, although obviously days are getting shorter now. But it's outdone our expectations!
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China now has 1 terawatt of solar capacity. For reference, the entire US power grid has 1.3TW of capacity.
MAJOR MILESTONE 🏆 China's installed capacity of solar has now reached 1TW☀️
It's an astonishing achievement, and seemingly accelerating. 92GW were commissioned in May 2025 alone 😮 By contrast, total UK solar capacity is just over 20GW.
Just amazing.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/23/c...
It's an astonishing achievement, and seemingly accelerating. 92GW were commissioned in May 2025 alone 😮 By contrast, total UK solar capacity is just over 20GW.
Just amazing.
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/23/c...
China hits 1 TW solar milestone
China’s solar power capacity has surpassed 1 TW, marking a historic milestone as the country accelerates its energy transition. Around 92 GW of new PV systems were installed in China in May alone, but...
www.pv-magazine.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
China now has 1 terawatt of solar capacity. For reference, the entire US power grid has 1.3TW of capacity.
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Happy Daniel Hannon Day to all who celebrate it. I hope you all enjoy the fireworks as we mark perhaps the worst piece of political forecasting going.
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
June 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Happy Daniel Hannon Day to all who celebrate it. I hope you all enjoy the fireworks as we mark perhaps the worst piece of political forecasting going.
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
I only spotted this sign after exiting the muddy, shaded woodland path it guards. I did not see any goblins.
June 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I only spotted this sign after exiting the muddy, shaded woodland path it guards. I did not see any goblins.
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That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. cnn.it/4le6Y1q
June 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. cnn.it/4le6Y1q
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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there’s a reason bluesky is a retirement home for millennial posters - we grew up before algorithms and were not used to having content shoved in our faces unasked for
we chose to click on those terrible threads ourselves
we chose to click on those terrible threads ourselves
This is, in all seriousness, the biggest Millennial/Gen Z dividing line: whether your first social network pre- or post-dates facebook.
and honestly i’m still very much a forum poster at heart
June 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
there’s a reason bluesky is a retirement home for millennial posters - we grew up before algorithms and were not used to having content shoved in our faces unasked for
we chose to click on those terrible threads ourselves
we chose to click on those terrible threads ourselves
I'm a blood donor - but due to work travel I haven't been able to donate for about a year.
Next appointment is booked in July though!
Please sign up and donate - it's a really good reason to lie back and relax for 15 minutes, and then have a cuppa and biscuit. And relish the smugness.
Next appointment is booked in July though!
Please sign up and donate - it's a really good reason to lie back and relax for 15 minutes, and then have a cuppa and biscuit. And relish the smugness.
🚨Just 2% of the population - under 800,000 people sustained the whole of England's blood supply over the past 12 months
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
The NHS has put out an urgent call for 200,000 donors to come forward
Book an appointment or register today ❤️🙏👇
blood.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I'm a blood donor - but due to work travel I haven't been able to donate for about a year.
Next appointment is booked in July though!
Please sign up and donate - it's a really good reason to lie back and relax for 15 minutes, and then have a cuppa and biscuit. And relish the smugness.
Next appointment is booked in July though!
Please sign up and donate - it's a really good reason to lie back and relax for 15 minutes, and then have a cuppa and biscuit. And relish the smugness.
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Pretty sure that had Reform won Hamilton - or even come second - the story would be leading every single news hour this morning.
This is what comes from pollsters emphasising (and maybe massaging) possible margins of error only ever towards the sensational and never towards the conventional.
This is what comes from pollsters emphasising (and maybe massaging) possible margins of error only ever towards the sensational and never towards the conventional.
June 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Pretty sure that had Reform won Hamilton - or even come second - the story would be leading every single news hour this morning.
This is what comes from pollsters emphasising (and maybe massaging) possible margins of error only ever towards the sensational and never towards the conventional.
This is what comes from pollsters emphasising (and maybe massaging) possible margins of error only ever towards the sensational and never towards the conventional.
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A Norwegian name for a reset switch (or a solution so basic even a fool can grasp it) is “a Swedish button.” A Swedish name for a plastic bag is a “Polish attaché case.” And a Finnish phrase for something that doesn’t work is “like a Russian ass buzzer; it doesn’t buzz and it doesn’t fit in the ass”
May 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A Norwegian name for a reset switch (or a solution so basic even a fool can grasp it) is “a Swedish button.” A Swedish name for a plastic bag is a “Polish attaché case.” And a Finnish phrase for something that doesn’t work is “like a Russian ass buzzer; it doesn’t buzz and it doesn’t fit in the ass”
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Wow, look at this: the carbon intensity of UK electricity is currently only 32g/kWh and 86.5% of our electricity right now is coming from renewables.
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
May 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Wow, look at this: the carbon intensity of UK electricity is currently only 32g/kWh and 86.5% of our electricity right now is coming from renewables.
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
Come on world, this IS possible!
And it will only get better (meaning: cleaner, healthier, less intrusive) 🎉
(graphic from grid.iamkate.com )
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“This deal doesn’t reverse Brexit. It doesn’t roll back the referendum. It simply tries to make the current arrangement less disastrous for the people and businesses who’ve been living with the fallout for the last eight years”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
Farage looks furious, Twitter melts down: a Brexit Deal FAQ
Everything you need to know about the new Brexit Deal, why Farage hates it, and what’s next
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
“This deal doesn’t reverse Brexit. It doesn’t roll back the referendum. It simply tries to make the current arrangement less disastrous for the people and businesses who’ve been living with the fallout for the last eight years”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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"X is racist. The only thing up for debate is whether this is a feature or a bug for those in charge," writes Charlie Warzel.
What Are People Still Doing on X?
Imagine if your favorite neighborhood bar turned into a Nazi hangout
bit.ly
May 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"X is racist. The only thing up for debate is whether this is a feature or a bug for those in charge," writes Charlie Warzel.
Them: Can you deliver training on environmental sciences teaching? In Oman
Me: Yes. But it has to include a visit to the aquarium.
Them: Er, that might be difficult to organise
Me: do it
Them: We can't take 30 adults away from the training institute
Me: fishy fishy fishy very important
Me: Yes. But it has to include a visit to the aquarium.
Them: Er, that might be difficult to organise
Me: do it
Them: We can't take 30 adults away from the training institute
Me: fishy fishy fishy very important
May 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Them: Can you deliver training on environmental sciences teaching? In Oman
Me: Yes. But it has to include a visit to the aquarium.
Them: Er, that might be difficult to organise
Me: do it
Them: We can't take 30 adults away from the training institute
Me: fishy fishy fishy very important
Me: Yes. But it has to include a visit to the aquarium.
Them: Er, that might be difficult to organise
Me: do it
Them: We can't take 30 adults away from the training institute
Me: fishy fishy fishy very important
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...there is huge public interest in these questions, so it behoves scientists to be as clear as possible in communicating it. Personally I think it would be a great service if papers like this were written with clear messages for non-specialists & the public - a sort of FAQ section, if you like. /2
May 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
...there is huge public interest in these questions, so it behoves scientists to be as clear as possible in communicating it. Personally I think it would be a great service if papers like this were written with clear messages for non-specialists & the public - a sort of FAQ section, if you like. /2