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I like magnets and spins, and edit manuscripts about these things at Nature Communications. I also like bikes, foraging, and making fruit wine, but I don't edit manuscripts about these things.

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The UK's depth of civic society. I'm originally from Australia (arrived March 2020) and it is noticeable how rich Britain's civic life is, and this richness extends from London to the smallest towns...

17.06.2025 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The additional, often unmentioned, complicating factor is that a lot of the solar is behind the meter, and each state is approaching the point that rooftop solar, on its own, can supply (at times) all the demand on the grid.

12.12.2024 23:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There was an article in the Adelaide advertiser this morning sponsored by Santos (among others). Evidently not just limited to the US.

05.12.2024 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it's due to the sudden influx of users from the other site.

12.11.2024 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why do you think PR would help with this? If you introduced PR with current voting patterns in the UK you would increase the number of reform MPs, and therefore their overall influence.

12.11.2024 11:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is an amazing thread

07.11.2024 12:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you don't already have one, I really recommend getting a hub dynamo and dynamo lights. No charging, and the lights are amazingly bright.

18.10.2024 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thinking about this more, with the limitations on output variation of typical nuclear power plants, actually putting any more than a token amount of nuclear power onto the Australian grid would be a mess.

27.06.2024 08:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This seems to be an underappreciated point in the Australian nuclear power discussion. Nuclear power would require quite substantial intervention in, and restrictions on, rooftop solar.

26.06.2024 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Chaser

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29.05.2024 03:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 131    ๐Ÿ” 73    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

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