Except that 100w light bulbs are now replaced with 12w halogen or led equivalents. Shame we can't make our brains 8x more efficient. Maybe we need AI to counter Natural Stupidity?
There's no such thing as a private venture space mission. There's only govts paying companies to do it under their name instead of contracting companies to do it in govt's name. It's govt as customer rather than govt as employer. Still govt money. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A billionaire and an engineer have become the first non-professional crew to perform a spacewalk.
UK being an island and seat of Empire avoided all that. We have a clunky historical mish mash of governance not fit for purpose, looking back at a mythical golden age. Maybe all constitutions need an expiry date, like supermarket food.
Most countries of the world had revolutions and/or were invaded and liberated in the 20th century. They got to write/rewrite their constitutions.
I was always in favour of having nuclear in the generation mix, but we should have refreshed the capability 30 odd years ago. It's too late now. With renewables taking off it must be more cost effective to develop power storage options to cover fluctuations in supply and demand.
That's like finding your favourite product at the supermarket has a flash across the box 'New Improved Recipe'. You know fine well that what's been improved is the profit margin. Not the flavour or the health benefits.
I thought that's what the thermostat was for. Under the set point it comes on. Over the set point it goes (or stays) off. January or July. Whatever.
Get Bob Geldof to do a TV appeal "Give us your effing Monet"
Isn't that Real Life? We find/create external problems. In recent times: Falklands, Iraq, Brexit, 'Illegal' immigrants... rather than face the difficult issues at home. Inequality, housing, child poverty, NHS, community care... Life imitating art imitating life.
I've called on the newly elected UK Government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to #StopSendingArmswww.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
