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@criticalthink36
When you understand the bell curve means half the people and all the politicians are dangerously stupid
On January 1, 2026, the European wind industry implemented a self-imposed landfill ban on turbine blades. This has left many countries scrambling silently for solutions. Landfill has become the next unwanted crisis, yet it's the conversation no one wants to have. Germany, Finland, and the Netherlands have banned blade landfills, and so for a time they are being exported to countries like the UK or France, where they can still be buried. Banning waste like turbine blades doesn't make it vanish though—it just puts it on a truck to a neighbour's backyard. Low-scale solutions are often cited as the answer, like turning blades into noise barriers, bridges or playground equipment. How do you turn 43 million tons of blade waste from turbines into park benches and koala crossings? How many park benches does one planet actually need? Modern recycling for glass and carbon fibre often requires pyrolysis (high-heat chemical decomposition). To recycle a 'green' blade, you must burn an immense amount of energy to break down the resins. We are trading a physical waste problem for a new energy demand problem. People love a quirky solution that highlights the absurdity of the problem—like the image of a massive 80-metre blade being used as a single, very long bus shelter. Even 'green' solutions have a physical footprint that can't be wished away by a spreadsheet.
@TheSalesBull1 A tradesman only earning £42k before tax etc isn't doing very well unless he's not declaring all his income. The guy who came to clean our oven today charges £100 /hr, that's £180k a year if he's fully booked.
Americans, if you could stop using the word gas to mean petrol, that would be great, thanks.
Is anyone in the market for a Benedictine monastery first documented in 1014? Because there's a renovated one for sale in Umbria. The original church nave, presbytery and crypt are still intact and the crypt is considered one of the oldest in Umbria. There's also an ancient kiln on the grounds once used for the production of terracotta bricks. 9 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, 1,192m² (12,831 sq ft) arranged around an internal courtyard with a central well. A guesthouse, terraces, event spaces inside the former church, and 2.47 acres of land. UNESCO and international institutions have held cultural events here over the years. Asking price: €1.5M ($1.77M). The monks who built this probably didn't picture the solar panels. But here we are.
Peak boomer vibes. "People have asked me why I don’t just drop the price again, but I refuse to give my home away cheaply just because of the ridiculous economic climate we’re in." "What about the people like me who are desperate to downsize? Where is our help?" 😂
A great example of the nastiness that exists just below the “Just be kind” veneer of the Green Party.
The BBC has announced plans to cut nearly one in 10 jobs as it looks to save £500m over the next two years. These cuts mark the largest wave of redundancies at the BBC in almost 15 years. It comes ahead of former Google boss Matt Brittin taking over as director-general next month.
They don't "want to talk dirty, I think they want to talk defence" On #PoliticsLive Labour MPs Tom Hayes and Samantha Niblett debate whether there should be "lifelong sex education" and the 'Yes Sex Please, We're British!' campaign bbc.in/3OrzWjF
1 way to view this: if you’re having trouble conceiving, halt cannabis for 90 days (duration of spermatogenesis) or until conception/delivery. It’s interesting how the cannabis community interpreted this as “stop forever”. Why is canna so divisive? Not talking legality here…
