This story is all over the news here, I don't really want to comment on it but it saddens me greatly that it's happening

Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016

Chaps sit back for an hour and watch this video, or be left behind

This "might" be the most important hour you spent this decade.

Tony Seba: Clean Disruption - Energy & Transportation

Hi guys, sorry not been round much recently been rather busy with exams and job changes etc.

Saw this article and thought I'd drop it in here for you all:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41441877

So what does BFR stand for?

My guess is "big F***ing Rocket"

The eclipse has begun in Salem, Oregon, and will continue over the breadth of the US for about 4 hours or so. Some links where you can see the event in real time:

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov

...well part of it.

I'm working on a character named Jess in my chatbot scripting language. This little video shows how the patterns are in her mind - just patterns starting with the letter W here. It shows the links between words used to get a response by the interpreter.





Not only, but also, ever wondered what a story looks like in 3D ? Well wonder no more. Here you can see what a couple of works by Poe look like when learnt by Jess - and also the W patterns in Jess' mind :

http://elfscript.uk/freddy/3d/

Use the mouse plus buttons and scroll wheel to navigate.

Two new stories here that will change our future, I think it's the beginning of the end for Coal, Gas and hopefully Oil too, if we can wean people away from "dirty diesel" and "polluting petrol", but maybe that's for another thread.

New laws and subsidies in battery technology/development here in the UK are going to change the way we generate and store electricity.

It's early days but it will happen, I believe

Electricity shake-up could save consumers 'up to £40bn'

World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland

I just looked at Newegg and noticed they now have Intels core i9
7900X (3.30 GHz). They have 5 desktop models prices start at 2,530 and go to 3,100. They are coming with liquid cooling, SSD, 850 w PS and good graphic cards. The first new car I bought was around those prices.
Carl2