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Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:46:13 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/big-batteries-are-now-outcompeting-gas-in-the-grid-and-gas-rich-western-australia-is-at-the-forefront-271753>
"Australia’s electricity grids are undergoing a profound transformation. Solar
and wind have provided 99% of new generating capacity since 2015. Last month,
renewables hit parity with fossil fuels for the first time.
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Letters from an American: December 12, 2025
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:45:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-12-2025
"Today former Alabama senator Doug Jones launched his campaign to become the
state’s next governor. He announced on November 24 that he would enter the
race, but said in a speech tonight that he chose today for the official launch
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Papermoon: A Space-Grade Linux for the NewSpace Era
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:43:43 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thenewstack.io/papermoon-a-space-grade-linux-for-the-newspace-era/>
"TOKYO — When I worked for NASA in the 1980s, every satellite and spaceship
that went into orbit ran one-off, hand-coded, semi-proprietary programs. This
approach was painful, expensive, and sometimes disastrous, as with the loss of
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Friday essay: experts are predicting a stock market crash – what does 1929 have to teach us?
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:42:45 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:40:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/conservative-attacks-on-npr-and-pbs-continue-with-call-to-take-fcc-licenses/>
"A conservative group yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to
take licenses away from
NPR and
PBS stations and let other entities use the
spectrum. The request came from the Center for American Rights (CAR), a
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How the Team Behind Valkey Knew It Was Time to Fork
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:38:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thenewstack.io/how-the-team-behind-valkey-knew-it-was-time-to-fork/>
"TOKYO — Forking an open source project is never a first choice. It is
divisive, dangerous, and politically risky. But sometimes, as Valkey leaders
Roberto Luna Rojas and Madelyn Olson said during their talk here Monday at Open
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Jet Charge and Ikea complete one of Australia’s biggest electric delivery vehicle charging networks
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:26:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://thedriven.io/2025/12/12/jet-charge-and-ikea-complete-one-of-australias-biggest-electric-delivery-vehicle-charging-networks/>
"The Australian branch of Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea has completed one
of the country’s biggest charging networks for electric delivery vehicles
thanks to a partnership with leading electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and
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With Nvidia’s second-best AI chips headed for China, the US shifts priorities from security to trade
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:25:33 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://theconversation.com/with-nvidias-second-best-ai-chips-headed-for-china-the-us-shifts-priorities-from-security-to-trade-271831>
"This week, US President Donald Trump approved previously banned exports of
Nvidia’s powerful H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China.
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Putin’s Already Won
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:24:23 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/5As2z
"For a guy who’s lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and barely moved his
front lines forward in a war that’s already lasted longer than U.S. involvement
in World War II, Vladimir Putin is looking pretty smug and self-satisfied these
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White House Refuses to Rule Out Summary Executions of People on Its Secret Domestic Terrorist List
Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:22:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
https://archive.md/Zq0sc
"President Donald Trump has shattered the limits of executive authority by
ordering the summary executions of individuals he deems members of designated
terrorist organizations. He has also tested the bounds of his presidential
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