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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:xCal="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcal" xmlns:geo="https://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#"> <channel> <title>MetaFilter</title> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/</link> <description>The past 24 hours of MetaFilter</description> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 02:06:05 GMT</pubDate> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 02:06:05 GMT</lastBuildDate> <language>en-us</language> <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs> <ttl>60</ttl> <atom:link href="https://rss.metafilter.com/metafilter.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <item> <title>The Sun Is Down, The Battery's Up</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/climate/battery-electricity-solar-california-texas.html">NYT: Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity</a> California draws more electricity from the sun than any other state. It also has a timing problem: Solar power is plentiful during the day but disappears by evening, just as people get home from work and electricity demand spikes. To fill the gap, power companies typically burn more fossil fuels like natural gas. That's now changing. Since 2020, California has installed more giant batteries than anywhere in the world apart from China. They can soak up excess solar power during the day and store it for use when it gets dark.<br/><br/>Those batteries play a pivotal role in California's electric grid, partially replacing fossil fuels in the evening. Between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on April 30, for example, batteries supplied more than one-fifth of California's electricity and, for a few minutes, pumped out 7,046 megawatts of electricity, akin to the output from seven large nuclear reactors. Across the country, power companies are increasingly using giant batteries the size of shipping containers to address renewable energy's biggest weakness: the fact that the wind and sun aren't always available. ... Over the past three years, battery storage capacity on the nation's grids has grown tenfold, to 16,000 megawatts. This year, it is expected to nearly double again, with the biggest growth in Texas, California and Arizona. Most grid batteries use lithium-ion technology, similar to batteries in smartphones or electric cars. As the electric vehicle industry has expanded over the past decade, battery costs have fallen by 80 percent, making them competitive for large-scale power storage. Government mandates and subsidies have also spurred growth. ... Texas is quickly catching up to California in solar power, and batteries increasingly help with evening peaks. On April 28, the sun was setting just as wind power was unexpectedly low and many coal and gas plants were offline for repairs. Batteries jumped in, supplying 4 percent of Texas's electricity at one point, enough to power a million homes. Last summer, batteries helped avert evening blackouts by providing additional power during record heat.]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203625/The-Sun-Is-Down-The-Batterys-Up</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203625</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 02:06:05 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>Artifice_Eternity</dc:creator> <category>Arizona</category> <category>BatteryStorage</category> <category>California</category> <category>ClimateChange</category> <category>EnergyTransition</category> <category>RenewableEnergy</category> <category>Texas</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203625/The-Sun-Is-Down-The-Batterys-Up/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Monocycle Mayhem!!!</title> <description><![CDATA[Dashing around the course on a single wheel at speeds that seem very unwise, taking hairpin turns while trying to maintain position, driver camera footage as well as drone footage... I have never seen anything quite like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbX6qaWINBk">Monocycle Mayhem: Epic Battles Unleashed | 12 Thrilling Laps on Spanish Asphalt | Electric Unicycles</a> [10m] It feels a bit chaotic at the start but by the midpoint I found it much easier to follow the narrative of the race. It's quite a thing to witness!]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203624/Monocycle-Mayhem</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203624</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 01:59:46 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>hippybear</dc:creator> <category>ElectricUnicycle</category> <category>Monocycle</category> <category>Racing</category> <category>ZenLee</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203624/Monocycle-Mayhem/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Koala briefly runs through a triathlon</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/koala-drops-in-competitors-ironman-triathlon-port-macquarie/103808158">Koala briefly runs through a triathlon</a>.<br/><br/>Runners in this year's Ironman Australia triathlon at Port Macquarie got a surprise as they made their way through the challenging final leg on the New South Wales Mid North Coast. A male koala, known to inhabit the area, made its way straight across the course in front of runners and towards a gum tree. The moment was captured on camera by local resident Jason Hannah, who lives near the triathlon course.]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203623/Koala-briefly-runs-through-a-triathlon</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203623</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 23:51:53 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>chariot pulled by cassowaries</dc:creator> <category>Koala</category> <category>Koalas</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203623/Koala-briefly-runs-through-a-triathlon/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Save the Whales -- All-Cetacean division</title> <description><![CDATA[A friend shared this on Facebook. I am so blown away: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1837938390/posts/pfbid0Avfv8qFpuVHiEWiSxykTiAh4THkq6KmmMgyqrWzByUtYFqLqc83pVq8ZeacWue9ul/?app=fbl">Whales saving Whales</a><br><br> <em>How cool is this?</em> indeed]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203622/Save-the-Whales-All-Cetacean-division</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203622</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 22:04:09 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>y2karl</dc:creator> <category>Dolphins</category> <category>Friendship</category> <category>Interspecies</category> <category>SLFB</category> <category>Whales</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203622/Save-the-Whales-All-Cetacean-division/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Gm•(t)-p3-itn</title> <description><![CDATA[Originally published in 1979, '<a href="https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-akhenaten-temple-project-and-karnak-excavations/">The Akhenaten Temple Project and Karnak Excavations'</a> is a nice shapshot of the projects overview. "Akhenaten built the Gem-pa-Aten in the third year of his reign to celebrate his jubilee festival (the heb-sed). By year six of his reign, however, Akhenaten had moved the court and royal palace to a new city in Middle Egypt, modern Tell el-Amarna. The extent to which the Gem-pa-Aten and the other structures dedicated to the Aten at Thebes functioned during the king's hiatus is unknown." from <a href="https://digitalkarnak.ucsc.edu/">Digital Karnak</a>, A nice index for the history and archeology in Karnak. (Digital Karnak <a href="https://www.metafilter.com/87535/Karnak-digitized">previously</a>)]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203621/Gmt-p3-itn</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203621</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 21:44:32 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>clavdivs</dc:creator> <category>Egypt</category> <category>history</category> <category>Karnak</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203621/Gmt-p3-itn/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Neom - The Line - The Rise and Fall of Saudi Arabia</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak4on5uTaTg">a video review by Patrick Boyle</a> Well, what it says on the tin...]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203620/Neom-The-Line-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Saudi-Arabia</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203620</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 19:57:27 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>mumimor</dc:creator> <category>architecture</category> <category>evil</category> <category>insanity</category> <category>KSA</category> <category>Neom</category> <category>oil</category> <category>PatrickBoyle</category> <category>totalitarianism</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203620/Neom-The-Line-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-Saudi-Arabia/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>The rise of the job-search bots</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/job-applications-hiring-ai-bots-spam-resume-cover-letter-2024-3">I used resume spammers to apply for 120 jobs. Chaos ensued.</a>(<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com%2Fjob-applications-hiring-ai-bots-spam-resume-cover-letter-2024-3">ungated</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240329161025/https://www.businessinsider.com/job-applications-hiring-ai-bots-spam-resume-cover-letter-2024-3">archive</a>)]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203619/The-rise-of-the-job-search-bots</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203619</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 17:51:08 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>ShooBoo</dc:creator> <category>ai</category> <category>employment</category> <category>job</category> <category>spam</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203619/The-rise-of-the-job-search-bots/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Ancient Polished Granite Chambers In India With No Explanation</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF6qv1CC5_4">BARABAR, THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF THE FUTURE</a> [2h] "2,300 years ago, in India, 5 chambers were carved inside enormous granite rocks. According to rudimentary inscriptions engraved at their entrances, they were purportedly offered by a king to serve as monsoon shelters against rain for a sect. WELCOME TO THE HEART OF ANCIENT INDIA, IN A FORGOTTEN CHAPTER OF ITS PAST... THAT COULD VERY WELL CHANGE HISTORY."<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barabar_Caves">These highly polished, very specifically designed spaces are mostly a mystery.</a> [Wikipedia] The inscriptions that "donate" them to a religious sect for shelter are likely centuries after the chambers' creations. The documentary feels like it gets quite divergent only it comes back and ties things together, a couple of times. There are mysteries in the world we have no explanation for.]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203618/Ancient-Polished-Granite-Chambers-In-India-With-No-Explanation</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203618</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 14:09:45 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>hippybear</dc:creator> <category>Ancient</category> <category>Barabar</category> <category>Chambers</category> <category>Documentary</category> <category>Granite</category> <category>India</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203618/Ancient-Polished-Granite-Chambers-In-India-With-No-Explanation/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>France reclaims the title for World's Longest Baguette</title> <description><![CDATA[At an incredible 461 feet (140.53 meters), the baguette baked on Sunday, May 5 has officially exceeded the previous record held by Italy. The municipality of Suresnes now holds the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/world/europe/worlds-longest-baguette-france.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE0.37UM.9vtNy3OJHcgF&smid=url-share">Guinness World Record</a>. (SLNYT)]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203617/France-reclaims-the-title-for-Worlds-Longest-Baguette</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203617</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 13:50:50 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>donut_princess</dc:creator> <category>Baguette</category> <category>bread</category> <category>worldrecords</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203617/France-reclaims-the-title-for-Worlds-Longest-Baguette/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>A fateful exit interview</title> <description><![CDATA[<em>Wherever the blame lies, at the heart of the story are humans operating, ruptured, in an institutional machine. Many of the 42 are still 'deeply injured' by the incident, said Simon, who acts as their unofficial spokesperson. As the whole affair unravelled, the diocese was already under immense strain. The COVID lockdowns set clergy against their bishops, with many priests livid at having to close their churches. Others were angered by moves to invest millions in a new wave of informal congregations meeting in pubs, coffee shops and cinemas. And throughout it all there was division and tension over the church-wide culture war about gay blessings. 'There's so little trust at the moment,' Roger reflected. 'And in London, all the anger and the issues have a face: that face is Martin Sargeant.'</em> from <a href="https://www.the-fence.com/in-the-shadow-of-st-pauls/">In the Shadow of St Paul's</a> [The Fence; <a href="https://archive.is/92iMy">ungated</a>] [CW: suicide, misogyny, homophobia.]]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203616/A-fateful-exit-interview</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203616</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 09:19:49 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>chavenet</dc:creator> <category>AnglicanChurch</category> <category>BrainDump</category> <category>FinancialFraud</category> <category>Gossip</category> <category>StPauls</category> <category>UK</category> <category>Westminster</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203616/A-fateful-exit-interview/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>That inequality lies at the heart of what we call "data colonialism"</title> <description><![CDATA["The term might be unsettling, but we believe it is appropriate. Pick up any business textbook and you will never see the history of the past thirty years described this way. A title like Thomas Davenport's Big Data at Work spends more than two hundred pages celebrating the continuous extraction of data from every aspect of the contemporary workplace, without once mentioning the implications for those workers. EdTech platforms and the tech giants like Microsoft that service them talk endlessly about the personalisation of the educational experience, without ever noting the huge informational power that accrues to them in the process." (<a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities/2024/05/01/todays-colonial-data-grab-is-deepening-global-inequalities/">Today's colonial "data grab" is deepening global inequalities</a>, LSE)<br/><br/>The book: <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455862/data-grab-by-couldry-ulises-a-mejias-and-nick/9780753560204">Data Grab - The new Colonialism of Big Tech and how to fight back</a> (Penguin) Interview with the authors: <a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/2024/04/30/q-and-a-with-nick-couldry-and-ulises-a-mejias-on-data-grab/">Q and A with Nick Couldry and Ulises A Mejias on Data Grab</a>]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203615/That-inequality-lies-at-the-heart-of-what-we-call-data-colonialism</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203615</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 08:26:40 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>kmt</dc:creator> <category>big-data</category> <category>capitalism</category> <category>colonialism</category> <category>data</category> <category>ethics</category> <category>exploitation</category> <category>inequality</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203615/That-inequality-lies-at-the-heart-of-what-we-call-data-colonialism/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Yoink</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://youtu.be/jC73FkzgcVM?si=GS3FOns0Mh4FgrWr">A little activity</a> from a Common Kestrel nest near Windsbach, Germany.]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203614/Yoink</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203614</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 05:44:00 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>Going To Maine</dc:creator> <category>birds</category> <category>commonkestrel</category> <category>livestream</category> <category>video</category> <category>youtube</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203614/Yoink/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> <item> <title>Rare oceanic phenomenon brought on by heavy rainfall</title> <description><![CDATA[<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-11/halocline-oceanic-phenomenon-a-display-of-floodwater-run-off/103689502">Rare oceanic phenomenon brought on by heavy rainfall</a>. When Terry Dixon took his usual walk around the Tathra headland on the New South Wales far south coast, he encountered a rare phenomenon brought on by heavy rainfall.]]></description> <link>https://www.metafilter.com/203613/Rare-oceanic-phenomenon-brought-on-by-heavy-rainfall</link> <guid isPermaLink="false">tag:metafilter.com,2024:site.203613</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 04:19:14 GMT</pubDate> <dc:creator>chariot pulled by cassowaries</dc:creator> <category>Floodwater</category> <category>FloodwaterScience</category> <category>Halocline</category> <category>HaloclinePhenomenon</category> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.metafilter.com/203613/Rare-oceanic-phenomenon-brought-on-by-heavy-rainfall/rss</wfw:commentRss> </item> </channel></rss> If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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