"What difference does it make if we clear-cut this hill? Surely shrub and new trees will cover it up fast enough? How much does erosion increase anyway? 10%? 25%?" 15250% increase in erosion (305 times), on average, per year.

A new trade war is going on between ships. Businesses that ship products on those routes may experience increased expenses and delays as a result of the U.S. and China charging additional port fees on each other's vessels. It's time to review backup plans, contracts, and routes.

Re: 70 million to be wiped from Opal cards with unspent balances going into NSW Government coffers... That's one closed loop unregistered transit card advantage transit operators will never have with open loop😂 news.com.au/national/nsw-l…

Only in the US can a company raise hundreds of millions to lend money to undocumented (illegal) immigrants with no credit score, no social security numbers to buy cars... more than half didn't even have driving licenses! wsj.com/opinion/tricol…

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” - Marcus Tullius Cicero

If we start allowing UN bodies to effectively impose taxes on us then those of us in democracies are yet again ceding power to unelected bureaucrats.

🇬🇧 UK electricity prices today and UK carbon intensity over the past 72 hours. After 8 years of Net Zero and as we approach Net Zero 2030, the UK’s CO2 intensity is somehow now 10x higher than France. UK electricity prices today are £90 - £200 / MWh which is 3-5x more expensive

Out for early drinks & yakitori.

DDoS attacks have emerged as one of the most formidable threats to network security 🧵 1/n

Off to Italy & Austria on a business trip from Fukuoka Airport. No direct flights to Europe these days though.

Once again I am reminded not to transfer flights at Shanghai (PVG). Long time required to get through the checks.

The only real failure in science is pretending you have all the answers.

Morning coffee in Milano. It's a small world.

1st high speed train trip in Italy... and it's late :)

Pizza for lunch in Torino. Italy :)