Gary Brooks
@garyedwinbrooks
Politics, economics, technology and science - but not necessarily in that order
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25-10-2014 14:01:35
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Although it won't be confirmed until after the event has reached Earth, there are signs tonight's Severe Geomagnetic Storm will be the strongest since 2005. This will mean it's likely all of the UK (cloud permitting) should be able to see the the Aurora tonight if you look north
Useful data here from Richard Ollington. The significant information for me is the gap between generation and demand, not the level of generation itself. For context, in a renewable scenario where we generate 100% of our energy (on average) from wind, we are talking about a 230%
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Zoe Kleinman It is worth pointing out that with a PC without a GPU at all, I can go and download AI models - and run them, that for instance, and transcribe (near perfectly) any conversation, provide general information, recognise objects in pictures. AI is here.