Thursday, November 16, 2023

"free" green energy, from wind

 Uruguay's power grid runs on 98% green energy. Here's how it got there : Planet Money : NPR

United States... has set a goal to reach 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035. But Uruguay has almost reached that goal already. In a typical year, 98% of Uruguay's grid is powered by green energy

and this was done without spending public money and without more taxes... 


+ a related, potential wind-tech breakthrough





AI: X.ai Grok

Elon Musk on xAI Grok vs OpenAI GPT - YouTube

AI modeled on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

with "fun" and "normal" mode

"Grok’s notable feature is its real-time access to information published on X, which Musk claims will be “a massive advantage over other models.”