Making the news today....

[Steve Bullman]

27 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Agreed, if there one way of sticking it to the man, it’s to ensure cash is still used.

Not just in tiny quantities either.

 

When you go to the supermarket, go to the cash machine and take out you money, do your shopping and PAY IN CASH.

 

Would do, but then I don't earn my crypto cashback 😁

[trigger_andy]

I see the EU’s biggest economy is officially in recession. 
 

German economy entered recession as inflation hurts consumers

WWW.REUTERS.COM

---

GDP fell 0.3% in the first quarter following a decline of 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2022.

 

Meanwhile the IMF has sharply upgraded the outlook for the U.K. 

 

IMF dramatically upgrades outlook for UK economy as it says Britain is no longer heading for recession

WWW.SCOTSMAN.COM

---

The forecast is in stark contrast to its last update

 

 

 

[Will C]

2 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

Would do, but then I don't earn my crypto cashback 😁

Are yes, the reward system to nudge us towards cashless so “the man”can have it all back once we are there!

[Mark J]

Solar-powered technology converts CO2 and water into liquid fuels

WWW.INCEPTIVEMIND.COM

---

These fuels can be added directly to a car's engine as a drop-in fuel.

 

[Mark J]

Who wants to live forever? 
 

AI Unlocks Custom-Tailored DNA Sequences - Neuroscience News

NEUROSCIENCENEWS.COM

---

Utilizing machine learning, the team identified “synthetic extreme” DNA sequences that play specific roles in gene activation.

 

[sime42]

No thanks.

[trigger_andy]

Whenever I read or hear that someone does not want to live forever I’m lead to believe they’re either lying or lead a spectacularly sad existence. 

[AHPP]

On 25/05/2023 at 15:31, Will C said:

Are yes, the reward system to nudge us towards cashless so “the man”can have it all back once we are there!

 

I don't know why Steve applied a laughing smiley to this. You weren't joking and it isn't funny.

Edited May 27, 2023 by AHPP

[Johnsond]

Starmer plans to block all new North Sea oil and gas developments

APPLE.NEWS

---

Sir Keir Starmer will announce plans to block all new North Sea oil and gas developments and limit...

Utter nonsense and totally indicative of the man, not to mention extremely dangerous for the UK to introduce a policy that will make us even more reliant on imported products. He should pop over to Norway and see how a sensible  long term policy is being implemented.  Throw in his knee taking blm shit and it’s no wonder he’s not that far ahead of Sunak. The green energy superpower waffle just does not stand up to any form of scrutiny whatsoever. 

Edited May 28, 2023 by Johnsond

[coppice cutter]

14 hours ago, Mark J said:

Solar-powered technology converts CO2 and water into liquid fuels

WWW.INCEPTIVEMIND.COM

---

These fuels can be added directly to a car's engine as a drop-in fuel.

 

Honda have announced their official return to F1, prompted they say by the future introduction of new rules to allow more of the recovered kinetic energy to be used as a power source, and the use of synthetic fuels.

 

Both of which they also say have great potential in future production vehicles.