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8d •
Oranges?
Did you know that lots of countries call oranges portugals? I didn't either. But YouTube says they do. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-R4iM74k7E and the comments are as interesting as the video.
21d •
Black MAP affecting Sertã, Proença-Nova & Oleiros - "One of the darkest plans Portugal has ever had"
From Paul Rees on Facebook: The government released this week the map of the Renewable Energy Acceleration Zones (ZAER). This document is a passport to the ill-designated green energy industry, occupying 7% of the national territory. This project is particularly injurious to the district of Castelo Branco where an area of approximately 100 thousand hectares is planned to be occupied. Three councils of the Pinhal zone (Sertã, Proença-Nova and Oleiros) are the most affected since the plan provides for the occupation of their territories by more than 35%. The impact of all this is terrifying, visually we are going to have a painted landscape of black and environmentally it is a catastrophe since the destruction of around 100 thousand hectares of vegetation (only in the Casetlo Branco district) implies the death of a huge number of birds and animals wilds contributing in this way to accelerate climate change. According to experts, the destruction of such a natural area will cause an increase in temperature, the rapid runoff of rainwater causing increased floods and not allowing underground aquifers to supply, decrease in oxygen percentage and consequently air quality, sterilisation of water soles for long years and a huge accumulation of scrap caused by the end of the life of the equipment used. Coming to fruition, this is one of the darkest plans Portugal has ever had, and before this the questions arise: is it necessary? Portugal really needs this? The answer is: No. According to it was released in September last year by Goldenergy citing data from Eurostat, Portugal already produces by the renewable system more than 86% of the energy it consumes, however, energy consumption in Portugal and the developed world is increasing alarmingly because of Data centers, Artificial Intelligence, etc. and our country is being targeted by the great multinationals of the energy sector to be sacrificed for the gross profits this industry will generate.
0 likes • 15d
What an absolutely stupid proposal. Good science, not science with a vested interest, says that if the concentration of CO2 doubled the warming would be about 0.85 C, not even one degree (see work by Happer and van Wijngaarden). When will it double? Projecting the last 30 years of data before the 2021 IPCC report forward in a straight line, in about 200 years. (200 years, maybe 0.85C warming if there's enough fossil fuel and we continue using it. And for the alternative we'll pay a huge cost and continue to pay it because renewables need replacing after about 20 years. Can you bear it?) Almost 50 years ago two United Nations agencies scared the UN General Assembly (GA) into thinking CO2 was a huge threat. That scare was based on hopelessly primitive climate models and wild speculation about the rate of increase in CO2 (like it was supposed to double from 1970 levels by 2030 when in fact it's only increased by about 30%). Unfortunately the GA has poisoned all UN agencies and they support the scare, as does the European Union. To confess to being misled would undermine the authority of the UN and EU, threaten a lot of people's incomes, reputations and the power they have over us. Many are probably worried that if the public questions their competence on this issue the public might question their competence on other matters too. The media has also played a big part, repeating without challenge the claims of UN agencies. Few journalists have any idea who the experts are in this field; just say in a media release that you're an expert and they'll believe . Many branches have painted themselves into a corner and my comments in the paragraph above apply to the media too. It's high time the plug was pulled on the nonsense.
Jun 16 •
Don't trust AI
I had Artificial Intelligence draw a map of the municipalities of the Lisbon metropolitan area and the map in the left is what it generated. I then asked AI to draw a geographically accurate map of the Lisbon metropolitan area and the map on the right is what it generated. 🤦
1 like • 30d
Do you want to see how bad AI is? Take a look at some of these videos on YouT.... Not a single ai passes the PEN TEST in 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thKjvF1dZQY How many R's in strawberry? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-YbhArR-qQ Or asking for a number with an 'a' in it under 1000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Gy6D-hC1g or many more from the same video maker.
May 15 •
Feelgood Friday fiddly bits
Bom dia to you! Got any plans for the weekend? On the show this morning, and from GuMPer @Francis Gersbach: "Your Portugal Path Portugal's citizenship law changed in May 2026. If you've already started this journey, we know the timing is hard. This 2-minute check tells you which rules apply to your situation". Try it here --- That oil win
1 like • May 16
With that two-minute check above I'm told to 1. Get your plastic card sorted — this is your first priority 2. Register at your local Junta de Freguesia (neighbourhood office) 3. Get your NIF (tax number) and start filing returns from day one What are 1 & 2? No-one has ever said anything either and I've been here since January. (3 was arranged because I needed it for the visa, then switched the address when I arrived here.)
3 likes • May 9
As one door closes it's good to see another door open ... unless of course you're buying a used car.
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@john-mclean-5569
Australian (but don't hold that against me). Retired. but never act my age:-).
Active 8d ago
Joined Apr 1, 2026
Aveiro, Portugal.