Russell Hodge

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Ask Not What AI Can Do For You - Ask What You Can Do For AI

A frivolous one this
Someone asked what Star Wars would look like if it was done in the style of Wes Anderson (Grand Hotel Budapest) and the link below is what came out a…https://t.co/zeSimEYlzt https://t.co/YdxobJNf9N

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Battery Sell

While it was the phrase “a plethora of detainable deficiencies”, and the obvious love affair with the English language enjoyed an Australian surveyor, which caught my eye in this article from Splash Maritime and Offsh…https://t.co/Xej0wJL340 https://t.co/r1p8QJM7DE

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Cybersecurity - There's a light at the end of the tunnel, but its the 3:10 from Yuma

My late father-in-law used to say that, when a crisis hit, people would retreat into the known - that is they would concentrate on what they knew…https://t.co/jKspLfHsEG https://t.co/OXK2RojulI

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Cell Phones on the Bridge - Part 46

On the heels of a recent exchange on this platform of the dangers of cell phone distraction while maintaining a bridge or DP watch comes yet another tale of woe.
This article in Marine Log descr…https://t.co/uEWmpxKpRD https://t.co/8WBM8GQWoV

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One Small Step For Robotkind?

The Norwegian ship control and automation giant Kongsberg Maritime has followed up its list of accomplishments in autonomous vessel technology with a test in inland waterway navigation in Belgium.
Thi…https://t.co/cZAj0yHLCe https://t.co/jDRdkzthqF

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Consequences, consequences...

Are ageing Solar Panels going to become the Eco-crisis of the 2050's ? - Solar generation capacity grew by 22% in 2021 and it is estimated that by 2050 there could be more than 200 million tons of sol…https://t.co/2fKBvjPF9e https://t.co/j9cRUj2od9

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Eneti / Transocean on the Win Fast Track?

Eneti the former bulker owner Scorpio who excited the bulker market to focus on wind-farm installation has announced a JV with Transocean to convert at least two of Transocean's stacked…https://t.co/acuvZjTCMm https://t.co/ptrzrrZ3NH

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CPD - The Constant Pursuit of Dash?

The recent, and apparently unilateral, declaration by the Nautical Institute of mandatory CPD examination by 2024 has set many teeth gnashing in the offshore world. Many think that the scheme i…https://t.co/Z58oaeIHyt https://t.co/XNmeKOgJ2k

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Up, Up and Away in a Beautiful Balloon?

Back in the 19th Century, country fairs used to have balloon flights so that ordinary people could experience the marvel of flight. It would seem from this article in Marine Log that some i…https://t.co/F1r1qv35wf https://t.co/NZH6TDgbbN

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Time to blow the dust off the ASOGs folks. Sunspot season is coming early. https://t.co/PCwcbMrUE1

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What ? A Load of Bollards.

A fine example of 'I can do it if there's no law against it' thinking in action here.

This article from Marine Log reviews the NTSB report of how the drillship Valaris DS-16 broke its moorings in high…https://t.co/RMSEc0uj4T https://t.co/kzOpCeTIVv

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The Robot Conspiracy Theorist

Is #OpenAI's #chatgpt the real springboard for artificial intelligence or a merely an expanded example of the 'suggested reply' email function which can be gamed by conspiracy theorists, or state ope…https://t.co/Gg9FkkpQyp https://t.co/NlAaARyZDs

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Satellite Shuffle

It is but 66 years the world marveled at Sputnik's launch into orbit, now near space appears to be getting more crowded than Brighton Beach on a Bank Holiday Monday. The article below by #RiveriaMaritime's Mart…https://t.co/sfS4qvcfmA https://t.co/0JJ8WSmQjO

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Gyrocompass and GNSS: Heading Errors

The effects of automatic corrections from GNSS(GPS) systems on gyro-compasses heading output have been frequently discussed, yet the release of a new Information note by IMCA on the matter indi…https://t.co/RPkP52cBCQ https://t.co/nYZ0wQ0mqM

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Hindenburg Explodes Hydrogen Hopes

A report issued by Hindenburg Research has caused a widespread lack of confidence in the Adani Group: the result is a group loss of over $100 billion on the US market, Gautam Adani's personal for…https://t.co/kskwAlJUzq https://t.co/oigXfLqA0H

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Much as the French are developing a liking for this great British gourmet delight, the corner chippy is far from threatening le Bistro du Coin in the wilds of Ariege. One is forced to fall back on one's own devices.
Do not, under any circumstances, go any…https://t.co/duGnyHWWA6

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Looking for a Fair Wind

As IMCA publishes a revised version of its Renewables Contracts Principles due to concerns 'due to market conditions created by the unrealistic expectations of the capital costs and risks of developing offs…https://t.co/T1A9OZTqKb https://t.co/f5cZVrn5ZH

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A Knight in Casablanca ?

A diversion from my normal focus: the Russian invasion of Ukraine has not only sparked a rise in oil and gas prices and grain shortages but also concern that global food shortages may be on the way due to…https://t.co/lUAv8vS4li https://t.co/H6TUBC6JU8

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Now You See It - Now You Don't

Last year Eni also announced the discovery of two new fields, Cronos and Zeus, off Cyprus and bought out BP's concessions in Algeria to add to its portfolio in North Africa's veteran hydrocarbon supp…https://t.co/d7UcCiesAo https://t.co/DHsAXHRg6b

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Timing Chain ?

Earlier this month we heard that Venezuela's PDVSA had suspended oil exports only just over a month after agreement had been reached to sell crude to Chevron in payment of Venezuelan debts in the USA, including awar…https://t.co/BHog4yOmlh https://t.co/MfcIp9Xzgr