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Simon Hackett

@simonhackett

I am into: Energy Storage, EV's, Broadband, Aircraft. “What if it's a big hoax and we create a better world for nothing?” ( source: https://xitter.twitterapi.xyz/t.co/ptJKytpITg )

 Adelaide, South Australia
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Yeah, this is a big misstep by @TeslaAUNZ and @elonmusk toward their biggest supporters. There are people out there having paid for FSD for longer than us like @simonhackett
Paul Smith (@Trick14Bridge) profile picturePaul Smith@Trick14Bridge18 Sep 2025
Replying to @RichardSndor @TeslaAUNZ
I think this is a reverse Kick-started. I paid four years ago to help the development along and my reward is to be the last to receive the product. Not happy
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Still brilliant. 😂
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transcript of my manning clark lecture delivered on 10 september 2024. • australia is facing a kodak moment • demand for our fossil exports will dry up • thankfully, we're the lucky country • our politics is broken • and for that, there's hope. static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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I just want to personally thank @JDVance for knocking me out of the position of the worst Donald Trump hire. I didn’t think it would happen but here we are and I am grateful. 🙏
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MEDIA RELEASE | Big ute loophole cost taxpayers over $250 million in 2023 "These vehicles are damaging roads, reducing safety and increasing emissions, yet they are given a massive tax break" - Rod Campbell, Research Director @R_o_d_C #auspol australiainstitute.org.au/po…
Big ute loophole cost taxpayers over $250 million in 2023

Big ute loophole cost taxpayers over $250 million in 2023

Tax breaks for huge, American-style utes cost Australians over $250 million in foregone revenue in 2023, according to a new report from the Australia Institute.

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It's already been changed back, but this is funny #Crowdstrike
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More shots from the July, 2022 band session @RealWorldStudio. With @tonylevin, David Rhodes and Manu Katche photos @yorktillyer
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South Australia locks in federal funds to become first grid in world to reach 100 per cent net wind and solar | RenewEconomy reneweconomy.com.au/south-au…
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RMI@RockyMtnInst4 Jul 2024
California has achieved what many thought impossible. Since March, solar, wind, geothermal, and hydropower have generated 100%+ of the state's electricity demand nearly every day. A thriving economy can indeed run on clean energy! 👏 bit.ly/45QCYCr
California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels

California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels

For part of almost every day this spring, the state produced more electricity than it needed from renewable sources.

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Count Binface
@CountBinface5 Jul 2024
My highest ever finish. 6th My highest ever parliamentary vote. 308 My highest height advantage. 2ft 6in #BindependenceDay has come.
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Oliver Milman@olliemilman5 Jul 2024
Rishi Sunak concedes defeat in the election, and promises a smooth handover of power, while standing alongside rival candidate Count Binface, who got 308 votes British democracy holds.
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Renew@reneworgau24 Jun 2024
With just a few days left before 30 June, it’s not too late donate to help fight for energy efficiency for all homes. Thank you for being a part of the Renew community and for caring about sustainable, healthy living. Please consider giving what you can renew.org.au/donate
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stacks up.
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Randall Munroe
@xkcd19 Jun 2024
Electric vs Gas xkcd.com/2948
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rob farago@robfarago19 Jun 2024
EV drivers are a bit smug (see also mouse over) xkcd.com/2948/
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Reuters
@Reuters14 Jun 2024
US hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan's one-of-a-kind album 'Once Upon A Time in Shaolin' will be played at a museum in Australia and it has already seen overwhelming demand with free tickets exhausted reut.rs/3Xqgxl8

Unique Wu-Tang album gets airtime at Australian museum - News

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Today we reflect on the extraordinary impact of Gordon Bell, a cofounder of our Museum, and a pioneering figure in the field of technology. Join us in honoring his life and achievements by reading our latest blog post: hubs.li/Q02yqCTf0
In Memoriam: Gordon Bell (1934–2024)

In Memoriam: Gordon Bell (1934–2024)

CHM remembers the incomparable Gordon Bell, a computer pioneer, brilliant engineer, cofounder of the Museum, and CHM Fellow.

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