Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour,
and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did
clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a
tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
Also unimpressive viewed thus:
<https://pic.infini.fr/V6g1Hsw6/z2moID66.png> (link valid 15 days)
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening,
so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW,
the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
"Britain's biggest energy supplier, Octopus Energy, has urged customers
to use less electricity during the eclipse. / The company says when the
moon covers the sun 'a huge chunk of Britain's solar power will be
knocked out - just as millions of people are getting home and
electricity demand spikes.' [... and yet ...] Operators in France, Spain
and Britain said they are expecting no disruption, in part because the eclipse will occur in the evening, when solar power is lower" - <https://news.sky.com/story/use-less-electricity-during-solar-eclipse- uks-biggest-energy-supplier-urges-customers-13571916>
It looks as if Octopus made this announcement just to obtain publicity.
What I am more interested in - as a photon farmer myself - can I
write off my loss of revenue against my taxes? (I estimate a whole
0.06 cents worth of income lost.) Or is an eclipse "an act of God"?
On 13/08/26 15:53, occam wrote:
What I am more interested in - as a photon farmer myself --a can I
write off my loss of revenue against my taxes?-a (I estimate a whole
0.06 cents worth of income lost.)-a Or is an eclipse "an act of God"?
An eclipse is predictable. An act of God is not.
(Neither is an act of Trump, something the insurance companies are going
to notice sooner of later.)
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the
eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than
usual, a whole hour, and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy
here - of course! - though did clear for a couple of minutes.
A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a tiny nibbled disc. Ha
bumbug!
Hibou wrote:
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the
eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than
usual, a whole hour, and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy
here - of course! - though did clear for a couple of minutes.
A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a tiny nibbled disc. Ha
bumbug!
You are not alone. Some others also thought the eclipse thing
was a bit of a damp squib...
https://youtube.com/shorts/_52AIdQoFyQ?si=PzOCq1TuCqShYzcS
It looks as if Octopus made this announcement just to obtain publicity.
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour,
and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a
tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
[...] Instead we went to the Corbusier building, about 8 minutes walk from where we
live. We didn't walk, as I'm getting too old for that, but took the car. It was easy to park, because many of the residents are on holiday with their cars.
We went to the restaurant (Le Ventre de l'Architecte -- the Architect's Tummy,
not a name I would have chosen if I were opening a restaurant). It was closed,
because the chef is on holiday, but the bar was open, and that was a good thing, because there were very few people there, and no difficulty about finding
a table on the balcony to sit with two glasses of beer.
So, what about the spectacle of the century? No clouds, clear sky. Not quite total, but 96% at the maximum. We had glasses that came with Paris Match this week -- not a magazine we normally buy, but we did this week for the glasses. Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Ch|oteau d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it.
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening,
so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW,
the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
So, what about the spectacle of the century? No clouds, clear sky. Not quite >total, but 96% at the maximum. We had glasses that came with Paris Match this >week -- not a magazine we normally buy, but we did this week for the glasses. >Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was >surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk >even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Ch|oteau d'If. >Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it.
Le 13/08/2026 a 11:18, athel.cb@gmail.com a ocrit :
[...] Instead we went to the Corbusier building, about 8 minutes walk from >> where we
live. We didn't walk, as I'm getting too old for that, but took the car. It >> was easy to park, because many of the residents are on holiday with their >> cars.
We went to the restaurant (Le Ventre de l'Architecte -- the Architect's
Tummy,
not a name I would have chosen if I were opening a restaurant). It was
closed,
because the chef is on holiday, but the bar was open, and that was a good
thing, because there were very few people there, and no difficulty about
finding
a table on the balcony to sit with two glasses of beer.
So, what about the spectacle of the century? No clouds, clear sky. Not
quite
total, but 96% at the maximum. We had glasses that came with Paris Match
this
week -- not a magazine we normally buy, but we did this week for the
glasses.
Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was
surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk
even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Chrteau
d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it.
That sounds much better.
Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was >>> surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full
disk
even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the
Ch|oteau d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it.
That sounds much better.
Based on the reports from the last two US totals, the difference between near-total and total is significant (I cannot confirm or deny ... I
stayed in California for both).-a Spain appears to be have been the place
on the Continent to be for this one.
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> posted:
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipseI was quite surprised that France 2 was planning to devote an hour to this, but
yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour,
and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did
clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a
tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
we didn't see any of it. We thought it would be more interesting to see the eclipse. Our first thought was to go to the beach, but that would have been a very bad idea. We talked to someone who had done that, and found that it was almost impossible to find a place to park; that there were about 5000 people with the same idea; that there was nowhere to sit down if you did make it to the beach.
Instead we went to the Corbusier building, about 8 minutes walk from where we live. We didn't walk, as I'm getting too old for that, but took the car. It was easy to park, because many of the residents are on holiday with their cars.
We went to the restaurant (Le Ventre de l'Architecte -- the Architect's Tummy,
not a name I would have chosen if I were opening a restaurant). It was closed,
because the chef is on holiday, but the bar was open, and that was a good thing, because there were very few people there, and no difficulty about finding
a table on the balcony to sit with two glasses of beer.
So, what about the spectacle of the century? No clouds, clear sky. Not quite total, but 96% at the maximum. We had glasses that came with Paris Match this week -- not a magazine we normally buy, but we did this week for the glasses. Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Ch|oteau d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it.
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour,
and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did
clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a
tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
Also unimpressive viewed thus:
<https://pic.infini.fr/V6g1Hsw6/z2moID66.png> (link valid 15 days)
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening,
so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW,
the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
Den 13.08.2026 kl. 19.12 skrev Snidely:
Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was >>>> surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk >>>> even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Ch|oteau >>>> d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it. >>>
That sounds much better.
Based on the reports from the last two US totals, the difference between
near-total and total is significant (I cannot confirm or deny ... I stayed >> in California for both).-a Spain appears to be have been the place on the >> Continent to be for this one.
In Denmark we were promised that 85% would becovered. It was so cloudy that I
couldn't see it, but the reduction in light was hardly noticeable.
On Thursday, Bertel Lund Hansen queried:
Den 13.08.2026 kl. 19.12 skrev Snidely:
Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was >>>>> surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk >>>>> even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Ch|oteau >>>>> d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it. >>>>
That sounds much better.
Based on the reports from the last two US totals, the difference between >>> near-total and total is significant (I cannot confirm or deny ... I stayed >>> in California for both).-a Spain appears to be have been the place on the >>> Continent to be for this one.
In Denmark we were promised that 85% would becovered. It was so cloudy that I
couldn't see it, but the reduction in light was hardly noticeable.
The eye [1] is too good at autoadjusting. Had you been tracking >illumination levels with a camera or light meter or solar panel
monitors, you might have seen the difference.
[1] Actually, most of that happens in the brain, no?
On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:27:38 -0700, Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com>
wrote:
On Thursday, Bertel Lund Hansen queried:
Den 13.08.2026 kl. 19.12 skrev Snidely:
Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was >>>>>> surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk
even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Ch|oteau
d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it. >>>>>
That sounds much better.
Based on the reports from the last two US totals, the difference between >>>> near-total and total is significant (I cannot confirm or deny ... I stayed
in California for both).-a Spain appears to be have been the place on the >>>> Continent to be for this one.
In Denmark we were promised that 85% would becovered. It was so cloudy that I
couldn't see it, but the reduction in light was hardly noticeable.
The eye [1] is too good at autoadjusting. Had you been tracking
illumination levels with a camera or light meter or solar panel
monitors, you might have seen the difference.
[1] Actually, most of that happens in the brain, no?
My recollection is that what the retina reports is in terms of
ratios of stimuli, comparing nearby rods/cones and also distant
ones. Thus, absolute levels never get reported to the (distant)
brain.
On the other hand, I have seen the retina characterized as
(effectively?) a part of the brain. Metaphor? - literal, owing
(even) to similar tissues? I never knew/ I still don't know.
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour,
and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a
tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
Also unimpressive viewed thus:
<https://pic.infini.fr/V6g1Hsw6/z2moID66.png> (link valid 15 days)
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening,
so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW,
the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
For much damper and more effective squibs,
the nuclear power complex at Gravelines,
(know as Grave Lines to Britons, by olderthread)
has been forced into a complete shutdown
by a massive invasion of jellyfish blocking the sea water intakes.
There are unusually many of them because the sea is exceptionally warm,
it seems.
This loses France about 3 GW for days, perhaps one or even two weeks.
The production of the nuclaire based on rivers has also gone down
for lack of cooling water.
The spot price for a MWh has gone up in consequence,
Jan
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) posted:
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour, and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
Also unimpressive viewed thus:
<https://pic.infini.fr/V6g1Hsw6/z2moID66.png> (link valid 15 days)
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening, so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW, the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
For much damper and more effective squibs,
the nuclear power complex at Gravelines,
(know as Grave Lines to Britons, by olderthread)
has been forced into a complete shutdown
by a massive invasion of jellyfish blocking the sea water intakes.
There are unusually many of them because the sea is exceptionally warm,
it seems.
Yes. That's been much more of a problem along the Atlantic and the English Channel than along the Mediterrane
This loses France about 3 GW for days, perhaps one or even two weeks.
The production of the nuclaire based on rivers has also gone down
for lack of cooling water.
The spot price for a MWh has gone up in consequence,
Jan
athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) posted:
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour, and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
Also unimpressive viewed thus:
<https://pic.infini.fr/V6g1Hsw6/z2moID66.png> (link valid 15 days)
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening, so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW, the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
For much damper and more effective squibs,
the nuclear power complex at Gravelines,
(know as Grave Lines to Britons, by olderthread)
has been forced into a complete shutdown
by a massive invasion of jellyfish blocking the sea water intakes.
There are unusually many of them because the sea is exceptionally warm, it seems.
Yes. That's been much more of a problem along the Atlantic and the English Channel than along the Mediterrane
Damned computer decided to post before I gave the word. Anyway...
n. We have about the same numbers of jellyfish as usual. However, my daughter was taking her
to a campsite near La Rochelle, and I warned her that jellyfish
might be a problem.
This loses France about 3 GW for days, perhaps one or even two weeks.
The production of the nuclaire based on rivers has also gone down
for lack of cooling water.
The spot price for a MWh has gone up in consequence,
Jan
Damned computer decided to post before I gave the word. Anyway...
Oh dear. Can't blame the computer this time. That was me.
athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) posted:
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour, and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
Also unimpressive viewed thus:
<https://pic.infini.fr/V6g1Hsw6/z2moID66.png> (link valid 15 days)
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening, so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW, the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
For much damper and more effective squibs,
the nuclear power complex at Gravelines,
(know as Grave Lines to Britons, by olderthread)
has been forced into a complete shutdown
by a massive invasion of jellyfish blocking the sea water intakes.
There are unusually many of them because the sea is exceptionally warm, it seems.
Yes. That's been much more of a problem along the Atlantic and the English Channel than along the Mediterrane
Damned computer decided to post before I gave the word. Anyway...
n. We have about the same numbers of jellyfish as usual. However, my daughter was taking her to a campsite near La Rochelle, and I warned her that jellyfish
might be a problem.
On 14/08/2026 02:49, Rich Ulrich wrote:
On Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:27:38 -0700, Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com>
wrote:
On Thursday, Bertel Lund Hansen queried:
Den 13.08.2026 kl. 19.12 skrev Snidely:
Without them we'd have just seen the usual sun approaching sunset. I was
surprised at how ordinary it looked without the glasses, with a full disk
even at the maximum. After that it sank slowly and set near the Ch|oteau
d'If.
Not the most overwhelming spectable of my life, but I'm glad we saw it. >>>>>>
That sounds much better.
Based on the reports from the last two US totals, the difference between >>>>> near-total and total is significant (I cannot confirm or deny ... I stayed
in California for both).-a Spain appears to be have been the place on the >>>>> Continent to be for this one.
In Denmark we were promised that 85% would becovered. It was so cloudy that I
couldn't see it, but the reduction in light was hardly noticeable.
The eye [1] is too good at autoadjusting. Had you been tracking
illumination levels with a camera or light meter or solar panel
monitors, you might have seen the difference.
[1] Actually, most of that happens in the brain, no?
My recollection is that what the retina reports is in terms of
ratios of stimuli, comparing nearby rods/cones and also distant
ones. Thus, absolute levels never get reported to the (distant)
brain.
On the other hand, I have seen the retina characterized as
(effectively?) a part of the brain. Metaphor? - literal, owing
(even) to similar tissues? I never knew/ I still don't know.
"The eyes are the windows to the soul" (commonly attributed to Shakespeare)
So, the answer to your question boils down to: "Where does the soul
reside - the brain, or beyond?
nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) posted:
Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote:
Endless talk in the media, especially the French, about the eclipse
yesterday. France 2's evening news was longer than usual, a whole hour,
and spoke of nothing else. It was cloudy here - of course! - though did
clear for a couple of minutes. A quickly-made pinhole camera showed a
tiny nibbled disc. Ha bumbug!
Also unimpressive viewed thus:
<https://pic.infini.fr/V6g1Hsw6/z2moID66.png> (link valid 15 days)
This shows the dip in solar power generation in the UK. It was evening,
so it was already tailing off to nothing. The dip at 7 p.m. is 0.55 GW,
the little peak at 7.30, 0.86 GW, and the maximum at 1 p.m., 13.53 GW.
For much damper and more effective squibs,
the nuclear power complex at Gravelines,
(know as Grave Lines to Britons, by olderthread)
has been forced into a complete shutdown
by a massive invasion of jellyfish blocking the sea water intakes.
There are unusually many of them because the sea is exceptionally warm,
it seems.
Yes. That's been much more of a problem along the Atlantic and the English Channel than along the Mediterrane
On 14/08/2026 06:48, occam wrote:The Doors wannit?
"The eyes are the windows to the soul" (commonly attributed to Shakespeare)
So, the answer to your question boils down to: "Where does the soul
reside - the brain, or beyond?
Beyond?
Does this mean your soul is constantly looking over your shoulder?
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