I was very underwhelmed.
In the full eclipse in 1999, it was very noticeable that it got darker. It went a bit darker, but not very dark. As we had no eclipse glasses, I used a kitchen colander. After all the hype, a bit of a damp squib.
In Russia there has been a move away from the digital economy to cash.
My concern has always been that we rely on the internet more and more so that an internet outage here could cause real issues in the West too. Just imagine if we had no internet!
The issue in Russia is one of lack of trust.
My beacon is on.
UPDATE 0917z: 17 stations have spotted me in the last hour - all in Europe.
This video is mainly about the UK,, but probably applies across the world. It argues that every politician should be asked about the assumptions they are making and are there alternatives.
I left my beacon intentionally on again overnight. Plenty of spots again from Europe.
In the world at large, the USA has, sadly, become the butt of jokes. It once was a super-power and envy of the world. At home in the USA gas prices remain high. I must admit that every USA person I have ever met has been kind and generous.
My beacon was turned on just before breakfast.
UPDATE 1918z: 84 stations have spotted me so far. Es continues.
Ukraine has changed its war strategy to hit oil refineries deep in Russia.
It has been trying to sell some of its oil abroad using shadow tankers.
These countries are now being hit by secondary sanctions. Much of this Russian oil is being held on tankers on the high seas with nowhere to go.
Yesterday evening we had a partial solar eclipse. In some places it was full, whereas here it was about 96%, which was quite a lot. I was v...
