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Energy: Variable Renewables Cut Costs Long-Term

05 Wed Nov 2025

Posted by Martyn Jones in awareness, Inform, educate and entertain., professionalism, Strategy, structured intellectual capital

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Climate Change, energy, environment, renewable-energy, sustainability


Martyn Rhisiart Jones

Düsseldorf, NRW, 5th November 2025

1. Merit-Order Effect: Renewables Slash Wholesale Prices

Zero-marginal-cost generation (from wind/solar) displaces expensive gas/coal plants, thereby lowering the market-clearing price.

StudyScopeKey FindingSource
IMF (2023)24 EU countries, 2014–2021+1% variable renewables → −0.6% wholesale priceIMF Working Paper 23/34
EEA (2024)EU-27, 2022–2023Wind/solar saved €100 billion in fossil fuel costsEEA Report 05/2024
Fraunhofer ISE (2024)Germany40%+ wind/solar → wholesale halved from €500/MWh (2022) to €74/MWh (2024 avg)Fraunhofer ISE
  • How it works: In energy-only markets (most of Europe, Australia, US), plants bid in order of marginal cost. Wind/solar bid €0 → push gas (€100–300/MWh) down the curve → lower clearing price for all.
  • 2023 EU example: Without 13% YoY wind/solar growth, wholesale prices would’ve been 15% higher.
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Understanding Social Media Dynamics in Conflict

05 Wed Nov 2025

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gaza, hamas, israel, palestine, Politics


Sir Afilonius Rex

Malvern, PA 5th November 2025

You asked:

Why are so many social media supporters of Israel and Hamas so evil, amoral, depraved and degenerate?

I said:

The perception that supporters of both Israel and Hamas on social media are widespread. They are viewed as disproportionately “evil, amoral, depraved, and degenerate.” However, it is not evidence of inherent moral rot in either group. This view results from the dynamics of social media. It also stems from human behaviour in polarised, high-stakes conflicts. It’s a predictable outcome of how social media works and how humans behave in polarised, high-stakes conflicts. Here’s a clear, non-partisan breakdown.

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Loneskum Boycow is a vulgar racist – part one of many

05 Wed Nov 2025

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Donald Trump, immigration, News, Politics, trump


Dear Elon Musk (@elonmusk),

As the world’s richest man and a self-proclaimed truth-seeker, your platform on X amplifies ideas to hundreds of millions. That’s a superpower—and a responsibility. When you endorse claims like those from @C_3C_3 that “illegals are voting,” “receiving benefits,” and “changing Congressional maps,” you’re not just sharing “facts.” You’re fueling a dangerous, debunked narrative that dehumanizes millions of aspiring Americans and erodes trust in our democracy. Let’s examine these assertions with evidence, not echo chambers.1. “Illegals are voting.”This is flat-out false—and illegal. Federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting in presidential or congressional elections, with penalties including deportation, fines, and prison.

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An Open Letter to Mansoor Hussain Laghari

04 Tue Nov 2025

Posted by Martyn Jones in awareness, Inform, educate and entertain., professionalism, Strategy, structured intellectual capital

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DefendDemocracy, gaza, hamas, israel, palestine, Politics


Dear Mansoor Hussain Laghari,

Thank you for sharing your perspective on this deeply complex and painful situation in Gaza. As a fellow advocate for human rights and peace, I appreciate the passion you bring to discussions on justice. These are qualities you highlight in your impressive profile. Your background is as a U.S. Army veteran, filmmaker, and activist. This undoubtedly provides you with unique insights into the costs of conflict. I respect your commitment to standing against terrorism in all its forms. However, I must firmly push back. It appears to be a one-sided portrayal that risks oversimplifying a humanitarian crisis. This portrayal can perpetuate division. It does not foster the empathy needed for a lasting resolution. First, we’ll focus on the core of your post. You claim that the international community is pressuring Israel to “let [Hamas fighters] walk away” without consequences. This narrative, while emotionally charged, doesn’t fully align with the reported facts. Recent developments show that mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and the US are holding discussions. These talks concern the fate of approximately 200 Hamas fighters. They are trapped in tunnels in IDF-controlled areas of southern Gaza, such as Rafah and Khan Younis.

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Agile at Scale is Bullshit by Design

28 Tue May 2019

Posted by Martyn Jones in agile, agile@scale, All Data, Architecture, Assets, awareness, behaviour, business strategy, Creativity, Dogma, IT strategy, Strategy, structured intellectual capital, Value

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cropped-p4010326.jpgMartyn Richard Jones

Bruxelles 28th May 2019

To begin at the beginning

To paraphrase the great Bob Hoffman. Just when you thought that if evangelists for Agile were to generate one more ounce of bullshit the entire fucking solar system would explode, what do they do? Exceed expectations.

And how did they do that? Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to Agile at Scale with all the miscellaneous, spiced-up and vainglorious crap-on-the-side that accompanies it.

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Labour’s Brexit Strategy for Idiots

23 Sun Dec 2018

Posted by Martyn Jones in Assets, awareness, behaviour, Best principles, Brexit, ethics, goodstrat, Martyn Jones, Martyn Richard Jones, Offshoring, Outsourcing, Politics, Remain, statistics, The Guardian

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Martyn Richard Jones

Madrid, Sunday 23rd December 2018

What’s all this fuss about Jeremy Corbyn and Labour’s Brexit strategy?

Despite Liberal Democrats, Blairites and most of the national media ramping up the righteous outrage about Corbyn stating the bleeding, bloody obvious (see e.g. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/23/labour-remain-jeremy-corbyn-brexit  ) nothing has changed.

So, what are the facts?

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Understanding the Subprime Crisis: Lessons Learned – 2026 Remix

01 Mon Dec 2014

Posted by Martyn Jones in awareness, Banking, Consider this, disinformation, Dogma, Stories

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financial crisis, Organisational Autism, Risk, subprime


Consider this: Financial Crisis and Subprime.

Martyn Jones

Patti Smith 1975 Robert Mapplethorpe 1946-1989 ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/AR00185

This is a republication of a piece written in 2009 on the subject of the Financial Crisis and Subprime loans. As the spectre of overreach and unhedged risks raises its ugly head once again, the temptation to republish this piece was just too much to resist. Continue reading →

Big Data Robitussin – 2026 Version

26 Sun Oct 2014

Posted by Martyn Jones in Analytics, Architecture, Ask Martyn, awareness, Big Data, BS, deceit, governance, Stories

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awareness, Behavioural Economics, Big Data, BS, crap, data analytics, deceit, enterprise data warehousing, history, hustlers, IT business, lies, Organisational Autism, Pimps, spin


Written by Martyn Richard Jones

Image2What does Big Data have to do with Robitussin?

I will explain.

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Oh, Superman! Oh, Mom and Dad! – For 2026

18 Sat Oct 2014

Posted by Martyn Jones in Ask Martyn, awareness

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advertising, apple, Behavioural Economics, consumerism, crass, creepy, cults, fetishism, hype, sects, style


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Written by Martyn Richard Jones

Steve Jobs was a great entrepreneur.

Clearly, he was.

Jobs turned a dismal maker of a wide range of gadgets into a powerful, highly focused technology, fashion, and PR business.

The stylistic touches in Apple products carry the elegant, crisp palate of bourgeois minimalism, a fragrant bouquet of exclusivity, and a delightful aftertaste of subdued superiority. Continue reading →

Project Managers: Be Less Dog! – 2026 Remake

15 Wed Oct 2014

Posted by Martyn Jones in awareness, project management

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freelance, PM, project management


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An advert made for a telecommunications concern in Europe urged people to ‘be more dog’.

It was rubbish and achieved nothing.

Because it said nothing.

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