@rimu China has the additional advantage of Huawei's HarmonyOS (local Linux-esque OS): https://consumer.huawei.com/en/harmonyos/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HarmonyOS

@rimu all the smart nations are doing it.

@rimu yeah. I'm thinking someone who's misguided managed to get some people who're a bit desperate to follow their suggestion. Will be interesting to see how it works out.

@rimu sadly, hydrogen is being pushed by the oil industry, because they pitch as a 'transition fuel' from blue/black hydrogen (a byproduct of oil extraction or refinement) to mythical 'green hydrogen' created by renewable sources... but it turns out that batteries and electricity are far more efficient, cost-effective, and safe all around.

@rimu given the likelihood that we'll have fertiliser shortages for the next growing season, we might have a hard time with our food/dairy provision... Things could get quite dire in more populous parts of the world fairly quickly. Suspect we'll be among the first cut loose when shit really hits the fan. This Gov't hasn't got a strategic bone in its body - they're totally paint-by-numbers, corporate droid-lite.

Of course @vik - which is why we should be requiring (regulating) power companies and Transpower to start making the necessary redesigns to remove such 'limiting factors' now rather than later. They're all enjoying record profits in any case, so let's get them to use it for good, not shareholder dividends. @lightweight@piefed.iridescent.nz

@rimu wow, crazy.