@gwagner Edit: apologies, this is 2026, and I now understand the point of your post (that it's normal for this time of year, but still...) The photos from 2022 were in *winter*.

Not playing it down, but that was 2022, after several years of general drought in France. It was overflowing 4 months ago in the exact same spot, it's not so bad right now because we had two wet winters in a row. The risk of long droughts is ever present, but for the moment the water table in France is reasonably full.

Obliquely related, I love the story of the Fisker Ocean. Fisker went bust, but the owners club self organised and it's now basically the only open source EV you can buy. (Second hand, of course.)

@madsenandersc I guess it comes down to what the automotive companies decide is best for *them*.

Watched a review of the new BMW iX5, the #EV version. The integrated #AI in the infotainment system got me thinking. And not in a good way. I can see this being a shit show. Blog here:

https://gregharvey.gitlab.io/blog/posts/2026-07/ai-in-cars/