# tech update (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover tech update. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hey Siri, Flatten the Duck! (2017)](https://www.earth.org.uk/Hey-Siri-Help-Flatten-The-Duck.html) _2026-08-21 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Green the grid, and help off-grid users too, with a simple laptop, tablet and phone tweak or two. #FlattenTheDuck #cutCarbon ## [On Solar DHW, Sunamp, PV Divert](https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-solar-DHW-for-16WW-UniQ-and-PV-diversion.html) _2026-08-19 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Solar hot water #solar #PV #DHW ## [On the AQE Air Quality Egg: Review (2013)](https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-Air-Quality-Egg-REVIEW.html) _2026-08-19 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Is a low-cost "DIY" Internet-connected air-quality monitor actually any use? ## [Pint, Poster, Paper: Slice-and-Dice Heating Decarb (2026)](https://www.earth.org.uk/pint-poster-paper-slice-and-dice-decarb.html) _2026-08-18 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ From Pint-of-Science public talk to academic paper; derivatives and heat-pump load profiles. #PhD #heating ## [Enphase AC Battery Grid-connected Storage in Our UK Home: Review](https://www.earth.org.uk/Enphase-AC-Battery-REVIEW.html) _2026-08-18 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Does it do what it says on the tin? And what about the important feature not on the datasheet? #storage #dataset #behindTheMeter ## [On Making Christmas Greener](https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-greening-Christmas.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Twelve top tips that the Internet gave to me - for a green Xmas... Have fun, save money, do the right thing by the planet - triple win! #greenXmas ## [Octopus Heat-pump Journey](https://www.earth.org.uk/Octopus-heat-pump-journey.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat #defossilisation ## [Manage the Heat Maltese Style](https://www.earth.org.uk/manage-the-heat-Maltese-style.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Avoid your home overheating in summer by using your windows and blinds like the Maltese do on the Med! #BeatTheHeat ## [Low-Power Software to Save Cash and Carbon](https://www.earth.org.uk/low-power-software.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Find out how to get a job run, minimise energy in and CO2 out, and even allow a move off-grid... #frugalComputing #greenSoftware #GSE ## [Grid-Tied Rooftop Solar PV Generation Stats via Sunny Beam](https://www.earth.org.uk/grid-tie-generation-stats-SunnyBeam.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ High-frequency (per-minute) grid-tied generation stats for 16WW roof-mounted 5.16kWp solar PV. #PV #dataset ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Q32hKaL3VaP2) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Expanding and Optimising Off-grid PV for Mid-winter (2016)](https://www.earth.org.uk/expanding-off-grid-PV-system.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Read how I attempted to move 10% of our mid-winter home electricity demand off-grid... #microgen #storage ## [16WW Hot Noon Garden Ambient (2023-09)](https://www.earth.org.uk/16WW-hot-noon-garden-birds-and-bees.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Back garden noises with temperature hitting 32 Celsius; birds, bees, cars, planes, sirens. #fieldRecording #London #heatWave ## [Greener Travel: Why Cut Car-bon Miles?](https://www.earth.org.uk/travel-green.html) _2026-08-17 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ A journey of 1000 miles begins with 1 step; not to a car please! #podcast #CarFreeDay #transport ## [A Workshop on Energy Data Best Practice (2019)](https://www.earth.org.uk/Energy-Data-Best-Practice-Discoverable-Searchable-Understandable-meeting.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Making energy data discoverable, searchable and understandable by third parties, and thus usable, is a huge challenge. #data #bestPractice ## [General Bibliography](https://www.earth.org.uk/bibliography.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ General public bibliography for EOU and related research. #bibliography #dataset ## [16WW Energy Series Dataset](https://www.earth.org.uk/energy-series-dataset.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Time series of electricity and gas and other energy generation and use. #energy #microgen #dataset ## [On Website Technicals](https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Read nitty-gritty tech updates and daily learnings that keep the Earth Notes site up and running; site stats also. ## [On 16WW Mains Inlet Water Temperature](https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-data-for-16WW-mains-water-inlet-temperature.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Domestic mains water temperature data for 16WW on tap; seasonal min/max about 10C/20C in winter/summer. #dataset #water #temperature ## [Adventures in Sonification](https://www.earth.org.uk/sonification.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Data into sound for science and fun #sonification #house #EDM ## [PhD Research on UK Wet Heating Retrofit](https://www.earth.org.uk/PhD-research.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ A continuing summary of Damon's research into optimising UK domestic wet heating system retrofit. #PhD #heating #research ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VPOIMNgouOEg) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [Bats at the Hogsmill Bridge, Villiers Road, Kingston](https://www.earth.org.uk/bats-at-Hogsmill-bridge-dataset.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Observations of bat activity at the bridge over many years #bat #Chiroptera #dataset ## [Bats Around our Home aka 16WW (2026)](https://www.earth.org.uk/bats-at-16WW-7.html) _2026-08-16 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ More mainly evening observations from around and about 16WW. ## [SODA (formerly ICX) is available for trading on Kraken!](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1vpa0wo/soda_formerly_icx_is_available_for_trading_on/) _2026-08-15 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ First serious listing for SODA token. Nice stuff submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [On Website Technicals (2026-08)](https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals-111.html) _2026-08-15 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Tech updates: EOM, PDF for vector graphics, hot, greener... ## [Saving Electricity and Gas](https://www.earth.org.uk/saving-electricity.html) _2026-08-15 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Avoiding 6 tonnes of CO2 per year at home! #electricity #fossilGas #cutCarbon ## [RSS Podcast Feed Inefficiency](https://www.earth.org.uk/RSS-efficiency.html) _2026-08-14 · Earth Notes Basic Feed_ Climate cost of bad feed handling #RSS #podcast #Podbean #Spotify #Google #Apple ## [Balanced v1 shuts down on December 1, 2026](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1vkze51/balanced_v1_shuts_down_on_december_1_2026/) _2026-08-10 · /u/thelifeofkaizen · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/thelifeofkaizen \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Original erc20 icx on ledger](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1tulxi2/original_erc20_icx_on_ledger/) _2026-06-02 · /u/hungun\_888 · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ I have some old erc20 icx on a ledger. Forgot about it, can this be migrated to Soda submitted by /u/hungun\_888 \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Move your bnUSD loan to Balanced v2](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1sr9kf7/move_your_bnusd_loan_to_balanced_v2/) _2026-04-21 · /u/thelifeofkaizen · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/thelifeofkaizen \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Icon is DEAD](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1qslmbn/icon_is_dead/) _2026-02-01 · /u/xarips · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ She's dead, oh she's dead submitted by /u/xarips \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JGN9QgrWuclw) _2026-02-01 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [SODAX updates?](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1qowwa2/sodax_updates/) _2026-01-28 · /u/sayingwhawtwheird · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ I’ve been out of the loop for a while so forgive my ignorance. Is there any information available regarding the ICX - SODAX swap, and when this needs to be completed by? Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/sayingwhawtwheird \[link\] \[comments\] ## [SodaX January Tech Update](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1q9sw5o/sodax_january_tech_update/) _2026-01-11 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ SODAX Tech Update: January We wrapped up 2025 by completing a major phase of SODAX’s foundational work. With backend and data infrastructure now fully delivered, the protocol is entering a new stage where development can shift from broad system build-out to more targeted, high-impact enhancements. 🥤 Core backend and data infrastructure is now complete. 🥤 Security, tracking, and partner APIs are… ## [Why is "Cross-Chain" still a 14-step nightmare? (And why routing isn't the answer)](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1q9srpz/why_is_crosschain_still_a_14step_nightmare_and/) _2026-01-11 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [SodaX is now live on Ethereum!](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1q0o3vy/sodax_is_now_live_on_ethereum/) _2025-12-31 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ SODAX is now live on Ethereum, the original home of DeFi. The premier smart contract blockchain is now connected to SODAX, bringing simple swaps between Ethereum, eight other EVM chains, and beyond to non-EVM ecosystems – Solana, Sui, and Stellar. That means: More routes: Ethereum becomes the 14th chain connected to the SODAX execution system. Unified liquidity across EVM: With Arbitrum,… ## [Love this graphic🥤](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1q08jlt/love_this_graphic/) _2025-12-31 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ Wonder what the next integration will be? 🥤 submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Houdini Swap has integrated the SodaX SDK](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1ptzsoi/houdini_swap_has_integrated_the_sodax_sdk/) _2025-12-23 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ https://x.com/i/status/2003088901397983250 submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Migration to SODAX](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1ptell8/migration_to_sodax/) _2025-12-22 · /u/gilcn · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ Hi. I'm not sure where to ask my question. On the migration page ( https://www.sodax.com/migrate ), when I click on the MAX button to migrate all my ICX, the field automatically fills in with a value lower than my actual holdings. Isn't it supposed to be a 1:1 swap? submitted by /u/gilcn \[link\] \[comments\] ## [SodaX November Tech Update](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1pho0m9/sodax_november_tech_update/) _2025-12-08 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ https://x.com/gosodax/status/1998049567435002145?t=gfT6wNRQkKPu-gmywIuOWQ&s=09 submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [October 2025: Expanding on EVM](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1oxr5d6/october_2025_expanding_on_evm/) _2025-11-15 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ October 2025: Expanding on EVM submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Balanced connects to Hyperliquid](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1opqzhb/balanced_connects_to_hyperliquid/) _2025-11-06 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Balanced Roadmap update | Q4 2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1ojc8ha/balanced_roadmap_update_q4_2025/) _2025-10-29 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [BIP 112: Balanced Migration and Governance Shutdown](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1oech4x/bip_112_balanced_migration_and_governance_shutdown/) _2025-10-23 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [@AmpedFinance is now integrated with @gosodax, unlocking unified cross-chain liquidity across 12+ major networks.](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1o6g408/ampedfinance_is_now_integrated_with_gosodax/) _2025-10-14 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ https://x.com/LightLinkChain/status/1978083405263974623?t=sTLh\_fpQ3i2J5qaqSUdxVQ&s=19 submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [balanced app via hana constant problems](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1nztb6n/balanced_app_via_hana_constant_problems/) _2025-10-06 · /u/konfusinomicon · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ claiming rewards stuck waiting on wallet, icx transferred and stuck when sicx transfer failed..ive had problems for weeks..any idea what is going on? submitted by /u/konfusinomicon \[link\] \[comments\] ## [SODA test migration is live.](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1nsjal5/soda_test_migration_is_live/) _2025-09-28 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ The test migration from ICON (ICX) to SODAX (SODA) has officially begun! Read on for a step-by-step guide on migration through the all new SODAX app. This community test migration comes ahead of future phases of migration which will introduce CEX support and eventual one-directional migration. More detailed information will be shared as we approach the later phases of migration, but for an… ## [SODAX Tech Update: August](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1nnl1jo/sodax_tech_update_august/) _2025-09-22 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ August has been a month of continued focus on migration, with all roads pointing to Sonic. \* The first phase of token migration to $SODA \* Balanced swaps migrated to SODAX infra \* In-app swaps on Hana mobile You can also enjoy a walk through the roadmap with Fez & David in their latest podcast here. submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Trade across every chain in ~30 seconds](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1nhgmwz/trade_across_every_chain_in_30_seconds/) _2025-09-15 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [Did I lose my ICX?](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1ne0oj3/did_i_lose_my_icx/) _2025-09-11 · /u/glockinmyprius · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ I checked my hanna wallet today because I wanted to shuffle around my votes and I'm seeing something super strange. In my portfolio page, it shows the right number of ICX staked. However when I go to "earn" i only see 87% of my ICX staked, theres 13% of them gone somewhere, I cant find the validator on the hanna wallet. So now I start panicing and I go to check the blockchain explorer and I see… ## [Early Migration of ICX to SODA is set to start on the 15th of September. 🚀](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1ndj0cw/early_migration_of_icx_to_soda_is_set_to_start_on/) _2025-09-10 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ https://x.com/ICONFoundation\_/status/1965437293856268454?t=RLnIgMbyhxzxSQMfgXp7\_w&s=09 submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\] ## [SODAX Roadmap](https://www.reddit.com/r/helloicon/comments/1lvm2rg/sodax_roadmap/) _2025-07-09 · /u/NorskKiwi · ICON Connecting Blockchains and Communities_ submitted by /u/NorskKiwi \[link\] \[comments\]