Costa Samaras
@costasamaras.com
Climate, energy, emerging tech, resilience, & policy professor. Carnegie Mellon Univ. Institute for Energy Innovation Director. Former Biden-Harris White House OSTP Chief Advisor for the Clean Energy Transition. Personal account. He/Him. costasamaras.com
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Costa Samaras
@costasamaras.com
· Jan 21
If you’re new to Bluesky, welcome. A starter pack is an easy way to find folks to follow. Want to know what all these new energy regulations mean for your wallet, your lungs, and the climate? Here are my computer friends who work on climate: go.bsky.app/Aa1sErQ
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there is so much μ in cows
there is so much Ψ in tires
there is so much Gamma in the ballpark, specifically Tropicana Field among all possible ballparks, due to it being the home stadium of the Tampa Bay Rays
am I doing this right
am I doing this right
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
there is so much μ in cows
whale facts
Still seething that my former sainted editor cut my long couple paragraphs about all the ways Andreessen misunderstood the economics of 18th-century whaling. He was so wrong, y’all. Whaling was not like venture capital.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
whale facts
and bro, bro, PYTHAGORUS? insanely talented bro
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
and bro, bro, PYTHAGORUS? insanely talented bro
if any of my friends told me there’s so much alpha in books I’d call the cops
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
if any of my friends told me there’s so much alpha in books I’d call the cops
there is so much Ψ in tires
there is so much Gamma in the ballpark, specifically Tropicana Field among all possible ballparks, due to it being the home stadium of the Tampa Bay Rays
am I doing this right
am I doing this right
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
there is so much Ψ in tires
books are absolutely SICK bro
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
books are absolutely SICK bro
there is so much Beta in (econometrics) books
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
there is so much Beta in (econometrics) books
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
if I were a billionaire I’d be reading books all day instead of posting weak replies
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
if I were a billionaire I’d be reading books all day instead of posting weak replies
in light of the 48-day delay in swearing in Rep. Grijalva, has any House D member put forth an idea of a IOU calendar where they won’t swear in an R member when they next get a chance, for an equivalent amount of days?
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
in light of the 48-day delay in swearing in Rep. Grijalva, has any House D member put forth an idea of a IOU calendar where they won’t swear in an R member when they next get a chance, for an equivalent amount of days?
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But also, I told you when used effectively shame works. The problem is Elon isn't shamed by normal things like the weight of being responsible for the deaths of 600,000 people, or being a white supremacist or whatever. Oates just landed on a pressure point.
But also, I told you when used effectively shame works. The problem is Elon isn't shamed by normal things like the weight of being responsible for the deaths of 600,000 people, or being a white supremacist or whatever. Oates just landed on a pressure point.
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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But also, I told you when used effectively shame works. The problem is Elon isn't shamed by normal things like the weight of being responsible for the deaths of 600,000 people, or being a white supremacist or whatever. Oates just landed on a pressure point.
But also, I told you when used effectively shame works. The problem is Elon isn't shamed by normal things like the weight of being responsible for the deaths of 600,000 people, or being a white supremacist or whatever. Oates just landed on a pressure point.
how I post, live
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
how I post, live
oh sure, a few years ago everyone was sea shanty shaming but now everyone is all like “awful dusty in here when lightfoot tells this tale”
Why is edmund fitzgerald so back right now
i've sold more of this beer today than i have in my previous 3 months of working here combined
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
oh sure, a few years ago everyone was sea shanty shaming but now everyone is all like “awful dusty in here when lightfoot tells this tale”
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Last week’s election was big: from Georgia to Allegheny County, Dave Roberts and I broke it down on @volts.wtf. 3 big themes: 📊 Turnout: who showed up & who didn't 💸 Affordability (we have real solutions, folks) and 🍃Tea Leaves on what this means for 2026
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So, there were some elections. How'd they go? | Volts
A conversation with Caroline Spears of Climate Cabinet.
transcripts.volts.wtf
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Last week’s election was big: from Georgia to Allegheny County, Dave Roberts and I broke it down on @volts.wtf. 3 big themes: 📊 Turnout: who showed up & who didn't 💸 Affordability (we have real solutions, folks) and 🍃Tea Leaves on what this means for 2026
transcripts.volts.wtf/so-there-wer...
transcripts.volts.wtf/so-there-wer...
yinz winz
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
yinz winz
Like the one true ring, Chartcels have wielded the immense power of x and y axes in ways they can not understand nor control
really appreciate Nate Silver giving us a unifying point during what is otherwise a pretty unpleasant couple days of Bluesky
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Like the one true ring, Chartcels have wielded the immense power of x and y axes in ways they can not understand nor control
overheard about our cat: he couldn't find a mouse at Chuck E. Cheese
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
overheard about our cat: he couldn't find a mouse at Chuck E. Cheese
mods are asleep, if you are lucky enough to have tenure you should not be sending your papers to M D P I
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
mods are asleep, if you are lucky enough to have tenure you should not be sending your papers to M D P I
head empty blues
YouTube video by Ekko Astral - Topic
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 AM
[through rage tears] Chris SAID call your office!
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
[through rage tears] Chris SAID call your office!
I told them what to do a few days ago, and yet
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I told them what to do a few days ago, and yet
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yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
if we had a rage heat transfer machine we'd solve the energy crisis
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 AM
if we had a rage heat transfer machine we'd solve the energy crisis