Doug Frisk
@douglassfrisk.bsky.social
I do robots now. I co-chair the committee that runs the two FRC regional events in Duluth MN. I also head a group that works to make the FRC robotics teams in NE Minnesota more sustainable and competitive. Energy policy, EVs also. Slava Ukraini!
United Healthcare: You will be happy to know we've approved coverage for your ER visit and 3-day hospital stay, but you should have contacted us first to ensure your providers were in network and verified the pricing.
I am quite annoyed that coverage was even a question.
I am quite annoyed that coverage was even a question.
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
United Healthcare: You will be happy to know we've approved coverage for your ER visit and 3-day hospital stay, but you should have contacted us first to ensure your providers were in network and verified the pricing.
I am quite annoyed that coverage was even a question.
I am quite annoyed that coverage was even a question.
When they sent me to the ER last week from urgent care, they didn't let me check alternative pricing to make sure I was getting the best deal. Think of the money I could have saved if I'd sent out a formal RFP.
Ron Johnson: "We're gonna repair the damage done with Obamacare, but we're gonna do it using free market principles, using freedom of choice on the part of Americans, and we'll give them the money to use as they see fit."
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
When they sent me to the ER last week from urgent care, they didn't let me check alternative pricing to make sure I was getting the best deal. Think of the money I could have saved if I'd sent out a formal RFP.
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There’s no one I trust less than Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
There’s no one I trust less than Donald Trump and Mike Johnson.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
Any deal that relies on Republicans to keep their word is a bad one.
Democrats can’t give up on affordable health care for an empty promise. Minnesotans can’t afford for Democrats to cave.
I have the perfect image to describe this trumpcare plan. It's accurate and really demonstrates the ouroboros of stupidity in that post.
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I have the perfect image to describe this trumpcare plan. It's accurate and really demonstrates the ouroboros of stupidity in that post.
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DULUTH, MINNESOTA,
Great laughs at West Theater. TONIGHT. Thurs., November 6— readertix.com/events/paula...
Great laughs at West Theater. TONIGHT. Thurs., November 6— readertix.com/events/paula...
Paula Poundstone 2025
Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly ...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
DULUTH, MINNESOTA,
Great laughs at West Theater. TONIGHT. Thurs., November 6— readertix.com/events/paula...
Great laughs at West Theater. TONIGHT. Thurs., November 6— readertix.com/events/paula...
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Stoked right now. Got a team from Shanghai coming to the Duluth FRC regionals. First International team to register this year. The event coordinators will hate it, but I'd love to see three or four anthems this year.
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Stoked right now. Got a team from Shanghai coming to the Duluth FRC regionals. First International team to register this year. The event coordinators will hate it, but I'd love to see three or four anthems this year.
Love it.
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Love it.
Breaking a 42 year streak, for the first time ever, I missed a general election vote today. I did vote in the primaries though, so I'm well above voting twice a year over my lifetime.
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Breaking a 42 year streak, for the first time ever, I missed a general election vote today. I did vote in the primaries though, so I'm well above voting twice a year over my lifetime.
Pro tip, do your laundry before you are left wirh only your scuzziest underwear and socks. You know, in case you end up in rhe ER.
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Pro tip, do your laundry before you are left wirh only your scuzziest underwear and socks. You know, in case you end up in rhe ER.
Nuclear weapons will now be required to score higher on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment than the US president. Should be easy enough. The only problem is, since they always draw the clockface as 1 minute to midnight they have to make up their score elsewhere.
U.S. nuclear testing left a brutal legacy... radiation sickness, poisoned soil, displaced families, and cancer clusters across the Southwest and Pacific. Many “downwinders” are still fighting for compensation and recognition as the RECA program nears expiration.
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Nuclear weapons will now be required to score higher on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment than the US president. Should be easy enough. The only problem is, since they always draw the clockface as 1 minute to midnight they have to make up their score elsewhere.
He can't leave. His wealth is tied up in tesla stock, and tesla stock is held up by his fantastical promises. The day he actually leaves the stock goes to $50 and his billions in loans secured by his stock get called and he's bankrupt. He can bluster and make threats, but never follow through.
Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns reut.rs/3X3aeCx
Musk could leave Tesla if $1 trillion pay plan is rejected, chair warns
Elon Musk could leave Tesla as CEO if his proposed $1 trillion pay package was not approved, Chair Robyn Denholm warned in a letter to shareholders on Monday.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
He can't leave. His wealth is tied up in tesla stock, and tesla stock is held up by his fantastical promises. The day he actually leaves the stock goes to $50 and his billions in loans secured by his stock get called and he's bankrupt. He can bluster and make threats, but never follow through.
My daughter and I were out for our customary post blood donation breakfast when a car pulls into the lot and she says "that looks like child 1's car." I thought not because child 1 is one of those essential enough to work but not get paid federal employees. Turns out it was though so I called him.
October 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My daughter and I were out for our customary post blood donation breakfast when a car pulls into the lot and she says "that looks like child 1's car." I thought not because child 1 is one of those essential enough to work but not get paid federal employees. Turns out it was though so I called him.
At first it seems counterintuitive, but it makes sense if you come to understand that demand growth requires new generation and that new generation (likely solar or wind) is going to be cheaper per megawatt hour than existing old coal or gas plants.
This was surprising to me:
In states with the highest electricity demand growth—from sources like data centers—electricity prices actually fell over the last 5 years.
Totally opposite of the prevailing narrative that data centers raise electricity prices.
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In states with the highest electricity demand growth—from sources like data centers—electricity prices actually fell over the last 5 years.
Totally opposite of the prevailing narrative that data centers raise electricity prices.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
At first it seems counterintuitive, but it makes sense if you come to understand that demand growth requires new generation and that new generation (likely solar or wind) is going to be cheaper per megawatt hour than existing old coal or gas plants.
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Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?
Who could have foreseen this?
Who could have foreseen this?
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pete Hegseth conducted a live fire exercise over I-5 as part of a made-for-Fox stunt for him and Vance which had a misfire that struck a Highway Patrol vehicle and could have killed people?
Who could have foreseen this?
Who could have foreseen this?
Just like with a gas car where you need to "blow the carbon out of the cylinders" by revving the engine while accelerating hard, with EVs you need to occasionally blow the dendrites off the anode.
Peer-reviewed study finds that hard accelerations/decelerations (which EVs excel at) like those in real-world city traffic can extend Electrical-Vehicle battery life by 195K miles (+38%). Zoom zoom!!
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October 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just like with a gas car where you need to "blow the carbon out of the cylinders" by revving the engine while accelerating hard, with EVs you need to occasionally blow the dendrites off the anode.
NYPD says 100,000 protesters and no arrests. Here in Duluth MN, 5000 people and no arrests. Meanwhile in Fairhope Alabama the police literally trample the American flag when officer picodick gets offended by a 53-year-old woman with bigger balls than him.
#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NYPD says 100,000 protesters and no arrests. Here in Duluth MN, 5000 people and no arrests. Meanwhile in Fairhope Alabama the police literally trample the American flag when officer picodick gets offended by a 53-year-old woman with bigger balls than him.
CS gas, AKA tear gas is an abortifacient. Using on the pregnant will cause the uterine lining to shed causing the pregnancy to abort. Think about this the next time a "pro life right winger" applauds gassing crowds like this.
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
CS gas, AKA tear gas is an abortifacient. Using on the pregnant will cause the uterine lining to shed causing the pregnancy to abort. Think about this the next time a "pro life right winger" applauds gassing crowds like this.
This premise makes no sense. If something is headed to the US (boat, aircraft, ballistically) how do you
know it's a nuclear warhead and not pinball machine parts? Not to mention "unknown origin" it's pretty easy to track boats and planes, it's dead simple to track a ballistic trajectory.
know it's a nuclear warhead and not pinball machine parts? Not to mention "unknown origin" it's pretty easy to track boats and planes, it's dead simple to track a ballistic trajectory.
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga
Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'
A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.
n.pr
October 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This premise makes no sense. If something is headed to the US (boat, aircraft, ballistically) how do you
know it's a nuclear warhead and not pinball machine parts? Not to mention "unknown origin" it's pretty easy to track boats and planes, it's dead simple to track a ballistic trajectory.
know it's a nuclear warhead and not pinball machine parts? Not to mention "unknown origin" it's pretty easy to track boats and planes, it's dead simple to track a ballistic trajectory.
Not to diminish the plight of the federal workers, my oldest son is one of those federal workers who has to keep working without pay.
But, the janitors, building security, and IT professionals in federal offices generally are employed through contrating companies who just fired them all.
But, the janitors, building security, and IT professionals in federal offices generally are employed through contrating companies who just fired them all.
18,000 Minnesota federal employees have been furloughed thanks to Trump’s shutdown.
Republicans are prioritizing tax breaks for the rich while defunding Minnesotans’ health care and leaving them without pay
Republicans are prioritizing tax breaks for the rich while defunding Minnesotans’ health care and leaving them without pay
October 3, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Not to diminish the plight of the federal workers, my oldest son is one of those federal workers who has to keep working without pay.
But, the janitors, building security, and IT professionals in federal offices generally are employed through contrating companies who just fired them all.
But, the janitors, building security, and IT professionals in federal offices generally are employed through contrating companies who just fired them all.
The day after we get back from a 2900 mile EV road trip where the Porsche nav was useless they added this. I can now turn off the useless tesla stations and tell it to prefer EA and Kwik Charge.
October 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The day after we get back from a 2900 mile EV road trip where the Porsche nav was useless they added this. I can now turn off the useless tesla stations and tell it to prefer EA and Kwik Charge.
On Linked in last night and got the "three people have viewed your profile" with the icons of the companies they work for. Two are local large businesses that I'm courting to become major sponsors of the FRC robotics competitions. The third is the Department of Homeland Security...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
On Linked in last night and got the "three people have viewed your profile" with the icons of the companies they work for. Two are local large businesses that I'm courting to become major sponsors of the FRC robotics competitions. The third is the Department of Homeland Security...
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EV road trip 2025 is in the books. 2900 miles with stops in Indianapolis, Charlotte, Extrajudicial-killingburg VA, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. Despite having issues with a few chargers (mostly on the first day) wherever there was a bad charger there was a functional if slower one nearby.
September 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
EV road trip 2025 is in the books. 2900 miles with stops in Indianapolis, Charlotte, Extrajudicial-killingburg VA, Pittsburgh, and Chicago. Despite having issues with a few chargers (mostly on the first day) wherever there was a bad charger there was a functional if slower one nearby.
OMG i I'm in Chicago right now eating breakfast. I can't hear the morter fire but I'm sure it must be there. Looking around the restaurant trying to figure out who the antifa super soldiers are. What if it's me!
September 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
OMG i I'm in Chicago right now eating breakfast. I can't hear the morter fire but I'm sure it must be there. Looking around the restaurant trying to figure out who the antifa super soldiers are. What if it's me!