Jimmy Hendricks
@jimismash.bsky.social
Dealing with climate change by deploying solar, storage, and other technologies during the day, and as a first responder at night. he/him
From this loser and sucker, on our anniversary, I just want to say one thing: "Go fuck yourself, traitor."
January 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
From this loser and sucker, on our anniversary, I just want to say one thing: "Go fuck yourself, traitor."
Over the weekend I was at a bookstore and spotted a fancy looking book about Solarpunk. For a 2024 publishing date it seemed pretty optimistic on the "anticapitalist" potential of blockchain and AI.
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Over the weekend I was at a bookstore and spotted a fancy looking book about Solarpunk. For a 2024 publishing date it seemed pretty optimistic on the "anticapitalist" potential of blockchain and AI.
Do you think dogs dream about flying?
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Do you think dogs dream about flying?
Normally when I see negative pricing in ERCOT it's because energy is trapped behind some transmission bottleneck. Right now the whole state has $2.74/MWh pricing. Watching price patterns change over the last several years has been interesting, and I'm excited to see where they go in 2026.
January 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Normally when I see negative pricing in ERCOT it's because energy is trapped behind some transmission bottleneck. Right now the whole state has $2.74/MWh pricing. Watching price patterns change over the last several years has been interesting, and I'm excited to see where they go in 2026.
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ah yes a true holiday classic
December 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
ah yes a true holiday classic
Collecting into a thread for my own reference
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Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation' abc7chicago.com/post/bulgari...
Bulgarian Chicago business owner dies in ICE custody, sparking calls for 'immediate investigation'
A Bulgarian business owner who lived in Chicago for decades and was arrested during an immigration enforcement 'blitz' has died while in the custody of ICE at a private prison in Michigan, the ABC7 I-...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Collecting into a thread for my own reference
bsky.app/profile/robe...
bsky.app/profile/robe...
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I keep having exactly this conversation with AI proponents:
“I need it to be accurate.”
“How accurate?”
“100%”
“Uh. How about 85%? Good enough?”
“No, 100%.”
“Well, we can’t do that because [reason of the week].”
“Okay, talk to me when you can, then.”
“I need it to be accurate.”
“How accurate?”
“100%”
“Uh. How about 85%? Good enough?”
“No, 100%.”
“Well, we can’t do that because [reason of the week].”
“Okay, talk to me when you can, then.”
If a key part of your job is getting information right and ferreting out falsehoods and untrustworthy sources, and the tool that’s supposed to help you do that keeps throwing you obvious errors, than yeah, you’re probably not going to *trust* it and may end up deciding it’s not all that useful.
December 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I keep having exactly this conversation with AI proponents:
“I need it to be accurate.”
“How accurate?”
“100%”
“Uh. How about 85%? Good enough?”
“No, 100%.”
“Well, we can’t do that because [reason of the week].”
“Okay, talk to me when you can, then.”
“I need it to be accurate.”
“How accurate?”
“100%”
“Uh. How about 85%? Good enough?”
“No, 100%.”
“Well, we can’t do that because [reason of the week].”
“Okay, talk to me when you can, then.”
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NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
December 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NB: When I, a professor of law, profess that an act is unlawful, I am not doing it to inform the lawbreaker, but rather to inform you, the reader.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
So the question “what, like you think he cares?” is inapposite. The question is whether *you* care. I think you should, which is why I bother.
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social Steve Miller (the bad one) claiming immigrants bring test scores down.
That is patently false: not only do immigrants score better than native-born Americans in tests, the mere presence of immigrants improve test scores for all students, when factoring in white flight
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
@zachweinersmith.bsky.social Steve Miller (the bad one) claiming immigrants bring test scores down.
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That is patently false: not only do immigrants score better than native-born Americans in tests, the mere presence of immigrants improve test scores for all students, when factoring in white flight
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
That is patently false: not only do immigrants score better than native-born Americans in tests, the mere presence of immigrants improve test scores for all students, when factoring in white flight
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
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What if women are valuable in their own right, and not just for the babies they might produce?
December 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What if women are valuable in their own right, and not just for the babies they might produce?
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In response to Musk calling to “abolish” the European Union, the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, wrote in Musk’s replies on X: “Go to Mars. There’s no censorship of Nazi salutes there.”
December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In response to Musk calling to “abolish” the European Union, the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, wrote in Musk’s replies on X: “Go to Mars. There’s no censorship of Nazi salutes there.”
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I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
April 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I’ve found it’s more visually appealing to just paste in his head at the inflection points
On these platforms we hear a lot from people with strong opinions about housing, but a lot of that boils down to "I've lived in housing for most of my life, so I'm an expert." Instead, we should be listening to the people that are actually out there trying to build things:
Statewide zoning reform isn’t producing the wins everyone expected. For example, state law can declare that small backyard cottages are legal. But unless cities can review them, permit them, and builders can finance them, legalization will remain largely symbolic.
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On these platforms we hear a lot from people with strong opinions about housing, but a lot of that boils down to "I've lived in housing for most of my life, so I'm an expert." Instead, we should be listening to the people that are actually out there trying to build things:
The bad guys of my midlife are a bad combination of Nazis, Cobra, and Slytherin. And not the "Saving Private Ryan" Nazis - some how we got the Hogan's Hero Nazis, and despite their utter incompetence, they're managing to ruin (and end) so many lives.
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The bad guys of my midlife are a bad combination of Nazis, Cobra, and Slytherin. And not the "Saving Private Ryan" Nazis - some how we got the Hogan's Hero Nazis, and despite their utter incompetence, they're managing to ruin (and end) so many lives.
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@arcraiders.bsky.social unplug it and plug it back in.
a man in a cowboy hat is asking if he 's trying to reboot .
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat is asking if he 's trying to reboot .
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
@arcraiders.bsky.social unplug it and plug it back in.
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Good news! It's not a reboot but a "brand new chapter of the Stargate universe".
Stargate Announcement | Prime Video
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November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Good news! It's not a reboot but a "brand new chapter of the Stargate universe".
We can make things better - let's kick some fascists' asses and then get back to making things better.
This is the first story I ever did that got more than a million views
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We can make things better - let's kick some fascists' asses and then get back to making things better.
I'm a little bummed out with the timing of the Epstein e-mail dump. I wish it had happened earlier, because there are some consequences going on, but also, if it had been a month earlier, we could have gotten some great couples costumes.
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm a little bummed out with the timing of the Epstein e-mail dump. I wish it had happened earlier, because there are some consequences going on, but also, if it had been a month earlier, we could have gotten some great couples costumes.
Idiocracy was a fun watch at first. Then I got worried about the eugenics implication of the intro. Now I just think Mike Judge came from the future to warn us all. bsky.app/profile/zach...
Behold, said the presidential -themed balls, with an adaptation of the presidential seal
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November 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Idiocracy was a fun watch at first. Then I got worried about the eugenics implication of the intro. Now I just think Mike Judge came from the future to warn us all. bsky.app/profile/zach...
I need a pick me up. Are there any other instruments made from exotic materials that Lizzo can play? Like a guitar forged from a meteor, or a harp made from energon?
a woman is playing a flute on a stage while wearing a white dress .
Alt: Lizzo is playing a flute on a stage while wearing a white dress .
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November 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I need a pick me up. Are there any other instruments made from exotic materials that Lizzo can play? Like a guitar forged from a meteor, or a harp made from energon?
Happy Birthday, Marines.
a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a group of soldiers and saying happy birthday to you .
Alt: A scene from full metal jacket where the Drill Instructor has the recruit sing happy birthday to Jesus for Christmas. In this case, I'm co-opting it to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Happy Birthday, Marines.
I wasn't around for Carter's presidency, but as I've learned more (after leaving high school), I've had a growing respect for Carter, and a waning respect for most of the presidents since. This is another new thing I'm learning.
This Day in Labor History: October 31, 1978. President Jimmy Carter signed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Let's talk about this important piece of legislation that extended civil rights and worker rights!
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I wasn't around for Carter's presidency, but as I've learned more (after leaving high school), I've had a growing respect for Carter, and a waning respect for most of the presidents since. This is another new thing I'm learning.
Yesterday, between 9:30 AM and 5 PM, solar provided more than 50% of the energy in ERCOT. It's a low load, sunny, cool day, but we're getting there.
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Yesterday, between 9:30 AM and 5 PM, solar provided more than 50% of the energy in ERCOT. It's a low load, sunny, cool day, but we're getting there.