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Bloomberg also ran a piece on this today - Trump’s Plan For AI Dominance Threatened by His Own Attacks on Solar, Wind Power
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Bloomberg also ran a piece on this today - Trump’s Plan For AI Dominance Threatened by His Own Attacks on Solar, Wind Power
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Guess who just got out of bed to update our toilet stats.
Thanks to a Chinese launch, the current count is 10 toilets in space:
International Space Station: 4
Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1
Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1
Tiangong Space Station: 2
Tianzhou Docked at TSS: 1
Tianzhou headed to TSS: 1
Thanks to a Chinese launch, the current count is 10 toilets in space:
International Space Station: 4
Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1
Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1
Tiangong Space Station: 2
Tianzhou Docked at TSS: 1
Tianzhou headed to TSS: 1
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Guess who just got out of bed to update our toilet stats.
Thanks to a Chinese launch, the current count is 10 toilets in space:
International Space Station: 4
Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1
Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1
Tiangong Space Station: 2
Tianzhou Docked at TSS: 1
Tianzhou headed to TSS: 1
Thanks to a Chinese launch, the current count is 10 toilets in space:
International Space Station: 4
Crew Dragon Docked at ISS: 1
Soyuz Docked at ISS: 1
Tiangong Space Station: 2
Tianzhou Docked at TSS: 1
Tianzhou headed to TSS: 1
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Are you traveling over the holiday weekend?
Be sure to check out some of California’s “Geo Gems” - notable geologic features in California state parks. These geologic wonders illustrate the legacy and continuing geologic evolution of California.
www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=29631
Be sure to check out some of California’s “Geo Gems” - notable geologic features in California state parks. These geologic wonders illustrate the legacy and continuing geologic evolution of California.
www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=29631
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Are you traveling over the holiday weekend?
Be sure to check out some of California’s “Geo Gems” - notable geologic features in California state parks. These geologic wonders illustrate the legacy and continuing geologic evolution of California.
www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=29631
Be sure to check out some of California’s “Geo Gems” - notable geologic features in California state parks. These geologic wonders illustrate the legacy and continuing geologic evolution of California.
www.parks.ca.gov?page_id=29631
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A few years ago I had a partner who was a former roboticist. Through her I became acutely aware of how much of public-facing robotics is now is pure theatrical smoke and mirrors horseshit intended to dupe credulous tech press and VCs.
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A few years ago I had a partner who was a former roboticist. Through her I became acutely aware of how much of public-facing robotics is now is pure theatrical smoke and mirrors horseshit intended to dupe credulous tech press and VCs.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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This is one of the Stripe-throated Hermit #hummingbirds that lives in the forest near my office. It comes out regularly to enjoy some nectar and then zips back into the dark.
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
December 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is one of the Stripe-throated Hermit #hummingbirds that lives in the forest near my office. It comes out regularly to enjoy some nectar and then zips back into the dark.
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
At @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
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Emily Dickinson's herbarium – a forgotten treasure at the intersection of poetry and science www.themarginalian.org/2017/05/23/e...
Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium: A Forgotten Treasure at the Intersection of Science and Poetry
An elegy for time and the mortality of beauty, composed with passionate patience and a sensuous cadence.
www.themarginalian.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Emily Dickinson's herbarium – a forgotten treasure at the intersection of poetry and science www.themarginalian.org/2017/05/23/e...
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I picked up No Players Online both to support it after the DMCA thing and because I wanted to see how they expanded what was in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk version, but no one told me it went all-in on the 90s OS/Internet as a framing device! I love this stuff.
December 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I picked up No Players Online both to support it after the DMCA thing and because I wanted to see how they expanded what was in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk version, but no one told me it went all-in on the 90s OS/Internet as a framing device! I love this stuff.
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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Here's my review of the Nikon ZR I did for @theverge.com.
Even if R3D NE isn't quite what you get from a real RED, the ZR gets damn close, with a few benefits you won't get from a RED body.
Even if R3D NE isn't quite what you get from a real RED, the ZR gets damn close, with a few benefits you won't get from a RED body.
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Here's my review of the Nikon ZR I did for @theverge.com.
Even if R3D NE isn't quite what you get from a real RED, the ZR gets damn close, with a few benefits you won't get from a RED body.
Even if R3D NE isn't quite what you get from a real RED, the ZR gets damn close, with a few benefits you won't get from a RED body.
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Version History is back! This time it's the full, bizarre story of Google Glass, with @davidimel.com and @vicmsong.bsky.social — and one of us looks much cooler wearing these silly things than the rest. www.theverge.com/podcast/8397...
What Google Glass got right — and really, really wrong
On Version History: the rise of the Glasshole.
www.theverge.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Version History is back! This time it's the full, bizarre story of Google Glass, with @davidimel.com and @vicmsong.bsky.social — and one of us looks much cooler wearing these silly things than the rest. www.theverge.com/podcast/8397...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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If you call it a “male immaturity epidemic,” a very different set of phenomena come into focus, as this thread shows
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If you call it a “male immaturity epidemic,” a very different set of phenomena come into focus, as this thread shows
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I also attended the full Netflix conference call discussing the proposed deal and the VAST majority of chatter was focused on film and television (and IP ownership).
This 'Business Overview' slide contained the only mention of WB's video game business.
This 'Business Overview' slide contained the only mention of WB's video game business.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I also attended the full Netflix conference call discussing the proposed deal and the VAST majority of chatter was focused on film and television (and IP ownership).
This 'Business Overview' slide contained the only mention of WB's video game business.
This 'Business Overview' slide contained the only mention of WB's video game business.
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This week on my patreon I wrote about a map of a special place in Florida. Yes, really!
Meant to have a 100 Acre Woods feel, it was a project for a client moving away from a beloved spot, and hoping to take it with her in spirit.
The post is free, so give it a read!
www.patreon.com/posts/put-po...
Meant to have a 100 Acre Woods feel, it was a project for a client moving away from a beloved spot, and hoping to take it with her in spirit.
The post is free, so give it a read!
www.patreon.com/posts/put-po...
Put a Possum On It! The Hideout | Surprised Eel Maps
Get more from Surprised Eel Maps on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This week on my patreon I wrote about a map of a special place in Florida. Yes, really!
Meant to have a 100 Acre Woods feel, it was a project for a client moving away from a beloved spot, and hoping to take it with her in spirit.
The post is free, so give it a read!
www.patreon.com/posts/put-po...
Meant to have a 100 Acre Woods feel, it was a project for a client moving away from a beloved spot, and hoping to take it with her in spirit.
The post is free, so give it a read!
www.patreon.com/posts/put-po...
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We live next door to a star!
Just now: M2.4 + M2 solar flares from AR 4299 and AR 4294, respectively. There is a CME associated with the former that looks to have a substantial Earth-directed component! Great news for aurora chasers to mark a potentially THIRD Earth-directed CME hitting this week.
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We live next door to a star!
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Just now: M2.4 + M2 solar flares from AR 4299 and AR 4294, respectively. There is a CME associated with the former that looks to have a substantial Earth-directed component! Great news for aurora chasers to mark a potentially THIRD Earth-directed CME hitting this week.
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just now: M2.4 + M2 solar flares from AR 4299 and AR 4294, respectively. There is a CME associated with the former that looks to have a substantial Earth-directed component! Great news for aurora chasers to mark a potentially THIRD Earth-directed CME hitting this week.
Quote from the article:
“We know what happens when we don’t fight for the water,” Wadsworth said, pointing to the white mass. “This lake used to be full.”
“We know what happens when we don’t fight for the water,” Wadsworth said, pointing to the white mass. “This lake used to be full.”
December 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Quote from the article:
“We know what happens when we don’t fight for the water,” Wadsworth said, pointing to the white mass. “This lake used to be full.”
“We know what happens when we don’t fight for the water,” Wadsworth said, pointing to the white mass. “This lake used to be full.”
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I don't think enough people understand that we are the ones who are going to pay for this. Spikes in electricity demand are one of the only ways our electric companies are allowed to raise rates on us without government approval. We are going to pay for the new plants for data centers.
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I don't think enough people understand that we are the ones who are going to pay for this. Spikes in electricity demand are one of the only ways our electric companies are allowed to raise rates on us without government approval. We are going to pay for the new plants for data centers.
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the electoral left needs to lean in heavy on anti ai and anti data center policy
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
the electoral left needs to lean in heavy on anti ai and anti data center policy
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Klamath River steelhead fishing. A gorgeous canyon where four dams were demolished to improve water quality and allow fish passage. Caught a few half- pounders and had the obligatory big one that got away.
#flyfishing #steelhead
#flyfishing #steelhead
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Klamath River steelhead fishing. A gorgeous canyon where four dams were demolished to improve water quality and allow fish passage. Caught a few half- pounders and had the obligatory big one that got away.
#flyfishing #steelhead
#flyfishing #steelhead
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"Nevada is completely over-allocated on its groundwater resources. It’s the driest state in the union. Our tribe’s number one goal is protecting our resources." | The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west
Once home to gold and prospectors, the Nevada desert is now the site of a new kind of expansion: tech datacenters
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
"Nevada is completely over-allocated on its groundwater resources. It’s the driest state in the union. Our tribe’s number one goal is protecting our resources." | The AI boom is heralding a new gold rush in the American west www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Dam Removal: California's Little Arthur Creek
Dec 1, 2025
Little Arthur Creek, Uvas Creek, Pajaro River, Monterey, California
#steelhead
@troutunlimited.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzv...
Dec 1, 2025
Little Arthur Creek, Uvas Creek, Pajaro River, Monterey, California
#steelhead
@troutunlimited.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzv...
Dam Removal: California's Little Arthur Creek
YouTube video by Trout Unlimited
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Dam Removal: California's Little Arthur Creek
Dec 1, 2025
Little Arthur Creek, Uvas Creek, Pajaro River, Monterey, California
#steelhead
@troutunlimited.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzv...
Dec 1, 2025
Little Arthur Creek, Uvas Creek, Pajaro River, Monterey, California
#steelhead
@troutunlimited.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDzv...
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