Randy31
randyneu.bsky.social
Randy31
@randyneu.bsky.social
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

clean air, clean water, nature

Cloud (AWS) architecture / "DevOps" / security things

Currently working to bring AI to the edge of the power grid
Anyone on this app rank the MLS games for watchability similar to what some folks do for the NBA ("League pass ratings")?

Too many games today don't know which to turn on
March 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reposted by Randy31
Interesting deep dive (pardon the pun?) on the pursuit of super-deep geothermal. The potential is really jaw-dropping.
Searching For Climate Salvation In Deep Hellfire | NOEMA
Geothermal energy has become the renewable that got left behind as solar and wind accelerate. Why then do its most determined advocates still insist it could be the key to the renewable energy transit...
www.noemamag.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Reposted by Randy31
Rivian will add hands-free driver assist to vehicles this year, ‘eyes-off’ next year
Rivian will add hands-free driver assist to vehicles this year, ‘eyes-off’ next year
But will it come to all Rivian vehicles?
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Reposted by Randy31
Did you hear? This year, we’re celebrating 125 years of Wisconsin’s state parks!

Our state park system provides valuable green spaces for folks to recreate, relax, and even research. We have to keep working to protect and conserve our green spaces.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/l...
Wisconsin's state park system is turning 125. Here's what to know about the celebration
Wisconsin's first state park, Interstate State Park, opened in 1900.
www.jsonline.com
January 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Randy31
New report finds: "The Inflation Reduction Act could deliver over $2.7 trillion in net benefits from 2025 to 2035, against $656 billion in costs."
The IRA will deliver a fourfold return on taxpayer investment, says ACP
The Inflation Reduction Act could generate $2.7 trillion in U.S. economic benefits from 2025 to 2035, says a report commissioned by the American Clean Power Association.
www.utilitydive.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Reposted by Randy31
Sunscreens with high levels of cancer-causing benzene.

Tampons laced with toxic metals.

Reports of contaminated drugstore items keep coming
It’s Not Just Sunscreen. Toxic Products Line the Drugstore Aisles
US regulators say they’re taking the issue seriously. Reports of contaminated items keep coming
www.bloomberg.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:53 PM
A wonderful writer and my favorite behind the scenes superhero taking over
It was a blast to guest-host for this week’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show, chatting with @jigarshahdc.bsky.social about what comes next for climate policy & the outlook for clean energy in the Trump era.
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.

@jigarshahdc.bsky.social and @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social discuss how the decarbonization rollout can continue during the second Trump administration.

open.spotify.com/episode/3YF2...

youtu.be/LQOWz52NebE?...
December 20, 2024 at 4:20 PM
DOE’s LPO announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $2.5 billion for a portfolio of individual projects to Wisconsin Electric Power Company.

... more than 1,650 MW of utility-scale renewable power generation and energy storage projects in Wisconsin
LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to Wisconsin Electric Power Company to Help Maintain Reliability and Affordability Through Hydropower Rehabilitation and New Utility-Scale Renewable Generation
DOE’s investments will support WEPCO in maintaining affordability for customers and meeting its public commitment to exit coal as a power generation source by the end of 2032.
www.energy.gov
December 15, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Randy31
Largest Solar Project in Wisconsin History Approved
Largest Solar Project in Wisconsin History Approved
State regulators approve Portage County project 4 times larger than any in Wisconsin.
urbanmilwaukee.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Wow, Waymo is king?
December 10, 2024 at 9:33 PM
YAY WISCONSIN

"Microsoft launched a new datacenter design that optimizes AI workloads and consumes zero water for cooling."

"new projects in [other places] and Mt. Pleasant, Wisconsin, will pilot zero-water evaporated designs in 2026."

www.microsoft.com/en-us/micros...
Sustainable by design: Next-generation datacenters consume zero water for cooling | The Microsoft Cloud Blog
Learn more about our Datacenter Community Pledge, detailing our commitment to the local economies and communities in which we operate our datacenters.
www.microsoft.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Reposted by Randy31
In a paper published today in Nature, researchers at Google Quantum AI crossed a significant threshold in quantum error correction, moving quantum computers one step closer to practical applications. @benbenbrubaker.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/quantum-comp...
Quantum Computers Cross Critical Error Threshold | Quanta Magazine
In a first, researchers have shown that adding more “qubits” to a quantum computer can make it more resilient. It’s an essential step on the long road to practical applications.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 9, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Truly is one of the best words per dollar things to support -- and I subscribe to a whole hell of a lot of things..
December 2, 2024 at 3:58 PM
With its dense forests, serene lakes and remote lodges, portions of Wisconsin’s Northwoods became a sanctuary for some of America’s most notorious gangsters during the Prohibition era, leaving a legacy that continues to this day."

www.wpr.org/culture/gang...
Gangsters in the Northwoods: How Wisconsin became a hideout for notorious criminals
From stories of buried treasure to tales of mistaken identity, the lore of the Northwoods keeps the spirit of the Prohibition era alive.
www.wpr.org
November 28, 2024 at 2:05 AM
"After nearly being wiped out in the mid-20th century, one of the Great Lakes' top native fish species [lake trout] has "fully recovered" in the world's greatest freshwater lake [Lake Superior], according to natural resource managers."

www.jsonline.com/story/sports...
Once nearly wiped out, the lake trout declared 'fully recovered' in Lake Superior
Decades of fisheries management programs led to huge improvement in the number of lake trout, which were nearly wiped out in the Great Lakes.
www.jsonline.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Reposted by Randy31
Plan Commission Approves New Kenosha Data Center
Plan Commission Approves New Kenosha Data Center
'Game changer' project just 6 miles south of Microsoft data center in Mount Pleasant.
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 23, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Reposted by Randy31
First snow. Milwaukee River Greenway.
November 21, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Reposted by Randy31
5) Months ago, I had a conversation with the head of Nvidia's energy industry practice about how the company is engaging with utilities -- and it's one that feels like a prologue of so much of the AI-energy nexus coverage we do today.

www.latitudemedia.com/news/inside-...
Inside Nvidia’s efforts to spread AI across the grid | Latitude Media
Marc Spieler, head of Nvidia’s energy industry practice, explains the company’s strategy to make artificial intelligence useful to utilities.
www.latitudemedia.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:00 PM
There's not nearly enough Mike Tyson cheeks on this app tonight
November 16, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Hugops to the Netflix SREs

Crackstreams.. Netflix live.. this is my normal boxing experience
November 16, 2024 at 3:37 AM
This is where Viva lives!

(Trolls movie joke, if anyone's actually as obsessed with that movie as my kids)
Found an abandoned minigolf course.
November 16, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Another data center proposed in southeast Wisconsin www.wpr.org/economy/anot...
Another data center proposed in southeast Wisconsin
The site is about 6 miles south of a $3.3 billion Microsoft data center campus under construction in Mount Pleasant.
www.wpr.org
November 16, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Reposted by Randy31
Welcome to our new BlueSky followers!

We've put together this handy Heatmap starter pack for you all. Follow our news team for the latest on climate and clean energy:
November 13, 2024 at 4:59 PM