Tim Converse
@timconverse.bsky.social
Tech investor (ML, renewable energy). Alumnus of many tech bigcorps and startups. Recovering engineering director. San Francisco resident. Twitter refugee. Two-issue voter (democracy, climate). I like to hear myself write. https://medium.com/@timconverse1
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Tim Converse
@timconverse.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Friction in the Energy Transition
The world is making deliberate strides toward a renewable-energy future, which promises to limit damage to the climate from fossil fuel…
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Friction in the Energy Transition
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The renewable energy transition is accelerating, but it is still *too* *slow* to address the climate emergency we are facing
Why is the transition so slow? How can we speed it up?
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The renewable energy transition is accelerating, but it is still *too* *slow* to address the climate emergency we are facing
Why is the transition so slow? How can we speed it up?
Seeing Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts at Shoreline tonight
September 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Seeing Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts at Shoreline tonight
In my work these days, I'm frequently reminded of that inspirational JFK quote:
"We do these things not because they are easy,
but because we thought they would be easy"
"We do these things not because they are easy,
but because we thought they would be easy"
July 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
In my work these days, I'm frequently reminded of that inspirational JFK quote:
"We do these things not because they are easy,
but because we thought they would be easy"
"We do these things not because they are easy,
but because we thought they would be easy"
Seeing Metallica at Levi’s stadium tonight
June 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Seeing Metallica at Levi’s stadium tonight
In about 1990 in Chicago, I was in a bank teller line and Billy Corgan came to say hi to the woman in front of me in line, who he knew. She asked how he was doing, and he said “Hey, really good, I just got a record deal.” She said “oh, that’s great”
In 2005 I was at a party and set my beer down for a moment and Conor Oberst thought it was his and took it. Vincent Gallo once stared *intently* at my omelette from the table next to mine at Millie's Cafe, then ordered the same omelette.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
In about 1990 in Chicago, I was in a bank teller line and Billy Corgan came to say hi to the woman in front of me in line, who he knew. She asked how he was doing, and he said “Hey, really good, I just got a record deal.” She said “oh, that’s great”
Our home-renovation contractor is a great guy - an immigrant from Mongolia with limited English
Lately we've realized that hist texts to us have been written by ChatGPT or similar. They are effective (just conversations about schedule), but with startling length, fluency, vocabulary, and good cheer
Lately we've realized that hist texts to us have been written by ChatGPT or similar. They are effective (just conversations about schedule), but with startling length, fluency, vocabulary, and good cheer
June 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Our home-renovation contractor is a great guy - an immigrant from Mongolia with limited English
Lately we've realized that hist texts to us have been written by ChatGPT or similar. They are effective (just conversations about schedule), but with startling length, fluency, vocabulary, and good cheer
Lately we've realized that hist texts to us have been written by ChatGPT or similar. They are effective (just conversations about schedule), but with startling length, fluency, vocabulary, and good cheer
Seeing Kendrick Lamar at Oracle Park
May 30, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Seeing Kendrick Lamar at Oracle Park
Bad news for solar today
To my surprise, EIA projects there were will be *less* new utility-scale solar capacity added in the U.S. in the next 12 months than in the prev 12 months. What's up with that?
(See the Solar subtotal row of the Jan 25 - Feb 25 report
www.eia.gov/electricity/...)
To my surprise, EIA projects there were will be *less* new utility-scale solar capacity added in the U.S. in the next 12 months than in the prev 12 months. What's up with that?
(See the Solar subtotal row of the Jan 25 - Feb 25 report
www.eia.gov/electricity/...)
Electric Power Monthly - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
www.eia.gov
April 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Bad news for solar today
To my surprise, EIA projects there were will be *less* new utility-scale solar capacity added in the U.S. in the next 12 months than in the prev 12 months. What's up with that?
(See the Solar subtotal row of the Jan 25 - Feb 25 report
www.eia.gov/electricity/...)
To my surprise, EIA projects there were will be *less* new utility-scale solar capacity added in the U.S. in the next 12 months than in the prev 12 months. What's up with that?
(See the Solar subtotal row of the Jan 25 - Feb 25 report
www.eia.gov/electricity/...)
Going to see Kraftwerk at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley
April 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Going to see Kraftwerk at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley
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Make this go viral!
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
March 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Make this go viral!
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
Her husband’s life was put at risk by the Signal texts.
When Musk is about to do away with a government agency, I wish that one of his Silicon Valley Rationalist friends would point him to Chesterton's Fence:
www.lesswrong.com/w/chesterton...
www.lesswrong.com/w/chesterton...
Chesterton's fence - LessWrong
Chesterton's Fence is the principle that reforms should not be made until the reasoning behind the existing state of affairs is understood.
Related: Epistemic Modesty
From Chesterton’s 1929 book, Th...
www.lesswrong.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
When Musk is about to do away with a government agency, I wish that one of his Silicon Valley Rationalist friends would point him to Chesterton's Fence:
www.lesswrong.com/w/chesterton...
www.lesswrong.com/w/chesterton...
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
I like Mark Cuban, but unfortunately there is not going to be room for him in the 2026 Democratic "No billionaires!" campaign
February 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I like Mark Cuban, but unfortunately there is not going to be room for him in the 2026 Democratic "No billionaires!" campaign
Fun energy fact: Arizona has more installed battery capacity than the entire U.S. east of the Mississippi
February 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Fun energy fact: Arizona has more installed battery capacity than the entire U.S. east of the Mississippi
Here's my latest climate piece: A NIMBY Conversation
In which a renewable-energy zealot from San Francisco reaches out to talk to rural community members opposed to a solar energy project. The conversation goes well … at first.
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In which a renewable-energy zealot from San Francisco reaches out to talk to rural community members opposed to a solar energy project. The conversation goes well … at first.
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A NIMBY Conversation
In which a renewable-energy zealot from San Francisco reaches out to talk to rural community members opposed to a solar energy project. The…
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February 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Here's my latest climate piece: A NIMBY Conversation
In which a renewable-energy zealot from San Francisco reaches out to talk to rural community members opposed to a solar energy project. The conversation goes well … at first.
medium.com/@timconverse...
In which a renewable-energy zealot from San Francisco reaches out to talk to rural community members opposed to a solar energy project. The conversation goes well … at first.
medium.com/@timconverse...
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New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
February 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
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“Musk is reaching too far. And we intend on making sure justice is served.”
The head of a federal employees union explains why they’re suing the Trump administration over DOGE’s “unprecedented” privacy violations. Interview ⤵️
The head of a federal employees union explains why they’re suing the Trump administration over DOGE’s “unprecedented” privacy violations. Interview ⤵️
'Musk is Reaching Too Far': Federal Union Boss Dishes on Why He's Suing DOGE
An interview with Everett Kelley, president of AFGE, on its lawsuit against the Trump administration
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February 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Musk is reaching too far. And we intend on making sure justice is served.”
The head of a federal employees union explains why they’re suing the Trump administration over DOGE’s “unprecedented” privacy violations. Interview ⤵️
The head of a federal employees union explains why they’re suing the Trump administration over DOGE’s “unprecedented” privacy violations. Interview ⤵️
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We're going to be outside Treasury tomorrow at 5 PM to ask Elon Musk what he's doing with our money. SHARE AND JOIN US:
www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn
**Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We're going to be outside Treasury tomorrow at 5 PM to ask Elon Musk what he's doing with our money. SHARE AND JOIN US:
www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
www.mobilize.us/moveon/event...
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Just RT’d this over at the Bad Place and it was like shaking a jar of red ants. #fun
Elon musk isn’t elected.
He’s a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches.
And right now he’s locked himself in a room with grandpa’s Social Security check.
He’s a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches.
And right now he’s locked himself in a room with grandpa’s Social Security check.
February 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Just RT’d this over at the Bad Place and it was like shaking a jar of red ants. #fun
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Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
Watching today's Trump Q&A live
Someone please ask about the access of Musk and his interns to the payment systems and associated classified info!
There was a generalized question about Musk and about USAID, but nothing specific yet about the payments system
Someone please ask about the access of Musk and his interns to the payment systems and associated classified info!
There was a generalized question about Musk and about USAID, but nothing specific yet about the payments system
February 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Watching today's Trump Q&A live
Someone please ask about the access of Musk and his interns to the payment systems and associated classified info!
There was a generalized question about Musk and about USAID, but nothing specific yet about the payments system
Someone please ask about the access of Musk and his interns to the payment systems and associated classified info!
There was a generalized question about Musk and about USAID, but nothing specific yet about the payments system
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more of this
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
more of this
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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In all seriousness, this is what will hurt Musk the most. Hit Tesla.
Dear Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Europe:
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
100 percent tariffs on Tesla.
February 3, 2025 at 5:04 AM
In all seriousness, this is what will hurt Musk the most. Hit Tesla.
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@schiff.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov why aren't my senators there? AOC can you help wake up our senators
February 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
@schiff.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @padilla.senate.gov why aren't my senators there? AOC can you help wake up our senators
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My fear is we are headed toward some Tiananmen scenario where people mobilize to try stop the Trump administration from carrying this agenda out with peaceful protest and the Trump team orders the military to shoot/repress with violence. That ends maybe like Bangladesh or like Hong Kong.
February 2, 2025 at 6:52 AM
My fear is we are headed toward some Tiananmen scenario where people mobilize to try stop the Trump administration from carrying this agenda out with peaceful protest and the Trump team orders the military to shoot/repress with violence. That ends maybe like Bangladesh or like Hong Kong.