Herzog's Dream
@anxiousherzog.bsky.social
Introvert | Insatiably Curious | He/Him/His | Amateur Photographer | Fair-weather hiker | E-bike and eGolf Owner | Recovering Engineer | Lifelong PNWer | #exvangelical Agnostic
It's a small miracle that despite being a massive hit and a cultural phenomenon, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial never got turned into a franchise or sequelled to death. It gets to live as its own fully-contained story, with John Williams' beautiful piano piece being the final word.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
It's a small miracle that despite being a massive hit and a cultural phenomenon, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial never got turned into a franchise or sequelled to death. It gets to live as its own fully-contained story, with John Williams' beautiful piano piece being the final word.
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I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month
September 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month
I listened to one (1) podcast episode about perovskite solar panel technology, and then my Google Discover panel hounded me for months with links to perovskite content. I eventually came to my senses and shut that feature off.
bro every aspect of online life has just become me trying to hide from clippy’s nosy ass. this is just 1999 all over again. i open any app or page and there he is, clippy’s ghost, in the form of AI or algorithms, spying on and meddling in my life choices
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I listened to one (1) podcast episode about perovskite solar panel technology, and then my Google Discover panel hounded me for months with links to perovskite content. I eventually came to my senses and shut that feature off.
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
I understand the argument about progressive upstarts' lack of experience in political office being a liability. But like also ... so is the head of the Republican Party of the last ten years.
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I understand the argument about progressive upstarts' lack of experience in political office being a liability. But like also ... so is the head of the Republican Party of the last ten years.
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Clean Energy accounted for all electricity growth this year. Gas/Coal were basically a wash and will be for years to come for electricity generation.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Clean Energy accounted for all electricity growth this year. Gas/Coal were basically a wash and will be for years to come for electricity generation.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
We need to ramp up batteries because they are 90% cheaper than distribution grid upgrades which is the main reason we have rate increases.
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Plug-in Solar Rising
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Plug-in Solar Rising
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
Utah passed law, exempting solar systems 1,200 watts or smaller from interconnection rules.
If 5 plus states adopt reforms, study forecasts:
Cost of plug-in solar falls to ~$0.50/watt & payback to 3-4 years.
24 million homes use it!
www.brightsaver.org/whitepaper #energysky
TRAIN DREAMS is pretty great. A thoughtful and quiet movie that is bracingly honest but still deeply empathetic and kind. And filmed in my beautiful home state!
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
TRAIN DREAMS is pretty great. A thoughtful and quiet movie that is bracingly honest but still deeply empathetic and kind. And filmed in my beautiful home state!
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I think cynicism is laziness pretending to be sophistication
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I think cynicism is laziness pretending to be sophistication
If there is one graph/idea I wish the public understood, it would be this.
This is the other one. With fossil fuels, discovery costs rise while tech costs fall, meaning prices stay roughly the same (inflation-adjusted) over time. With electrotech, discovery costs are $0, so the only dynamic is falling tech costs. Victory is inevitable.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
If there is one graph/idea I wish the public understood, it would be this.
You know you've made going to the gym a successful habit when that one regular gives you the finger guns when he sees you.
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
You know you've made going to the gym a successful habit when that one regular gives you the finger guns when he sees you.
Chris Thile and Jon Batiste/Stay Human crew jamming out is a top 5 Colbert Late Show moment for me. For the life of me, I don't know why the main channel doesn't host it. I frequently revisit it in hard times.
youtu.be/F2HxX-LzA90?...
youtu.be/F2HxX-LzA90?...
Maddie plays & sings on 'My Oh My'
YouTube video by Claude Dupras
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November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Chris Thile and Jon Batiste/Stay Human crew jamming out is a top 5 Colbert Late Show moment for me. For the life of me, I don't know why the main channel doesn't host it. I frequently revisit it in hard times.
youtu.be/F2HxX-LzA90?...
youtu.be/F2HxX-LzA90?...
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Key Rs told Politico "Democrats had dominated them on the energy affordability issue—an issue for which they have no solutions...blocking offshore wind and spreading misinformation about green energy isn’t helping a single voter pay her utility bill."
newrepublic.com/article/2028... #energysky
newrepublic.com/article/2028... #energysky
Democrats Just Realized They Have a Winning Climate Message
Energy affordability propelled Mikie Sherrill and several others to victory on Tuesday.
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Key Rs told Politico "Democrats had dominated them on the energy affordability issue—an issue for which they have no solutions...blocking offshore wind and spreading misinformation about green energy isn’t helping a single voter pay her utility bill."
newrepublic.com/article/2028... #energysky
newrepublic.com/article/2028... #energysky
Quote posting to remind myself of this, and also to seek out the antidote.
New from me: I went deep on the way that generative AI and chatbots act as wormholes, pushing us deeper into our own minds. They threaten to compound the problems of algorithmic targeting that have festered unaddressed for years and years—what comes next may be even more alienating and isolating (🎁)
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Quote posting to remind myself of this, and also to seek out the antidote.
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What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
What we know so far, 9:30pm
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
—Dems flip VA-Gov & VA-LG.
—BIG Dem gains in VA House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani up
—Dems seem to flip 2 statewide offices in GA
—JD Vance's half-brother loses in Cincy.
—Dems sweep Orlando council
—PA: Dem justices up big
—Maine anti-mail vote measure down
—Krasner wins
Holy hell, what a good night for democracy here in the USA.
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Holy hell, what a good night for democracy here in the USA.
Regardless of the final tally tonight in NY, the vibe in this video is incredibly refreshing and I hope it represents a path forward for everyone:
www.tiktok.com/@gachelraede...
www.tiktok.com/@gachelraede...
NYC, we’re doin it OUR WAY @Creators 4 Zohran @Zohran Mamdani
TikTok video by gachelraede
www.tiktok.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Regardless of the final tally tonight in NY, the vibe in this video is incredibly refreshing and I hope it represents a path forward for everyone:
www.tiktok.com/@gachelraede...
www.tiktok.com/@gachelraede...
AI made tech news a lot less fun to check in on.
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 AM
AI made tech news a lot less fun to check in on.
A common theme I've noticed on FB is my governor (a boring, competent guy running a blue state trifecta) will post mundane updates, and will receive a million "😆" reactions from sneering boomers.
October 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A common theme I've noticed on FB is my governor (a boring, competent guy running a blue state trifecta) will post mundane updates, and will receive a million "😆" reactions from sneering boomers.
Hello, it's 2018 me. I'm in a hotel lobby, reading Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance. A spacetime portal opened up nearby and an older version of myself emerged and sprinted towards me before getting tackled by staff.
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hello, it's 2018 me. I'm in a hotel lobby, reading Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance. A spacetime portal opened up nearby and an older version of myself emerged and sprinted towards me before getting tackled by staff.
I need a fit check on Senator Merkley's shoes. I hope he's wearing the cushiest Hokas imaginable. Remarkable and important performance
October 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I need a fit check on Senator Merkley's shoes. I hope he's wearing the cushiest Hokas imaginable. Remarkable and important performance
Mariners' clubhouse drawing up plans to get to the world series
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Mariners' clubhouse drawing up plans to get to the world series
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The world is so filled with beauty and wonder and I feel very strongly both that it should be a kinder place to live in and that it is within our power to make it as such
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The world is so filled with beauty and wonder and I feel very strongly both that it should be a kinder place to live in and that it is within our power to make it as such
Pretty elite game Messenger is playing to have mutually exclusive features in the app and the browser. Or to have some things break in one and not the other. I love it when a friend sends a gif and I have to check my computer to see it (or the other way around!)
October 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Pretty elite game Messenger is playing to have mutually exclusive features in the app and the browser. Or to have some things break in one and not the other. I love it when a friend sends a gif and I have to check my computer to see it (or the other way around!)