@athada.bsky.social
Bikes, birds, bogs. And similar things of beauty.
5 years ago I was just happy to see wind finally beat coal (with utility-scale solar still but a dream):
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
5 years ago I was just happy to see wind finally beat coal (with utility-scale solar still but a dream):
MISO renewables gunna hit 50% of load next spring, I think!
November 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
MISO renewables gunna hit 50% of load next spring, I think!
For her final act, this mantis laid these eggs in a protective case... the sole hope for the species, as the adults all die as winter sets in.
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
For her final act, this mantis laid these eggs in a protective case... the sole hope for the species, as the adults all die as winter sets in.
I run my air conditioner in reverse during "shoulder seasons". It grabs heat out of the 35-50 deg air and dumps it into my home. Below freezing, I switch to gas furnace.
Using the reverse-air-conditioner (aka heat pump) has cut my fossil gas usage roughly in half during spring/fall.
#EnergySky
Using the reverse-air-conditioner (aka heat pump) has cut my fossil gas usage roughly in half during spring/fall.
#EnergySky
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I run my air conditioner in reverse during "shoulder seasons". It grabs heat out of the 35-50 deg air and dumps it into my home. Below freezing, I switch to gas furnace.
Using the reverse-air-conditioner (aka heat pump) has cut my fossil gas usage roughly in half during spring/fall.
#EnergySky
Using the reverse-air-conditioner (aka heat pump) has cut my fossil gas usage roughly in half during spring/fall.
#EnergySky
new road markings just dropped
or, they dropped, broke, then someone tried to fix them
My main question is: Who do they think these were these made for?
or, they dropped, broke, then someone tried to fix them
My main question is: Who do they think these were these made for?
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
new road markings just dropped
or, they dropped, broke, then someone tried to fix them
My main question is: Who do they think these were these made for?
or, they dropped, broke, then someone tried to fix them
My main question is: Who do they think these were these made for?
heading to FB to remind myself what the average voter thinks
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
heading to FB to remind myself what the average voter thinks
@profhicks.bsky.social's maps of Indiana counties' varied relationships with federal transfer payments:
1) % of income from transfer payments (social security, SS disability, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, etc)
2) SNAP alone
3) Medicaid
4) Effective fed tax rate (+/- a mirror of #1)
1) % of income from transfer payments (social security, SS disability, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, etc)
2) SNAP alone
3) Medicaid
4) Effective fed tax rate (+/- a mirror of #1)
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@profhicks.bsky.social's maps of Indiana counties' varied relationships with federal transfer payments:
1) % of income from transfer payments (social security, SS disability, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, etc)
2) SNAP alone
3) Medicaid
4) Effective fed tax rate (+/- a mirror of #1)
1) % of income from transfer payments (social security, SS disability, Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, etc)
2) SNAP alone
3) Medicaid
4) Effective fed tax rate (+/- a mirror of #1)
hey, me too!
K-Sands
Conrad Savanna
Jasper-Pulaski
German Methodist Cemetery
K-Sands
Conrad Savanna
Jasper-Pulaski
German Methodist Cemetery
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
hey, me too!
K-Sands
Conrad Savanna
Jasper-Pulaski
German Methodist Cemetery
K-Sands
Conrad Savanna
Jasper-Pulaski
German Methodist Cemetery
I'd hate to deprive them of the opportunity to shit-post.
I just replied that I still had plenty of Saturday left to do typical Antifa stuff. Ya know, burn up an old pallet and crush a Two-Hearted while I watch the sun fade.
I just replied that I still had plenty of Saturday left to do typical Antifa stuff. Ya know, burn up an old pallet and crush a Two-Hearted while I watch the sun fade.
October 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'd hate to deprive them of the opportunity to shit-post.
I just replied that I still had plenty of Saturday left to do typical Antifa stuff. Ya know, burn up an old pallet and crush a Two-Hearted while I watch the sun fade.
I just replied that I still had plenty of Saturday left to do typical Antifa stuff. Ya know, burn up an old pallet and crush a Two-Hearted while I watch the sun fade.
is that an african or european gull?
October 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
is that an african or european gull?
Turns out you can just capture mated queen ants and start a colony in a test tube.
October 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Turns out you can just capture mated queen ants and start a colony in a test tube.
The ads almost write themselves, let's hope Dems can hit this softball:
"Trump rushed to export OUR American natural gas that We were using to heat our homes and make electricity. Why are we letting foreigners bid up the price of YOUR energy?"
"Trump rushed to export OUR American natural gas that We were using to heat our homes and make electricity. Why are we letting foreigners bid up the price of YOUR energy?"
September 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The ads almost write themselves, let's hope Dems can hit this softball:
"Trump rushed to export OUR American natural gas that We were using to heat our homes and make electricity. Why are we letting foreigners bid up the price of YOUR energy?"
"Trump rushed to export OUR American natural gas that We were using to heat our homes and make electricity. Why are we letting foreigners bid up the price of YOUR energy?"
A few weeks ago, had a large one land on us. We were running the chainsaw. But then again, we were in the midst of a forest, so maybe it was just ample habitat...
September 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A few weeks ago, had a large one land on us. We were running the chainsaw. But then again, we were in the midst of a forest, so maybe it was just ample habitat...
Any #Entomology nerds know if Ichneumon's are attracted to sawdust/newly exposed wood, or is it a n=3 coincidence I'm experiencing?
This weekend I was building a ladder, creating sawdust, and an Ichneumon was quite curious...
This weekend I was building a ladder, creating sawdust, and an Ichneumon was quite curious...
September 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Any #Entomology nerds know if Ichneumon's are attracted to sawdust/newly exposed wood, or is it a n=3 coincidence I'm experiencing?
This weekend I was building a ladder, creating sawdust, and an Ichneumon was quite curious...
This weekend I was building a ladder, creating sawdust, and an Ichneumon was quite curious...
I looked into public school teaching a couple years ago. I'd have to start at the bottom of the ladder with the recent college grads. Health insurance premiums (family, $6K deduct) were 1/4 of the pre-tax salary.
Adj for inflation, salary was less than existing ICE signing bonuses.
Adj for inflation, salary was less than existing ICE signing bonuses.
September 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I looked into public school teaching a couple years ago. I'd have to start at the bottom of the ladder with the recent college grads. Health insurance premiums (family, $6K deduct) were 1/4 of the pre-tax salary.
Adj for inflation, salary was less than existing ICE signing bonuses.
Adj for inflation, salary was less than existing ICE signing bonuses.
So transparently a tool, that even Elon's community notes is having a hayday over there.
September 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
So transparently a tool, that even Elon's community notes is having a hayday over there.
[bean enters the chat]
September 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
[bean enters the chat]
Friday usually has good energy anyway, but how can you possibly top an Ichneumonid Friday? Perfect.
5,000 varieties of just this kind of wasp in N. America alone... thousands more awaiting our discovery.
5,000 varieties of just this kind of wasp in N. America alone... thousands more awaiting our discovery.
September 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Friday usually has good energy anyway, but how can you possibly top an Ichneumonid Friday? Perfect.
5,000 varieties of just this kind of wasp in N. America alone... thousands more awaiting our discovery.
5,000 varieties of just this kind of wasp in N. America alone... thousands more awaiting our discovery.