mr ansatz
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liberté egalité fraternité curiosité. posts do not represent the official opinions of Hans Bethe but I will sell the rights to the estate if asked
one of the most fun reversals of the current AI electricity discourse is people talking about how hard it is to build natural gas so now we need renewables as a bridge to gas, the opposite of how they talked about it in the 2010s
Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
one of the most fun reversals of the current AI electricity discourse is people talking about how hard it is to build natural gas so now we need renewables as a bridge to gas, the opposite of how they talked about it in the 2010s
a weird dynamic right now is really radical actions that seem to have marginal effects and then sort of marginal things that mutate into radical impacts
July 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
a weird dynamic right now is really radical actions that seem to have marginal effects and then sort of marginal things that mutate into radical impacts
Point Buy theory of contrarianism: it would be madness to parrot expert consensus on every topic, but even worse to disagree about everything. therefore everyone is given a certain number of Heterodox Points they are allowed to spend on wacky personal beliefs. when you're out you just gotta chill.
July 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Point Buy theory of contrarianism: it would be madness to parrot expert consensus on every topic, but even worse to disagree about everything. therefore everyone is given a certain number of Heterodox Points they are allowed to spend on wacky personal beliefs. when you're out you just gotta chill.
tech and engineering have proven to be perfidious partners to the STEM mission of advancing human knowledge of the world. i am purifying the acronym and welcome any who wish to join my new S&M Academy
July 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
tech and engineering have proven to be perfidious partners to the STEM mission of advancing human knowledge of the world. i am purifying the acronym and welcome any who wish to join my new S&M Academy
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It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:
July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:
it's crazy how climate change is still real
July 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
it's crazy how climate change is still real
yesterday I saw an "Eco Friendly Not Elon Friendly" sticker, but on a Cybertruck? not fooling anyone my friend
The Cybertruck has bombed, taking down Tesla's premium segment with it
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July 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
yesterday I saw an "Eco Friendly Not Elon Friendly" sticker, but on a Cybertruck? not fooling anyone my friend
to attract early followers I will immediately begin attacking things that are popular within very specific niches. fuck rubidium
July 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
to attract early followers I will immediately begin attacking things that are popular within very specific niches. fuck rubidium
have resisted the microblog siren song for a little while but alas I need takes
July 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
have resisted the microblog siren song for a little while but alas I need takes