Well, Root Beer did become Nog's favorite drink after he got accepted into Starfleet Academy!

Adorable!!

People forget Portland went thru a very similar thing in 2020, people still think the entire downtown is a burned out hellscape as a result…

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As an engineer, let me tell you, sometimes it is very helpful to have an intermediary to talk to the clients so I don’t have to.

In 2016, I was taking pictures of the anti gov protesters during the Bundy Malheur Occupation trial, and one day one of them had it, and I had to ask Twitter what this SUPER obscure sovereign citizen adjacent flag was…

Hillsboro Orchard Park has great Cherry Blossoms right now too, and is a lot less crowded.

It just fucking does.

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As people are usually charging just to recover for their commutes, then it can be done mostly during non-peak times in the middle of the night, and the average max electricity need for the neighborhood might not change much, if at all. Even if everyone got EVs and charged only at home.

I think this is a huge aspect of where ‘slow’ L2 chargers need to be considered. Adding charging at 4hr+ parking for daily commuters at apartments or offices is way more feasible with lower specced charging that will be more than enough to handle most people’s commutes.

I remember when this was in a meeting room in the Portland Building before the remodel. Truly fascinating and impressive model.