Crystal 💎
@derprojectfair.bsky.social
Energy ⚡️ + games 🎮 // Running Data In Power meetups from a bar and my free videoconferencing account: lu.ma/derprojectfair
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It does not make economic sense to use coal to make a lot of power in many parts of the US, because renewables (and natural gas) are cheaper. This is just subsidized lung disease.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinvigorates America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry
ACHIEVING AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order reinvigorating America’s beautiful clean coal industry.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It does not make economic sense to use coal to make a lot of power in many parts of the US, because renewables (and natural gas) are cheaper. This is just subsidized lung disease.
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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No matter where he’s coaching, Will Wade always seems to have something cooking.
On Thursday, it was an upset of fifth-seeded Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
More from @bfquinn.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
On Thursday, it was an upset of fifth-seeded Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
More from @bfquinn.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
No. 12-seed McNeese upsets 5-seed Clemson despite Will Wade’s link to NC State job
Despite a late push by Clemson, McNeese claimed its first NCAA Tournament win since moving to Division I in 1972-73.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
No matter where he’s coaching, Will Wade always seems to have something cooking.
On Thursday, it was an upset of fifth-seeded Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
More from @bfquinn.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
On Thursday, it was an upset of fifth-seeded Clemson in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
More from @bfquinn.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...
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"Energy bosses"
“The only way we win the AI arms race with China is if we have electricity,” said US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
If the US is trying to compete as an electrostate, it's not really setting itself up for success right now.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
If the US is trying to compete as an electrostate, it's not really setting itself up for success right now.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Energy Bosses Shrug Off DeepSeek to Focus on Powering AI Boom
While tariffs and macroeconomic concerns weighed on the outlook for oil at a major energy conference in Houston this week, the mood around artificial intelligence and its sky-high power needs could sc...
www.bloomberg.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"Energy bosses"
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It is endlessly frustrating to hear how #PJM needs new gas because they can't rely on all the variable sources in their queue. Their *record* of variable generation as a percentage of load? A measly 24%. ERCOT is 76%. SPP is 90%. MISO is 44%. Come on PJM, you can do better!
#EnergySky
#EnergySky
March 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It is endlessly frustrating to hear how #PJM needs new gas because they can't rely on all the variable sources in their queue. Their *record* of variable generation as a percentage of load? A measly 24%. ERCOT is 76%. SPP is 90%. MISO is 44%. Come on PJM, you can do better!
#EnergySky
#EnergySky
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@sammyroth.bsky.social says the fighting over rooftop solar is a colossal waste of time. I disagree. If we are going to decarbonize California, we want people to adopt heat pumps and EV's - and they won't do that if rates continue to skyrocket. A 🧵
#EnergySky
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#EnergySky
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: California's rooftop solar infighting is a colossal waste of time
This would be a great time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to meet the moment.
www.latimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
@sammyroth.bsky.social says the fighting over rooftop solar is a colossal waste of time. I disagree. If we are going to decarbonize California, we want people to adopt heat pumps and EV's - and they won't do that if rates continue to skyrocket. A 🧵
#EnergySky
www.latimes.com/environment/...
#EnergySky
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Cries in *cost shift*
“The very same rate structures that have socialized the costs of reliable power delivery are now forcing the public to pay for infrastructure designed to supply a handful of exceedingly wealthy corporations," write @harvardeelp.bsky.social's @aripeskoe.bsky.social and Eliza Martin in a new paper.
How Utility Customers Wind Up Paying to Serve Data Centers
A new paper from two Harvard researchers shows how these mega-users are disrupting the traditional regulatory structure.
heatmap.news
March 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Cries in *cost shift*
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Anyone wanna do a weird cars meet-up?
EV conversions, oddball EVs & weird & classic combustion cars etc. If your vehicle confuses people it's ideal!
We could just use an empty car park in Auckland for a couple of hours. Quality potatoes awarded to the weirdest car. Anyone keen?
EV conversions, oddball EVs & weird & classic combustion cars etc. If your vehicle confuses people it's ideal!
We could just use an empty car park in Auckland for a couple of hours. Quality potatoes awarded to the weirdest car. Anyone keen?
March 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Anyone wanna do a weird cars meet-up?
EV conversions, oddball EVs & weird & classic combustion cars etc. If your vehicle confuses people it's ideal!
We could just use an empty car park in Auckland for a couple of hours. Quality potatoes awarded to the weirdest car. Anyone keen?
EV conversions, oddball EVs & weird & classic combustion cars etc. If your vehicle confuses people it's ideal!
We could just use an empty car park in Auckland for a couple of hours. Quality potatoes awarded to the weirdest car. Anyone keen?
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Counting on new natural gas plants to power data centers and demand growth? Good luck getting those gas turbines! @heatmap.news with some critical reporting on how supply constraints will severely limit how many new gas power plants can be built before 2030 heatmap.news/ideas/natura...
March 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Counting on new natural gas plants to power data centers and demand growth? Good luck getting those gas turbines! @heatmap.news with some critical reporting on how supply constraints will severely limit how many new gas power plants can be built before 2030 heatmap.news/ideas/natura...
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Rail was a more dominant industry in 1900 than tech in 2025. I don't think rail is the right comparison for AI, though, as rail was built to be profitable (and was). AI is more like US Interstates, grossly over-subsidized and overbuilt and will distort the economy and society in ways we don't want.
March 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Rail was a more dominant industry in 1900 than tech in 2025. I don't think rail is the right comparison for AI, though, as rail was built to be profitable (and was). AI is more like US Interstates, grossly over-subsidized and overbuilt and will distort the economy and society in ways we don't want.
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
Water-power nexus
You want to know why China is profitably building infrastructure around the world? It’s because they’re leveraging all their national firms that have spent the past quarter-century working all of China’s vast infrastructure needs. 🔌💡
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Supergrids as logical path to regional integration
The Americas need something similar, to include folding in water management, to both leverage and protect our strategic advantage as the "OPEC of water/grain"
substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Water-power nexus
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February 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Out: Survive to '25
In: Exist by '26.
In: Exist by '26.
2025 will be a stomach-churning turning point for video games
2025 isn’t just GTA 6 and Switch 2
www.polygon.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Out: Survive to '25
In: Exist by '26.
In: Exist by '26.
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2002 PS2 DualShock 2 Lemon Yellow 🍋
February 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
2002 PS2 DualShock 2 Lemon Yellow 🍋
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The most important climate fight in the country right now is in Connecticut.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
February 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The most important climate fight in the country right now is in Connecticut.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
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Some quality CRT photos
It looks even better in real life. :)
It looks even better in real life. :)
February 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Some quality CRT photos
It looks even better in real life. :)
It looks even better in real life. :)
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My Bluesky timeline is about 80% doom and gloom right now. While it would be the responsible, grown-up thing to add my voice to the chorus, it also wouldn't actually help anything at this point
So forgive me for just being giddy about videogames. It's how I keep the demons at bay. And maybe you too
So forgive me for just being giddy about videogames. It's how I keep the demons at bay. And maybe you too
February 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My Bluesky timeline is about 80% doom and gloom right now. While it would be the responsible, grown-up thing to add my voice to the chorus, it also wouldn't actually help anything at this point
So forgive me for just being giddy about videogames. It's how I keep the demons at bay. And maybe you too
So forgive me for just being giddy about videogames. It's how I keep the demons at bay. And maybe you too
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Can we pls give a shoutout to people like @brucenilles.bsky.social @billcorcoran.bsky.social @maryannehitt.bsky.social, Mike Brune, @hollybender.bsky.social and so many countless organizers who made this happen?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Which Coal Units Are Retiring, and Which Plants Will Continue Operating (Gift Article)
Once the dominant source of energy in the United States, today, 401 coal units supply roughly 16 percent of the nation’s grid.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Can we pls give a shoutout to people like @brucenilles.bsky.social @billcorcoran.bsky.social @maryannehitt.bsky.social, Mike Brune, @hollybender.bsky.social and so many countless organizers who made this happen?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The confluence of product, affordability, and government support in the Chinese EV market success story
Great post from @patrickgeorge.bsky.social
Personally, I think the idea that Ford can or should take on Xiaomi, even metaphorically, is a fool's errand and fundamentally misunderstands the allure and success of that car, but w/e we're here now.
insideevs.com/news/749882/...
Personally, I think the idea that Ford can or should take on Xiaomi, even metaphorically, is a fool's errand and fundamentally misunderstands the allure and success of that car, but w/e we're here now.
insideevs.com/news/749882/...
Ford CEO: We Have To Beat China In A 'Street Fight'
Ford's CEO says they can't hide behind a tariff wall forever. Yet he still seems to support import duties on Japanese and Korean cars.
insideevs.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The confluence of product, affordability, and government support in the Chinese EV market success story
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Hardly new info, but BSky should know:
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
February 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hardly new info, but BSky should know:
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
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Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer.
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
Alt: a man in a black shirt is looking at a screen with a red background
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer.
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵
Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵