Jesse
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Right, but if they get vetoed all the time by the senate and the president, they can't effectively legislate. And that is their only real mechanism to actualize that power.
November 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Right, but if they get vetoed all the time by the senate and the president, they can't effectively legislate. And that is their only real mechanism to actualize that power.
The president then would be better thought of as the 'chief administrative officer', with limited policy setting authority, and focused on implementing the laws of the Congress.
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The president then would be better thought of as the 'chief administrative officer', with limited policy setting authority, and focused on implementing the laws of the Congress.
Return the senate to selection by states (gov nom, elected body confirms), but adjsut its powers to be clearly subservient.
Then you might have a structure that can actually legislate in regular order.
Then you might have a structure that can actually legislate in regular order.
November 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Return the senate to selection by states (gov nom, elected body confirms), but adjsut its powers to be clearly subservient.
Then you might have a structure that can actually legislate in regular order.
Then you might have a structure that can actually legislate in regular order.
For the American system, making the seated members of congress also be the presidential electors, and setting the removal threshold to 50%+1 (Remeber, they selected the president so they *should* be alligned on keeping them) would go a long way.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
For the American system, making the seated members of congress also be the presidential electors, and setting the removal threshold to 50%+1 (Remeber, they selected the president so they *should* be alligned on keeping them) would go a long way.
There should be one governing layer that is elected, and is clearly pre-eminant, so that the party that wins can actually govern via regular order. The other branches can be breaks, but shouldn't be impossible to over ride vetos.
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
There should be one governing layer that is elected, and is clearly pre-eminant, so that the party that wins can actually govern via regular order. The other branches can be breaks, but shouldn't be impossible to over ride vetos.
The obstructionism built into the US system (multiple veto points, different factions having some level of veto) is what drives all the work arounds like excessive executive power, 'legislation by regulation' etc.
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The obstructionism built into the US system (multiple veto points, different factions having some level of veto) is what drives all the work arounds like excessive executive power, 'legislation by regulation' etc.
Yes, and that's mostly appropriate. We dont have the market scale to support a huge variety of designs while having any potential for NOAK costs.
We should still be able to support a large scale design though.
We should still be able to support a large scale design though.
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Yes, and that's mostly appropriate. We dont have the market scale to support a huge variety of designs while having any potential for NOAK costs.
We should still be able to support a large scale design though.
We should still be able to support a large scale design though.
I think it's premature to speculate too much more until the first unit is actually built.
After that they should have much better numbers though.
After that they should have much better numbers though.
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I think it's premature to speculate too much more until the first unit is actually built.
After that they should have much better numbers though.
After that they should have much better numbers though.
So I doubt SK would see less than unit 4.
Long term, its not clear to me. A lot depends on supply chain cost, along with more standardized construction. But mostly on cutting down on indirect hours...
Long term, its not clear to me. A lot depends on supply chain cost, along with more standardized construction. But mostly on cutting down on indirect hours...
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
So I doubt SK would see less than unit 4.
Long term, its not clear to me. A lot depends on supply chain cost, along with more standardized construction. But mostly on cutting down on indirect hours...
Long term, its not clear to me. A lot depends on supply chain cost, along with more standardized construction. But mostly on cutting down on indirect hours...
My understanding is that the plan is for OPG to be heavily involved in the SK projects.
Assuming that includes a portion of the FOAK project team, that could help keep it towards unit 4 costs.
There will be some extra costs (security, less units to share infrastructure across).
Assuming that includes a portion of the FOAK project team, that could help keep it towards unit 4 costs.
There will be some extra costs (security, less units to share infrastructure across).
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My understanding is that the plan is for OPG to be heavily involved in the SK projects.
Assuming that includes a portion of the FOAK project team, that could help keep it towards unit 4 costs.
There will be some extra costs (security, less units to share infrastructure across).
Assuming that includes a portion of the FOAK project team, that could help keep it towards unit 4 costs.
There will be some extra costs (security, less units to share infrastructure across).
The big challenge for Ontario is that with extensive access to the gas network, there is no real coat savings on the table...
Would be huge for Quebec's peak load *iff* they are cold wearer down to a rating where they avoid resistance backup at the coldest temperatures...
Would be huge for Quebec's peak load *iff* they are cold wearer down to a rating where they avoid resistance backup at the coldest temperatures...
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The big challenge for Ontario is that with extensive access to the gas network, there is no real coat savings on the table...
Would be huge for Quebec's peak load *iff* they are cold wearer down to a rating where they avoid resistance backup at the coldest temperatures...
Would be huge for Quebec's peak load *iff* they are cold wearer down to a rating where they avoid resistance backup at the coldest temperatures...
We should probably look for more EW facing vertical installs that leave rows easy to access.
Or even just EW facing vertical installs as wind breaks at field edges...
Or even just EW facing vertical installs as wind breaks at field edges...
October 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We should probably look for more EW facing vertical installs that leave rows easy to access.
Or even just EW facing vertical installs as wind breaks at field edges...
Or even just EW facing vertical installs as wind breaks at field edges...
Doesn't that risk decomposing it into methane?
October 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Doesn't that risk decomposing it into methane?
"Oh, the year was 1778!". Gesture to go next...
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"Oh, the year was 1778!". Gesture to go next...
And that might actually be competative, unlike hair-brained schemes to build a 2000km+ pipeline from AB to the Atlantic coast to make LNG...
September 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
And that might actually be competative, unlike hair-brained schemes to build a 2000km+ pipeline from AB to the Atlantic coast to make LNG...
So gas can backup gas!
The main reliability risk is in the common cause failure of the gas delivery system.
That can be mitigated by making then dual-fuel, with onside liquid fuels storage.
But of course, a reserve margin is needed to cover that they are individually imperfect.
The main reliability risk is in the common cause failure of the gas delivery system.
That can be mitigated by making then dual-fuel, with onside liquid fuels storage.
But of course, a reserve margin is needed to cover that they are individually imperfect.
September 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So gas can backup gas!
The main reliability risk is in the common cause failure of the gas delivery system.
That can be mitigated by making then dual-fuel, with onside liquid fuels storage.
But of course, a reserve margin is needed to cover that they are individually imperfect.
The main reliability risk is in the common cause failure of the gas delivery system.
That can be mitigated by making then dual-fuel, with onside liquid fuels storage.
But of course, a reserve margin is needed to cover that they are individually imperfect.
The important thing here though is that their failures tend to be uncorlelated (outside that near design weather aspect, which needs to be accounted for in their reliability ratings), and their scheduled downtime is anti-corrleated (schedules are staggered, and tend to be in shoulder season).
September 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The important thing here though is that their failures tend to be uncorlelated (outside that near design weather aspect, which needs to be accounted for in their reliability ratings), and their scheduled downtime is anti-corrleated (schedules are staggered, and tend to be in shoulder season).
This only works if Ukraine gets a substantial nuclear deterrent.
If we don't like that alternative, maybe something else should be on the table...
If we don't like that alternative, maybe something else should be on the table...
August 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This only works if Ukraine gets a substantial nuclear deterrent.
If we don't like that alternative, maybe something else should be on the table...
If we don't like that alternative, maybe something else should be on the table...
And anouther is the common cause failure risk of relying too much on the just in time fuel delivery of natural gas (or hydrogen if we were to ever consider that).
August 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
And anouther is the common cause failure risk of relying too much on the just in time fuel delivery of natural gas (or hydrogen if we were to ever consider that).
Anouther big factor is a lot of the cost saving is illusory, as there a lot of fixed costs that are being recouped on volumtric basis, that will end out as some form of fixed charges, and that will end out going to the capacity value of the fuel supply system.
The idle systems issue.
The idle systems issue.
August 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Anouther big factor is a lot of the cost saving is illusory, as there a lot of fixed costs that are being recouped on volumtric basis, that will end out as some form of fixed charges, and that will end out going to the capacity value of the fuel supply system.
The idle systems issue.
The idle systems issue.
Lounges are best for medium to long connections on international flights...
especially the kind with showers.
especially the kind with showers.
August 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Lounges are best for medium to long connections on international flights...
especially the kind with showers.
especially the kind with showers.
The alien equivalent of viruses would likely be effectively inert, or at least non-spreading(works by hijacking biomachenery, if the bimachinery is different, unlikely to do replaicate, may kill a few cells).
Alien bacteria equivalent, on the other hand, could be terrifying.
Alien bacteria equivalent, on the other hand, could be terrifying.
July 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The alien equivalent of viruses would likely be effectively inert, or at least non-spreading(works by hijacking biomachenery, if the bimachinery is different, unlikely to do replaicate, may kill a few cells).
Alien bacteria equivalent, on the other hand, could be terrifying.
Alien bacteria equivalent, on the other hand, could be terrifying.
Anywhere that is using resistance backup for a heat pump would have this issue...
July 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Anywhere that is using resistance backup for a heat pump would have this issue...
The main problem with that is it becomes the grid worst case capacity requirement, right when solar is at a minimum, and wind typically under-performes.
July 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The main problem with that is it becomes the grid worst case capacity requirement, right when solar is at a minimum, and wind typically under-performes.