Joseph Delaney
@jacd.bsky.social
Trying to figure out this whole Epidemiology thing on the West Coast of the US (Olympia, WA). Father of a great kid and and two cats. Lucky to have a tolerant partner.
What awful campaign strategy. I am only interested in your city if I get to lead it, otherwise I would rather live elsewhere. I am not one of you? Maybe a reason he is struggling to win?
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 AM
What awful campaign strategy. I am only interested in your city if I get to lead it, otherwise I would rather live elsewhere. I am not one of you? Maybe a reason he is struggling to win?
This is why it is tricky. I think my point is the place to try these experiments are states like Texas, West Virginia, or Utah, where we’d rather have a maverick than another Republican. Winnable states like Arizona require some more thought about living with the maverick
October 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is why it is tricky. I think my point is the place to try these experiments are states like Texas, West Virginia, or Utah, where we’d rather have a maverick than another Republican. Winnable states like Arizona require some more thought about living with the maverick
Oh, 100% agreement. I am just scarred by pundits trying to pick a “pundit class” candidate and trust the voters more than pundits. A primary is a great place to bring out uncomfortable issues
October 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Oh, 100% agreement. I am just scarred by pundits trying to pick a “pundit class” candidate and trust the voters more than pundits. A primary is a great place to bring out uncomfortable issues
Primary are surprisingly good at candidate selection and I think we should encourage promising candidates to run and see who the voters pick
October 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Primary are surprisingly good at candidate selection and I think we should encourage promising candidates to run and see who the voters pick
It is tricky. I think that unconventional should definitely not be the only criterion of interest in a candidate. Sometimes you compromise in very tough races (think Joe Manchin) but there needs to be a very good reason
October 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
It is tricky. I think that unconventional should definitely not be the only criterion of interest in a candidate. Sometimes you compromise in very tough races (think Joe Manchin) but there needs to be a very good reason
The dangers of being too far north. We had this issue in Canada when I was growing up — the seasonal pattern just makes for a dark winter no matter what you do
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The dangers of being too far north. We had this issue in Canada when I was growing up — the seasonal pattern just makes for a dark winter no matter what you do
Oh course this is the week I am traveling to DC
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Oh course this is the week I am traveling to DC
It is also the case that fuel has rival uses and so not charging the market clearing price on AI data centers is always going to run into resource constraints
October 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It is also the case that fuel has rival uses and so not charging the market clearing price on AI data centers is always going to run into resource constraints
Mostly for sporting events. It happened for soccer as well
October 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Mostly for sporting events. It happened for soccer as well
It's also kind of crazy -- when is the last time that you got a paper piece of mail from a journal on a paper submission? I mean, I know that it helps them target junk mail, but even that has radically diminished over time.
October 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It's also kind of crazy -- when is the last time that you got a paper piece of mail from a journal on a paper submission? I mean, I know that it helps them target junk mail, but even that has radically diminished over time.
“You only ever need a light jacket to deal with the drizzle”
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“You only ever need a light jacket to deal with the drizzle”
How do you think recent events have impacted this take?
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
How do you think recent events have impacted this take?
In the end, I think it is like real life. We never get to see how all of the stories end, but exit the stage in the middle of the action. And I think I can live with that.
September 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In the end, I think it is like real life. We never get to see how all of the stories end, but exit the stage in the middle of the action. And I think I can live with that.
As for somebody else finishing it? I suspect that is only going to come up when the rights are inherited. Think of Dune -- it was also incomplete but was a well known and popular IP so there was a market for finishing it.
September 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
As for somebody else finishing it? I suspect that is only going to come up when the rights are inherited. Think of Dune -- it was also incomplete but was a well known and popular IP so there was a market for finishing it.
That said, I think that we can be pretty confident that the series is never being finished. It's been 15 years and no plan that I have seen suggests the next book is the last one. It'd be remarkable if the pace picked up enough for a completion.
September 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
That said, I think that we can be pretty confident that the series is never being finished. It's been 15 years and no plan that I have seen suggests the next book is the last one. It'd be remarkable if the pace picked up enough for a completion.
It ends on a clear cliffhanger that makes you really want to see what happens next. Just like George's books currently end on the assassination of Jon Snow. I think that this is just the risk of media properties, in general.
September 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It ends on a clear cliffhanger that makes you really want to see what happens next. Just like George's books currently end on the assassination of Jon Snow. I think that this is just the risk of media properties, in general.
What a timely clip
September 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
What a timely clip