John Smillie
@johnsmillie42.bsky.social
Husband, father, dog owner, hiker, climate action advocate, amateur energy nerd, heat pump evangelist, audiobook enthusiast.
This was my bonus reason to hate Columbus Day for a few years
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This was my bonus reason to hate Columbus Day for a few years
Dude has 12 kids and 4 jobs and spends all day tweeting and lying about spending all day playing video games
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Dude has 12 kids and 4 jobs and spends all day tweeting and lying about spending all day playing video games
This is the opposite of my experience with "A Prayer for Owen Meaney"
"I've read too many books where the world is at stake to give a shit about you growing up in New Hampshire!"
"I've read too many books where the world is at stake to give a shit about you growing up in New Hampshire!"
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is the opposite of my experience with "A Prayer for Owen Meaney"
"I've read too many books where the world is at stake to give a shit about you growing up in New Hampshire!"
"I've read too many books where the world is at stake to give a shit about you growing up in New Hampshire!"
Interesting choice for Musk
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Interesting choice for Musk
Though I will say there are definitely nonfiction books out there that should've been 18 minute articles
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Though I will say there are definitely nonfiction books out there that should've been 18 minute articles
I'd say green steel is around the same level as cement, both in terms of scale and TRL (maybe half a step further).
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'd say green steel is around the same level as cement, both in terms of scale and TRL (maybe half a step further).
Reminds me of the mountains of North Dakota (as portrayed by the Sange de Cristo mountains of NM) at the end of "Logan".
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Reminds me of the mountains of North Dakota (as portrayed by the Sange de Cristo mountains of NM) at the end of "Logan".
I think it has to be a heat pump water heater, but worth checking
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I think it has to be a heat pump water heater, but worth checking
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November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Seems like you could still keep your 7 favorites for every day of the week and still have a cushy retirement
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Seems like you could still keep your 7 favorites for every day of the week and still have a cushy retirement
It's the complaints by all 4 of the other commissioners I found relevant, not Newt Gingrich
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
It's the complaints by all 4 of the other commissioners I found relevant, not Newt Gingrich