Michael Nadeau
@mnadeau.bsky.social
New Hampshire resident involved with local Community Power and clean energy projects. Write the PowerTown (https://michaelnadeau.substack.com) blog for people involved in local clean energy and climate initiatives. Former CSO editor.
Two of my most painful memories.
For the first time ever, I had to make a payment in crypto.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
I can now confidently say that crypto payments combine the speed of a dial up modem and the ease of updating the drivers on a 1998 HP Laserjet printer.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Two of my most painful memories.
EV battery maker suffers ransomware attack. (Thanks for the pointer, @metacurity.)
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LG battery subsidiary says ransomware attack targeted overseas facility
A "specific overseas facility" fell prey to a ransomware attack but is now operating normally, according to LG Energy Solution — the South Korean multinational's battery-making subsidiary.
therecord.media
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
EV battery maker suffers ransomware attack. (Thanks for the pointer, @metacurity.)
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Remember when Bush Sr.'s Chief of Staff John Sununu had to resign after taking a government limo to a stamp show? Those were the days.
Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Remember when Bush Sr.'s Chief of Staff John Sununu had to resign after taking a government limo to a stamp show? Those were the days.
Lucas was a great colleague and a warm, caring person. He was also one of the best tech reporters out there. Terrible news.
An incredibly sad loss for Computerworld, the larger tech journalism community, and for me personally....
In Memoriam: Lucas Mearian, 1962-2025
Computerworld Senior Reporter Lucas Mearian passed away suddenly last week. Here’s a look at his professional career and his life.
www.computerworld.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Lucas was a great colleague and a warm, caring person. He was also one of the best tech reporters out there. Terrible news.
Some hobbyists have been converting vintage gas-powered cars to electric for years, but this is oldest one I've seen turned into an EV. www.prewarcar.com/688797-peuge...
PreWarCar
PreWarCar
www.prewarcar.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Some hobbyists have been converting vintage gas-powered cars to electric for years, but this is oldest one I've seen turned into an EV. www.prewarcar.com/688797-peuge...
The automobile industry was built around performance with manufacturer support for racing and other driving events starting in the late 1800s. Blowing the doors off gas-powered cars will go a long way toward wide acceptance of EVs.
More than 1,000 hp, 192 mph, and regen braking with more than half the force of an emergency stop aren't enough for the Italian carmaker—it might just have solved the EV sonic problem once and for all. www.wired.com/story/ferrar...
Ferrari Reveals Its Electric Powerhouse, and What Could Finally Be Real EV Sound
More than 1,000 hp, 192 mph, and regen braking with more than half the force of an emergency stop aren't enough for the Italian carmaker—it might just have solved the EV sonic problem once and for all.
www.wired.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The automobile industry was built around performance with manufacturer support for racing and other driving events starting in the late 1800s. Blowing the doors off gas-powered cars will go a long way toward wide acceptance of EVs.
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Along with the shutdown, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 lapsed, making it now more complex for organizations to share threat info with the government and their peers.
Check out my CSO piece on this development. 1/2
www.csoonline.com/article/4065...
Check out my CSO piece on this development. 1/2
www.csoonline.com/article/4065...
CISA 2015 cyber threat info-sharing law lapses amid government shutdown
The expiration of a landmark cybersecurity law strips liability protections for cyber threat information sharing, leaving US cyber defenses weaker until lawmakers act.
www.csoonline.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Along with the shutdown, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 lapsed, making it now more complex for organizations to share threat info with the government and their peers.
Check out my CSO piece on this development. 1/2
www.csoonline.com/article/4065...
Check out my CSO piece on this development. 1/2
www.csoonline.com/article/4065...
AI power demands should be getting the attention of everyone with climate concerns. Consider not only how it affects policy and tactics, but how you use it because the energy cost is high.
Sam Altman has set a staggering goal for OpenAI: 250 gigawatts of compute by 2033, an amount that would be equivalent to one-third of the U.S.'s peak power consumption. Learn more: https://thein.fo/3KpHNvL
Sam Altman Wants 250 Gigawatts of Power. Is That Possible?
Welcome to the first edition of The Information’s newsletter on AI infrastructure. In the coming months, we’ll cover the data centers, chips, networking and energy that power AI.Artificial intelligenc...
thein.fo
September 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
AI power demands should be getting the attention of everyone with climate concerns. Consider not only how it affects policy and tactics, but how you use it because the energy cost is high.
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
NH lawmakers should also consider the impact data centers will have on electricity rates and how the state regulators will respond. Also promises of data center jobs are often less than the number delivered. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/09/22/a...
AI is driving a data center boom. Some lawmakers want New Hampshire to be a bigger part of that. • New Hampshire Bulletin
As data center development takes off across the United States and the world, New Hampshire legislators and regulators are weighing what steps their state, and its aging electric grid, should take to p...
newhampshirebulletin.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
NH lawmakers should also consider the impact data centers will have on electricity rates and how the state regulators will respond. Also promises of data center jobs are often less than the number delivered. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/09/22/a...
Chinese firms will invest about $227 billion globally in clean tech manufacturing while similar investments in the US are becoming harder to do. China green tech stocks are surging as a result.
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China’s Green Leap Outward: The Rapid Scale-Up of Overseas Chinese Clean-Tech Manufacturing Investments | Policy Commons
This is a document published by Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab in September 2025 about China and Solar Energy. It was written by Xiaokang Xue and Mathias Larsen.
policycommons.net
September 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Chinese firms will invest about $227 billion globally in clean tech manufacturing while similar investments in the US are becoming harder to do. China green tech stocks are surging as a result.
policycommons.net/artifacts/26...
policycommons.net/artifacts/26...
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I looked into this as a possible article idea when the idea first came across my radar screen last spring. I was told by someone who is a reliable ICS source that it was likely propaganda from the "China bad" folks inside the government and there are hidden radios throughout the OT tech landscape.
New: US warns hidden radios may be embedded in solar-powered highway infrastructure
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
September 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I looked into this as a possible article idea when the idea first came across my radar screen last spring. I was told by someone who is a reliable ICS source that it was likely propaganda from the "China bad" folks inside the government and there are hidden radios throughout the OT tech landscape.
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Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post.
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post.
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
Start:
1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!
Interesting report on Russian environmental disinformation campaign in Norway. Probably not the only place this will happen .
www.americansunlight.org/updates/repo...
www.americansunlight.org/updates/repo...
Report: Russian Influence Network Targets Norway’s Environmental Debate — The American Sunlight Project
The American Sunlight Project (ASP) and Norway's leading environmental organization, Bellona, have documented a significant expansion of the EcoBoost network, consisting of 697 automated X accounts ru...
www.americansunlight.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Interesting report on Russian environmental disinformation campaign in Norway. Probably not the only place this will happen .
www.americansunlight.org/updates/repo...
www.americansunlight.org/updates/repo...
Power to the People: Don’t Believe the Eversource Blarney indepthnh.org/2025/08/29/p...
Power to the People: Don’t Believe the Eversource Blarney
If your utility says it loves you, grab your wallet because you and your cash are almost certainly being unfairly parted.
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August 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Power to the People: Don’t Believe the Eversource Blarney indepthnh.org/2025/08/29/p...
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I keep imagining archaeologists in 10,000 years painstakingly reverse-engineering AI-authored texts to reconstruct what humans were actually doing and thinking for the first 5,000 years of written language.
August 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I keep imagining archaeologists in 10,000 years painstakingly reverse-engineering AI-authored texts to reconstruct what humans were actually doing and thinking for the first 5,000 years of written language.
Soon. That's the lens through which the AI vendors see AI in terms of monetization. Subscription-based services alone cannot meet the expectations of investors.
How long until the ads start appearing in the LLM output?
ChatGPT, what is the meaning of life?
"According to Wal-Mart, it's all about savings!"
ChatGPT, what is the meaning of life?
"According to Wal-Mart, it's all about savings!"
August 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Soon. That's the lens through which the AI vendors see AI in terms of monetization. Subscription-based services alone cannot meet the expectations of investors.
Weaponization of the energy infrastructure by hacking.
August 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Weaponization of the energy infrastructure by hacking.
Stock Chevy Silverado EV goes 1000+ miles on single charge.
www.batterytechonline.com/automotive-m...
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GM Silverado EV Breaks World Record with 1059 Mile Range on Single Charge
GM's Chevrolet Silverado EV shatters EV range record, traveling 1,059.2 miles on a single charge in real-world conditions. Learn about the test details.
www.batterytechonline.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Stock Chevy Silverado EV goes 1000+ miles on single charge.
www.batterytechonline.com/automotive-m...
www.batterytechonline.com/automotive-m...
PUC to Eversource Customers: Drop Dead indepthnh.org/2025/07/29/p...
PUC to Eversource Customers: Drop Dead
Read your electric bill this month and weep, especially if you are an Eversource customer. But, as labor activist Joe Hill famously counseled, don’t mourn – organize!
indepthnh.org
August 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
PUC to Eversource Customers: Drop Dead indepthnh.org/2025/07/29/p...
The web is more ephemeral than print media, so much of the historical record will be lost. At least the Wayback Machine has archived much of Anandtech and other defunct sites.
Anandtech has reverted to simply being a forum. Decades of articles and hardware reviews are no longer on the web.
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Anandtech.com now redirects to its forums | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The web is more ephemeral than print media, so much of the historical record will be lost. At least the Wayback Machine has archived much of Anandtech and other defunct sites.
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We need to make it illegal for AI models to offer advertising. And, we need to really examine referral fees as well.
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
July 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We need to make it illegal for AI models to offer advertising. And, we need to really examine referral fees as well.
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
The last thing we need is to have algorithms designed to maximize revenue driving LLM output and interactions.
We need to have learned our lessons from algos in social media
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Mercedes-Benz is already testing solid-state batteries in EVs with +600 miles range
Mercedes-Benz is already testing solid-state batteries in EVs with +600 miles range
The “holy grail” of electric vehicle battery tech may be here sooner than you’d think. Mercedes-Benz is testing EVs with solid-state batteries on the road, promising to deliver over 600 miles of range. Here’s when you can expect to see it hit the market.
more…
electrek.co
July 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Mercedes-Benz is already testing solid-state batteries in EVs with +600 miles range
Federal contract to analyze cybersecurity risks to energy industry, other critical infrastructure expires; threats could go undetected. (Thanks, @metacurity.com, for the pointer.)
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Contract lapse leaves critical infrastructure cybersecurity sensor data unanalyzed at national lab
A program manager at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory told lawmakers Tuesday that the recent contract expiration puts OT security at risk.
cyberscoop.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Federal contract to analyze cybersecurity risks to energy industry, other critical infrastructure expires; threats could go undetected. (Thanks, @metacurity.com, for the pointer.)
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Check out my latest CSO piece on how Trump's civilian agency cyber budget cuts for FY2026 could weaken federal defenses, shrink the cyber talent pipeline, and strip state and local governments of vital grant funding. 1/2
www.csoonline.com/article/4019...
www.csoonline.com/article/4019...
Trump seeks unprecedented $1.23 billion cut to federal cyber budget
Trump’s 2026 budget would slash cyber spending by over $1 billion from 2024 levels, a move that could weaken federal defenses, shrink the cyber talent pipeline, and strip state and local governments o...
www.csoonline.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Check out my latest CSO piece on how Trump's civilian agency cyber budget cuts for FY2026 could weaken federal defenses, shrink the cyber talent pipeline, and strip state and local governments of vital grant funding. 1/2
www.csoonline.com/article/4019...
www.csoonline.com/article/4019...