Patrick Bean
@ptbean.bsky.social
Energy & infrastructure / Becoming Ron Swanson
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must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
“In light of the President's statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately”
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “TRADE DEFICIT”—IT’S JUST CALLED “BUYING THINGS.” YOU DO NOT HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT WITH YOUR DENTIST JUST BECAUSE HE NEVER BUYS ANYTHING FROM YOU.
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
WASHINGTON—Warning that Americans should brace themselves for an economic “period of transition,” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that a recession would be an unfortunate but necessary st...
theonion.com
April 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression
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Canadians lets get that maple syrup tunnel built yesterday
March 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Canadians lets get that maple syrup tunnel built yesterday
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1/ 🚨New study alert!🚨 🔌💡
My DukeU colleagues and I just released a 1st-of-kind study on how the US grid could integrate up to 100 gigawatts of data centers w/out major new infrastructure, provided modest load flexibility (0.5%/yr). AI load growth can be managed faster, cheaper, & cleaner. 🧵👇
My DukeU colleagues and I just released a 1st-of-kind study on how the US grid could integrate up to 100 gigawatts of data centers w/out major new infrastructure, provided modest load flexibility (0.5%/yr). AI load growth can be managed faster, cheaper, & cleaner. 🧵👇
February 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
1/ 🚨New study alert!🚨 🔌💡
My DukeU colleagues and I just released a 1st-of-kind study on how the US grid could integrate up to 100 gigawatts of data centers w/out major new infrastructure, provided modest load flexibility (0.5%/yr). AI load growth can be managed faster, cheaper, & cleaner. 🧵👇
My DukeU colleagues and I just released a 1st-of-kind study on how the US grid could integrate up to 100 gigawatts of data centers w/out major new infrastructure, provided modest load flexibility (0.5%/yr). AI load growth can be managed faster, cheaper, & cleaner. 🧵👇
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It’s about the western part of Virginia
February 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It’s about the western part of Virginia
And he's probably a million times happier. Totally worth it
January 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
And he's probably a million times happier. Totally worth it
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OK we are live!!! Let's grant some wishes with the collective Bluesky money cannon - Holidays 2024 Edition. Thread w/links, details on how you can participate and why we do this annually for foster kids. Last year we kept wiping out wishes and One Simple Wish (not yet on here) had to replenish LFGGG
Every year around this time, @treblaw.bsky.social and I have a personal ask... We want to get wishes granted for kids in foster care. Lots of wishes... all the wishes! And we do it through an amazing organization we are personally connected to: One Simple Wish.
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
Grant a Wish, Change a Life.: Giving Page
Help us grant wishes for recipient in foster care via One Simple Wish!
www.onesimplewish.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:52 PM
OK we are live!!! Let's grant some wishes with the collective Bluesky money cannon - Holidays 2024 Edition. Thread w/links, details on how you can participate and why we do this annually for foster kids. Last year we kept wiping out wishes and One Simple Wish (not yet on here) had to replenish LFGGG