Liz Decolvenaere
@tallakahath.bsky.social
Computational chemist with a focus on QM, Force Fields, and how ML can aid in both. Also: Cosplayer, LARP writer, birder, occasional science communicator, and several other things. She/they.
Reposted by Liz Decolvenaere
A new research paper by Ed Glaeser, Sam Silverberg, et al. identifies several fundamental problems with the US bus market:
- It’s a duopoly, dominated by Gillig and New Flyer
- Foreign (and cheaper) competitors are blocked by federal Buy America rules
- Transit agencies customize *everything*
- It’s a duopoly, dominated by Gillig and New Flyer
- Foreign (and cheaper) competitors are blocked by federal Buy America rules
- Transit agencies customize *everything*
Paying less for public transit buses | Brookings
This paper proposes three sets of recommendations to reduce the cost of procuring transit buses in America.
www.brookings.edu
September 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A new research paper by Ed Glaeser, Sam Silverberg, et al. identifies several fundamental problems with the US bus market:
- It’s a duopoly, dominated by Gillig and New Flyer
- Foreign (and cheaper) competitors are blocked by federal Buy America rules
- Transit agencies customize *everything*
- It’s a duopoly, dominated by Gillig and New Flyer
- Foreign (and cheaper) competitors are blocked by federal Buy America rules
- Transit agencies customize *everything*
I save that assumption for when the depictions show the two sharing a birdhouse, often in Winter as these tend to show up in holiday-themed decorations.
The latter having different problems, given that birds only use birdhouses during breeding season, and cardinals don't use birdhouses at all!
The latter having different problems, given that birds only use birdhouses during breeding season, and cardinals don't use birdhouses at all!
September 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I save that assumption for when the depictions show the two sharing a birdhouse, often in Winter as these tend to show up in holiday-themed decorations.
The latter having different problems, given that birds only use birdhouses during breeding season, and cardinals don't use birdhouses at all!
The latter having different problems, given that birds only use birdhouses during breeding season, and cardinals don't use birdhouses at all!
Thank you so much!!!
September 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Thank you so much!!!
And, to be clear, I really appreciate y'all covering science track content and covering a panel I was on! Thank you for doing this and hopefully we see you again at more science track panels next year!
September 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And, to be clear, I really appreciate y'all covering science track content and covering a panel I was on! Thank you for doing this and hopefully we see you again at more science track panels next year!
I sent it through the contact us link on the dragoncon site, with the department set to daily Dragon, so hopefully it's in your hands now. Thanks!
September 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I sent it through the contact us link on the dragoncon site, with the department set to daily Dragon, so hopefully it's in your hands now. Thanks!
Hey folks, you got several of the attributions on this article very incorrect w.r.t. speaker, I'm sending an email with more info. I'd love to be able to reskeet this once the article is fixed!
September 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hey folks, you got several of the attributions on this article very incorrect w.r.t. speaker, I'm sending an email with more info. I'd love to be able to reskeet this once the article is fixed!
Reposted by Liz Decolvenaere
GUYS. The comment period for the upcoming ACIP meeting ends on the 13TH. If you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here:
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. You CAN submit anonymously!
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. You CAN submit anonymously!
September 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
GUYS. The comment period for the upcoming ACIP meeting ends on the 13TH. If you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here:
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. You CAN submit anonymously!
www.regulations.gov/docket/CDC-2...
Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. You CAN submit anonymously!
Alas, it wasn't recorded via the regular channels (e.g., DCTV). Unless someone has a private recording, it's gone :(
September 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Alas, it wasn't recorded via the regular channels (e.g., DCTV). Unless someone has a private recording, it's gone :(
Reposted by Liz Decolvenaere
And, of course, we can’t forget about coca!ne
September 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
And, of course, we can’t forget about coca!ne
Reposted by Liz Decolvenaere
Reposted by Liz Decolvenaere
Oh, and did you get turned away from a panel you wanted to go to because the room filled up too quickly? Please add a comment in the ratings in the app to let DragonCon know. This could help us get a bigger room in the future so that we don’t have to turn anyone away.
September 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oh, and did you get turned away from a panel you wanted to go to because the room filled up too quickly? Please add a comment in the ratings in the app to let DragonCon know. This could help us get a bigger room in the future so that we don’t have to turn anyone away.
And there's at least one recent N American game that I'm aware of that leaned into some of those "dark romantasy" trope stuff but did it with safety mechanisms and proper LARP culture, so one *can* do this
...but it sounds like folks in the OG thread witnessed a case where none of this was present
...but it sounds like folks in the OG thread witnessed a case where none of this was present
August 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
And there's at least one recent N American game that I'm aware of that leaned into some of those "dark romantasy" trope stuff but did it with safety mechanisms and proper LARP culture, so one *can* do this
...but it sounds like folks in the OG thread witnessed a case where none of this was present
...but it sounds like folks in the OG thread witnessed a case where none of this was present
Fwiw there are North American "blockbuster" games with ~1K pricetags that fulfill a bit more of the niche -- higher production values, trained NPCs, and associated bigger costume outlays.
August 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Fwiw there are North American "blockbuster" games with ~1K pricetags that fulfill a bit more of the niche -- higher production values, trained NPCs, and associated bigger costume outlays.