MISO has proposed that at 30% intermittent renewable power, grid management requires a paradigm shift in operating procedures to assure reliability (with a whole lot of associated investment). Looks like EU has hit that threshold.

Free newsletter: The AI industry is lying to you about progress. Only 5GW of data centers are under construction, it takes 6 months to bring online a single quarter's worth of NVIDIA GPU sales, and LLM code is actively breaking big tech. www.wheresyoured.at/the-ai-industry-is-lying-to-you/

The historical idea of 'natural rights' is laudible, but probematic.

An epidemic of suspicious trading has emerged around Trump's most consequential decisions — each time, just minutes or hours before he rattles global markets. It's precisely the kind of alleged corruption Trump built his political career railing against.

if this happened today no one who wasn’t in the stadium would believe it wasn’t ai

last fall Ezra Klein and the "abundance" folks used the delays in this program to insist Democrats can no longer build anything and just love bureaucracy, but since the Trump admin hijacked the program, caused massive delays, and tried to steal half the funds, they haven't made a peep about it since

over at the newsletter I wrote about Mark Zuckerberg

I’m beyond pissed that they’re getting away with this insider trading. I can’t even imagine the sky-splitting screams that would emanate from Fox if anyone in Biden’s orbit did this..!!! Gobsmacking corruption. bsky.app/profile/bgru...

"A new study out of Cornell Universit found workers most excited and impressed by corporate speak may be the least equipped to make effective, practical business decisions, and it can leave companies with dysfunctional leaders."

As a research analyst, I have been dealing with the shitification of Google for several years. Alternative search engines are one strategy, but Google is still the best IF you know how to use it. This is a great guide.

why are you, as an American, not committing fraud?

(1/3) I AM PLEASE TO REPORT THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE COUNTRY OF IRAN, HAVE HAD, OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS, VERY GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS REGARDING A COMPLETE AND TOTAL RESOLUTION OF OUR HOSTILITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. BASED ON THE TENOR AND TONE OF THESE

How can this go on for another 3 years?

This is an excellent summary of the US War on Iran current situation. I’m an existentialist and borderline absurdist and even I struggle with the current moment. This summary is just fantastic.

5 years to the day. When the world suddenly discovered maritime chokepoints. #evergiven

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Good morning to everyone except the worst computer industry promotional pin.

China's decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports and phase out incentives for battery storage equipment could raise solar equipment costs in Africa.

I am offended by how sore I am this morning from using a shovel for like 30 minutes yestetday.

I've just started watch Star Trek original series. From S1E1. I've seen a lot of Star Trek OG episodes, but not recently and never really intentionally. I'm not even through the opening credits. I can already tell I need to start a thread to organize my thoughts.

New, by me: A cyberattack on a vehicle breathalyzer company called Intoxalock has left drivers across the United States stranded and unable to start their cars.

In today's group chat:

Eric W. Lupher, president of the Citizens Research Council of Michigan, questioned whether we’re “giving something away when we don’t have to.” @bridgedet313.bsky.social www.bridgedetroit.com/michigan-pol...

Trump has long positioned himself as a champion of coal, with the emergency orders issued by his administration claiming the grid is at risk of energy shortfalls, and the coal plants are needed to ensure a reliable power supply. But state officials affected by the orders say that’s not true.

It's my longest Tailings post yet, but I felt all (nearly) 5000 words were needed to properly explain the Biden playbook for financing critical minerals projects. And I feel like even that only scratches the surface. But here's my take, in all its glory. 🔌💡 tailings.substack.com/p/the-biden-...

As ‘The Great Lakes State,’ the health of Michigan’s waters directly impacts Michigan’s economy and the wellbeing of its residents. Yet the current governance of Michigan’s water resources is overly complicated, fragmented, and inefficient. crcmich.org/dennis_water...

Thinking about the Roman Empire in Bay 52, London Wall car park.

Inside the snow-buried building, one person ensured all the animals were safe and cared for.

Never forget

a weird fact few people know is that before the debut of The Wonder Years in 1988, no one had an internal monologue. Not one person

It was revealed last week that Trump got a $10 billion bribe for helping steal TikTok and give it to his right wing billionaire friends under the pretense of national security and it barely enjoyed a two hour news cycle

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Notice it takes more ppl to stop/control the Waymo robot than it would take to block the driveway. Tip of the robot day: a robot w a disabled primary sensor (piece of tape etc) should require no ppl to keep it in place.

Troyville Earthworks: This was the second tallest mound in the USA before it was torn down to build the Black River Bridge approach.

32 years ago today, Homer Simpson backed into the bushes for the first time and an Internet meme was born. #TheSimpsons episode “Homer Loves Flanders” first aired on March 17, 1994.

Please God no. The troops don't deserve this.

Our latest #FactsMatter podcast features Karley Abramson, the health research associate at @crcmich.bsky.social, and Guy Gordon as they dig into the worsening human toll of online sports betting on #Michiganders. crcmich.org/podcast/the-...

Save money on gas with this one neat trick! DRIVE THE SPEED LIMIT

someday we'll look back on the danny devito's limoncello song as the point where we peaked as an empire

Did a quick video on how the "oh no fertilizer" headlines are clickbait.

Always amazing when people make it that long. Even more so here.

before they invented reaction gifs, you had to commission a reaction statue and mail it to the offending party

Also I honestly believe America was a better place when you could get Levar Burton on television basically any time of day. Just seeing him on screen makes me remember good things are possible? It's weird.

GM has been unwinding their >$10 Billion Cruise catastrophe for years. ~2 year old article: sfstandard.com/2024/04/22/c...

Someone at the NYT asked me a couple years ago for an opinion piece on "how to solve the Colorado River water crisis." So I made a nice little writeup on the most obvious answer: charging for water. Once the editorial board saw it, they freaked out & cancelled the piece.

Just so we're all clear, this is a war crime and would be punishable by life or death under U.S. law.

This is our actual President of the United States.

Black kidney patients were delayed or blocked from transplants by a race-based medical formula that made their kidneys appear healthier. Now, thousands are regaining lost wait-list time through restorative justice efforts. We must keep speaking truth to power until health care equity is real.

PSA: You may be eligible to e-file your taxes for free. Even if not, there are many cheaper better options. I finally got fed up with TurboTax this year. That company is bastards. www.irs.gov/e-file-do-yo...