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Daniel Haran
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Chocolate maker. Past work included software, open data, AI, politics.
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holz-bau.bsky.social
since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution

there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close

denvergov.org/Government/A...
Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates
Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...
denvergov.org
October 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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deadcarl.bsky.social
Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.

I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
danielharan.bsky.social
Reminded about a consultant I know who was pitching LLMs to ideate new products, a service sold to a big CPG conglomerate.

I'm surprised we don't have more Dubai bar potato chips, hummus dips and drinks...
waiterich.bsky.social Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 7h
The worst seltzer I’ve had in a while was the Giant brand holiday-themed peppermint seltzer. I like peppermint. I like seltzer. But the combo was undrinkable
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
danielharan.bsky.social
Proud to announce my paper on non-destructive ripeness detection for avocados using hyper-spectral imaging has been accepted for publication.

Using 6nm spectral bands in the range 1000–2495 nm, peeled avocados were correctly classified with 99.8% accuracy.
December 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
If only the pros outweighed the cons.
pros and cons list of Putting in protected mobility lanesPros reduce fatalities, reduce injuries, more people biking, less pollution, economic boost, less congestion, healthier population, kids biking/rolling to school, safer sidewalks, helps address the climate emergency, increase active transportation, more inclusive spaces. Cons: A driver might get mad.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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katharinehayhoe.com
The end of coal in California ⬇️
dvschroeder.bsky.social Dan Schroeder @dvschroeder.bsky.social · 4d
Something to be thankful for!

Utah's largest coal-fired power plant—the Intermountain Power Project, located in the west desert near Delta and serving southern California—stopped burning coal at mid-day on Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. 🔌💡
Screen capture from the EIA Hourly Electric Grid Monitor (https://www.eia.gov/electricity/gridmonitor/dashboard/electric_overview/balancing_authority/LDWP) showing a chart of hourly generation by energy source within the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power balancing authority, from November 21-27. The data indicate that natural gas is almost always the largest source, with significant contributions from solar, wind, and coal. The curve for coal fluctuates in the approximate range of 350 to 630 megawatts up to mid-day on Wednesday, November 26, when it abruptly drops to zero. It remains at zero through all of November 27, Thanksgiving Day.
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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rudydotca.bsky.social
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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volts.wtf
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.

Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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ottomanvampire.bsky.social
Grievance is a career for christofascists
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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katelynburns.com
NYT: "Why are liberal children cutting off their MAGA parents?"

MAGA parents:
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d
On “The Necessary Conversation” podcast, Chad’s Trump supporter parents tell him the military should follow Trump’s illegal orders and kill everyone in LA if Trump commanded it — even with him and his sister in the city😳
November 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
danielharan.bsky.social
Forgot to renew my domain, again.

Wondered why I wasn't getting any emails, again.

I don't think an entrepreneur with my type of brain is supposed to work solo.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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bretdevereaux.bsky.social
A significant part of recovering from Trump 2.0 is going to be prosecuting its lawbreaking and the non-administration officials who aided it.

I'm not a lawyer but the 'Conspiracy against rights' statute (18USC241) seems like it could be a vehicle for pursuing non-state actors in this regard.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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samd.bsky.social
One of the biggest barriers to implementing pro-housing policy is the folk wisdom that building new market rate/mixed-income housing increases rents even though study after study shows that the opposite is the case:

building more housing lowers rents
yonahfreemark.com Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 4d
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.

Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
danielharan.bsky.social
In Montréal-Nord, the city's workers trashed an entire encampment.
Dossier | Arrondissement de Montréal-Nord | Des cols bleus détruisent sans préavis un campement toléré (2 articles)
Des sans-abri ont perdu le peu qu’ils avaient quand leur campement a été détruit par des cols bleus lundi soir. Leur présence était pourtant tolérée depuis des mois par l’arrondissement de Montréal-No...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson

Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
danielharan.bsky.social
"Morphological feathers", "unfriendly chemicals" -- in an Elsevier journal with an impact factor above 3.

I guess they don't make enough money to hire copy editors?
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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thebeaverton.com
When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
Photo of an Oct. 1 Time Magazine article that attributed a quote to US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, when it was actually made up for a Beaverton article.
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
danielharan.bsky.social
1: Finally.

2: Why now? Why this pipeline and not the first?

I'm guessing it's either opportunism, or not being able to take citizens telling him he's a fraud.

Oh, and once they build the pipeline, do Liberals really believe they'll find customers? Or are they burning cash to make Alberta happy?
rachelgilmore.bsky.social Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 5d
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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leeknoxostertag.bsky.social
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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bhaggart.bsky.social
Solomon sounds like he's outsourced his thinking to a chatbot.
"Technology moves at the speed of innovation"* is right up there with "Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty."
(Also, I'm pretty sure the PM is 100% on board with what Solomon's doing.)
tjheffernan.bsky.social Teresa Heffernan @tjheffernan.bsky.social · 6d
@mark-carney.bsky.social...could you please ask your minister how he defines 'AI,' a marketing term? And, if he is relying on universities, could he at least pay attention to the research and stop parroting Big Tech hype?

universityaffairs.ca/news/ai-mini...
Universities 'absolutely vital' to Canada's AI strategy, minister says - University Affairs
Evan Solomon, Canada’s minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, in conversation with University Affairs’ Christopher Guly.
universityaffairs.ca
November 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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jgkoomey.bsky.social
Don’t waste money on new fossil infrastructure, folks. Tropical islands can cost effectively transition off of fossil fuels using solar, wind and batteries. No LNG needed.
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
danielharan.bsky.social
Is it now woke to care about children forgotten in a car?

Maybe an effective altruist explain how preventing 3-4 dozen kids dying a year doesn't represent enough DALYs to justify the cost.
wsj.com The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 7d
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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atrupar.com
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM