Daniel Haran
@danielharan.bsky.social
Chocolate maker. Past work included software, open data, AI, politics.
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If only the pros outweighed the cons.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If only the pros outweighed the cons.
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The end of coal in California ⬇️
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. 🔌💡
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. 🔌💡
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The end of coal in California ⬇️
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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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.
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
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.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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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!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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!
Don't look up!
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Grievance is a career for christofascists
OU student says essay grade was a violation of her rights. Read the essay
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OU student says essay grade was a violation of her rights. Read the essay
In the essay, she wrote traditional gender roles should not be considered stereotypes. What do you think? Read the full essay and professor responses here.
www.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Grievance is a career for christofascists
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NYT: "Why are liberal children cutting off their MAGA parents?"
MAGA parents:
MAGA parents:
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
NYT: "Why are liberal children cutting off their MAGA parents?"
MAGA parents:
MAGA parents:
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.
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
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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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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
building more housing lowers rents
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.
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
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
building more housing lowers rents
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...
www.lapresse.ca
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
In Montréal-Nord, the city's workers trashed an entire encampment.
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People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
People who care about climate change are “dreaming nostalgically about the past.” - Minister Hodgson
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
Gotcha. That explains a lot.
"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?
I guess they don't make enough money to hire copy editors?
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
"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?
I guess they don't make enough money to hire copy editors?
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When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
November 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
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?
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?
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:
He directly cites today's MOU:
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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?
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?
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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
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
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
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
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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.)
"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.)
@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...
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
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.)
"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.)
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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.
Hawaii’s LNG Detour: Why A Fossil Bridge Arriving In The 2030s Makes No Sense - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/11/25/h...
Hawaii’s LNG Detour: Why A Fossil Bridge Arriving In The 2030s Makes No Sense - CleanTechnica
LNG would arrive too late and retire too early in Hawaiʻi, while renewables cut emissions, reduce pollution and align with state law.
cleantechnica.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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.
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.
Maybe an effective altruist explain how preventing 3-4 dozen kids dying a year doesn't represent enough DALYs to justify the cost.
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
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.
Maybe an effective altruist explain how preventing 3-4 dozen kids dying a year doesn't represent enough DALYs to justify the cost.
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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
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"
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It sure would be handy to have some way for the government to buy this surplus up, putting money in farmers pockets, minimally process it, pack it up in bags covered with Stars and Stripes, and use it to feed those most at risk of hunger at home and abroad, huh?
Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, this report from three days ago.
Wisconsin grain elevators are running out of room for this year's corn crop
Wisconsin farmers had a great growing year for crops. That has led to actual mountains of corn at grain elevators around the state.
www.wpr.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It sure would be handy to have some way for the government to buy this surplus up, putting money in farmers pockets, minimally process it, pack it up in bags covered with Stars and Stripes, and use it to feed those most at risk of hunger at home and abroad, huh?
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World’s wealthiest man and an alleged comedian losing their minds over the 2025 version of “Guys! Guys! I can make the calculator spell BOOBS!”
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
World’s wealthiest man and an alleged comedian losing their minds over the 2025 version of “Guys! Guys! I can make the calculator spell BOOBS!”
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Everything wrong with political journalism in one graf. This is not a policy proposal that exists but that doesn’t matter, what matters is that someone “won” by asking it bsky.app/profile/larr...
What a strange framing and characterization. How does one describe his blatantly dishonest, racist question about taxes as “press[ing] the Mayor-elect on his policy proposals”? In what way does this lying troll emerge as a “winner“?
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Everything wrong with political journalism in one graf. This is not a policy proposal that exists but that doesn’t matter, what matters is that someone “won” by asking it bsky.app/profile/larr...
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Le gouvernement est vraiment en restriction budgétaire! Je reviens du site de vaccination avec ma mère et après 10 minutes de débats, ils n'ont jamais voulu me donner le vaccin COVID 😡
Mon père 71 ans poumons fragile. Ma mère commence traitement immunodépressif en décembre. Vous avez une idée? 😭
Mon père 71 ans poumons fragile. Ma mère commence traitement immunodépressif en décembre. Vous avez une idée? 😭
Non mais elle fout quoi la Quach depuis qu'elle est là? En plus qu'il faudrait que je paie, vous ne l'avez même pas? Ma mère m'a dit la même chose depuis une semaine, me suis dit (bah, ça doit être une anomalie). Mais non! Ici aussi! Vous foutez quoi la DSPN et @sante.quebec ? Ils font exprès?
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Le gouvernement est vraiment en restriction budgétaire! Je reviens du site de vaccination avec ma mère et après 10 minutes de débats, ils n'ont jamais voulu me donner le vaccin COVID 😡
Mon père 71 ans poumons fragile. Ma mère commence traitement immunodépressif en décembre. Vous avez une idée? 😭
Mon père 71 ans poumons fragile. Ma mère commence traitement immunodépressif en décembre. Vous avez une idée? 😭
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It may be hard to believe, but Twitter was once a useful public space instead of a weird monetization scheme for racist ragebait chatbots.
November 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It may be hard to believe, but Twitter was once a useful public space instead of a weird monetization scheme for racist ragebait chatbots.