David Haralson
@laughlax.bsky.social
Transmission analysis at a grid-scale battery company. Trans rights are human rights! Born at 358ppm. He/him. Dad. Organist. Democrat. Boomer Sooner! Salt Lake Valley, UT. I represent only myself here.
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David Haralson
@laughlax.bsky.social
· Jun 28
Hi everyone, I'm here now! Hopefully looking forward to what the future brings in this brave new world.
If you know of good people to follow here in any of these categories, please point me their way!:
* Energy industry
* Clean energy transition
* Mormonism
* Pipe organs
If you know of good people to follow here in any of these categories, please point me their way!:
* Energy industry
* Clean energy transition
* Mormonism
* Pipe organs
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in a reasonable world the Trump admin would be catching enormous amounts of shit for their decision to deploy the national guard now that this has happened, rather than the media helping manufacture consent for them ending all refugee programs
I am not holding my breath
I am not holding my breath
The Trump DOJ played down the risk of deploying the National Guard to DC, despite warnings, and now one of them is dead. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
in a reasonable world the Trump admin would be catching enormous amounts of shit for their decision to deploy the national guard now that this has happened, rather than the media helping manufacture consent for them ending all refugee programs
I am not holding my breath
I am not holding my breath
Propeller? I hardly know 'er!
Cracker Barrel? I hardly know 'er!
Doctor? I hardly know 'er!
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Propeller? I hardly know 'er!
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holiday clarification
YouTube video by bill wurtz
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November 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
You can only repost this today, get in quick on this limited-time opportunity
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Just enjoy the holiday forever, folks
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Just enjoy the holiday forever, folks
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it’s giving Thank’s
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
it’s giving Thank’s
Bean Dad step aside, Ketchup Grandpa is here
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Bean Dad step aside, Ketchup Grandpa is here
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PJM is the regional grid serving 67 million customers in 13 states
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
PJM is the regional grid serving 67 million customers in 13 states
Kid who mishears "brainrot" and thinks everyone is talking about baby robots
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Kid who mishears "brainrot" and thinks everyone is talking about baby robots
Nothing says Thanksgiving break like...
*checks notes*
...practicing Christmas music on the organ so it can be perfect when the day comes 😊
*checks notes*
...practicing Christmas music on the organ so it can be perfect when the day comes 😊
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Nothing says Thanksgiving break like...
*checks notes*
...practicing Christmas music on the organ so it can be perfect when the day comes 😊
*checks notes*
...practicing Christmas music on the organ so it can be perfect when the day comes 😊
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"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-."
"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"
"About as intelligent as a border collie."
"So, intelligent. Why?"
"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
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J. Stuart, you wouldn’t be pursuing a constitutional amendment if Judge Gibson actually gave you a gerrymandered map because you could win that case with the existing law.
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
J. Stuart, you wouldn’t be pursuing a constitutional amendment if Judge Gibson actually gave you a gerrymandered map because you could win that case with the existing law.
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Ain't no other way to say it: Republican utleg are a bunch of whiny, power hungry taint warts throwing tantrums.
Utahns deserve honest and fair representation. Republicans want to stay in power with their stranglehold on citizens at any cost and any means.
Utahns deserve honest and fair representation. Republicans want to stay in power with their stranglehold on citizens at any cost and any means.
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ain't no other way to say it: Republican utleg are a bunch of whiny, power hungry taint warts throwing tantrums.
Utahns deserve honest and fair representation. Republicans want to stay in power with their stranglehold on citizens at any cost and any means.
Utahns deserve honest and fair representation. Republicans want to stay in power with their stranglehold on citizens at any cost and any means.
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H1-B visa holder detained when trying to board a domestic flight. Unclear what the grounds for arrest are.
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
H1-B visa holder detained when trying to board a domestic flight. Unclear what the grounds for arrest are.
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Some CA legislator should propose a bill to move wildfire mitigation costs out of electricity bills & into the general fund. It's more honest (the whole state is affected), more progressive (electricity bills are *extremely* regressive), & would, at a stroke, lower CA electric bills.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Jeopardeez Nuts youtu.be/_3YVvnMFvXM
These Nuts Uncut | Jeopardy!
YouTube video by Jeopardy!
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November 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Jeopardeez Nuts youtu.be/_3YVvnMFvXM
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"What are you working on?"
I put the soldering iron on its stand and inspected my work.
"A time travel receiver. I figured out the machine can't travel in time itself."
"Do you have a transmitter too?"
I plugged the power in. "Not yet."
A newspaper appeared in the machine.
"I will, next year."
I put the soldering iron on its stand and inspected my work.
"A time travel receiver. I figured out the machine can't travel in time itself."
"Do you have a transmitter too?"
I plugged the power in. "Not yet."
A newspaper appeared in the machine.
"I will, next year."
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"What are you working on?"
I put the soldering iron on its stand and inspected my work.
"A time travel receiver. I figured out the machine can't travel in time itself."
"Do you have a transmitter too?"
I plugged the power in. "Not yet."
A newspaper appeared in the machine.
"I will, next year."
I put the soldering iron on its stand and inspected my work.
"A time travel receiver. I figured out the machine can't travel in time itself."
"Do you have a transmitter too?"
I plugged the power in. "Not yet."
A newspaper appeared in the machine.
"I will, next year."
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A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
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Machine learning (umbrella term, I know) is a useful, sometimes transformative tool in the hands of trained researchers who understand how to deploy it and critically assess the results.
A chatbot is not useful in the same ways (though underlying technologies may be, in other contexts).
A chatbot is not useful in the same ways (though underlying technologies may be, in other contexts).
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Machine learning (umbrella term, I know) is a useful, sometimes transformative tool in the hands of trained researchers who understand how to deploy it and critically assess the results.
A chatbot is not useful in the same ways (though underlying technologies may be, in other contexts).
A chatbot is not useful in the same ways (though underlying technologies may be, in other contexts).
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
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Ending my online session with some great news.
First Solar just opened a $1.1 billion integrated solar PV manufacturing plant in Louisiana capable of producing 3.5 gigawatts of panels each year. The plant will employ >700 people electrek.co/2025/11/21/f... 🔌💡
First Solar opens a Louisiana factory that’s 11 Superdomes big
First Solar opens a massive $1.1 billion solar factory in Louisiana, adding 3.5 GW of new US capacity and more than 800 well-paid jobs.
electrek.co
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Ending my online session with some great news.
I checked this and confirmed it. 5 years of service makes her meet basic pension eligibility starting at age 62.
This is the best explanation I've seen for why MTG's resignation is effective Jan 2026.
This is the best explanation I've seen for why MTG's resignation is effective Jan 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I checked this and confirmed it. 5 years of service makes her meet basic pension eligibility starting at age 62.
This is the best explanation I've seen for why MTG's resignation is effective Jan 2026.
This is the best explanation I've seen for why MTG's resignation is effective Jan 2026.
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Good. But anyone who signed off on this has not earned the trust of the public to be in a position of public responsibility. They must resign or be fired.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Good. But anyone who signed off on this has not earned the trust of the public to be in a position of public responsibility. They must resign or be fired.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...