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Product manager hpc/platforms/nonprofits. Interests: LLMs, wildlife, environment, astronomy, nature, cleantech, aerospace, virology. Masker and anti Covid.
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EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
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It's mad how much people care about immigration when it is so proportionately unimportant compared to healthcare, cost of living, poverty, climate change, wealth inequality, war etc. How easily people are convinced to rage about the wrong things by charismatic manipulators and social media posts.
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
It's mad how much people care about immigration when it is so proportionately unimportant compared to healthcare, cost of living, poverty, climate change, wealth inequality, war etc. How easily people are convinced to rage about the wrong things by charismatic manipulators and social media posts.
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A fascinating new preprint w/one very unexpected finding suggests, I believe, that a large proportion of Long Covid may be due to chronic infection in a particular bodily niche, which could be crucial for finding effective LC treatments. It requires some explaining. 🧵 1/33
September 2, 2025 at 3:16 AM
A fascinating new preprint w/one very unexpected finding suggests, I believe, that a large proportion of Long Covid may be due to chronic infection in a particular bodily niche, which could be crucial for finding effective LC treatments. It requires some explaining. 🧵 1/33
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Of note: they tell you how much it costs for the government to run the free filing system, but they don’t tell you how much it would cost to have a private corporation do it. (Hint: it would cost taxpayers more to have a private corporation do it.)
Treasury is required to produce a report to Congress related to Direct File, the free tax filing option that the current administration intends to kill. They've created a survey with a bunch of leading questions. The survey deserves some responses supportive of the program to counteract its framing:
IRS asks for public input on free tax filing options to inform congressional report | Internal Revenue Service
IR-2025-85, Aug. 21, 2025 — The IRS invites the public to participate in an anonymous feedback survey on tax preparation and filing options, which will run through Sept. 5, 2025.
www.irs.gov
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Of note: they tell you how much it costs for the government to run the free filing system, but they don’t tell you how much it would cost to have a private corporation do it. (Hint: it would cost taxpayers more to have a private corporation do it.)
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One of these days, I'm going to have to let some of my elder family members down by letting them know that the opposite of being "too woke" is, quite literally, stupid and ignorant. Woke means understanding.
August 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
One of these days, I'm going to have to let some of my elder family members down by letting them know that the opposite of being "too woke" is, quite literally, stupid and ignorant. Woke means understanding.
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Game Changers: Twelve Elections That Transformed California. a real breezy read thru California history but it spills good personal stories about certain Californian historical figures
August 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Game Changers: Twelve Elections That Transformed California. a real breezy read thru California history but it spills good personal stories about certain Californian historical figures
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Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Remember: The recipe for economic growth isn’t tax cuts for the rich. It’s investment in our people — in health care, infrastructure and education — to build a strong middle class.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
You don't grow the economy through trickle-down nonsense.
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From satellites to species survival: A new study presents a remote sensing method to monitor wetland health - cheap, scalable & open-source 🛰️🌏
Proven in Madagascar to guide conservation of the critically endangered Madagascar Pochard 🦆🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Proven in Madagascar to guide conservation of the critically endangered Madagascar Pochard 🦆🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
July 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
From satellites to species survival: A new study presents a remote sensing method to monitor wetland health - cheap, scalable & open-source 🛰️🌏
Proven in Madagascar to guide conservation of the critically endangered Madagascar Pochard 🦆🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Proven in Madagascar to guide conservation of the critically endangered Madagascar Pochard 🦆🧪
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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When Adolph Hitler decided to set the stage for what would become the Holocaust. It was based on what he had learned about how the United States of America had chosen to deal
with the Native American population.
The Principles of Indian Law Inspired the Nazis, by Steve Melendez, Paiute.
with the Native American population.
The Principles of Indian Law Inspired the Nazis, by Steve Melendez, Paiute.
July 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
When Adolph Hitler decided to set the stage for what would become the Holocaust. It was based on what he had learned about how the United States of America had chosen to deal
with the Native American population.
The Principles of Indian Law Inspired the Nazis, by Steve Melendez, Paiute.
with the Native American population.
The Principles of Indian Law Inspired the Nazis, by Steve Melendez, Paiute.
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“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’”- Isaac Asimov
Podcast bros really dialed this up to 11. Any theory is as good as science
Podcast bros really dialed this up to 11. Any theory is as good as science
May 18, 2025 at 2:07 AM
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge’”- Isaac Asimov
Podcast bros really dialed this up to 11. Any theory is as good as science
Podcast bros really dialed this up to 11. Any theory is as good as science
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"If you can purchase US citizenship for $5 million, the “illegals” are only guilty of being poor." -Feminist News
April 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"If you can purchase US citizenship for $5 million, the “illegals” are only guilty of being poor." -Feminist News
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Here’s the thing: the virus didn’t go away.
The messaging did.
We're not post-pandemic. We're post-accountability. The public’s been gaslit into thinking caution is “paranoia” and illness is “normal.”
The messaging did.
We're not post-pandemic. We're post-accountability. The public’s been gaslit into thinking caution is “paranoia” and illness is “normal.”
April 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Here’s the thing: the virus didn’t go away.
The messaging did.
We're not post-pandemic. We're post-accountability. The public’s been gaslit into thinking caution is “paranoia” and illness is “normal.”
The messaging did.
We're not post-pandemic. We're post-accountability. The public’s been gaslit into thinking caution is “paranoia” and illness is “normal.”
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This is an article that I've wanted to write for over a year, and I finally got the chance to do it!
Atproto Ethos is a deep dive into how we think about protocol design - its influences, the core innovations, and the opinionated takes that we've adopted
Atproto Ethos is a deep dive into how we think about protocol design - its influences, the core innovations, and the opinionated takes that we've adopted
Atproto Ethos - AT Protocol
A deep dive into the philosophical and aesthetic principles underlying the design of AT Protocol.
atproto.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is an article that I've wanted to write for over a year, and I finally got the chance to do it!
Atproto Ethos is a deep dive into how we think about protocol design - its influences, the core innovations, and the opinionated takes that we've adopted
Atproto Ethos is a deep dive into how we think about protocol design - its influences, the core innovations, and the opinionated takes that we've adopted
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If only the mainstream media had broadcast that this could happen in, say, the fall?
Harris tried, and the media largely dismissed her.
Harris tried, and the media largely dismissed her.
April 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If only the mainstream media had broadcast that this could happen in, say, the fall?
Harris tried, and the media largely dismissed her.
Harris tried, and the media largely dismissed her.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️
March 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️
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Generally agree with George here, with this clarification.
The economy is at risk *because our freedoms and the rule of law are at risk.
The economy is at risk *because our freedoms and the rule of law are at risk.
That said, the Dems need to find a way to express that they understand, and impress upon others, the moment we are in, when far more than the economy (you know, like our freedoms, and the rule of law) are at stake.
March 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Generally agree with George here, with this clarification.
The economy is at risk *because our freedoms and the rule of law are at risk.
The economy is at risk *because our freedoms and the rule of law are at risk.
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Humans have failed to understand the politics of the ecosystem: Earth only works as a federation of 10 million species, not a dictatorship of one
March 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Humans have failed to understand the politics of the ecosystem: Earth only works as a federation of 10 million species, not a dictatorship of one
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MAGA wants peace in the same way a guy that beats his wife just wants a happy marriage.
March 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
MAGA wants peace in the same way a guy that beats his wife just wants a happy marriage.
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I was recently introduced to the concept of “hypernormalization” coined to describe the Soviet Union.
Hypernormalization is when the economic and social system is obviously broken, but instead of fixing it, people just accept it as normal because the truth is too complex or inconvenient to change.
Hypernormalization is when the economic and social system is obviously broken, but instead of fixing it, people just accept it as normal because the truth is too complex or inconvenient to change.
March 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I was recently introduced to the concept of “hypernormalization” coined to describe the Soviet Union.
Hypernormalization is when the economic and social system is obviously broken, but instead of fixing it, people just accept it as normal because the truth is too complex or inconvenient to change.
Hypernormalization is when the economic and social system is obviously broken, but instead of fixing it, people just accept it as normal because the truth is too complex or inconvenient to change.