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One of the coolest things about what Fervo is doing right now is the quantity of deep drilling into geologies that haven’t been explored nearly as much as the classic sedimentary formations of O&G. It’s fun to get huge insights into fundamental geologic processes as a byproduct of our work.
July 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One of the coolest things about what Fervo is doing right now is the quantity of deep drilling into geologies that haven’t been explored nearly as much as the classic sedimentary formations of O&G. It’s fun to get huge insights into fundamental geologic processes as a byproduct of our work.
All research is "me-search"
May 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
All research is "me-search"
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Some of the most recent “market analysis” on geothermal has been of terrible quality.
Fervo publishes extensively, at great risk to our business BTW as it gives competitors insight into our tech.
And a lot of “analysis” seems incapable of even basic Google searches to find it.
Fervo publishes extensively, at great risk to our business BTW as it gives competitors insight into our tech.
And a lot of “analysis” seems incapable of even basic Google searches to find it.
May 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Some of the most recent “market analysis” on geothermal has been of terrible quality.
Fervo publishes extensively, at great risk to our business BTW as it gives competitors insight into our tech.
And a lot of “analysis” seems incapable of even basic Google searches to find it.
Fervo publishes extensively, at great risk to our business BTW as it gives competitors insight into our tech.
And a lot of “analysis” seems incapable of even basic Google searches to find it.
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YES. The Left needs to get out of the habit of acting as if the key missing piece is the will to act, and needs to focus more on HOW things could get done and the very real challenges that make action more difficult.
I think the question of "will" needs to give way to questions of "means" - what are the actual practical obstacles to doing any or all of the above (including the dispositions of people with the aforementioned money and talent)?
April 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
YES. The Left needs to get out of the habit of acting as if the key missing piece is the will to act, and needs to focus more on HOW things could get done and the very real challenges that make action more difficult.
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of course this is the 570th study finding this result, but still worth emphasizing that if you get a guaranteed payment, *the incentive to work is still there.* not true of many US welfare programs!!
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
of course this is the 570th study finding this result, but still worth emphasizing that if you get a guaranteed payment, *the incentive to work is still there.* not true of many US welfare programs!!
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
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ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
April 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
ELECTION RESULT: A team of city council members in Rolla, Missouri, have been pushing anti-LGTB policies, including a ban on drag shows and book censorship.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
Voters just ousted all three of these city councilors who were running for reelection, backing candidates backed by a local LGBT group.
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The pace of new startups being launched in geothermal is unprecedented now. I see a new one every day. And more and more often they are directly referencing and building upon Fervo’s breakthroughs. The more the merrier! Rapidly bringing on more clean, firm power is going to take a strong ecosystem.
April 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The pace of new startups being launched in geothermal is unprecedented now. I see a new one every day. And more and more often they are directly referencing and building upon Fervo’s breakthroughs. The more the merrier! Rapidly bringing on more clean, firm power is going to take a strong ecosystem.
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You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
I agree with the author's basic opinion, but "eject"? He really wants to avoid using "deport".
“To capriciously eject people from the country without warning merely for publishing an unpopular political opinion in a student newspaper is, no matter what Trump’s defenders or special pleaders may beg, utterly abhorrent.” www.nationalreview.com/2025/03/wher...
Where Do You Draw the Line? | National Review
While I concede the legality of the administration’s move against Rumeysa Öztürk, I reject its morality and prudence.
www.nationalreview.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I agree with the author's basic opinion, but "eject"? He really wants to avoid using "deport".
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This is literally all that matters to the atmosphere. It doesn't give us points for producing more renewable energy, or walking more. All it cares about is whether we Actually Cut Fossil Fuels that crank out carbon, and stop chopping the old growth forests that capture it.
ICYMI - the latest monthly observations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄)... 🥹
For more data/info: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
For more data/info: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
March 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is literally all that matters to the atmosphere. It doesn't give us points for producing more renewable energy, or walking more. All it cares about is whether we Actually Cut Fossil Fuels that crank out carbon, and stop chopping the old growth forests that capture it.
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Only a shithole country, a lawless backwater in the middle of a rapid downward spiral, would revoke a student visa over an op-ed.
Marco Rubio on Rumeysa Ozturk: "We revoked her visa ... once you've lost your visa, you're no longer legally in the United States ... if you come into the US as a visitor and create a ruckus for us, we don't want it. We don't want it in our country. Go back and do it in your country."
March 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Only a shithole country, a lawless backwater in the middle of a rapid downward spiral, would revoke a student visa over an op-ed.
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What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
March 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
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thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
thinking of one of abraham lincoln's great quotes this morning:
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."
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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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Part of what landed us here was the oft repeated refrain of "polarization" lending credence to the story that "both sides" were of equal blame or some magnetic force was at play.
March 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Part of what landed us here was the oft repeated refrain of "polarization" lending credence to the story that "both sides" were of equal blame or some magnetic force was at play.
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I hear you'd like to build a datacenter quickly... www.offgridai.us/
March 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I hear you'd like to build a datacenter quickly... www.offgridai.us/
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The outlines of a White House plan to produce a government science report that highlights the "benefits" of climate change is coming together. The intent is to expand presidential power, target regulations and fight litigation filed against fossil fuel companies. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump’s next climate move: Show global warming benefits humanity
A new federal report downplaying or denying climate change could drive a reversal of climate rules and expansion of executive authority.
www.eenews.net
March 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The outlines of a White House plan to produce a government science report that highlights the "benefits" of climate change is coming together. The intent is to expand presidential power, target regulations and fight litigation filed against fossil fuel companies. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens
March 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.
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Rhetoric from the Dems showing some signs of improvement
March 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Rhetoric from the Dems showing some signs of improvement