Tyler
@repeaterrh.bsky.social
physicist, parent, runner, gardener, EV advocate
Adding a horrifying example re: obsolete everything else. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
4-year-old article and it's still a massive problem today.
4-year-old article and it's still a massive problem today.
How Texas’s zombie oil wells are creating an environmental disaster zone
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www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Adding a horrifying example re: obsolete everything else. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
4-year-old article and it's still a massive problem today.
4-year-old article and it's still a massive problem today.
It's worth saying that likely every DC charging business is unprofitable now, and if we want EVs to succeed, that has to change eventually. Part of that means businesses charging drivers in ways that more closely match their cost structure. Flat per kWh no matter how long someone is there isn't it.
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It's worth saying that likely every DC charging business is unprofitable now, and if we want EVs to succeed, that has to change eventually. Part of that means businesses charging drivers in ways that more closely match their cost structure. Flat per kWh no matter how long someone is there isn't it.
You could argue that time at DC chargers shouldn't be a finite resource, but I think it will always be. There will never be as many DC chargers as gas stations because of charging at home. If we build out for peak usage times like holiday travel, they'll be wildly underutilized and unprofitable.
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
You could argue that time at DC chargers shouldn't be a finite resource, but I think it will always be. There will never be as many DC chargers as gas stations because of charging at home. If we build out for peak usage times like holiday travel, they'll be wildly underutilized and unprofitable.
I'll bite. Time at DC chargers is a finite resource. The obvious solution, as suggested by the late Kelly Carmichael, is hybrid pricing, particularly with time-based pricing increasing over 80% SOC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-01...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I'll bite. Time at DC chargers is a finite resource. The obvious solution, as suggested by the late Kelly Carmichael, is hybrid pricing, particularly with time-based pricing increasing over 80% SOC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-01...
Same--just saying that Tesla pays for the equipment.
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Same--just saying that Tesla pays for the equipment.
And, importantly, they're usually free and actually cost Tesla money rather than generating revenue!
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And, importantly, they're usually free and actually cost Tesla money rather than generating revenue!
September 11 intelligence before the attacks - Wikipedia
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November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Eh, that's not wrong if your winter is -30. I think the more compelling counterargument is that both ICE and EVs lose 15-30% efficiency under more typical winter conditions.
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Eh, that's not wrong if your winter is -30. I think the more compelling counterargument is that both ICE and EVs lose 15-30% efficiency under more typical winter conditions.
Okay yeah not as bad as I thought, but combined with the anemic range maybe doesn't make for a nice roadtrip. But sounds like you won't roadtrip either way!
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Okay yeah not as bad as I thought, but combined with the anemic range maybe doesn't make for a nice roadtrip. But sounds like you won't roadtrip either way!
You're probably much more likely to go for a roadtrip in the EV6 than the buzz! I drove home from Denver to the Seattle area without kids in our Ioniq 5 in two long-ish but very smooth days. Wyoming in March was remarkably easy. Saw no one else charging at EA stations in the state.
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
You're probably much more likely to go for a roadtrip in the EV6 than the buzz! I drove home from Denver to the Seattle area without kids in our Ioniq 5 in two long-ish but very smooth days. Wyoming in March was remarkably easy. Saw no one else charging at EA stations in the state.
I have to think that some of these folks who popped up out of nowhere to support Bernie in 2016 and now make arguments that support Trump are on a Russian payroll. Real people (Greenwald, Taibbi) exist who followed the same path because they are that dumb, but I can't think that explains all of it.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I have to think that some of these folks who popped up out of nowhere to support Bernie in 2016 and now make arguments that support Trump are on a Russian payroll. Real people (Greenwald, Taibbi) exist who followed the same path because they are that dumb, but I can't think that explains all of it.
It's also more than just assault. Queer kids don't really come out in waspy east coast elite social circles. Blame is on anyone with less status.
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
It's also more than just assault. Queer kids don't really come out in waspy east coast elite social circles. Blame is on anyone with less status.
It's also related that elite social worlds have a code of silence. People in Brett Kavanaugh's world growing up were told not to make a public fuss about anything because it would prevent the Brett Kavanaughs of their community from making it onto the Supreme Court. Not sure this has changed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
It's also related that elite social worlds have a code of silence. People in Brett Kavanaugh's world growing up were told not to make a public fuss about anything because it would prevent the Brett Kavanaughs of their community from making it onto the Supreme Court. Not sure this has changed.
Certainly how sitcoms from the 90s sound now.
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Certainly how sitcoms from the 90s sound now.
Keeping up with the Alex Joneses
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Keeping up with the Alex Joneses
We have a Nissan Leaf and two Rad bikes and I think they occupy similar places in the history of their markets. Solid first efforts good enough to become dominant in a market without much competition, but they failed to evolve as the market matured. Compared to newer options, they're lackluster.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We have a Nissan Leaf and two Rad bikes and I think they occupy similar places in the history of their markets. Solid first efforts good enough to become dominant in a market without much competition, but they failed to evolve as the market matured. Compared to newer options, they're lackluster.
I feel like this could have won her the 2016 election if she talked about it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I feel like this could have won her the 2016 election if she talked about it.
To be fair, I love gas station chargers on roadtrips. They're optimized for quick in-out, unlike department stores. I think we should basically only have high-power DC chargers outside cities, except whatever's needed for taxis, and cities should be coated with level 2 and 50kW chargers.
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
To be fair, I love gas station chargers on roadtrips. They're optimized for quick in-out, unlike department stores. I think we should basically only have high-power DC chargers outside cities, except whatever's needed for taxis, and cities should be coated with level 2 and 50kW chargers.
Come on, it's pretty shortsighted to say that because one small field uses the platform to host low-quality work, the 90% of other work that's hosted there isn't work it.
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Come on, it's pretty shortsighted to say that because one small field uses the platform to host low-quality work, the 90% of other work that's hosted there isn't work it.
They're also huge repositories for research that would otherwise be paywalled. About half of my papers' published versions are paywalled, but people can still read the arXiv versions. Either there's a place on the internet for preprints, all preprints, or there isn't.
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
They're also huge repositories for research that would otherwise be paywalled. About half of my papers' published versions are paywalled, but people can still read the arXiv versions. Either there's a place on the internet for preprints, all preprints, or there isn't.
I can't say I understand why you rag on preprint servers so much. They're hosting platforms, not gatekeepers. They don't have review capacities.
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I can't say I understand why you rag on preprint servers so much. They're hosting platforms, not gatekeepers. They don't have review capacities.
So either he's lying or playing games, or both. This statement leaves no other possibilities on the table.
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
So either he's lying or playing games, or both. This statement leaves no other possibilities on the table.
If you take him at his word, that's a very stupid thing to say. If he's willing to give democrats what they want, then he's keeping the government shut down for no reason at all.
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you take him at his word, that's a very stupid thing to say. If he's willing to give democrats what they want, then he's keeping the government shut down for no reason at all.