Well the “good news” is the Lone Star Tick is expanding its territory. If we keep treating our environment like shit, it may just bring down the hammer on beef and dairy

It not really a question of “how?” Anymore. We know how to get most of the way there. We already developed technology to get at least halfway. We just need to roll it out, the “easy” part.

• We know how to decarbonize at least 95% power generation
• we know how to make significant efficiency/weatherization gains
• we know how to electrify residential
• we know how to decarbonize most of transportation
• we have at least possibilities for aviation, shipping, industry, and at least some plastics

Of course we don’t yet have 100% of the answer, but it’s criminal how much of the answer is already in our hands and we refuse to use it, or keep dragging our feet

For sure we should reduce overall travel.

• To the extent people still work from home: we do. On days when I work from home I generally don’t use a motor vehicle for anything
• to the extent we order online, we do. I rarely goto stores besides the grocery. Sorry retailers and local shopping advocates but a dedicated delivery vehicle is more efficient that you taking yours
• I’ve seen gradual progress in train buildout from the 2022 infrastructure bill. It’s very slow, piecemeal, not dramatic but there are more transit options

Even crazier when you started working from home at least part time since pandemic, so the shoes you’d normally wear to work get little use.

I got divorced about five years ago and still have a closet full of shoes I apparently needed but they’re all unworn so I might have a lifetime supply

Here in the US, the reasons people generally cheer for ICE vehicles boil down to how expensive EVs are here. Legacy manufacturers sell them only in premium trims and dealers tack on excessive profit to help discourage them - they truly are not affordable here.

They don’t seem to understand this is a choice by legacy manufacturers, combined with protectionism bought by those same manufacturers.

I suppose there’s a range concern but I don’t see how that has any validity. As people have more direct experience, that should mostly disappear. While there are never enough chargers, most of the population has high speed charging convenient to them and most homeowners can charge at home.

the question is whether oil is still a hugely important energy commodity and the answer is a resounding yes

This is a HUGE reason to push for progress. Oil is critical to so much of modern life and we have no substitutes for all too much of it. We need more progress where we do have options (eg. EVs) so we can start growing out of our dependency before it becomes a crisis

This is one of the concerns I have watched with interest ……

• with the first mass market push to wind “grid won’t be stable with any significant amount”
• as wind and solar became more popular “renewables can only be 30% without destabilizing the grid
• this past summer “with today’s renewables and storage technology, the cheapest most stable option is 95% of the grid”

Your concern may be technically and historically valid but is rapidly disappearing

I don’t know, it could backfire. People don’t buy French wines for their low price but because of their reputation. Sometimes making a premium item more expensive just makes it seem more premium.

French wineries should lean into that. I bet they get huge profits

He wants oil even if the wind is cheaper, the wind farm is almost finished and already producing power

A lot of educated professional people are NOT eager to live in a “race to the bottom” type of place. Without serious attention to massive quality of life improvements, you couldn’t pay me enough

I imagine more like with x-rays. You’ll have a tech doing the procedure, and automation to guide the tech and interpret results. The results will be emailed to a remote ob/gyn, who will hopefully actually look instead of blindly believing ai slop. Hopefully they can do this with quick enough turnaround to respond to any issues but I’m not optimistic

Do you not interact with your customer? As a software engineer, it’s part of my job to sell the project manager or customer on details they haven’t thought of or may not fully understand

their economic model is better than the West’s.

Policy. Their economic policy is better. Their government has some far-reaching strategies, creates comprehensive policies to develop them, and maintains those policies consistently across many years. They effectively guide competition and long term vision into their market, just like any competent government ought to do

That’s also the biggest place we’re failing. Lack of vision, lack of strategy, no consistency. Even worse when your administration enriches themselves, plays favorites, outright takes bribes, holds themselves above the law, rules out of spite and personal feelings, focuses only on short term

I’ve seen rich people grow fearful as their physical abilities fade. From as little as not trusting walking on ice to not trusting walking after dark to unsteady driving to staying inside a locked door more. Perhaps that makes them more susceptible to the scare talk, the scapegoating, blaming “others”

Maybe I’m continuing to be naively optimistic, but it’s hard to see military brass agreeing to attack nato troops

If I can give an overly pedantic answer, it’s not him. I certainly never give such a vile human being a pass but …… his advisors have their own agendas. At least some of the evilness is their agenda and Trump is either the sock puppet, was bribed, or just doesn’t care about anyone besides himself.

You can’t, and shouldn’t try. Spending time in moderation is more important, so limit that. Sure when they’re little you have to open restrictions over time but keep the focus on recognizing ai slop and understanding the issues with it.

Sooner than you think, they’re watching is out of your control so it quickly becomes critical for them learn about

Gotta watch that newfangled philosophy - why don’t we just use the classics? /s

More accurately I’m more pessimistic about direct resistance. Even if you’re kidnapped out of the country, at least you’ve survived and have hope. That law is on your side, so if we ever get back to following laws ….

wtf I hope they let Don jr. put billions of dollars into this scam then nationalize as soon as Drump is out of office. Never in the US have people so blatantly abused policy for personal enrichment- and I’m including Hawaii