wrileys.bsky.social
ChemE in manufacturing software
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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS
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Ultimately, I think the joke will be how much dev time goes into a skill that didn’t pass 🙄
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I mean accidental in the same way that Texas is going to surpass CA’s solar capacity in the next year or two DESPITE the current state government’s wishes.
A glut of cheap solar could mean a lot more electrification, which is good for everyone.
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One thing that the TikTok ban does show is that Congress is taking a threat from China very seriously.
Reshoring + *thoughtful* relocation of federal agencies could accidentally do a lot of good. www.vox.com/new-money/20...
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200k jobs seems overstated?
My favorite Harris policy proposal was the small business standard tax deduction. www.taxnotes.com/featured-ana...
It’s not inconceivable to think that congress may copy that idea.
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Having some connection to SC, you have my condolences. That state is failing its citizens like so many others — TX included.
I assume we’re not too far apart more broadly in our views. Thanks for helping me refine my views.
I have many grips against the CCP but it did lift 800m out of poverty.
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Citation needed.
We also banned Huawei infrastructure for good reason.
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Also TikTok is a rational initial target because of its popularity.
You get data collection, algorithm amplification and moderation, plus under CCP authority via ByteDance all in one.
Separating any of those parts makes each portion less bad (but none of it good).
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Congress failing to prevent most bad does not undermine the one thing they got around to fixing because it was politically convenient at the time.
They should be stopping all of that.
Also any links to the electrical infrastructure claim? Haven’t heard that one before.
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Ahh yes it’s all a conspiracy. Tell me, who is supposedly writing my script?
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I do but that the main issue is ByteDance ownership. If TikTok were a separate entity registered in Singapore or the UAE, etc. then you remove the default assumption that the CCP will use this TikTok to further its own gains.
It’s data collection + motive + leverage (compounding bad).
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I think the answer is that neither is being used to influence US citizens but I agree that RedNote should be similarly banned.
That’s whataboutism on data collection. It’s not great by anyone.
Zoom uses encryption by default + no algorithms and therefore won’t be weaponized in the same way.
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Are there any examples of the King of Spain’s tailoring that you dislike? I’m consistently impressed.
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Agreed.
A sale of TikTok to Meta should be blocked. Meta is already to big and anticompetitive; it should be broken up. But ByteDance is too big as well.
TikTok should be competing as a standalone company against a standalone Instagram, and WhatsApp, and BlueSky, and YouTube, etc.
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ByteDance ownership is the issue: apnews.com/article/tikt...
The issue isn’t that China regulates organizations the same way that Norway does (i.e. embeds in the organization).
It’s that the Chinese government is considered an adversary. Banning Huawei phones isn’t infringing on free speech either
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Not sure you meant this, but I would emphasize that a forced divestiture by ByteDance ≠TikTok no longer exists.
Similarly, forcing Meta to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram for Antitrust (vs National Security) reasons is fine too.
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This feels like a “short quippy and wrong” argument. Social media isn’t a town square, it’s a hotel lobby.
If freedom of assembly applies, then we’d remove moderation from these platforms. We wouldn’t have a TOS. This really isn’t a free speech issue.
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A for-profit organization opting to no longer do business in the US to avoid regulations about incorporation in countries the US considers an adversary is not an erosion of anyone’s individual rights.
Foreign car makers not selling in the US b/c of safety regulations isn’t an infringement either.
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I’d argue you’ve got that backwards. bsky.app/profile/asha...
Chinese companies cannot be compelled by US warrants.
And blindly trusting that ByteDance keeps user information perfectly separated geographically (i.e., only Hong Kongers data is accessible not American) apnews.com/article/tikt...
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Whether or not TikTok *should* be spun off from ByteDance, the US government 100% has the right to break up organizations doing business here.
It’s a huge issue that we aren’t doing it enough, domestically. Amazon and AWS should be split; Google and YouTube; Meta with WhatsApp, Insta, etc.
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Unfortunately, I think discussion of what’s happening to the Uyghurs grants a similar fate.
For-profit corporations are not moral entities. Their primary purpose is orthogonal to upholding individuals’ rights (like freedom of expression).
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Haha that’s fair. My goal is to plant a seed, not get a real answer.
None of the ideas are new per se. Supercritical CO2 already exists as a working fluid (not super common). Fracking for geothermal power is past pilot phase in NV. CO2 sequestration into bicarbonate rocks exists in Iceland.
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1. Can you use supercritical CO2 as a working fluid for fracked geothermal wells?
2. Would any appreciable amount of CO2 be absorbed during this?
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@hankgreen.bsky.social Any idea how many total miles rovers have traveled on Mars? This article from 2021 claims it’s over 137 miles. mashable.com/article/moon...
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I desperately hope it’s worth the effort they’re putting into it.
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So the kitten was not allowed to board.
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Fantastic show! I may have missed it, but did Stephen Hayes ever share the fate of the cat smuggling effort?
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Yes.
Also, H2 is either:
1. Natural gas in disguise
2. Electricity in disguise (which is still a lot of natural gas).
So conversion minus fuel cell efficiencies… Methanol is probably easier.
The most efficient + easiest solution is trains and trollytrucks. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley...
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The plastic lining is being burnt up during recycling, saving some fraction of the natural gas used to heat it up.
Plastic requires relatively little oil because the polymers are quite strong (that’s why it’s great and terrible).
Transport & heating changes are 10x the return for CO2 mitigation.
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Glass recycling is great, where it’s still happening. The transportation of much heavier glass via roads is more carbon intensive; electrifying transport would help.
Most soda bottles are made from polyethylene terephthalate, which is easier to recycle (but still only ~30% I believe).
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Yes of course, but not viable nationally in the US. Coal to combined cycle natural gas plants is ½ the CO₂, less PM, NOx, SOx, etc. It’s also better for matching renewables production.
The Allam Cycle may be viable with COâ‚‚ capture (i.e. not a complete scam). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allam_p...