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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 19h

Oh and somewhat related observation:

Walking thru the parking lot felt like being transported to an oversized vehicle lot: only big SUVs and huge killer pickups aloud. Maybe this is characteristic of Long Island or maybe this is just how parking lots outside NYC are now?

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 19h

I didn't get a close look -- just heard and smelled them everywhere.

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 19h

I fantasize about that all the time.

We took a trip to London this summer. More than half of the ice cream trucks there advertised that they were green/solar/battery powered. Amazing.

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 21h

At a soccer tournament for kid #1

There are a LOT of diesel generators

I've read about efforts to get mobile batteries into the mix for disaster recovery. Soccer tourneys etc. seem like a good secondary (or primary?) use case for the business model.

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 2d

I'll just say that I have a very different approach to deadlines

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 2d

@jlappen1.bsky.social
@mikeebloomberg.bsky.social

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 2d

I'm married to this person and lemme tell you it's an adventure even when the experience is vicarious.

The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Woman Tends To Do Best Creative Thinking When Backed Into Corner With Livelihood At Stake https://theonion.com/woman-tends-to-do-best-creative-thinking-when-backed-in-1851338274/

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 3d

You all waited long enough

The font detective was really close:

May 1951

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 3d

Wanna guess when this article was published in Scientific American?

(No cheating)

The Heat Pump
Invented a century ago and widely applied in recent years, the device that utilizes the temperature of the ground or the air to heat and cool houses is still evolving
by John F. Sandfort

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 3d

Project's going well, in case you were wondering

Still from There Will Be Blood. Daniel Plainview, played by Daniel Day Lewis, watches as a team pushes explosives toward a burning oil derrick to extinguish it.

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 3d

New addition to my list of stressful/motivating music for meeting deadlines:

There Will Be Blood soundtrack

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 5d

Arson, mostly

... some (most?) of the H2 hubs were a political solution to IRA coalition building and a maybe-solution to real problems ...

Still, arson.

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 5d

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 5d

Saul Zabar created a very special place. I'll be buying some of his legendary frommage in homage tonight.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

www.nytimes.com

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 5d

I take exception to NYC and Long Island being grouped together.

William Hazen @williamhazen.bsky.social · 5d

This is the most accurate depiction of the Midwest to date. Wichita has always felt like the last Midwest city while also being the first plains city.

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 9d

C'mon folks. I know someone out there has somethin'.

Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 9d

Question for the #EnergySky lawyers in the room:

Know of any fun* recent examples of a utility commission getting remanded on the grounds that its action/decision/order was unduly preferential or discriminatory?

*not required, but bonus points will be awarded for examples that are more fun

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 9d

I'll see your "If the Czar only knew"

and I'll raise you with "the Cossacks work for the Czar"

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 9d

Question for the #EnergySky lawyers in the room:

Know of any fun* recent examples of a utility commission getting remanded on the grounds that its action/decision/order was unduly preferential or discriminatory?

*not required, but bonus points will be awarded for examples that are more fun

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 11d

I'm choosing to read "Lol" as "New York -- F$&! yeah"

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 12d

It's gong to be a hubris-shaped building

on Hubris Street

in the Hubris District

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 19d

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking steps to bring a future Donald Trump presidential library to downtown Miami.

Trump Presidential Library Site Proposed by DeSantis in Miami

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is taking steps to bring a future Donald Trump presidential library to downtown Miami.

bloom.bg

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 12d

All the posts and reposts of the opinion are great. Everyone should read it. By "everyone" I mean, not just everyone here. I encourage you -- users of this website -- to send it to your friends and family. Hey, print a copy and mail it to Mom.

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 13d

It isn't lithium ion. It's lithium iron phosphate.

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 13d

Have you considered embracing the situation and converting your basement into a grotto?

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 13d

Yup

Check out copperhome.com

Copper - Battery-Equipped Appliances

Thoughtfully designed, meticulously engineered, well-made home electrification products.

copperhome.com

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 13d

My mother in law just got a Copper range (electric oven, induction cooktop, battery-in-the-bottom so no wiring upgrade required). Results:

(1) she *loves* it; and

(2) the crew that installed her cabinets and the range were impressed (& mildly shocked) that you can just plug it into a wall outlet

Copper electric range and induction cooktop with wooden knobs and door handle

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Justin Gundlach @justingundlach.bsky.social · 13d

"right on the money"

Cartoon villain-ass pun

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