Jeremy Hsieh
@jmlhsieh.bsky.social
Journalist, premature curmudgeon, news guy in Anchorage, Alaska. Formerly of Juneau.
Oh nm. The original application letter from 2023 says it's specifically for "during periods of execessive summer heat" even on those warmest days, less water than what's permitted is expected to be used
August 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Oh nm. The original application letter from 2023 says it's specifically for "during periods of execessive summer heat" even on those warmest days, less water than what's permitted is expected to be used
Very interesting. Got an HVAC or engineering question.
If your building is in urban Alaska and needs industrial cooling, wouldn't it be way more economical most of the year to steer that excess heat somewhere worthwhile, instead down the storm drain?
If your building is in urban Alaska and needs industrial cooling, wouldn't it be way more economical most of the year to steer that excess heat somewhere worthwhile, instead down the storm drain?
August 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Very interesting. Got an HVAC or engineering question.
If your building is in urban Alaska and needs industrial cooling, wouldn't it be way more economical most of the year to steer that excess heat somewhere worthwhile, instead down the storm drain?
If your building is in urban Alaska and needs industrial cooling, wouldn't it be way more economical most of the year to steer that excess heat somewhere worthwhile, instead down the storm drain?
So that plane is right-side up under the ice, and the people are sitting on top of the top side of the wing.
Which means somehow, it appears that the plane did a 180 (or 540 or 900, etc) before it came to rest under the ice.
Which means somehow, it appears that the plane did a 180 (or 540 or 900, etc) before it came to rest under the ice.
March 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
So that plane is right-side up under the ice, and the people are sitting on top of the top side of the wing.
Which means somehow, it appears that the plane did a 180 (or 540 or 900, etc) before it came to rest under the ice.
Which means somehow, it appears that the plane did a 180 (or 540 or 900, etc) before it came to rest under the ice.
But that would mean the people are sitting on the underside of the plane's wings. But that's not right, because then the fuselage would be above the ice. And also, you can see in other photos of the plane on a tarmac somewhere that the underside of the wings are white and the topside is green.
March 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
But that would mean the people are sitting on the underside of the plane's wings. But that's not right, because then the fuselage would be above the ice. And also, you can see in other photos of the plane on a tarmac somewhere that the underside of the wings are white and the topside is green.
You can see the lines where the plane made its landing approach on top of the ice, and the prop end of the plane under the ice facing the approach.
At first, I thought the plane's gear got hung up above the ice, and the front end kept going, and spun around until it was upside down under the ice.
At first, I thought the plane's gear got hung up above the ice, and the front end kept going, and spun around until it was upside down under the ice.
March 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
You can see the lines where the plane made its landing approach on top of the ice, and the prop end of the plane under the ice facing the approach.
At first, I thought the plane's gear got hung up above the ice, and the front end kept going, and spun around until it was upside down under the ice.
At first, I thought the plane's gear got hung up above the ice, and the front end kept going, and spun around until it was upside down under the ice.
I feel like there's some Butters In Alaska crossover potential here. What's her guess?
March 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I feel like there's some Butters In Alaska crossover potential here. What's her guess?
I will stay up a little thinking about what this means, but presumably will rest before I fully figure it out
March 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I will stay up a little thinking about what this means, but presumably will rest before I fully figure it out