Anna Biela
@nuclearanna.bsky.social
Nuclear engineer, enby queer, and collector of hobbies. Any pronouns.
I’m so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great guy
December 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m so sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great guy
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Rivera warned supervisors that Baker was a reckless cop, according to the lawsuit, and that other cops knew the relationship had ended, that Rivera wanted to be reassigned away from Baker, and that she
“believed Baker was a threat to her personal safety."
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“believed Baker was a threat to her personal safety."
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Family of Chicago Cop Killed in Botched Chase Sues Chicago Police Department and Partner Who Shot Her
Officer Krystal Rivera's family says in the wrongful death suit that Officer Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he shot her in the back in Chath...
illinoisanswers.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Rivera warned supervisors that Baker was a reckless cop, according to the lawsuit, and that other cops knew the relationship had ended, that Rivera wanted to be reassigned away from Baker, and that she
“believed Baker was a threat to her personal safety."
@ctoner.bsky.social @schuba.bsky.social
“believed Baker was a threat to her personal safety."
@ctoner.bsky.social @schuba.bsky.social
Yeah, this is what it was like in Chicago’s Marshall Field’s (which was acquired my Macy’s at some point) when I was a kid. Or at least my memory of it
December 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Yeah, this is what it was like in Chicago’s Marshall Field’s (which was acquired my Macy’s at some point) when I was a kid. Or at least my memory of it
Choosing a Disney kids movie to illustrate this is just too on the nose. 💀
Watch whatever you want, but you can’t escape the fact that this is childish.
Watch whatever you want, but you can’t escape the fact that this is childish.
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Choosing a Disney kids movie to illustrate this is just too on the nose. 💀
Watch whatever you want, but you can’t escape the fact that this is childish.
Watch whatever you want, but you can’t escape the fact that this is childish.
Oh, thank you! I def picked it up from someone else, but don’t remember who
December 10, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Oh, thank you! I def picked it up from someone else, but don’t remember who
And most of the non-accident ecological damage that’s been done in the US with nuclear material is from the weapons program answering to no one on environmental or safety issues.
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
And most of the non-accident ecological damage that’s been done in the US with nuclear material is from the weapons program answering to no one on environmental or safety issues.
I actually don’t know much about how nuclear energy was regulated in the Soviet Union, but there were major flaws in the reactor design and operational practices that no regulator should have allowed.
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I actually don’t know much about how nuclear energy was regulated in the Soviet Union, but there were major flaws in the reactor design and operational practices that no regulator should have allowed.
Yeah, it was a big issue with the Fukushima Daiichi accident. The Japanese regulator nominally has high standards, but they often just accepted whatever the TEPCO engineers said without verifying or pushing back on important things, like tsunami risk and accident analysis.
December 10, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Yeah, it was a big issue with the Fukushima Daiichi accident. The Japanese regulator nominally has high standards, but they often just accepted whatever the TEPCO engineers said without verifying or pushing back on important things, like tsunami risk and accident analysis.
sweatshops bc they want everyone to be miserable—they sell shitty clothing and exploit people because WE buy it. Hell, we DEMAND it in the name of impoverished and disabled people, instead of actually advocating for better.
“We have no choice” is a self-fulfilling prophesy.
“We have no choice” is a self-fulfilling prophesy.
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
sweatshops bc they want everyone to be miserable—they sell shitty clothing and exploit people because WE buy it. Hell, we DEMAND it in the name of impoverished and disabled people, instead of actually advocating for better.
“We have no choice” is a self-fulfilling prophesy.
“We have no choice” is a self-fulfilling prophesy.
I swear people have this concept of companies as Captain Planet villains.
Like, yes, they’re profit motivated and will exploit and harm people to make a $. But pollution doesn’t come from the pollution factory; it comes from the “stuff YOU buy” factory. Companies don’t sell shitty clothing made in
Like, yes, they’re profit motivated and will exploit and harm people to make a $. But pollution doesn’t come from the pollution factory; it comes from the “stuff YOU buy” factory. Companies don’t sell shitty clothing made in
December 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I swear people have this concept of companies as Captain Planet villains.
Like, yes, they’re profit motivated and will exploit and harm people to make a $. But pollution doesn’t come from the pollution factory; it comes from the “stuff YOU buy” factory. Companies don’t sell shitty clothing made in
Like, yes, they’re profit motivated and will exploit and harm people to make a $. But pollution doesn’t come from the pollution factory; it comes from the “stuff YOU buy” factory. Companies don’t sell shitty clothing made in
That said, you do get issues when your power plants and your regulators get too chummy.
Either way—government owned, purely commercial, or something in between—you need a strong independent regulator.
Either way—government owned, purely commercial, or something in between—you need a strong independent regulator.
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
That said, you do get issues when your power plants and your regulators get too chummy.
Either way—government owned, purely commercial, or something in between—you need a strong independent regulator.
Either way—government owned, purely commercial, or something in between—you need a strong independent regulator.
guarantees & supply chain improvements.)
That’s a bad thing to some people, but I think the government SHOULD be willing to spend $ in the best interests of society actually.
That’s a bad thing to some people, but I think the government SHOULD be willing to spend $ in the best interests of society actually.
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
guarantees & supply chain improvements.)
That’s a bad thing to some people, but I think the government SHOULD be willing to spend $ in the best interests of society actually.
That’s a bad thing to some people, but I think the government SHOULD be willing to spend $ in the best interests of society actually.
externalities (e.g. oil, gas, coal) instead of taking on the financial risk and long-term investment of a nuclear plant.
The stars aligned in the US for a bunch of commercial investment in nuclear 50-ish years ago, but now you usually need government support (at least in the form of loan
The stars aligned in the US for a bunch of commercial investment in nuclear 50-ish years ago, but now you usually need government support (at least in the form of loan
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
externalities (e.g. oil, gas, coal) instead of taking on the financial risk and long-term investment of a nuclear plant.
The stars aligned in the US for a bunch of commercial investment in nuclear 50-ish years ago, but now you usually need government support (at least in the form of loan
The stars aligned in the US for a bunch of commercial investment in nuclear 50-ish years ago, but now you usually need government support (at least in the form of loan
Energy generation often has huge externalities (costs or consequences inflicted on third parties, often invisibly), like global warming, air pollution, ground pollution, etc.
Without proper incentives (regulations, tax incentives, social pressure), companies will opt for cheap energy with high
Without proper incentives (regulations, tax incentives, social pressure), companies will opt for cheap energy with high
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Energy generation often has huge externalities (costs or consequences inflicted on third parties, often invisibly), like global warming, air pollution, ground pollution, etc.
Without proper incentives (regulations, tax incentives, social pressure), companies will opt for cheap energy with high
Without proper incentives (regulations, tax incentives, social pressure), companies will opt for cheap energy with high
Governments are actually exactly who should be taking on long-term, capital- and resource-intense projects for the good of their people.
Corporations are often adverse to that level of investment & timescale, and rarely have strong motivations other than profit.
Corporations are often adverse to that level of investment & timescale, and rarely have strong motivations other than profit.
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Governments are actually exactly who should be taking on long-term, capital- and resource-intense projects for the good of their people.
Corporations are often adverse to that level of investment & timescale, and rarely have strong motivations other than profit.
Corporations are often adverse to that level of investment & timescale, and rarely have strong motivations other than profit.
I let someone talk me out of taking real analysis. :/
Almost every time I’ve let someone talk me out of a class (including art classes), I’ve regretted it. Maybe I’d have regretted taking them too, but a poor grade seems easier to live with than having never perused something of interest.
Almost every time I’ve let someone talk me out of a class (including art classes), I’ve regretted it. Maybe I’d have regretted taking them too, but a poor grade seems easier to live with than having never perused something of interest.
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I let someone talk me out of taking real analysis. :/
Almost every time I’ve let someone talk me out of a class (including art classes), I’ve regretted it. Maybe I’d have regretted taking them too, but a poor grade seems easier to live with than having never perused something of interest.
Almost every time I’ve let someone talk me out of a class (including art classes), I’ve regretted it. Maybe I’d have regretted taking them too, but a poor grade seems easier to live with than having never perused something of interest.
I could have taken a half day but it didn’t even occur to me until rn
December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I could have taken a half day but it didn’t even occur to me until rn
Maybe that’s the question you ask at the after hours social
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Maybe that’s the question you ask at the after hours social
I second Zotero. Started using it in grad school, then I started using it to clean up and organize my tabs too.
It has a browser plugin, so you can just tap that and it’ll save it to the category you specify.
It has a browser plugin, so you can just tap that and it’ll save it to the category you specify.
December 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I second Zotero. Started using it in grad school, then I started using it to clean up and organize my tabs too.
It has a browser plugin, so you can just tap that and it’ll save it to the category you specify.
It has a browser plugin, so you can just tap that and it’ll save it to the category you specify.
Oh, yeah, I get that. I was aiming for pedantically silly (or silly pedantry?) to continue the riff… before I actually got totally lost in the weeds, anyway haha
December 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Oh, yeah, I get that. I was aiming for pedantically silly (or silly pedantry?) to continue the riff… before I actually got totally lost in the weeds, anyway haha
so it’s still a MASSIVE improvement and I shouldn’t fuss about it too much.
December 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
so it’s still a MASSIVE improvement and I shouldn’t fuss about it too much.