Apart from the result itself, my biggest takeaway from this US election was the pleasant surprise that the polling itself seemed largely uneventful, and candidates didn’t dispute or fight the results in any big, systematic ways.

Makes me cautiously hopeful for 2028. Peaceful transition of power, indeed.

separate the art from the artist

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Huge.

Carbon Brief: Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time

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boiling is the worst way to cook food

this includes bagels, shellfish, even hot pot

pasta is only good because you immediately put tasty non-boiled stuff on it before you eat it

I will not be taking questions at this time

at 44 years of age I am just now realizing that my favorite food is fat

High gas and oil prices may be hard on working class people, and on supply chains, but they’re good for progress on the climate crisis.

I’m optimistic that cheap EVs from BYD, Slate, etc will help both sides of this tradeoff.

Ideally gas and oil prices should increase due to price on carbon regulations, not just macro events like wars or inflation, but I’ll take what I can get.