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Tweets for the Week of 2014-10-19 to 2014-10-25

Post author By Zane Selvans
Post date 2014-10-26
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@ericmbudd But I guess most porn doesn’t look like good sex either. in reply to ericmbudd 23:11:28, 2014-10-25
@ericmbudd It doesn’t even look like good food. in reply to ericmbudd 23:09:42, 2014-10-25
@ericmbudd Brazil looks pretty awesome there. in reply to ericmbudd 22:20:48, 2014-10-25
RT @franklinveaux: What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason! How infinite in tendency toward confirmation bias! #ShakesPeerReview 18:34:16, 2014-10-25
Otherwise the new business models remain entirely hypothetical financially, no matter how shiny they are.
Hey, there’s always Chapter 11. 16:45:01, 2014-10-25
Yes, of course utilities need post-carbon biz models. But they also need ways to shed assets only usable with the old carbon biz models. 16:42:34, 2014-10-25
@AlexSteffen Interesting to look at costs in Blood vs. Treasure. Katrina vs. Nargis. Tohoku vs. Andaman tsunamis. http://t.co/iA4agY2rjw in reply to AlexSteffen 16:34:38, 2014-10-25
@AlexSteffen And *both* of those changes demand increased insurance premiums if we want insurance to remain a thing. in reply to AlexSteffen 16:23:12, 2014-10-25
@AlexSteffen Surprisingly little discussion of increasing *uncertainty* in risks vs. simply increased risks. Dispersion vs. Expectation. in reply to AlexSteffen 16:21:04, 2014-10-25
Care about #NSA oversight & live in Colorado? Please vote for @MarkUdall, one of the few to defy his party & speak out against #surveillance 16:09:00, 2014-10-25
Cable TV to ISP transformation seems a bad analogy to disruption of electric utilities. Many assets (coal…) can’t be repurposed for new biz. 15:55:05, 2014-10-25
Interesting & cautionary to consider @SolarCity vs. electric utilities as analogous to motordom vs. early 20th century streetcars. 14:54:07, 2014-10-25
@AlexSteffen Hold on, where’s the “Redevelop all BART parking lots into walkable neighborhoods” funding option? in reply to AlexSteffen 14:39:51, 2014-10-25
@ericmbudd @fishnette Did you create those lists, or are they public curated lists? in reply to ericmbudd 14:29:18, 2014-10-25
@ericmbudd Lists which contain accounts that are also contained in your home timeline? in reply to ericmbudd 14:26:34, 2014-10-25
@ericmbudd do you even watch a “home” timeline? Or is it all split out into lists? 14:16:05, 2014-10-25
@meltzere I definitely feel hung over from all the Xcel ballot stuff. in reply to meltzere 14:02:46, 2014-10-25
And yes, obviously I am working on a record warm, sunny Saturday a the end of October. Because the busiest day of the week is mañana. 13:24:02, 2014-10-25
Regardless of whether utilities choose “cost recovery” or “value creation” going forward, there are huge sunk historical costs to recover. 13:21:33, 2014-10-25
PUC mandate may be to make power cheap & reliable in the short run, but if some customers have other values, and the means to express them… 13:19:04, 2014-10-25
Interesting academic take on “disruptive competition” & regulated utilities. Well, interesting to me anyway… http://t.co/wSBoNxyrsu 13:16:33, 2014-10-25
Poetic symbolism courtesy of the Sun’s raw ultraviolet rays: All US flags on the moon are now bleached pure white: http://t.co/tJALLFo7RT 12:52:26, 2014-10-25
#DoublePlusUngood: Citizenfour is rated R b/c of swearing, not nightmarish spectacle of unchecked state power: http://t.co/CZCLAl9cp1 12:51:07, 2014-10-25
@GreenLaneProj Any of them also talking about the value of state VMT projections that don’t careen mindlessly into the stratosphere? in reply to GreenLaneProj 10:17:57, 2014-10-25
Blah! My rsnapshot VPS backups fail if run by cron, but work from the command line. So I made a script and named it stupid.sh #UnixShame 10:16:48, 2014-10-25
RT @ClnEnergyAction: Austin's municipal utility values fuel hedging benefits of fixed cost renewables. Boulder Power & Light can too: http:… 00:31:02, 2014-10-25
Maybe I'm frustrated by local food because people make efficiency arguments when robustness is more convincing? https://t.co/b7Kp0L49Tn 23:20:36, 2014-10-24
RT @bouldertomorrow: #Boulder @bouldercolorado is taking comments re: over 100 best practices for evolving our #parking citywide http://t.c… 23:04:33, 2014-10-24
RT @maxfawcett: The idea that the recent drop in oil prices is about investors becoming "wary" of carbon liabilities is wishful thinking – … 23:04:06, 2014-10-24
Who gets a female president first? The US or @Caltech: Lee: Only a handful of leaders of Caltech in 123-year history; all visionary men 22:58:44, 2014-10-24
RT @BrentToderian: It doesn't take much for a coffee shop to take their goods out onto the street, for more business & more street life. ht… 22:45:40, 2014-10-24
The hazards of working as a human memetic filter. Collecting "bad" ideas in your head so we don't have to: http://t.co/DxdNi9Mtb6 22:21:35, 2014-10-24
RT @neil21: "Miami will be one of the first major American cities to find itself completely under water in the next century" http://t.co/jv… 22:00:36, 2014-10-24
Interesting looking talk next Wed. 10/29 at CU: How Risk Triumphed Over Precaution in US Environmental Law http://t.co/1tmRKlWcCg 15:34:24, 2014-10-24
RT @drgrist: Guy just told me, "I have to be careful not to bore you here, because I know too much about this." 15:23:11, 2014-10-24
RT @drgrist: Academics get so excited when someone wants to talk about their work. It’s adorable. 15:23:07, 2014-10-24
@drgrist So true. Have I told you the one about the frequency dependent Maxwell viscoelastic response of icy satellites to tidal forces… ha! in reply to drgrist 15:22:11, 2014-10-24
@sugarmags3 @solarcity First Mover Advantage FTW. Also, NDAs… in reply to sugarmags3 15:19:00, 2014-10-24
@sugarmags3 I wonder if @SolarCity & others would give first installation in a neighborhood an especially sweet deal to get things rolling? in reply to sugarmags3 15:15:32, 2014-10-24
Something's surreal about the combination of fall colors, low midday sun, shorts, t-shirt, and the 81°F temperature. http://t.co/hOE4bxkfTI 13:32:23, 2014-10-24
RT @jeremyscahill: Laura Poitras's new film @citizenfour about Ed Snowden opens today in NY, LA, DC & SF. Must see! 10:58:10, 2014-10-24
Sometimes I question whether the level of civic engagement I want to have is compatible with full time employment. And also sanity. 10:52:02, 2014-10-24
RT @Philae2014: Yes, it has! MT @DLR_en: The time has come to make it happen! Short film: Landing on a #Comet – The Rosetta mission https:/… 10:10:49, 2014-10-24
@PolicyIntegrity To first approximation, this is pretty much the only reason people do anything. in reply to PolicyIntegrity 09:46:32, 2014-10-24
@drgrist It seems like that’s pretty much everybody at this point. Blargh. in reply to drgrist 23:32:28, 2014-10-23
Now @ColoradoDOT wants $1.8B to widen I-70 in Denver. The city auditor objects, but doesn’t mention induced demand? http://t.co/l5pxhNXmTB 22:17:37, 2014-10-23
LA's $1B expansion of the 405 took 5 yrs and didn’t reduce traffic even a little bit. Because, induced demand! http://t.co/y3ttKVqZKU 22:12:13, 2014-10-23
Boulder & @RideRTD take note: classic free parking debacle courtesy of @metrolosangeles via @JoeLinton @StreetsblogLA http://t.co/B1jxapwWqJ 21:54:56, 2014-10-23
RT @DonaldShoup: Two years after Portland’s auto parking wars, apartment garages aren’t filling up – http://t.co/n2CRjNvDG7 via @bikeportl… 18:32:49, 2014-10-23
RT @LongHairNasaGuy: AAAAAAHHHHHHGGGG!!! Something is EATING the Sun!!! 16:14:00, 2014-10-23
A high of 27°C is predicted for tomorrow, October 24th. Classic #xkcd on temperature extremes and landscape amnesia… https://t.co/1lsPsCYN8v 13:33:52, 2014-10-23
RT @ClnEnergyAction: Amazing if it’s true. RT @neil21: "the last time a monthly cold record was set was in December 1916" http://t.co/QWzzl… 13:26:12, 2014-10-23
@drgrist What, did the Breakthrough Institute set up a Dave Roberts parody account? in reply to drgrist 13:11:32, 2014-10-23
@BrentToderian WTF? Paris is pretty sweet. Why can’t we just build Paris? Also, it’s one of the densest cities on Earth. Without high-rises. in reply to BrentToderian 23:35:37, 2014-10-22
@ericmbudd I don’t think there’s a real reason. We’re just bougie. in reply to ericmbudd 13:11:50, 2014-10-22
@ericmbudd @voxdotcom Two words: Kale and Coffee. in reply to ericmbudd 13:09:00, 2014-10-22
@chirpnkitty @extinctsymbol We've never cared en masse. We’re just a lot more powerful now. Apathy run amok. in reply to chirpnkitty 11:34:42, 2014-10-22
@alex_burness That may well be the only sportsball tweet I have enjoyed all year. in reply to alex_burness 20:49:37, 2014-10-21
@SarahKuta Heh, that’s what we called the Boulder’s Planning Dept. when we were trying to make a new housing co-op. Because, parking. in reply to SarahKuta 20:46:58, 2014-10-21
@CyberEveryword @neil21
A N D T Y L E R T O O in reply to CyberEveryword 19:54:19, 2014-10-21
RT @ClnEnergyAction: Whoa: @Lennar is including solar on new homes by default guaranteeing 20% discount off @XcelEnergyCO rates for 20yrs? … 16:27:50, 2014-10-21
@AlexSteffen Though of course that doesn’t keep anyone from abusing the tool and re-discovering our undying love of mid-century ranchettes. in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:53:19, 2014-10-21
@AlexSteffen Really only intended to be useful when aesthetics are the variable — leaving density, mix of uses, ROW widths etc. invariant. in reply to AlexSteffen 15:48:15, 2014-10-21
RT @AlexSteffen: For those who just can't stand increasing density, walkability, renters, transit: no shortage of suburbs in any metro area… 15:44:53, 2014-10-21
@drgrist Hokay. in reply to drgrist 14:45:35, 2014-10-21
@drgrist Then we have to convince regulators/public that low-risk low-carbon, high efficiency replacement capacity is worth paying for. Duh. in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:45:10, 2014-10-21
@drgrist Defusing utility opposition quickly is worth a lot. Undepreciated asset values seem to be a reasonable upper bound on that cost. in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:41:43, 2014-10-21
@drgrist Undepreciated capital is often reasonable, compared to future fuel costs. Why not do decoupling, DG, DSM, buyout, new utility RE. in reply to drgrist 14:38:33, 2014-10-21
@drgrist I think the painful negotiation we’re in is who pays for the utility assets we need to strand: investors, customers, or taxpayers? 14:26:55, 2014-10-21
@StreetsblogNet Well, glad they’ve got at least *one* grownup in the room. in reply to StreetsblogNet 12:08:58, 2014-10-21
@DOTsNeverSay overall VMT is going to decline for the foreseeable future. Oh, wait, yes they do say that now: http://t.co/MKdZ7OS1se 12:04:55, 2014-10-21
Let the state DOT dominoes start falling! WA (finally) acknowledges VMT decline in their forecasts: http://t.co/MKdZ7OS1se via @Sightline 12:02:05, 2014-10-21
@drgrist @bradplumer Personally, I don’t trust ideas that can be expressed in less than 2000 words. in reply to drgrist 11:36:21, 2014-10-21
@mimstah Yeah, Wyoming and Utah. Whodathunkit? in reply to mimstah 09:13:32, 2014-10-21
@drgrist As if re-jiggering the minutia can somehow overcome our horrifying high-level value judgements on discounting, risk, externalities. in reply to drgrist 09:05:14, 2014-10-21
@drgrist Just kinda makes it tough to take seriously the DSM cost/benefit arguments I’m both reading & making. Feels like it’s all a farce. in reply to drgrist 09:03:04, 2014-10-21
@ArneKuilman I was also kind of horrified by the gist of the entire article. in reply to ArneKuilman 08:59:51, 2014-10-21
@ArneKuilman Smaller population seems great to me! Raises new kinds of economic challenges, but they seem very worth addressing. in reply to ArneKuilman 08:58:46, 2014-10-21
@trueanomalies @WindyPlanets @ESA_Rosetta holycrap. But, but, atmosphere! in reply to trueanomalies 08:17:12, 2014-10-21
@AlexSteffen Have you looked at “Inclusionary Upzoning” for affordable housing? A kind of regulatory asset arbitrage… http://t.co/GIwdUDPfNf 00:33:31, 2014-10-21
Thanks @drgrist for stoking my already acute sense of futility. The cost of climate change is literally incalculable: http://t.co/YlX2O9dWg4 00:27:49, 2014-10-21
@mrmoneymustache So much egregious anti-mustachianism in this @FT piece on demographics, consumerism, retirement: http://t.co/WbkShiqPFo 20:43:01, 2014-10-20
There’s hope MT @FT Of the BRIC economies only India's fertility rate can maintain population http://t.co/gjiJBBrEfS http://t.co/wSScimLJZL 20:34:44, 2014-10-20
If we’ve already mandated oversupply, the least we can do is require them to charge what the market will bear, given that oversupply. 19:25:35, 2014-10-20
We need to require unbundled parking actually cover the cost of providing the parking. Anything less is subsidized parking. 19:24:26, 2014-10-20
@ericmbudd I’ve heard they make a tool that removes the core from a Schrader valve in less than 5 seconds. in reply to ericmbudd 19:18:18, 2014-10-20
If that definition of “market rates” doesn’t stick, then what’s to keep them from charging $0.01/month and calling it unbundled? 19:17:13, 2014-10-20
@ericmbudd They’re getting a letter from the City Attorney’s office. The #Shoupistas may have to spot check some other developments. in reply to ericmbudd 19:15:44, 2014-10-20
They were charging $50/month for unbundled parking. If you can lease all the parking at $50 (which you can) then “market” is > $50/month. 19:13:34, 2014-10-20
If I recall correctly, the district requires parking to be unbundled and leased at “market” rates. But what are market rates in this case? 19:12:33, 2014-10-20
@ericmbudd Complaints from people during leasing process, who would rather pay an unavoidable $50 in rent than an avoidable $50 in parking. in reply to ericmbudd 19:11:35, 2014-10-20
So the Solana apts on Pearl Pkwy re-bundled their parking in violation of district laws. I foresee some fun undercover work in my future. 18:51:54, 2014-10-20
@ericmbudd open house at bmoca for amps. in reply to ericmbudd 18:46:52, 2014-10-20
@ericmbudd you're missing the parking lovers convention! Plenty of crazy to go around. 17:41:56, 2014-10-20
@ericmbudd Because, internet. in reply to ericmbudd 16:04:20, 2014-10-20
.@AlexSteffen Yet we have Very Serious Conversations about CCS. Which we know can’t scale @Revkin & @VaclavSmil 2011 https://t.co/Nn5GJAK3sX in reply to AlexSteffen 15:55:37, 2014-10-20
RT @CommunityCycles: Can Boulder bike parking be better? Should non-drivers pay for car parking? @BoulderParking @bouldergobldr open house … 15:41:18, 2014-10-20
East Arapahoe doesn’t have to be a sacrificial parking lot/strip mall zone. Open house to discuss Mon Oct 27, 5-7pm: https://t.co/7wmuBdGbHq 15:19:48, 2014-10-20
@parkour48 Hi Carrie 😉 12:27:04, 2014-10-20
RT @ClnEnergyAction: Isn’t capping absolute $ value of DSM performance incentives like telling a utility “Don’t you dare be more cost effec… 12:26:50, 2014-10-20
@ericmbudd Probably speaks to the value proposition (debt + declining salaries, etc.) as much as anything. in reply to ericmbudd 09:23:03, 2014-10-20
These days making my bed in the morning almost requires a rake. http://t.co/7FN0kjG6jH 08:04:39, 2014-10-19

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A former space explorer, now marooned on a beautiful, dying world.

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