Tweets for the Week of 2017-04-02 to 2017-04-08

@amytoast @Radiolab #WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong in reply to amytoast 20:26:07, 2017-04-08
@andyschult @ReginaCowles @OpenBoulder @cmgosnell Why is @OpenBoulder so into taking down the Muni and not *also* i… https://t.co/5DH3vcVDqR in reply to andyschult 20:06:14, 2017-04-08
@ZackBergerMDPhD It is wacked. Creepy wacked. Like a weird Pavlovian switch has been flipped through subliminal mes… https://t.co/p3GlldkkZw in reply to ZackBergerMDPhD 19:47:56, 2017-04-08
A #Boulder sustainability enterprise could help finance energy efficiency above & beyond code + retrofits, German/K… https://t.co/SA0C8OTGMn 16:58:28, 2017-04-08
@bruteforceblog @PassiveHouseBB What city? Any idea of the costs? in reply to bruteforceblog 16:56:00, 2017-04-08
RT @CatalystCoop: Global GHG emissions are record high… but have stopped growing for now. @Peters_Glen takes a quick look at why: https://t… 16:15:17, 2017-04-08
How would our culture be different if this was the kind of thing teenagers heard in sex ed? https://t.co/UFEDODezbr 15:44:07, 2017-04-08
@alex_burness @dailycamera FYI misspelling of "pricey" in headline of this story… https://t.co/vsDsRarfUA 14:41:56, 2017-04-08
.@Radiolab Do you have a list of musical credits for your shows anywhere? I always love the interludes, but haven’t… https://t.co/85wK9Zq1BX in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:38:46, 2017-04-08
RT @ABetterBoulder: Why is parking such a sacred cow? Long take from @TheEconomist on the absurdity of urban parking policy world wide: ht… 13:53:29, 2017-04-08
RT @ahvancouver: https://t.co/6Wk5XR1WhW 13:46:09, 2017-04-08
@andyschult @ReginaCowles If you and/or @OpenBoulder ever want to talk about the state legislation I’m sure… https://t.co/VdLrMiw9Gi in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:43:42, 2017-04-08
@andyschult @ReginaCowles Awesome! Do it! Two interesting bills down there this session attempting to get fossils… https://t.co/CGglRFixkC in reply to andyschult 13:39:11, 2017-04-08
@andyschult @ReginaCowles With either path, I think we should consider capitalizing the sustainability enterprise &… https://t.co/OhUSe1y8Tn in reply to ZaneSelvans 12:47:00, 2017-04-08
@andyschult @ReginaCowles Possible. But without drastic (needed) changes in state regulatory landscape, charting ou… https://t.co/T8mkOXX0tm in reply to andyschult 12:45:29, 2017-04-08
@andyschult @ReginaCowles Xcel is not offering us (or anyone else) a path to decarbonization within the necessary t… https://t.co/btSxIv4hyT in reply to andyschult 12:24:06, 2017-04-08
@KimberlyNFoster @cmgosnell I appreciate you too. Thanks for helping to expose me to voices I might not otherwise hear. in reply to KimberlyNFoster 12:04:33, 2017-04-08
RT @cmgosnell: Great @KimberlyNFoster video on white mediocracy and Trump. So much truth in here.
https://t.co/VAezgdlUMf 11:39:55, 2017-04-08
By design, there is no check on the presidential use of nuclear weapons. @Radiolab explores the situation & history: https://t.co/ZXscQ1lFr4 11:13:08, 2017-04-08
@boulderfuzz @johnny88keys But why is Transportation talking about Carbon Capture and Sequestration? Also I can’t b… https://t.co/hwZ0RASkeF in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:57:05, 2017-04-07
@boulderfuzz @johnny88keys Transportation Master Plan, Toward Vision Zero, Denver Regional Council of Governments,… https://t.co/MUNOZhQDYr in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:56:07, 2017-04-07
@boulderfuzz @johnny88keys Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Plan, Chautauqua Access Management Plan, Access Manageme… https://t.co/ZN3W6Ndcft in reply to boulderfuzz 23:55:29, 2017-04-07
RT @mattyglesias: "Trump is an unstable, ignorant, madman with no regard for democracy but I'm glad he's shooting missiles" is a bizarrely… 23:51:57, 2017-04-07
RT @BicycleColo: Hey #Boulder! The city wants to hear from residents + business on where bike racks should be installed. Details: https://t… 20:53:22, 2017-04-07
@ericmbudd @mewmewmew13 @fishnette @unicorn Like an ideal gas. in reply to ericmbudd 20:43:07, 2017-04-07
@ericmbudd @fishnette @unicorn Why would you not do that? in reply to ericmbudd 20:42:33, 2017-04-07
This essay’s plausibility is terrifying. What does the TV tell a confused old man to believe about war?… https://t.co/5V2hQJfiyE 22:54:13, 2017-04-06
RT @tdfischer_: Think market rate development raises rents? You're wrong, but also why aren't you working to eliminate rent in general? 22:18:13, 2017-04-06
@BrandonRittiman @RepMikeFoote @XcelEnergyCO The bond rating agencies agree too… https://t.co/XTpL2QslQK in reply to BrandonRittiman 21:37:07, 2017-04-06
RT @BrandonRittiman: We learned all this b/c a viewer was skeptical of @RepMikeFoote's claim about @XcelEnergyCO… and asked us to #Verify… 21:36:23, 2017-04-06
@erinoverturf Fuck. in reply to erinoverturf 19:31:37, 2017-04-06
A monumental testament to our society’s car addiction. https://t.co/lXnh5Am6ch 19:16:31, 2017-04-06
@boulderfuzz Yeah, mostly. in reply to boulderfuzz 15:35:16, 2017-04-06
RT @Sammy_Roth: Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp will spend $3.5 billion building #wind farms over the next three years. My story: https://t.co/… 10:52:29, 2017-04-06
@ericmbudd @bouldercolorado @BoulderChannel8 Oh, I forgot about that option. Hell yes. in reply to ericmbudd 10:39:54, 2017-04-06
@boulderfuzz I can recommend @1Password. Have used on iOS, Android, Firefox, Chrome. Also: setting up 2FA w/ Google… https://t.co/rH8qXDK8oy in reply to boulderfuzz 10:39:23, 2017-04-06
@ericmbudd @bouldercolorado @BoulderChannel8 Oh, they fixed it since last night! Yay! Thank you! in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:36:06, 2017-04-06
@ericmbudd @bouldercolorado @BoulderChannel8 Skip ahead to the middle of the video. It’s news from France. in reply to ericmbudd 10:35:20, 2017-04-06
@bouldercolorado @BoulderChannel8 Watching (very quickly posted!) vid from last night’s study session, since YouTub… https://t.co/qDGvt213AC in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:33:46, 2017-04-06
@bouldercolorado @BoulderChannel8 It'd be great if we switched to HD video archive on YouTube. Granicus too small to read Council slides. 10:32:47, 2017-04-06
RT @SenSchumer: Judge Gorsuch was unable to earn 60 votes. Now the GOP is about to change Senate rules to allow all SCOTUS noms to pass by… 10:19:00, 2017-04-06
Runaway renewable adoption CANNOT HAPPEN unless we also create a financing mechanism for removing more costly fossil assets from the system. in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:06:55, 2017-04-06
IIRC, this is exactly what happened w/ original WindSource program. But as soon as wind became least cost, they added fuel costs back in. in reply to ZaneSelvans 10:04:03, 2017-04-06
Last night Xcel claimed Renewable*Connect could give subscribers lower bills given lack of fuel costs & declining renewable energy costs. 10:03:05, 2017-04-06
Xcel can’t offer price & risk attributes of increased renewables to #Boulder w/o offering to everyone, which would cause Xcel to implode. 09:38:21, 2017-04-06
Nice. Even when it’s purely symbolic, he’s willing to cave! Who wants to replace this guy? https://t.co/Fdg8a67LCG 09:32:19, 2017-04-06
Xcel can’t offer what #Boulder wants within the current regulatory framework. Any decent option would be contingent… https://t.co/Zxdph8bFoj 09:26:46, 2017-04-06
RT @nkjemisin: Mind: BLOWN https://t.co/uzHZBH2Onb 08:08:53, 2017-04-06
@andyschult @ReginaCowles They care about climate stuff to the extent that climate stuff is profitable and can be g… https://t.co/5twMM9QJxN in reply to andyschult 08:05:33, 2017-04-06
@andyschult @ReginaCowles What possible obligation would Xcel be under to fulfill any "request" we made of them at… https://t.co/bao37xdxEY in reply to andyschult 07:33:02, 2017-04-06
@andyschult @ReginaCowles Definitely not seeing that in the settlement options anywhere. in reply to andyschult 07:21:26, 2017-04-06
@BoulderChannel8 For some reason, your live stream of #BoulderCouncil on YouTube switched to French news 30 minutes into the study session. 21:01:36, 2017-04-05
TFW both parties supporting proposed legislation means neither party can support it, because passage would give the other side a win. OMG 12:17:55, 2017-04-05
RT @infinite_scream: AAAAAAAAHHHH 12:13:28, 2017-04-05
End of a good thread on a generation of systemic societal grifting, and how we manage expectations going forward. https://t.co/BbMD3ZwEgP 12:00:03, 2017-04-05
@coreykohn Congratulations! will be very interested to pore over and learn from your documents. Thank you for sharing them! in reply to coreykohn 10:58:45, 2017-04-05
RT @coreykohn: mission accomplished! so far, so good! https://t.co/ENNiLbCLz7 #workerownedcoop #diversifiedownership 10:55:56, 2017-04-05
@schmangee Now *this* would really be learning from the Russians. in reply to schmangee 09:09:53, 2017-04-05
Great @nytimes story about algorithmic measures @Uber used (uses?) to evade law enforcement & other hostiles: https://t.co/EPBkklazkZ 09:07:32, 2017-04-05
RT @WhoresofYore: Victoria Woodhull (1838 – 1927), Suffragette, advocate of free love, sex Worker and first woman to run for US president.… 08:50:50, 2017-04-05
@GR_G_R Are you looking at me? Don’t look at me. in reply to GR_G_R 08:43:19, 2017-04-05
@schmangee I’ve been thinking of these situations as the land having negative value. in reply to schmangee 08:39:35, 2017-04-05
Is someone at @SpiderOak working on easy restore-from-encrypted-cloud so we can all travel with blank devices & res… https://t.co/yAHYRoqx41 23:28:10, 2017-04-04
@AlexSteffen Cue Michael Madsen walking through a parking structure. In a Danish accent: “This is not a place of ho… https://t.co/7iCXDJAYLh in reply to AlexSteffen 22:45:05, 2017-04-04
@amytoast HULK SMASH in reply to amytoast 22:40:04, 2017-04-04
@ericmbudd @alex_burness Though, I’d love to be proven wrong on that. in reply to ZaneSelvans 22:39:10, 2017-04-04
@ericmbudd @alex_burness Dude. The cars are permanent. When do you not see the cars. They are like the students. Al… https://t.co/eRkppDETjk in reply to ericmbudd 22:38:47, 2017-04-04
RT @MoreNeighbors: Too embarrassed to say you don't like housing or those who live in it? This is the magazine for you! FQ № 1 is out: http… 22:36:54, 2017-04-04
RT @MoreNeighbors: Homeowners have been disseminating a ton of propaganda on housing, so it’s time for some counter-propaganda. https://t.c… 22:36:16, 2017-04-04
RT @MoreNeighbors: Fauxgressive Quarterly № 2 is here: let me hear you say, this shit is BANANAs!
https://t.co/MRRJE8o5Er https://t.co/Kba… 22:35:12, 2017-04-04
@alex_burness Yes, ironic! But I do find the outcry about ahistoric parking kiosks bizarre given ubiquity of ahistoric motor vehicles. in reply to alex_burness 22:29:12, 2017-04-04
@alex_burness If the historic preservation folks were really serious, nobody would be allowed to drive there. Or th… https://t.co/TqGaRBDsQ8 in reply to alex_burness 22:04:18, 2017-04-04
Per capita GHG emissions in Ft. Collins appear to be ~2x that of NYC & ~3x that of Barcelona, ignoring air travel.… https://t.co/2odKpwFnnq 17:26:25, 2017-04-04
RT @DanielKayHertz: The case for less infrastructure https://t.co/D4qRq40IQl 15:48:57, 2017-04-04
Got “IRS" robocall about "a criminal investigation" into my tax return. Called back & IRS dude is like “That is nothing.” *click* IRS DDoS? 14:45:56, 2017-04-04
RT @cmgosnell: We’ve got a lot of work to do to get to racial and gender equity. Thanks @erinoverturf for this great thread! https://t.co/9… 14:17:32, 2017-04-04
@amytoast @PlanetDr @CassiniNooo @RPappalardo I think I’m both surprised and glad that spaceships can still make me cry. in reply to amytoast 13:36:40, 2017-04-04
@amytoast @PlanetDr @CassiniNooo Yep. I remember talking to @RPappalardo on the phone when Galileo did this. Hard day. in reply to amytoast 13:31:03, 2017-04-04
Crying about a spaceship. It becomes one with Saturn on 9/15. I remember looking up when Galileo dove into Jupiter. https://t.co/KXJJo2lPy4 13:29:31, 2017-04-04
RT @afbillings: If you live or work in Boulder, pls take this 5 min survey – And spread the word! @CommunityCycles @ABetterBoulder @ericmbu… 13:20:03, 2017-04-04
Fun look at basic numbers on this from @VaclavSmil. And he doesn’t even get into the leakage steady state issue.… https://t.co/WN5jtQU1St 09:27:36, 2017-04-04
RT @ezraklein: Satirists know how to cover genuine bullshit. The news media, by and large, doesn’t. https://t.co/OmwowfPHaq 23:52:23, 2017-04-03
RT @govtrack: NEW: What's Congress Browsing? Here's a live view of their visits to GovTrack: https://t.co/ufFdaHTz1V
After S.J.Res. 34, se… 23:23:20, 2017-04-03
@Flattop8 @RkyMtnVogel It’s true. Terminal velocity might be an optimistic interpretation. Fingers crossed! @RkyMtnVogel in reply to Flattop8 23:11:21, 2017-04-03
@markgelband @bouldercolorado Interesting look at what Seattle is trying to, from @ericacbarnett (But maybe you alr… https://t.co/nkO0ejYuma in reply to markgelband 23:02:04, 2017-04-03
@thomascwells Yeah. If only we had those stats now, we could maybe do something about it. in reply to thomascwells 23:01:04, 2017-04-03
This is like saying that our fossil fueled aircraft has reached terminal velocity. We have not yet started to pull… https://t.co/WgzH0qD9eY 19:20:48, 2017-04-03
RT @seancllns: ?? Michael Bennet is a spineless coward, pass it on. ?? https://t.co/OAwR0Z8Mfg 11:11:47, 2017-04-03
RT @ericmbudd: good piece from @ericacbarnett: Seattle will get input from lower-income folks, people of color, renters on housing https://… 10:27:14, 2017-04-03
How much of increased VMT @alehenao10 found is due to algorithms ensuring excess driver supply to reduce wait times? https://t.co/rmSsy8HU1j 00:44:09, 2017-04-03
I love archaic datasets like this. The things humans have thought were worth tracking for centuries say something a… https://t.co/vkaHoPIiZS 00:13:43, 2017-04-03
@markgelband Ugh, Methland sounds like it might be a little too close to home. in reply to markgelband 23:35:42, 2017-04-02
RT @SenatorTester: This is why I cannot support Judge Gorsuch's nomination to the Supreme Court: https://t.co/Q0nFBOJpCv https://t.co/UiTvI… 19:38:50, 2017-04-02
Crazy I know, but maybe we should just make sure everyone has basic food, water, shelter, education, healthcare. Alongside “The Economy." in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:24:13, 2017-04-02
@ndronen But isn’t this story about productivity growth potentially wiping out a huge class of jobs entirely? 10% a… https://t.co/WMA2ywhXGu in reply to ndronen 13:19:04, 2017-04-02
If the economic fruits of automation aren't somewhat shared with the folks who are displaced, I don’t see how this ends well at all. 13:14:55, 2017-04-02
In the beginning it seems like it’ll be some kind of Ayn Rand Just So Story but it ends up being as much a capitalist comedy of errors. in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:09:22, 2017-04-02
"The Box” (history of containerized shipping) is a great case study in disruptive infrastructure, labor, innovation: https://t.co/KxTOMBbugf 13:02:38, 2017-04-02
Look at the history of coal employment & production in the US. Disemployment is an industry, not government policy.… https://t.co/rGtlRjAFrk in reply to ZaneSelvans 12:56:07, 2017-04-02
@ndronen I’m having a hard time imagining transition taking long enough for it not to be disruptive. Containerizati… https://t.co/OB1Hse7ocQ in reply to ndronen 12:50:17, 2017-04-02
Even if coal *did* come back who would it employ? Mine workers peaked at ~850K in 1920s. 2008 production was 2x 192… https://t.co/7t8xgkjtNJ 12:46:08, 2017-04-02
@ndronen How fast do you think is very fast? Faster than natural exit from the industry through retirements? in reply to ndronen 12:38:59, 2017-04-02
@SFyimby @MAHCHousing Hey maybe somebody should tell the democrats. in reply to SFyimby 12:11:15, 2017-04-02
RT @_begoniarex: I knew about this but the actual ads are one of the worst things I've ever read. https://t.co/1yaN7Sv2kD 11:50:59, 2017-04-02
Coal employs ~75K. Solar ~260K. Trucking? 3 million. What will the backlash against truck automation look like? https://t.co/lFMua9UujM 11:42:27, 2017-04-02
@MarkyV @ericmbudd @ABetterBoulder @WillToor I interpreted your comment as being supportive of Will’s OpEd. in reply to MarkyV 11:08:52, 2017-04-02
Hey, it's a whole documentary about the post-Soviet rise of Russian organized crime! Thieves by Law. Just because. https://t.co/RGbsYR7EtG 10:10:13, 2017-04-02
RT @BicycleLobby: April Fools Day, but the joke is that society has been built around the least efficient & most dangerous form of transpor… 10:08:34, 2017-04-02

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