Can I try to convince you that LEDs aren’t the real problem? They’re more energy efficient than any other kind of light and last longer too. Mostly what I think people hate is that LEDs usually have a cooler color temperature, but you can get LED bulbs that are warmer, or even have variable warmth settings

If you do something to the light pole, it’s only a question of when the city will restore it to its original state, not if. Blackout curtains are your friend

I want you to look at what instance I’m on, use your brain a little bit, and think about why a trans person might not be fawning over the head of the Catholic Church just for opposing AI.

I’m glad the pope is anti-AI and all, but it hardly makes up for everything else the church is responsible for, no?

Distinguish between a question and an “engagement prompt”.

I highly recommend the new audiobook Love at First Prompt by Bridget Todd. She talks to people who have formed relationships with chatbots, as well as experts and researchers, and I think she handles the topic with a lot of empathy and understanding. And I definitely had some misconceptions going into the book that I’m glad I learned weren’t true.

Ultimately, I think we shouldn’t blame end users for finding emotional intimacy in a chatbot that is designed to make users feel validated and emotionally supported. We should be asking why we’re allowing the tech CEOs who run the show to extract data on every aspect our lives and create this kind of emotionally and psychologically damaging technology in the first place.

Because you have to start somewhere, and our utilities are shady as fuck.

Thank you Gretch 💜

She’s been a pretty middle of the road Dem as governor, and I haven’t been a fan of how she’s handled data centers, especially the one in Saline. But when the Dems had a trifecta here for two years, they made hay while the sun was shining. The updates to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act in 2023 are great, and they made some other changes to state ID and name change requirements to make it easier for trans people. I feel so much better living in Michigan than I did living in Indiana.

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It doesn’t matter how great the conversation is, as soon as I leave my brain starts trying to find what I said that could have come across as weird. And then I hyper fixate on that until the next time I see them, the conversation is normal, and it starts all over again

Lesbians?

Sure, it’s not totally accurate, but it does get the point across and make for a very compelling title

Abdul isn’t even a DSA member!

Thank you Ed Markey 💜 I don’t live in his state, but I would be proud to have him represent me

And Seth Moulton can jump in a lake for all I care

Nah, it’s okay to be angry. It’s not okay to express that anger as hostility.

Yep! A lot of utilities offer low/no cost assessments, and I know mine give out smart power strips, LEDs, and lowflow faucets and shower heads if you get an assessment done

It’s not going to be nearly as comprehensive as a paid audit, but still worth looking into!

Ah, darn. If it’s an older model, you would probably save a lot of energy just by upgrading. But if it’s owned by the landlord… split incentives suck.

And yes! You can get a stick of incense (they also make dedicated tools that do it with glycol) and waft it by your doors and windows to see where the air is flowing through

You could do some dialing in of your HVAC settings so it’s heating and cooling as little as needed to keep you comfortable, like pre-cooling at night when it’s colder outside, setting the temperature higher when you’re gone, and sealing up any gaps that let air in or out. You could see if your utility has a community choice aggregator or voluntary green pricing or some other way to allocate your power usage towards renewables.

I’m an energy manager as my day job, so this is like my favorite subject! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask away 😊

My friend has been getting increasingly into a podcast with at least one host that I have some pretty big concerns about. I’m worried this day is coming soon

Yeah. Feels like the right move would be to lock the post and remove the offending comments, rather than remove the whole post. The post itself is perfectly in bounds for the community. I also hope there’s a good explanation, but I’m prepared to be let down.

WOOHOOO

I can’t wait to get mine!