Eric Hittinger

My twitter handle reminds me: A successful climate/energy transition is like eating an elephant - you just do it one little bite at a time.

The scary thing about all this AI stuff basically boils down to this: When you tell it "Don't think of an elephant", it actually does not think of an elephant.

@CraigSm56372093 @brendanpierpont For a PHEV, the 110V thing works fine. At 1 kW, I can add about 4 miles of driving each hour, so in 12 hrs it would be ~50 miles. If for some reason I have a lot of driving in two successive days, the penalty is that I use a little bit of gasoline.

@Jared_TH2 @brendanpierpont @ElephantEating I am actually curious about this also. I am looking at a PHEV maybe full EV in a couple of years. I don't own the place I am staying in and if I am able to buy, it will be a condo with minimal charging options.

@Jared_TH2 @brendanpierpont And we still do.

@brendanpierpont Just get a PHEV. @ElephantEating charges his w 110v

Note that the search is on the early side - we will start reviewing candidates on 15 September. For the full posting, you have to search the job number (8119BR) on the RIT job application site: careers.rit.edu/faculty

A few details: our department is Public Policy, with a tilt towards Sci/Tech Policy. We have great connections across campus (Engineering, CompSci, Science, Sustainability) and a large and growing MS program. We need help managing our growth!

My department (Public Policy) has a tenure-track faculty search. Topical focus is open, but we are especially interested in anyone with health or cybersecurity policy or anything that complements our existing strengths. Please share & send me any questions. Link below in thread.

I think we found the most "Lille" product in existence

@nuclear94 @railcats @TheChicagoDogs Fancy dude here

I’m a suite for today’s @railcats game against the @TheChicagoDogs

@WillCleveland13 I can confirm that there is one on the RIT campus.

@Leigh_Phillips @Ada_Palmer Said another way: Private jets merge convenience and luxury/status symbol, but those are actually different axes. If technology allows for broadly available convenience (which it doesn't right now for air travel), why not have it?

@Leigh_Phillips I have to say that I support the @Ada_Palmer vision of on-demand taxi-style cars that can rapidly take you from point to point. I have zero interest in owning a private jet, but I wouldn't mind an affordable and fast automated ride service.

Just a heads-up: if you thought the Banana Discourse of the last week was, well, bananas, I’ve written a defence of private jets (sort of) which should be dropping on Monday. So that’ll be fun.

@scottleibrand If you like it, drop a link. I am unironically curious.

@ElephantEating That thread is a good source of ideas, thanks. Just bought a waist fan (to complement the neck fan I bought last week). Have been on the lookout recently for more useful battery-powered gadgets I didn’t know existed.

really might need to consider having a moment in every movie where the cast looks directly into the camera to slowly and clearly articulate the major themes.

Putin, defender of the faith

The CEO of OpenAI hoping a movie about the man who made the literal worst thing on earth would inspire kids to be scientists tells you everything you need to know about OpenAI

@mtaylor_nz @duncancampbell @wombat_ee Yeah, agreed, but usually in (semi)excusable situations. Whatever you're trying to model, you should include or seriously address all of the most important obstacles. For a US wind/water/solar grid, getting the power around the country is a huge obstacle and can't be assumed away

@ElephantEating @duncancampbell @wombat_ee To be fair, there are a remarkable number of models that go for very granular time slices that assume copper plate electricity systems. But it’s pretty inexcusable for the US

@JohnSmillie42 @duncancampbell @wombat_ee Really, he proposed that he invented the idea that a single 4hr battery could be transformed into an 8hr battery if you discharge at half speed.

@duncancampbell @wombat_ee Yeah, everyone focused on the hydro thing, but the bit that seemed the most problematic to me was that the US was modeled as a single location - wind in Iowa balances with solar in California to supply power to NYC.

@wombat_ee Three I remember are the hydro uprating thing, assuming UTES everywhere, not modeling the grid itself.

@jacobenglander When I win the lottery. Wow, those prices, though...

Hi Lyon, I'm here. Where's the food?