Joe Loyd
5K posts
Joe Loyd
@sekellus
Probably overthinking this bio.

The Sunshine Protection Act is a health disaster. Reject it LOUDLY. Morning light is essential for metabolic, hormonal, and circadian health. It's extremely detrimental to do what they're doing. The clock should be locked year-round, but it should be locked TO THE SUN. Permanent Standard Time is the answer. Speak up.


If this is your family portrait, the Tesla Model Y L is perfect for you. 😉 By the time you pay off that 72-month loan, the teenagers will have moved out to college, so you can finally fold the third row down for extra storage. If they come back for summer break, you’ll probably be ready for a Tesla Cyber SUV with actual full-size third-row seating!

Taking all bets. I bent the tip. Will Lowe’s let me exchange this 17 year old flathead screwdriver without a receipt under Craftsman’s lifetime warranty?



@tunguz There won’t be dollars or scarcity of goods & services for individual consumption in the future




"Just put the fires out!" Ever seen a boreal wildfire? I have. I used to fight them. When fire behaviour becomes extreme, you're not getting close to them. The radiant heat from a crown fire is face-melting from hundreds of metres away. All attempts at direct attack will fail, because dropping water on it becomes akin to trying to spit on a campfire...it evaporates before it even hits the flames. Additionally, reduced visibility, high winds, and turbulence makes aerial attack hazardous. As a wildland firefighter, I've been extracted off of wildfires twice as our fires blew up, both times having our gear burned over. We returned to find firehoses and metal melted into the ash. I've seen fireballs launched hundreds of feet high, and fires intense enough to produce lightning, influencing the weather around them. I've seen wildfires grow to the size of a major city in a short period of time. So no, we can't just put the fire out. Not being able to stop such a natural process is a truly humbling feeling.















