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Sean Dague @dague.net · 20/09/2026

We did an 18 mile family bike ride this weekend. Gorgeous day on Saturday. www.roejanramble.org

Man riding on bike, 2 bikers and a farm behind him

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 19/09/2026

Heating Fuel Oil prices up 66% in NY from a year ago. Oof. www.nyserda.ny.gov/energy-price...

Fuel oil price dashboard showing Fuel Oil averaging 6.14 across the state.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 18/09/2026

I have a whole suite of electric tools, ok including the mower, snow blower, and chainsaw. Better yet, and inverter that lets you use the batteries as a "generator". Here is it powering our fridge.

Ego battery inverter powering a refrigerator

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 30/08/2026

I have a suggestion for a new name for Google

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 15/08/2026

Shut the front door! There is a Groundhog Day Musical?!?!!%?#!

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 09/08/2026

And ended at a bier garten with additional friends for a wonderful post ride beer and meal

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 09/08/2026

For my 50th Birthday, rode a 56 mile bike ride with friends and family. 5.5 hours on the bike. 3 other folks did the whole ride. We picked up other riders along the way, and totaled 8 at the end.

4 people on bikes about to leave on a 50 mile ride. 7am, so humid

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 06/08/2026

Just a couple of months ago I tried Gemini and it could not send a simple text message to someone in my contact list because it could not find contacts by name if it happened to guess the wrong spelling of their names. (Assistant worked fine)

We’re writing to let you know that the Google Assistant on your mobile device is being discontinued, and Gemini—our next-generation AI-powered assistant—is now the assistant experience on Android.1
What This Means for Your Mobile Device
As we transition our mobile experience to Gemini, Google Assistant will no longer be available on your mobile device. We will begin removing access to Google Assistant starting on September 4, and expect that this process may take a few weeks to reach everyone. Once availability is removed, you will no longer be able to use or switch back
to Google Assistant on your phone, tablet, or paired devices.
If your Android device meets the minimum system requirements2 and you are in a region where Gemini is available,3 Gemini will be the Google-provided assistant on your mobile device. When you invoke your assistant, for example, by saying “Hey Google” or long-

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 29/07/2026

This is how climate change killed my train today. 11 inches of rain in northern Columbia county in 2 days.

Rain map for NY. Showing over 11 inches of rain in parts of the greater capital region

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 29/07/2026

Climate change just cancelled my train home from the @cclusa.org climate lobbying day in Congress. Extreme rain disabled tracks between NYC and Albany.

Train cancel alert for NYC to Poughkeepsie

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 29/07/2026

Adding to the climate impacts of the summer, we just got over 3 inches of rain in the last 24 hours in Poughkeepsie. 🌧️⛈️🌧️⛈️🌧️

Chart showing 3 inches of rain in Poughkeepsie

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 29/07/2026

My day in DC with @cclusa.org included 2 lobby meetings, and lots of time with new volunteers as 850 of us met with over 400 offices talking climate solutions.

3 people in front of the library of Congress dressed for CCL lobby day

CCL lobby team with senator Gillibrand's aide

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 28/07/2026

Off to a day in Congress pushing for climate solutions with @cclusa.org

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 25/07/2026

Starting my journey to @cclusa.org climate conference and lobby day in DC. Amtrak from Poughkeepsie to DC! If only we had more trains.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 22/07/2026

Looking forward to an evening of Al!

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 21/07/2026

But, remember: watch vs. warning

Cookie watch: pile of ingredients

Cookie warning: cookies in oven

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 17/07/2026

It looks like we're going to get a brief respit in NY as this funnels over DC today. AQI under 100 for the first time in 24 hours.

AQI graph for Poughkeepsie on a purple air sensor

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 16/07/2026

This is some bullshit.gif Before fossil fuel caused climate change we didn't have wildfire summers in the east. It's time to get off fossil fuels.

Purpleair map showing deeply unhealthy air from minnesota to NY

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 15/07/2026

Purple air data for our area. It's 170+ at my home, it's 200+ in Poughkeepsie.

Purple air data for Poughkeepsie, showing it at AQI 200+

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 15/07/2026

The wildfires near where my sister in law lives in northern Minnesota drove AQI > 1000. She had to sleep in an N95 last night. Climate change really sucks. This will get worse until we transition off of fossil fuels.

AQI Graph for MN showing it going north of 1000

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 14/07/2026

Her office is a pilgrimage site for so many folks. If you are ever in DC it's worth standing on that hallway in Canon for an hour and just watching young people come and leave a note on the wall and take a photo with her plaque.

Two people in front of AOCs office in Congress

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 11/07/2026

We charged at this charger in Tadousac (permanent population 800) a lot. But there were equiv chargers less than 100 km away in multiple directions. Also lots of 50 kW in between.

EV9 with 2 180 kW and 2 100 kW chargers in background

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 11/07/2026

From best I can tell Hydro Quebec is behind them

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 10/07/2026

No @bsky.app , I was not in Texas, I'm in Canada atm.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 10/07/2026

It is hard to fully capture in photos how truly gigantic the Hydro Quebec transmission towers are that run just East of Quebec city. But much of the electrons the US gets from Hydro Quebec in NY, VT, ME, MA, NH come on those lines.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 07/07/2026

Our refrigerator and freezer have been running off of our car for 36 hrs now. That used 17% of the battery. It's good for a couple more days before it could use a recharge, should we still be out. EVs are more than mobility. They are also resilience.

EV6 vehicle to load showing 75% battery capacity, 58 hrs remaining to V2L limit.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 06/07/2026

Captain, we have whales!

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 06/07/2026

In this historic power outage in Poughkeepsie, how our refrigerator and chest freezer are staying cool. EVs really are amazing.

EV6 vehicle to load screen. Showing 86% charge, 76 hours until it drains to 40% based on current load.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 06/07/2026

Because we are away on vacation, a friend came and made our fridge and freezer run off our car. The future is kind of cool

Vehicle to load screen, 72 hrs powering fridge and freezer.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 05/07/2026

Man, Quebec is the king of EV charging. Every town with even a few hundred folks out here on the St Lawrence has a DC fast charger, all with Hydro Quebec logos. I was medium concerned on fast charging on this trip as we're pretty far north, but it's honestly better than in NY.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 05/07/2026

The central Hudson outage map near our place. This is likely going to be days. It went out at 7:30pm yesterday.

Outage map from center Hudson, nearly everything is out in this area

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 05/07/2026

Still completely at awe of these 745kV towers that loom like monsters over the north coast landscape. Really impressive infrastructure.

Hydro Quebec electric infrastructure map

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 04/07/2026

The Onion Summer Travel guide nails Albany

Albany, NY: the razzle dazzle of Syracuse combined with the natural beauty of Poughkeepsie

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 04/07/2026

But they also had this amazing wall mural of cartoons about imagining a human powered world, which provided such a clear argument via satire on the need for abundant affordable energy

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 04/07/2026

It then has a ton of amazing energy projects. My favorite was a design project to come up with new ways to get people in Newfoundland to embrace offshore wind

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 04/07/2026

The energy display starts with bikes where you create power, on a meter to try to run a hot shower

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 04/07/2026

The Biosphere in Montreal is one of the most climate forward museums I've seen. They have special exhibits on climate and emotions, and climate refugees, as well as a standing exhibit on Energy that's amazing

The human sufficiency scales of multiple countries

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 01/07/2026

Energy vacation spotting, a barge with wind turbine parts outside of Montreal. At least 5 blades on it, plus vertical sections.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 01/07/2026

Never mind, found it on libro.fm, just pre-ordered! libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 27/06/2026

Climate change really sucks.

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 27/06/2026

Other trains were cancelled, and something was wrong with the SBahn before leaving Hamburg, so I had to walk to Hbf. But so far so good. The train has "German AC" so it's warmer than I'd like, but takes the edge off.