iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Eric Goetz

Lauri Myllyvirta @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Power generation from coal and gas fell 4% in China in August, as solar and wind covered all electricity demand growth and hydropower and nuclear grew as well. Cement production fell 12%, crude steel 4% and oil refinery output 7%, indicating emission reductions across the board.

26516

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'm not sure about the math, but the protein folding could have value for medicine and for bio-engineering to clean up pollution. And I believe AI has allowed us to speed up innovation in materials-science and fusion research. But, these are guesses as a non-expert who casually follows it.

110

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Agreed, though I think there's a corollary: Which is that we'll see an explosion of new ideas, conceptual breakthroughs, and artforms—some of them might be even good ones.

120

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Also the weight and aerodynamic drag, compared to a conventional car roof. If you're adding weight or drag, that will certainly offset the 150-250 watts roof panels add into the system under perfect conditions (sunny day, ideal sunlight angle, etc).

200

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I love this "mini-essay" on how technology is a much broader term than how we usually think of it. I love that Le Guin has been getting her long well-deserved acclaim. I struggle with her fiction, but's a me-problem. She was a brilliant thinker.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Yeah, I see science news about "reactor in a shipping container" tech every few years. Would be a game-changer if they crack it.

010

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Just implement time-of-use metering with critical peak pricing and the market will sort it out. Grid and home batteries are about to get really cheap.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

There's a difference between advocating building nuclear now (solar PV + batteries are *way* cheaper and will keep getting cheaper, short-term), and investing in research in better reactor designs. I wouldn't call myself a "nuclear power advocate", but I'd definitely advocate for research.

000

Reposted by Eric Goetz

Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Europe’s rivers are running dry. The Rhine just hit a record-low water level in Cologne, while the Danube has fallen far enough to disrupt nuclear power generation. Drought isn’t just an environmental problem. It quickly becomes an economic one. Source: guidocioni.substack.com/p/european-r...

17939

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Agreed that nuclear is a good technology. I just wish it scaled down. In the US, at least, a new nuclear plant would be a "megaproject" the would have to fight a ton of NIMBYism. I'm from Washington state, where the WPPSS debacle still looms large in the minds of people my age or older.

100

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Even if you replace the solar panels and battery storage four times within the lifespan of a nuclear reactor, solar is still about 5x cheaper (remember, nuclear needs engineers and security to staff it 24x7)—and solar's price is still dropping. But you're right about land-use.

110

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It's not even close. Solar is like 5X cheaper, even when you include the cost of battery storage. And that's only getting cheaper, while nuclear is getting more expensive.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

No reason you couldn't do both. Between the tracks is otherwise unused space.

100

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Vocal pedagogy talks a lot about front/back muscle coordination, but almost never left/right. As a singer and not a teacher, subtle jaw lateralization and engaging lats asymmetrically have unlocked resonance and expression that I couldn't access before. Worth exploring with students?

010

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

People like to complain when someone "replies-all" unnecessarily. But I think a far greater sin is just replying to one person when it would have been better to reply-all.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

In a work meeting and I was talking about Mythos and couldn't remember the name and I was like, "you know? that version of claude with the really badass-sounding name…" and my co-worker said, "Jean-Claude?"

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

"Organizations that design their entire experience for reflection, response, and real conversation are doing something quietly radical. Not just presenting art, but shaping the conditions that allow it to actually change us."

seattletimes.com

What an overwhelmed society needs from the arts | Op-Ed

Arts organizations are not struggling because they are doing their work poorly. It's because the world their audiences are living in has fundamentally changed.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

My favorite comment from yesterday's air-traffic incident at Newark: United Breaks: ✅ Guitars ✅ Light poles ✅ Trucks

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I hate click-bait headlines, but given the ending of this video, the ABC headline writers are really asleep at the wheel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMW...

youtube.com

United flight hits light pole while landing

YouTube video by ABC News

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Pretty sure I have that gene that makes cilantro taste like soap—and I still love it! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

The Husbands skit on SNL a few weeks ago was one of my favorite skits of the '20s, right up there with Beavis and Butthead. Really well-written and performed by the whole cast, but especially the guys.

youtu.be

Husbands - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

That’s fascinating. I work in Ed-tech, and elementary education has known for a long time that reading to kids greatly helps develop the neural pathways to become readers.

010

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

For sure. I make no claims that it's a good business idea, just trying to give a back-of-the-napkin level of effort/cost, without resorting to paying to re-edit the book and having Wheaton re-record it from scratch.

110

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Fans of African music, I highly recommend you check out Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Sona Jobarteh and her 2022 release Badinyaa Kumoo. The best I've heard in a decade.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

An editor could easily trim some extra "he said"'s out of Wheaton's existing performance and maintain the cohesion of Wheaton's delivery. It would likely take 1-2 days, plus some administrative time. I don't know if the audiobook distribution infrastructure allows for revisions of an existing title.

130

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The real heroes of the Artemis 2 mission!

Two mic boom operators holding mics above various desks at Mission Control in Houston for the Artemis Mission.

010

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I know. Arlines could have charged money just to fly in a circle around Cape Canaveral.

010

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Josh Johnson gives the funniest description of a cassette I've ever heard. www.youtube.com/shorts/PgkBd...

youtube.com

Please help me explain this to younger people

YouTube video by Josh Johnson

010

Reposted by Eric Goetz

Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Trump is paying a foreign company $1B not to produce clean energy. I think this might be the most insane public policy I’ve ever seen. www.eenews.net/articles/int...

eenews.net

Interior, TotalEnergies strike deal ending US offshore wind projects

The agreement marks the latest blow by the Trump administration against the U.S. offshore wind industry.

48634

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Have you lived in a warm climate in the US? Literally ever single building already has AC, in dense urban areas. Newer heat-pumps are typically quieter. And I'm just talking about the exterior units. The interior ductless designs are often under 10 dBSPL. Most modern high-rises feature heat pumps.

200

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Andy Weir is the "hard sci fi" spiritual successor to Arthur C. Clarke, and the movie adaptation of Project Hail Mary is my favorite science fiction film since Arrival.

Movie poster of the film Project Hail Mary. Features a picture of fictional character Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) floating in a space ship.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I haven't written code professionally since the 00s, but it seems to me the strength of LLMs would be in helping to get quickly up to speed within existing code bases.

100

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Has anyone used RX Dialog Denoise or DX Revive on a Glenn Gould CD to take out the piano and just leave his humming?

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Nice to hear another Andrew Stanton/Thomas Newman collaboration again with In the Blink of an Eye. I would love for Newman to finally get his Oscar!

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I've seen some pretty funny "You're right to push back on this" jokes about Anthropic's stand against the DoD. Well done, Internet.

010

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I discovered the band Heilung the other day. It's a kind of experimental ritual folk. It really speaks to the pre-Christianity European parts of my ancestry. www.youtube.com/watch?v=64CA...

youtube.com

Heilung Norupo [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by Heilung

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I try not to post ragebait, but this one will get you going.

000

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Men at Work (with Toad) Aug 14th at Remlinger Farms Sarah McLachlin the 8th/9th at St Michelle Winery Ani DiFranco Aug 1st in Vancouver.

010

Eric Goetz @ericgoetzmusic.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Men at Work, Ani DeFranco, Sarah McGaughlin, and Toad the Wet Sproket performing all within a week of one another in the PNW. Gotta get that empty nester Gen-X market!

100

Reposted by Eric Goetz

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 11/02/2026

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

13474018113642

Reposted by Eric Goetz

Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 09/02/2026

I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

102248615813

Reposted by Eric Goetz

Djinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The vibe of the Halftime Show

142235475