Reposted by Bobby McGeeDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 16/10/2026Which of these is not like the others? 32492127 492
Reposted by Bobby McGeeMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Cut out and keep. 561976303 2K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeMatt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Millennials are on a bit of a run right now. 3028027 280
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAndrew Gelston @agelston.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Yah it’s been cheaper for almost 5 years now Made this in 2016 and my god it was accurate (educated guesses work) 1122 12
Reposted by Bobby McGee🦉sean sean sean🦉 @avesmaria.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The intellectual gym, otherwise known as a library 1077810 778
Reposted by Bobby McGeeMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 575216574225 21.7K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeRude Law Dog @esghound.com · 04/10/2026this is 90% of the problem with AI messaging. a bunch of computer touchers were told they were the smartest boys and were compensated in a manner that reflected it. then a huge part of their job was replaced by a beep boop robot (because programming *is* 1s and 0s via language) and they went insane 1448164 481
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Japan imports 99.9% of its oil. It has already cut oil consumption in half from its peak. It knows what it must do to go further: move from hybrids to pure electric. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti... 513737 137
Bobby McGee @justanotherwordfor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Recently heard at a conference that 15% of US adults are currently on a GLP-1. Thants insane. Some in the industry are saying obesity could be the last mass market drug indication. Personally I think there could be similarly huge markets for aging, cognative, or fitness treatments. 010 1
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 18/09/202615/ The *scale* of the US investment in datacenters is staggering. Other countries are having similar conversations about the effect of AI on economic development, electricity and land etc but hard to compete with US financial sector & technological dominance of AI firms @katemac.bsky.social 54926 49
Reposted by Bobby McGeeSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026Here's the full slidedeck ember-energy.org/latest-insig...ember-energy.orgThe Age of Power | EmberHow the electrotech and information revolution are converging – and what this means for energy, markets and geopolitics 4277 27
Reposted by Bobby McGeeSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 16/09/2026ELECTRIFICATION: Really striking chart showing that three-quarters of final energy demand can now be electrified "economically" (ie at lower lifetime cost) – and 90% electrification is technically possible From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues 217177 171
Reposted by Bobby McGeeDaniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 14/09/2026Trump has only declared victory in the Iran war once this month. Concerning. 61444327 1.4K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeNate Tice @natetice.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Chiefs RBs had 197 combined rushing yards tonight, the 2nd-most rushing yards by a Chiefs RB room in a single game since Patrick Mahomes took over as starting QB in 2018. (per @trumedia.bsky.social) 1912 91
Reposted by Bobby McGeeScott Spratt @scottspratt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yards gained on explosive runs (10+ yards): Kareem Hunt in 2025: 145 Isiah Pacheco in 2025: 117 Kenneth Walker tonight: 113 0509 50
Bobby McGee @justanotherwordfor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This is the best the Chiefs offense has looked in what? 3 years? 110 1
Reposted by Bobby McGeeMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Just kind of assume Carney’s going to pick the maximally damaging moment for the GOP to cut off Canadian energy sales into the U.S… 3058080 580
Reposted by Bobby McGeeJohn Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Good morning with good news: Solar was the single largest source of electricity in European Union in July 2026! Solar was 24.8% of EU power in 7/2026, compared to 21.3% in 7/2025. Wind & solar were 39.1%. Solar rose 21% to 55.3 TWh from 45.8 TWh in 7/2025. It was vital in July heatwave #energysky 223578 235
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 24/08/2026One reason vote-by-mail remains under attack by Republicans is because of who it helps turn out. 15696210 696
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAndrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 27/08/2026this is what the U.S. did to Germany in the 1930s. gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w... 35613 56
Reposted by Bobby McGeeJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Official monthly data is in today, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 20% compared to this time last year! 161504292 1.5K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/08/2026Genuinely abundant, cheap, accessible energy has vastly more liberatory potential than AI, for vastly more people -- especially more poor people. Which, I guess, is your answer. 171795474 1.8K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeDanielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I think another lesson to take from the loss of both Dolly and Tim Curry is that neither of them took themselves seriously but they took the work dead serious that's the most important thing pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego. 37108222301 10.8K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Thread: The enormous unprecedented SCALE of the American AI investment boom is "crowding out" investment going into any other sector of the economy. At this point in mid 2026, it is literally sucking away all factors of production -capital, land, labour, knowledge, ecology. @katemac.bsky.social 20370171 370
Reposted by Bobby McGeeDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 26/08/2026In 2015, if you asked me the major “legacy” power-political advantages the U.S. had, I would’ve said: - unprecedented alliance network; - experienced military w/ strong mechanisms for cultivating human capital; - extensive, institutionalized diplomatic capital; - immigration & reverse brain drain 1115340 153
Reposted by Bobby McGeeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026It's so weird that Dolly Parton used her money to help ordinary people in a thousand different meaningful ways *and* lived an incredibly happy fulfilled life, almost like there's some sort of connection between the two. Anyway, let me read about another AI CEO poisoning a town for shits and giggles 3952571043 5.3K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeCommercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 26/08/2026Capacity density (MW/acre): +250% vs fixed south facing +300% vs single axis tracker Panel efficiency (kWh/watt): Down 15% vs fixed Down 35% vs tracker Generation density (kWh/acre): Up 212% vs fixed Up 195% vs tracker Price ($/W): Erthos: $0.70 Fixed: $1.00 Tracker: $1.10 4217 21
Reposted by Bobby McGeeDan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Did you guys catch Anduril founder Trae Stephens on the Goop podcast on our modern defense systemgoop.comAnduril Founder Trae Stephens on Our Modern Defense System | goopGwyneth sits down with Trae Stephens, co-founder of AI defense company Anduril, for a conversation about their core mission as new technology reshapes our defense system. 2122 12
Reposted by Bobby McGeeBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026You can’t talk about debt without talking about how we got into a bad predicament, and there’s only one correct answer: tax cuts enacted this century 7234431177 3.4K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeJigar Shah @jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Unpopular take: the 1+ GW data center buildout for AI training have largely been selected and will take through 2032 to build. Capital doesn't want to overbuild past that so will be hard to get new approvals. Data center development is now going sub-100MWs🧵 2277 27
Reposted by Bobby McGeeryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 11/08/2026it's maddening. and not only this, renewables are now the cheapest form of electricity AND fossil fuels have suffered repeated severe price shocks AND EVs are now price competitive with gas cars 321850370 1.9K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeChuck Grassley's goat @chuckgoat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The grifting is gonna be insane. 051 5
Reposted by Bobby McGeeFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 10/08/2026Trump media group racks up losses and pushes into nuclear fusion ft.trib.al/gqVhvQWft.trib.alTrump media group racks up losses and pushes into nuclear fusionTMTG also recently announced plans to charge bumper fees for access to president’s social media posts 43411 34
Reposted by Bobby McGeeChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 05/08/2026feels like the big AI impacts are: upending coding and the practice of law; making a terrible mess in healthcare; more algorithmic bias in government at every level; and it will also kill the open web, concept art, the take-home essay and possibly critical thinking any other impacts I'm missing? 215210 52
Reposted by Bobby McGeeJohn Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Iran war energy crisis is a huge boost to global EV sales. This is the first energy crisis, where electric cars, vans, buses and trucks are competitive substitutes for diesel and gasoline vehicles. Developing nations also cannot afford oil imports and move to EVs. #energysky 0173 17
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026“For the first time in two centuries, the West is no longer the leader in future technology, but the follower": @katemac.bsky.social & I wrote about what China's tech acceleration means for the world. phenomenalworld.org/analysis/bri... We then made a podcast: open.spotify.com/show/78cVf8D... 1112 11
Reposted by Bobby McGeeMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03... 16154682514 5.5K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeDerek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Some thoughts on chemical onshoring of all kinds, from nitrile gloves to pharmaceutical intermediates. It ain't going to be easy, nor fast, nor will it be cheap. That combination makes it an unlikely prospect for this administration to succeed at it:science.orgChemical Onshoring of All Kinds 2278 27
Reposted by Bobby McGeeCailin O’Connor @cailinmeister.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I'd be more excited if any of those other lines started going down 0244 24
Reposted by Bobby McGeeTom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 16/07/2026This is a very good essay that advances a broadly humanist position on AI. Liberals, conservatives, socialists, and others should all agree that we must not sacrifice our moral agency in search of a mere facsimile of human understanding. www.compactmag.com/article/the-...compactmag.comThe AI Apocalypse Is Already HereAmericans do not care for artificial intelligence. Recent polling shows that their attitudes mostly range from ambivalence to horror. 3248 24
Reposted by Bobby McGeeDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026“Australia accounted for almost 10 per cent of new global battery capacity in March, with about 2,000 home batteries being installed every day this year” 211127 111
Reposted by Bobby McGeeEric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The security guard at the door: 5581291429 8.1K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 03/07/2026People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot. 2479951793 8K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeCommercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 02/07/2026BNEF sees 228 GW of battery capacity installed in 2030. My guestimate (much less valuable as per price of my subscription vs a Bloomberg Terminal subscription) is ~400 GW (unless China POPPPPS). Energy Storage team at BNEF does have a whale/optimist value higher than this chart, probably seen it... 0114 11
Reposted by Bobby McGeeKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 01/07/2026NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g... 4426551467 2.7K
Reposted by Bobby McGeeAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 23/05/2026explains a lot doesn't it? to first order, international political economy is about cars 217638 176