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Dan Rutherford

@rutherdan.bsky.social
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Clean transportation researcher; track dad; R̶e̶c̶o̶v̶e̶r̶i̶n̶g̶ Boom snarkoholic. #teslatakedown

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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not all abuse is obvious.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Companies have agency.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Methinks the jig is up when a fuel cell car is marketed as a "hydrogen powered EV". Dude, where's my fuel?
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
LinkedIn at its finest -- substantive post (ignore the messenger), unhinged response, followed by the buzziwordy save. **chef's kiss**
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The S&P 500 returned 260% over the past decade. Imagine being so stupid that you spot the world's richest man a 900k deposit for a car 10 years in advance. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
wsj.com
They Paid $50,000 and Waited Nine Years. Will Tesla’s Roadster Live Up to the Hype?
Tesla’s new Roadster, due for an Oct. 15 debut, has been almost a decade in the making—$50,000 deposits and all.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just a normal day for your favorite aviation startup CEO.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Friday morning, 0700 on Montebello Rd in Cupertino. High above the clouds. Silicon Valley deserves your scorn in many ways. But we have the best damn cycling anywhere.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Stick it to Big Qi!
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
More in my Viewpoint for Aviation Week at the link above. (END)
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unfortunately, FAA's proposal to replace the US supersonic overland flight ban with a noise-based standard risks creating a boom market for regulatory arbitrage by 1) prioritizing a speculative and finicky technology (Mach cutoff) and 2) failing to provide clear guidance on how to comply. (/)
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Manufacturers, to minimize cost, are more likely to innovate on ways to game the regulation, not new technology. Thus, performance-based emission standards for diesel cars gave us Dieselgate, not EVs. (/)
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In theory, performance-based standards encourage technology innovation better than mandates because they give industry more flexibility to trial various solutions. But what happens if performance cannot be defined, measured, or enforced? 🧵 aviationweek.com/air-transpor...
aviationweek.com
Opinion: Proposed FAA Rule For Overland Supersonic Flights Misses Mark | Aviation Week
The FAA’s proposed rule seems more likely to create a boom market for regulatory gaming than to drive real technological progress.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Next strategic decision is whether Boom becomes an AI lab or a chip manufacturer.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
By the iron law of Boom-enomics, wherein each supply chain failure forces a company-wide pivot (aircraft --> engine --> stationary power), now Boom Supersonic is an AI data center company. techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/c...
techcrunch.com
Crusoe abandons $1.25B plan to use Boom turbines at AI data centers | TechCrunch
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl said the company's new stationary power plants were no longer in Crusoe's near-term plans.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
[Insert SAF talking point here.]
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Because free speech isn't for Americans.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What's amazing about the chemtrails conspiracy is that it's both completely true (aviation emissions change the climate and impact your health) but completely misdiagnoses the cause (fossil fuels, not "spraying"), therefore leading absolutely nowhere.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Excited Baby Says YESSSSSS!!
ALT: Excited Baby Says YESSSSSS!!
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy Constitution Day!
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Man pushing super emitting planes say AI developers should self regulate on safety. www.foxbusiness.com/video/640507...
foxbusiness.com
AI regulation: Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl says we should build 'safe products' | Fox Business Video
Boom Supersonic CEO Blake Scholl joins host Brian Brenberg to discuss calls for government AI regulation. Scholl argues that developers must take personal responsibility for safety rather than demandi...
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Always use lists, never bullet points. We often refer to "bullet point #2" but never the reverse.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Hate me, please. ☝️ “It wasn’t Donald Trump; it was me, liberal Democrat Lanny Davis, former counsel to President Clinton, went to the Department of Interior, and we made the argument that this is a pro-environmental decision to allow this road [into Yosemite]." www.notus.org/agencies/tru...
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Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
WWND.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Now that's a pilot call sign! migflug.com/afterburner/...
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Bollards killed greeting cards.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Because the chapter name “Deliverance” is already taken.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Varying sock length is an excellent means of thermal management on a group cycling ride.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Housing is a well-known antisemite.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Meanwhile, Tesla’s robots do what exactly? www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
Chinese ⁠smartphone maker Honor’s self-developed humanoid ⁠robot Lightning ⁠ran ​the 100m in 9.32 seconds, ⁠beating the human world ⁠record of 9.58sec
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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
And not just that. Did you see the t-shirt of the guy in front of him?
screengrab from @atrupar.com's clip from FoxNews, showing a split screen: Trump to the left and the audience to the right. One man in audience is giving the double bird to the stage (Trump), another, in front of the first, has his back to the stage, and his t-shirt reads "Kill Your Local Pedophile".
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Whut?
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
California is dead. Long live California. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/cali...
wsj.com
California Draws More Investment Than All Other 49 States Combined
Investors have plowed a record $366 billion into the state amid the AI boom.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Definitely, scatter plot would be a huge improvement.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Reading through the public comments on Trump's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Supersonic Proposal this fine afternoon. Free-market think tanks never cease to amuse: "We have no idea if this is good policy but we support it anyway."
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Good on Coach Walz. Some of my fondest memories growing up in Minnesota were on Boundary Waters trips with my brothers. A true treasure that deserves protection. (Pssst: Quetico Provincial Park is even better.) 🇨🇦
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Retire or a buff 39 year old is going to turn you into a national laughingstock" is exactly the message we should be sending to boomers today.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Grab him by the printer.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
JFC find me an elk in Iowa.
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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) @theicct.org · 17/08/2026
🛳️✈️ Shipping & aviation are 2 of the hardest sectors to decarbonize, and CA's climate policies have room to address them. Our new report finds hydrogen-derived e-fuels (not liquid H2) can contribute — but it'll take new policy to get there. 🔗 theicct.org/publication/...
theicct.org
Challenges and policy options to decarbonize the aviation and shipping sectors in California
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And the obligatory Ikea trip. Guess we’re not big shoppers. (end)
Very empty cargo van.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Some toy donations…
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The main chore was to transport a broken cargo e-bike to the shop. But was also fit in some Costco shopping…
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Rented an e-cargo van for errands this weekend. Drove well, decent range, and rather efficient for its size. Parking was…. challenging./
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In theory, it’s smart to rent an electric cargo van for weekend errands after 3 weeks without a car.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Trump addressing the MAGA faithful today.
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Maximus: Are You Not Entertained?
ALT: Maximus: Are You Not Entertained?
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Imagine telling worried families that their loved ones were living is squalid conditions “not nearly long enough.” 🖕 nypost.com/2026/08/14/u...
nypost.com
Trump shrugs off concerns about conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln, says deployment has been ‘not nearly long enough’
President Trump dismissed family worries over the USS Abraham Lincoln’s grueling 8-month deployment, claiming it has “not nearly” been long enough.
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Dan Rutherford @rutherdan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Please share with your "never bet against Elon Musk" bestie.
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