Eric Hittinger

All of my life choices are validated in this moment

My MS advisor was Swiss and told us that being in the lab nights and weekends was a sign that we were not good at managing time. Don't do it much - it makes both of us look bad.

Exactly what it says on the label: The Pope in 1982. He's wearing a black hat, dark RayBans, and looks like he's a member of the Blues Brothers.

What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.

I wish it were better understood that this is an act of mass murder akin to firing into a large crowd. Impossible to say specifically who will die as a result of this action, but certainty that it will be many.

I'm such a nerd for energy data, I probably should have gotten a L2 charger (with this data reporting) sooner. I'm sure I'll figure out something fun to do with this data...

Those complaining about the high rate of electricity in California, are sort of out of touch with reality. High rates *DONT* mean high bills.

Normal people - i.e. not #energysky - don't care about the RATE they pay, but the BILL at the end of the month.

Californians pay less than 40 states.

It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

Ryan Moulton @moultano Oil is the most Lovecraftian thing that actually exists. You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?

As a former crystallography student, it gives me great pleasure to see Wegmans experimenting with more dense packing layouts for bottled water.

When I was a student, we had a homework assignment about the most efficient packing method for soda cans!

She loves the car - great design. This comes after her deep hatred for my Chevy Volt. I also think the Volt has a great design, but that is mostly on the internal elements.

Sort of. Staying with a friend, so she will slowly charge at 1 kW.

Apparently, the car keeps track of this and reminds her of which plug she is looking for.

Yeah. Before she left, I started in on a lecture about fast charging networks and kW speeds and she was uninterested and basically said "it'll be fine". And it was!

I've created a calculator that gives you the right answer 80% of the time and I believe it will change the world

Exactly

She wanted to get a gasoline hybrid (bc she liked the seats and interior features!), but I talked her into the idea that we should be going all electric at this point.

Put it on the front page:

Regular person buys electric vehicle, goes on day-long road trip, no issues

Ok, she made it to DC just fine and only a slightly longer time than in a gasoline car. Given that this is the first day she has used or even thought about fast charging, I declare EV road trips to be accessible for regular people.

A somewhat surprising update:

I do like that I can spy on her progress through the app. Seems to be going ok with the fast charging.

Wife just took the new-ish EV (ID4) for the 6 hr trip to DC. I have to admit that I'm a bit nervous about her charging experience...

(she is a normie, not a clean energy sicko)

This has got to include the Terra Ignota series (starts with Too Like the Lightning) from @adapalmer.bsky.social.

That sounds like an endorsement. As good as the earlier TT games?

I imagine I'd be very into it - thanks!

I'm not sure that Americans even think of it as something consumed in Italy. It is more like the name of the sandwich than an implied origin, at this point.

This is parenting

Should I say "less" or "fewer" here?

Galaxy Brain:

Folks, it is the year 2025 and Word's grammar checker is suggesting that I should change "fewer" to "less few".