Noise Rock Dad
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Playing Shellac for the baby
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"I feel like “the world passed peak gas-powered car sales in 2017” is not a widely known fact"
World changing fast & ppl outside the climate space don't know how quickly power & technology is shifting. If this is you, we made a podcast ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER for you:
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
World changing fast & ppl outside the climate space don't know how quickly power & technology is shifting. If this is you, we made a podcast ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER for you:
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
The era of real energy security has arrived
Dear readers, The podcast has landed! We made it with Sarah Allely and we are so pleased. You can hear at (Apple), (Spotify), Overcast, or wherever else you...
buttondown.com
April 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
"I feel like “the world passed peak gas-powered car sales in 2017” is not a widely known fact"
World changing fast & ppl outside the climate space don't know how quickly power & technology is shifting. If this is you, we made a podcast ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER for you:
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
World changing fast & ppl outside the climate space don't know how quickly power & technology is shifting. If this is you, we made a podcast ELECTRIC WORLD ORDER for you:
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
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Crazy light ahead of the storm! Sorry everything fell apart again this week!
September 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Crazy light ahead of the storm! Sorry everything fell apart again this week!
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Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:
September 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:
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The combined undergraduate and graduate student populations of all Ivy League schools is about 140,000 students. The CUNY system alone is 250,000.
Elite universities mea culpas about the “loss of trust” in higher education so often fail to consider the force of the longterm propagandistic attack on universities, given extensive play in conservative media, that long preceded Trump, but which he has massively accelerated.
September 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The combined undergraduate and graduate student populations of all Ivy League schools is about 140,000 students. The CUNY system alone is 250,000.
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It’s been long enough and I’m petty enough to share this publicly: I’ve applied for two tenure track jobs ever, and at the one that isn’t this one, I was told not to wear nail polish to the interview by a search committee member
During my postdoc, several grad students told me about the time one of the faculty shot down a job candidate for wearing the wrong pantyhose
what's the most insane hiring shibboleth you've ever heard, non-coffee edition
September 26, 2026 at 2:27 AM
It’s been long enough and I’m petty enough to share this publicly: I’ve applied for two tenure track jobs ever, and at the one that isn’t this one, I was told not to wear nail polish to the interview by a search committee member
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We gotta ban the whole damn industry.
NEW: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards.
One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
www.propublica.org
September 26, 2026 at 1:36 PM
We gotta ban the whole damn industry.
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Happy Stanislav Petrov Day. Today we celebrate the life of a man who saved billions by not believing a computer. May we all learn this valuable lesson.
September 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Happy Stanislav Petrov Day. Today we celebrate the life of a man who saved billions by not believing a computer. May we all learn this valuable lesson.
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"Ana" is packing table grapes in Tipton CA. "We earn minimum wage. I pack the fruit others pick. The grapes in each box have to be cleaned and stored neatly. Each box must weigh 23 lbs. Myself and another woman pack the grapes. Between us we pack on around 100 boxes." #WeFeedYou
September 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
"Ana" is packing table grapes in Tipton CA. "We earn minimum wage. I pack the fruit others pick. The grapes in each box have to be cleaned and stored neatly. Each box must weigh 23 lbs. Myself and another woman pack the grapes. Between us we pack on around 100 boxes." #WeFeedYou
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
September 26, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
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They have put a drainage scheme and a quarry in my tea. The pool is in the wrong position but the roads are honestly not bad.
September 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
They have put a drainage scheme and a quarry in my tea. The pool is in the wrong position but the roads are honestly not bad.
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"FLAVOR PROFILE" https://bonequest.com/10054
September 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"FLAVOR PROFILE" https://bonequest.com/10054
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One of the worst (academic-ish) job interviews I ever went to, they ordered sandwiches for after my talk —like, took orders on paper and picked them up—and had us sit in a conference room while they all interrogated me. I sat w/ an uneaten sandwich for an hour before they whisked me off to
September 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
One of the worst (academic-ish) job interviews I ever went to, they ordered sandwiches for after my talk —like, took orders on paper and picked them up—and had us sit in a conference room while they all interrogated me. I sat w/ an uneaten sandwich for an hour before they whisked me off to
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individual interviews. One spent part of the time insulting me. another wondered why I’d want to work there but thought I’d be good (!), realized we’d actually met in nigeria years before, and also said, “dear, please eat your sandwich.”
bless him: at the time I was an endurance athlete + DYING
bless him: at the time I was an endurance athlete + DYING
September 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
individual interviews. One spent part of the time insulting me. another wondered why I’d want to work there but thought I’d be good (!), realized we’d actually met in nigeria years before, and also said, “dear, please eat your sandwich.”
bless him: at the time I was an endurance athlete + DYING
bless him: at the time I was an endurance athlete + DYING
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A group of major medical organizations released recommendations this morning for Covid, flu and RSV vaccination, including guidance for the general population as well as specifics for children, people over 65, pregnant people and immunocompromised people. Here's a guide.
Your Guide to Covid, Flu and R.S.V. Vaccines This Fall (Gift Article)
Major medical groups released new recommendations on who should get the shots, citing a lack of strong guidance from the federal government.
www.nytimes.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A group of major medical organizations released recommendations this morning for Covid, flu and RSV vaccination, including guidance for the general population as well as specifics for children, people over 65, pregnant people and immunocompromised people. Here's a guide.
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There's nothing quite like the view of a nor'easter from space.
September 26, 2026 at 1:26 PM
There's nothing quite like the view of a nor'easter from space.
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September 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Important to note that Carlos receives substantial covert and overt support from the US government and US corporations
September 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Important to note that Carlos receives substantial covert and overt support from the US government and US corporations
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I am back at @pitchfork.com for the first time in five years with a Best New Reissue review of the massive, astonishing new Joy Division live box set, Eternal
Joy Division: Eternal (Live)
Read Sean T. Collins’ review of the album.
pitchfork.com
September 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I am back at @pitchfork.com for the first time in five years with a Best New Reissue review of the massive, astonishing new Joy Division live box set, Eternal
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ProPublica is incredible and I am deeply grateful it exists
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
September 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
ProPublica is incredible and I am deeply grateful it exists
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A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf.
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
Texas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.
Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable.
www.houstonchronicle.com
September 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf.
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
“The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer.
The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
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maybe it's because I still hold a grudge but my favourite is the entirely illegal one that many, many, many of us have experienced directly: "can't hire them, the spouse might also need a job in our dept"
During my postdoc, several grad students told me about the time one of the faculty shot down a job candidate for wearing the wrong pantyhose
what's the most insane hiring shibboleth you've ever heard, non-coffee edition
September 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
maybe it's because I still hold a grudge but my favourite is the entirely illegal one that many, many, many of us have experienced directly: "can't hire them, the spouse might also need a job in our dept"
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academia, home of the brave
September 26, 2026 at 6:50 AM
academia, home of the brave
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Whenever these “dangerous foods” recalls happen under RFK Jr’s watch, someone always finds a photo of him looking exactly like the recalled product 🤣
The FDA has announced a recall of cinnamon due to possible contamination with lead.
September 26, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Whenever these “dangerous foods” recalls happen under RFK Jr’s watch, someone always finds a photo of him looking exactly like the recalled product 🤣