2026 NFPA 855 Updates Redefine Energy Storage Standards
NFPA 855: 2026 edition updates and what they mean for energy storage projects #energysky -- via Energy Storage News: https://t.co/HuN5CYTVfW
Avoid Beat Tags; Appear Professional to Sync Licensors
Beat makers who are trying to break into sync licensing ❌ STOP sending in tracks with beat tags. It makes you look extremely unprofessional.
ARPA-H Pursues Bold, Transformative Health Programs
ARPA-H 101: The lifecycle of an ARPA-H program 🗣️"ARPA-H doesn’t settle for iterative results. We exist to change the course of human health. To do this requires bold program ideas and a model unlike traditional funding agencies..." Get to know @ARPA_H https://t.co/iKZKyFcR18...
Energy Minister Vows to Halt Renewable Investment Before Election
“They will smash renewable energy investment:” State energy minister goes on attack as election looms #energysky -- via Renew Economy: https://t.co/lamGiSKs2o https://t.co/csj4OrhhmB
Blockade by Force Legally Constitutes an Act of War
“A blockade is considered an act of war under international law.” If a foreign power was by force preventing ships from entering or leaving our ports, hunting down our ships on the high seas, is there any chance we wouldn’t consider...
Five More States Join California to Block Nexstar‑Tegna Deal
Five more states have joined California's suit to block the Nexstar-Tegna deal. Joining the party are: Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Vermont
Court Dismisses Antisemitic Abuse Lawsuit by 65 Passengers
65 United Passengers Alleged Antisemitic Abuse — The Court Said Even If True, They Had No Case - View from the Wing https://t.co/ctFfMcTOOe
Elon’s Risk Advantage vs Sam’s Constrained Position
“There’s a vast asymmetry between the two parties. Elon has nothing to lose and everything to gain. Sam et al are in the opposite position. That means Elon can take many more risks with trial and comms strategies, pressing the...
Ending Tariffs Seems Ill‑timed Amid Bourbon Boycott
As a rule, I support the end of all tariffs, but this is a rather strange thing to do right as the Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey industries are getting devastated by international retaliatory boycotts.
New JV Revives Defunct Lithco Trademark From FMC Lithium
Interesting that the new @MRLMinRes JV is using a lapsed ™ name (Lithco) from the former Lithium Corporation of America which became FMC Lithium. https://t.co/0XON5LOoT1
US Wealth Overleveraged as S&P Pushes Faster Mega IPOs
Smoking in the Dynamite Shed The US economy and household wealth are way, way, I mean WAY dangerously levered to the stock market, and now this? *S&P MULLS INDEX RULE CHANGES TO SPEED UP ADDITION OF MEGA IPOS.
Ride the Bernina Express for Alpine Panoramic Splendor
The Bernina Express is a famous scenic train journey starting in Chur, Switzerland, that crosses the Alps to Tirano, Italy, offering breathtaking views of glaciers, lakes, and mountains through panoramic windows. https://t.co/CFElqmp4EJ
SpaceX Loaned Itself Money at High Rates for Musk
The real issue here is that SpaceX itself was borrowing the money to give to Musk, via the Nov 2018 leveraged loan priced at LIBOR+4.25%, far above the rate he was paying SpaceX https://t.co/hRcoplhKVQ
Keep Housing Costs Below 10% to Retire Early
MAX Mortgage or Rent you should pay based on salary: - $40K salary: $833 - $50K salary: $1,041 - $60K salary: $1,250 - $70K salary: $1,458 - $80K salary: $1,666 - $90K salary: $1,875 - $100K salary: $2,083 - $110K salary: $2,291 - $120K salary: $2,500 - $150K salary: $3,250 -...
Stop Waiting—Great Deals Exist at One‑third Price
People on this site are somehow still “waiting for the market to drop” meanwhile I’m about to submit an offer on a deal at 1/3rd the 2022 sale price If you’re not seeing deals right now, you have a problem
Ozempic Cuts Drinking in Obese AUD Patients
First randomized trial to show Ozempic reduces alcohol consumption in people seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder. Placebo-controlled, double-blind. Participants with BMI >30 kg/m2. https://t.co/M9Pk2gzKHD @TheLancet https://t.co/OT660QIn6N
Ireland Joins Artemis Accords, Raising Signatories to 65
Ireland will be the next Artemis Accords signatory -- on Monday, May 4, at 3:00 pm ET at NASA HQ. That'll make 65: https://t.co/PmkqAT1O4V
PJM Reopens as Solar Output Plummets
PJM Is Back Open For Business. Where Did All the Solar Go? #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/TwRabvjMUM https://t.co/FC95M6bCzk
FAA Releases Final Commercial Human Spaceflight Safety Recommendations
ICYMI (like I did), earlier this month the FAA issued the final recommendation report from the Commercial Human Space Flight Occupant Safety Rulemaking Committee. https://t.co/vH9MUlBPDL https://t.co/ENyo2lvVbn
Robotaxis Could Render Car Rentals Obsolete
If Robotaxis are truly successful, Hertz will be out of business. No one will rent a car.
Time to Ban Tall Grass From Video Games
It had a good run but it's time to ban the tall grass in games https://t.co/n7rY8ARVkd
15 Americans Die Daily in Semi‑truck Crashes
5,500 Americans die every year in crashes involving class 8 semi trucks. 15 Americans will die today. That’s just the crashes involving semi trucks.
Space Data Centers Soon Normal, Google Joins Elon
Sundar Pichai just said data centers in space will be "the new normal" within a decade. @elonmusk has been saying this for years. When the CEO of Google starts agreeing with Elon, pay attention. The orbital compute era is closer...
Old Oil Field Powers New 1MW Data Centre
👏👏👏👏👏👏 A hearty congratulations to Pilot Energy + Kala Data in Western Australia who have successfully plugged a cute little 1 megawatt data centre into some spluttering fossil fuel turbines located at a decaying, dying oil field run by...
U.S. Shale Gas Fuels Petrochemical Edge Over Europe, Asia
Many countries in Asia and Europe are beginning to feel the pressure, but the U.S. has a leg up on everyone else. Thanks to the shale revolution, America's cheap and abundant natural gas is used to produce its petrochemicals. #natgas #petrochemical...
Kids Must Become Game Creators, Not Just Players
Kids should not grow up as passive consumers of games. They should learn to imagine, build, test, remix, and share them.
Netflix Keeps Discipline Amid $2.8B Fee and Board Exit
Netflix Q1 2026: discipline tested, discipline held. $2.8B termination fee. Engagement metric reframe. Reed Hastings exits the board. My breakdown: https://www.steadycompounding.com/investing/netflix-q1-2026/
Spain’s 27‑Year Car‑Free City Records Zero Traffic Deaths
This city in Spain has been car free for 27 years, with zero traffic deaths since 2009. https://t.co/uFWDW6T35X
Super Heavy Oxygen Tank Tested in Repurposed Nosecone
Super Heavy Oxygen header tank in the old nosecone jail. Interesting test going on there. 🤔
Seeking Peacock Game Stats to Recalculate Averages
If you have the numbers for the Peacock exclusive games please let me know. I would like to know how those affect these “averages”
Australia’s Data Centers Match US at 50% Grid Growth
Australia's data center lobby insists it is nothing like the US. But a new report shows data centres drove 50% of the past year of demand growth in Australia's biggest grid: exactly the same proportion as the US. Quick new...
One Chef Revitalizes W Nashville’s Food, Music, Vibe
When I saw they had one chef and restaurant group doing all new four concepts/restaurants at W Nashville, I was like bold move…could backfire. But it was the right move. The W is vibey now and finally with great food...
China Beats 2030 Solar Target, US Falls Behind
China hit its 2030 solar goal five years early. 90% of new power capacity in China is wind and solar. They've installed 1,500 gigawatts... half of total global solar capacity. Compare to 300 gigawatts in the US. We're falling behind on...
Apple Will Reinvest Tariff Rebate Into U.S. Manufacturing
Tim Cook: If Apple gets a tariff rebate, we are going to take the cash and add it to our U.S. manufacturing initiative.
Xbox Game Dev Update Likely Recap, Not New Helix News
Xbox is holding a Game Dev Update next week, targeted at game developers. It will offer “a closer look at Project Helix and what it represents for the future of Xbox.” I wouldn’t expect any news from this though, more of...
GLP‑1 Drugs Cause Less Muscle Loss than Assumed
Do GLP-1 drugs really cause muscle loss? Turns out perhaps less than what we thought… here’s what you need to know, from: https://t.co/VwrRxnoblW https://t.co/M2RaE1f3EG
Ameresco Finishes Two Solar Installations for Maryland Schools
Ameresco completes two solar projects for Maryland school district #energysky -- via Solar Power World: https://t.co/CzT8LGiEej
UEFA Club Media Rights Revenue Tops $5 Billion
Media-rights revenue for men’s UEFA club competitions set to surge past $5bn https://t.co/2kXf1Awt2b via @NYTimes
Amazon's Annapurna Labs Generates $20 B Annual Revenue
The Annapurna Labs chip business at Amazon has an annualized revenue run rate of $20 billion. Amazing. $AMZN https://t.co/OyNTQiE8DO
Electrified Homes Save Money, Driving Canadian Adoption
Electrified Homes Cost Less I love my electrified home: heat pump, electric hot water, all appliances, etc. Sachi Gibson, the Canadian Climate Institute, explains why more Canadians are choosing electric homes. #cdnpoli https://youtu.be/eHhCvsU2T_E
Blocked AI Crawlers Yet Still Indexed: Surprising Findings
I was shocked by how often publishers who blocked AI crawlers were still in the index, this was a very good read. https://t.co/MgfBu9kA36
Human Drivers Add Security and Concierge Services in Autonomous Era
Actually, for Uber Black, Blacklane and private drivers this is standard (I use all three, all the time). For UberX? Sure, they would need to be convinced. in a world moving to autonomy, the opportunity for humans is to add security,...
AI Beats Doctors in Emergency and Complex Diagnosis Reasoning
An AI program performed better than human doctors on reasoning tasks such as making emergency room decisions and diagnosing complex cases, according to a new study published Thursday in @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/zAeOYW32I4 https://t.co/SGgO3KNfqM
Politicians Enable Fentanyl Crisis; Demand Zero Tolerance
San Francisco politicians and their constituents enable this suffering. They are the cause of it, because they can stop it instantly. Today, tomorrow and every one of the last 1,000 days this has happened. Fentanyl is a super drug and...
Microsoft Fixes Bug Blocking Xbox 360 Games on Series X
looks like Microsoft has fixed the bug preventing people from launching some backwards compatible Xbox 360 games on new Xbox Series S/X consoles
Industrial Picks & Shovels Stocks Surge Beyond Magnificent 7
People talk about the Magnificent 7 but we need something for the crazy moves in industrial picks & shovels. Argan, Quanta, Comfort Systems, SPX, and several others https://t.co/tdvhGUBJUF
Cook Blames Supply Constraints for Weaker iPhone, Stock Unmoved
Cook says the iPhone would have been stronger if not for supply constraints. I'm surprised the stock did not move higher. $AAPL
Reddit Conversations Fuel Next‑Gen Internet Innovation
"Reddit’s conversations are like oil for the modern internet: a foundational resource powering the next generation of technology." -- Steve Huffman, Co-Founder of @Reddit $RDDT https://t.co/AbKCIK1ceb
America’s Data Centers Still Rely on Foreign Imports
A rather aggressive way of framing the fact that the US still heavily relies on imports for building out data centers -- and that a surge in investment demand for advanced manufactures largely flows to the rest of the world
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A 2024 study, using satellite data, found no evidence of electricity use at night for 1.18 billion people. That means 14% of the world is unable to access modern life. Calls to rapidly reduce fossil fuel use are calls to keep...