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14-year-old got his hands on a copy of 1984, and he hasn't stopped reading yet

14-year-old got his hands on a copy of 1984, and he hasn't stopped reading yet

Newer trains? ✅Mets tickets? Well, this is the uptown platform#nyc

Newer trains? ✅

Mets tickets? Well, this is the uptown platform

#nyc

Looks like it's finally time to take down the Harris sign. This pretty much says it all.The very first 'customers',...

Looks like it's finally time to take down the Harris sign. This pretty much says it all.

The very first 'customers', appropriately dressed for the occasion: "Oh, remember, we used to subscribe to National Geographic. So cool."

https://map.lflapp.org/73PH4gVC1Sb

#books #library #reading #nyc

Remember how Y2K was going to lead to blackouts, bank runs and worse?Well, it didn't. We had a deadline. We invested somewhere from $300...

Remember how Y2K was going to lead to blackouts, bank runs and worse?

Well, it didn't. We had a deadline. We invested somewhere from $300 to $500 billion(!), and things turned out fine.

Climate change has no Y2K deadline. That's what makes it even harder to deal with

Me in @Salon https://www.salon.com/2025/05/01/climate-change-is-both-predictable-and-unpredictable-we-dont-need-certainty-to-know-its-a/

#climate #economics

We're in the "Have you heard of NBER?" part of this particular recession cycle#economics

We're in the "Have you heard of NBER?" part of this particular recession cycle

#economics

Two pieces of news:(1) OPEC has a magazine.(2) I wrote 800 words for it on how to scale climate finance:...

Two pieces of news:

(1) OPEC has a magazine.

(2) I wrote 800 words for it on how to scale climate finance: https://publications.opecfund.org/view/172159317/18/

Hint: It's not about "creative" finance, or some such. It's about boring, replicable leverage.

#climate #finance

Induction cooking for the win, kitchen-less restaurant editionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/dining/restaurants-with-no-kitchen.html

Induction cooking for the win, kitchen-less restaurant edition

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/dining/restaurants-with-no-kitchen.html

14-year-old rushing out the door this morning.Me: "Don't forget your phone!""Don't need it. Got a book."🥹

14-year-old rushing out the door this morning.

Me: "Don't forget your phone!"

"Don't need it. Got a book."

🥹

Call me outmoded, but I'm rather concerned about #AI making any kind of decisions of consequence before we've figured out this one

Call me outmoded, but I'm rather concerned about #AI making any kind of decisions of consequence before we've figured out this one

Another #climate change effect: rapid temperature flips!

Another #climate change effect: rapid temperature flips!

>40% drop at Port of LA isn't exactly "local" news.That's the bottom dropping out at the biggest container port in the...

>40% drop at Port of LA isn't exactly "local" news.

That's the bottom dropping out at the biggest container port in the Western Hemisphere

https://cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/la-county-ports-expect-roughly-40-drop-in-traffic-as-trumps-tariffs-continue

So DOGE "saving" ~$150b will cost >$135bhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/musk-cuts.htmlAnd none of it includes...

So DOGE "saving" ~$150b will cost >$135b
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/us/politics/musk-cuts.html

And none of it includes the up to $500b in lost tax revenues, largely because of rich tax cheats not getting caught https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/03/22/irs-tax-revenue-loss-federal-budget

Left at 2 different times, going to 3 different places.Flexible ✅Efficient ✅Fun ✅Faster than doing the same ride in 1 (or 2?!) cars...

Left at 2 different times, going to 3 different places.

Flexible ✅
Efficient ✅
Fun ✅
Faster than doing the same ride in 1 (or 2?!) cars ✅
"Pro family" ✅

#cycling #cars #nyc #family

Student-athlete baker 😍I came home asking how her school soccer game went: "I scored 9 goals. Trust me, we won."#kids #nyc...

Student-athlete baker 😍

I came home asking how her school soccer game went: "I scored 9 goals. Trust me, we won."

#kids #nyc #soccer

“We must take care of nature so that it takes care of us.”— Pope Francis

“We must take care of nature so that it takes care of us.”
— Pope Francis

Trump's America #trump #energy #economics

Trump's America

#trump #energy #economics

Update: kid beat her record.

Update: kid beat her record.

Define "we"

Define "we"

Ah, probably nothing. Needs more research, and in any case, did you hear that lithium-ion batteries contain lithium. Probably a...

Ah, probably nothing. Needs more research, and in any case, did you hear that lithium-ion batteries contain lithium. Probably a wash.

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/oil-gas-development-childhood-leukemia-study/

#climate #energy #health #oil

Best way to get there: Ferry.True for Hamilton & Burr. Still true today.#nyc

Best way to get there: Ferry.

True for Hamilton & Burr. Still true today.

#nyc