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In honor of Succession tonight I am once again sharing the time I made a Succession opening theme using Sims 4 lol

There are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see

This week on Construction Physics, a proposal from Austin Vernon and myself on how the Navy can improve how it acquires ships. construction-physics.com/p/fixing-naval…

Our first draft for the Policy Playbook proposal was ~3x too long, so Brian turned it into a regular post. The amount of time we’ve spent researching and thinking about this topic is getting pretty crazy and this is the most distilled version of that effort.

Myself and Thomas Hochman in today’s WaPo… the House’s reconciliation language uniquely disadvantages nuclear power by yanking key tax credits, transferability, and loan authorities. More below:

Every time I research a supposed devastating weakness of large-scale reliance on solar PV + batteries, I end up becoming more of a solar + battery maximallist.

An excellent video reminder of the importance of strict process controls in additive manufacturing from our good friends at NASA Marshall

Trump’s shipbuilding agenda is sinking. I returned this week from shipyard tours in California to a flood of calls and DMs from DC and none of the news is good. Friday marks 45 days since the president signed the Executive Order mandating a full shipbuilding review in 45 days.

It is good to have the government collect high-quality longitudinal surveys of the effects of alcohol and internet use.

This week on Construction Physics: how Japan invented modern shipbuilding methods. construction-physics.com/p/how-japan-in…

Seems bad.

Everyone says nuclear power is over-regulated. With word of the big nuclear EOs looming, I spent a few weeks talking to people in the nuclear industry to find out which reforms they thought would be most helpful, and which they were nervous about. Here are the top 12 (a🧵...)

Hot off the presses

Introducing MicroFactory A robot that automates repetitive manual work — starting with electronics assembly.

SCOTUS Seven County decision is out! TLDR: It’s a big deal, it limits NEPA, it’s better than expected, BUT… there’s still uncertainty. The ruling does two things: - Calls for giving agencies more discretion - Sets clear limits on what EIS reviews have to consider 🧵(1/14)