
Yes, I use AI to generate images
I have seen some commentary saying that an AI-generated image on a blog automatically means that the content is AI garbage. We use AI for images here, but not content.

I rented a bunch of EVs so you don’t have to
What better way to get an idea of life with an EV than renting a bunch?
Despite it being accidental, I found myself trying out a bunch of EVs. It turns out there are vast differences between makes, much more so than regular gas cars. These are my observations.

Please let us have station wagons again
Station wagons! Practical, stylish and useful, these icons of automative perfection are what’s missing from our roads.
Let’s get them back again, people. They’re meant for the EV era.

Observations on transit in Italy
It’s a crazy world out there. We visit Italy and a wide variety of electric craziness shows up along the way.

The Coming Wave of Grid Defections and the Consequent Utility Death Spiral
As solar panels and batteries get cheaper, people are increasingly considering leaving the grid entirely.
While off-grid living has long been the domain of rugged outdoors individuals and well-heeled preppers, costs are dropping quickly. Regular homeowners are now considering full-scale batteries, going so far as to consider loosening their connection to the grid, and in some cases, leaving it (and the associated permanent connection fees) behind.

Developments in the EV space - some second order thinking
Projecting second order effects in the EV adoptions space, we can now begin working on modifying the built environment to accommodate our future transportation needs.

MoarrrRrrrobots
From the Thor washing machine and Robbie The Robot to GPS-bounded grass choppers and dust-sucking droid drones, the pace of change has picked up, even if only for basic automation.

Oil power - an anachronism in the making
Whether they like it or not, the time of economic domination for fossil fuel giants is coming to an end.
Oil, once the source and seat of power, is no longer the magic touchstone it was. Today, the competitive advantage is conferred by the size of our renewable energy plant, the depth of your energy storage.