Hugh Daigle

Yes, it’s pronounced “Wilco” or “Wiyamson County“ and yes, we’re waiting to see its election results.

I talk about this in my sustainable energy class! Low carbon energy insulates you from geopolitical price shocks. Check it out: youtu.be/Vhewfr6SYKc?...

We had the largest group so far apply for our Sustainable Energy minor. 400+ students enrolled total. The future is decarbonized.

At least we can claim we’re really cracking the code on obnoxious sounds. Now do the fan in the ice maker in my fridge www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The heading of the next unit in my Duolingo French course says “Let’s tak about bank accounts”

OK Duo, sure, let’s tak about bank accounts.

Foonyoons

Minor detail 👇

I’ve got 2 smol humans that I’m training at home and several hundred that I’m training at work. I think the discourse here is cooked. Pls stahp.

PhD student Ali Mohamed has a new preprint w/ results from our cruise on the Langseth back in 2023. Here we connect the northern and southern U.S. Atlantic margins w/ a stratigraphic framework extending back to the Oligocene in a previously data-sparse area. doi.org/10.22541/ess...

why are you fighting online

I donated blood and voted this week. Both activities were cathartic in that I felt strong by helping my community. I recommend y'all do the same. So much in the news makes us feel weak.

“having accumulated enough money at the age of 75 to ‘meet all forseeable needs’ for the rest of his wife’s and his own lives, decided to do something beneficial for the Town of Warner” I’ll leave it there.

George Pillsbury (of doughboy fame) grew up in the next town over from my hometown in NH. After the family moved to MN to start their company, he donated money to start libraries in Warner (my hometown) and Sutton (his). I guess people were different back then. library.warnernh.gov/about/histor...

Having read “The Norman Conquest“ by Marc Morris (h/t @joshtpm.bsky.social) York was the center of Norse incursions so Yorkshire dialect is most appropriate? We visited there & they seemed to want to capitalize on their Viking roots

NGL, this might be an area where TAMU is surpassing UT

Avenue F near Shipe Park looking southbound with about 6” of snow during winter storm Uri

Casa Daigle during winter storm Uri

5 years ago today

The city replenished the water in Shipe Pool this week and it was so still and reflective this evening. Already looking forward to our summer community meeting spot.

Offshore wind rocks. "Once fully operational, [Vineyard Wind] will deliver power at a price of $84.23 per [MWh] to the New England grid. That’s markedly less than spot wholesale prices during the storm, which spiked to over $870 per MWh on Jan. 25."

Workshop - Landslide dynamics, ocean currents, and carbon cycling on the southeastern U.S. Atlantic margin - U.S. Science Support Program The U.S. Science Support Program is pleased to announce a workshop aimed at training early and mid-career scientists who seek to write proposals to work on existing scientific ocean drilling samples a...

We are hosting a scientific ocean drilling workshop here in Austin May 19-21 to develop a drilling proposal to investigate submarine slope failure dynamics and their relationship with gas, hydrates, and ocean currents around the Cape Fear Slide. Details here: usoceandiscovery.org/workshop-lan...

UT Researchers Map the Path to Viable Carbon Capture Cross-disciplinary team proposes a systems approach to make carbon management economically viable

UT did a nice story on our carbon management program.

Get in loser, we’re managing carbon

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Winter in Austin: it’s February 9 and your AC goes out. Easier to get someone out to fix it than in August!

Opening ceremonies are making Mrs. Volts cry, and she can't quite explain why. I honestly just think that, these days, in the US, any glimpse of decency or beauty or love or wonder in public life is like an oasis in the f'ing desert. A reminder that humans can be good & creative & cooperative.

I was hoping @dieworkwear.bsky.social would have commentary on Olympic opening ceremony fashion and he delivered! This is why I keep coming back here.

The physical weight of Trumpism That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.

I just finished “Multiple Choice” by Alejandro Zambra for a book club, and it’s a story of generational trauma from living in Pinochet’s Chile. The demeanor sadly reminds me of @vermontgmg.bsky.social post about what we’re going through in this country. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...

The best shibboleth in the world is the pronunciation of Bexar County (home to San Antonio). We once heard a couple trying to get free admission to the art museum and pronouncing it as spelled. Still laughing about it. (It’s pronounced “bear”)

Apparently the new number is 41

JOIDES Resolution derrick (source Katerina Petronotis)

Welcome to bsky US Scientific Ocean Drilling! @us-sciod.bsky.social

Zomg show up to ask me anything about energy tomorrow! calendar.utexas.edu/event/ut-ene...

ICE calls APD for assistance after crash in North Loop The Austin Police Department said it assisted a crash that involved Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the North Loop neighborhood Monday.

Stuff like this 2/2 www.kxan.com/news/local/a...

Texas attorney general investigating Austin ISD policies after anti-ICE student walkouts Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Monday he is demanding that Austin Independent School District provide its policies related to allowing students to leave campus after district officials l…

You think it’s not playing out in red states but you’re wrong. This is in response to 1/2 www.kxan.com/news/local/a...