by David Brooks | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
The Vermont statehouse has 250 kW of li-ion batteries for backup power, replacing an old diesel generator. It appears to be the first installation in any statehouse. Unlike a generator, which just sits there most of the time, they’ll also be available to store...
by David Brooks | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
As I write this, Massachusetts is deciding on a state dinosaur joining the many states that already have one. New Hampshire doesn’t have a state dinosaur because of our geology – we’re so igneous/metamorphic that no fossils (which are only preserved...
by David Brooks | Jan 5, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Many people in New England have long-term memories of electric heat being expensive thanks to our prices and, if you suffered through ’80s-era heat pumps, ineffective. So it’s no surprise to read from Axios that Northern New England has the lowest rate of...
by David Brooks | Jan 5, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
f you are like me, you have wrestled with a lot of puzzles during these stay-at-home months. Jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, Sudokus, chess puzzles, retrograde chess puzzles (intriguing; check it out), even one those metal puzzles you try to take apart while...
by David Brooks | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
AltaVista was probably the best of the pre-Google search engines, created by Digital Equipment Corp. mostly to help them sell their DEC Alpha processor line. It was launched in January 1996, a cool quarter-century ago. Vice has a nice overview (read it here) of why it...
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