Two modern techniques for building are SIPs (structural insulated panels) and ICFs (insulated concrete forms). Both methods involve foam insulation and also reduce the time to build. They're both just as costly, though. SIPs are constructed in a factory and the panels are trucked to the jobsite but exterior siding and interior drywall still need to be done on site. Stone and brick are great materials for longevity but are less energy efficient.

We blocked them a long time ago. They really are awful.

There are channels built into the wall for wires to go through. Plumbing is typically through floors to avoid thermal bridging in the walls.

Mastodon.social is still open to them afaik

That block was preemptive on a lot of instances. I know my admin proactively blocked them as soon as we knew what domain they would be federating from.

That's okay, most fedi instances have already blocked them. The flagship Mastodon instance is the only one that's being so welcoming to Zuck.

Another thing he did was add a ton of debt to the balance sheet that has to be serviced. Twitter was already unprofitable as-is but he has made that a much tougher hurdle with all that debt.

Look everybody! A liar sharing misinformation!

I guess if you don't poop, pee, eat, or use gas maybe? A real life trip across Texas takes at least a day of driving.

Not expecting below-freezing temperatures is stupid considering what happened in 2011. The dipshits who run the wind farms are to blame for not planning ahead.

The areas they cut power were nonessential. They kept areas with hospitals powered. The sub-grids were not granular enough to only keep the hospitals powered. The need to cut was just too much to be able to roll the blackouts. Our house hasn't had power for at least 54 hours now.

There isn't really any proof that Waymo vehicles are driverless, only that the driver isn't in the vehicle. If you compare a dozen dubiously driverless vehicles to a million collecting data every moment and already doing a pretty good job at autonomy, which do you think will succeed?

The fact that the driver is not in the vehicle does not mean that there is no driver.

I believe that this was figured out in the amateur observer community before NASA confirmed it. I saw it go by in my twitter feed. Not sure I can find it now...