Shawn Vashaw

Husband. Father. Ph.D. Now working in the Energy Sector. Fan of Sustainability, Transparency, Futurism, and The Opposite of Hypocrisy.

[Shawn Vashaw @SVashaw]

This is the most important thing to know how to do right now…

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Crazy times ahead.

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https://t.co/KU9NC3cytC

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One of my all-time favorite radio reporters has passed on at the much too young age of 63.

NPR’s Wade Goodwyn’s unique voice, Texas twang, and deeply human observations conspired to produce stories that made me cry from both their beauty and their pain.

Much love, Wade.

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Most of these sites are located at important intersections, urban centers (relatively speaking), or popular tourist destinations. It would be gamechanging for this remote corridor. It could also allow Alcan trucking to electrify, which would be much appreciated.

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Hi @elonmusk Electrifying the Alcan (Alaska Highway) from Dawson Creek BC to Anchorage AK would be so helpful for those of us who drive it. We need this before the Cybertruck hits. Add a supercharger in Homer and Seward and I wouldn’t hesitate. It would also be great publicity.

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Here’s where I’d put them:
Dawson Creek
Fort Nelson
Muncho Lake
Watson Lake
Teslin
Whitehorse (although they have some now)
Destruction Bay
Tok AK
Glennallen AK

And now that we can get there, add one in Denali, Fairbanks, and Valdez, along with Homer and Seward and we’re good!

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If you added an off-grid station near the Alcan Border with vending machines and a bathroom, that place would be popular with many users, even non-EV drivers.

It’s a long ways from Destruction Bay to Tok and it would be a challenge in the winter or if towing anything.

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I was reading a terrible news story when I encountered this paragraph and it abruptly disengaged me and made me ask “How do I earn this title?”

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Florida man who says he is about to be arrested for inciting a riot attempts to incite another riot.

https://t.co/Lm2CNg7qHQ

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I just saw Penn State School of Theater’s production of Cabaret and was once again reminded that Nazis used to be the bad guys.

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So #Tesla’s product line is now S3XY ORCS?

Models S 3 X and Y, and upcoming Optimus, Roadster Cybertruck, and Semi.

@elonmusk, you sick LOTR-loving bastard.

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See arguments here: https://t.co/gJyZUB2h6q

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During a recent argument about potentially corrupting influences of politicians, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said that paying off a loan "doesn't enrich (the recipient) personally because he's no better off than he was before. It's paying a loan, not lining his pockets."

[Shawn Vashaw @SVashaw]

If anyone wants to help pay off my grad school student loan, I want you to know it won't help me personally. I will be absolutely no better off if that loan gets paid.

Heck, why should I pay it back at all? The bank won't be any better off getting that money. It just zeroes out.

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@GTO_Tweets It’s amazing what can be made to happen with bags of money.

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To walk
at a leisurely pace
around novel, frequently beautiful, environments
in comfortable shoes
with amusing, curious, and engaged companions.
This is my quest.

[Shawn Vashaw @SVashaw]

Dear @Apple, I'm thinking autocorrecting "tots" to "tot's" is rarely necessary. All the way to never when it follows "tater."

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Always the low price. Never enough cashiers.

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@FCOlasimbo I can do all four of those things.