John Matson

Writer/editor. Made words at @RockyMtnInst @datadoghq @sciam

[John Matson @jmtsn]

@PGE4Me I will have her email you at that address, thanks. I will say that she's already called, gone online, and written a letter, and nothing has worked so far.

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Seems @PGE4Me is doing its best to drive my mother mad. Over the past few weeks, they've mailed her dozens of copies of the same nonsensical letter and won't respond to any of her requests to stop. Today alone, she received **16** copies of the same damn letter. Great job guys!

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Showed my kid the DART impact video, then broke out the backyard telescope for a look at Saturn and incredibly vivid Jupiter + moons. This household of space nerds is buzzing

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Transcription software just turned "the Sierra Foothills" into "the Syrup Hills" and now I feel I've been living in the wrong place

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@goldenmatt I’m interested in these answers too! I’ve seen mostly Rheem but have heard some complaints about noise (possibly isolated to a specific generation).

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My right rear tire has a puncture, which I learned about because my truck emailed me about having low tire pressure. As someone recently told me, we're living in the future, and parts of it are cool.

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Today in the energy bill mailbag:
1. Discovered Tesla has been charging us $15/mo for not having autopay on solar acct. A 14% markup this month!
2. Failed to uncover why PG&E sent my mom 13 identical letters in 2 wks about an unexplained $100 balance that she has no knowledge of

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My heat pump in September when I keep switching back and forth from heat mode to cool mode

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@davelevitan My favorites so far:

Zion*
Acadia
Hawaii Volcanoes
Yellowstone*
Grand Canyon

* top 2

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@paldhous Peterbilt to Spill

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@jbouie Hello new world is great too

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@kylebeachy You could also have soccer night, Rugby Tuesdays, etc. Diversification. Recession-proof.

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Smoke plume from #mosquitofire as seen from Nevada City #ugh

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@SteveMirsky @sciam @gstix1 Damn, that new gary merch dropped already?

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Oh hey buddy!

[Sammy Roth @Sammy_Roth]

California power grid emergency alert over. No rolling blackouts tonight.

Power supplies expected to be even tighter tomorrow.

[Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) @froomkin]

Now updated with truth-telling from @JohnJHarwood, which was followed moments later by his departure from CNN.

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A stranger on the street, mistaking me for his friend, just greeted me with “Dude, you look like a weirdo!!” Was fun watching him try to walk that back

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It’s crazy how often two bars of LTE coverage is functionally equivalent to no service

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@goldenshoulders This tweet, though not explicitly addressed as such, was intended for you and maybe for Brett

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Every time there’s mention of a spatula in our kitchen, my wife asks if it’s from Spatula City