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One question I have is did DOGE decisions have anything to do with this? Because I know they took knives to NIST.
by sgnelson 9mo ago
One question I have is did DOGE decisions have anything to do with this? Because I know they took knives to NIST.
- cramcgrab 9mo agoActually DOGE involvement at the highest level would have resulted in Tesla solar and Tesla powerwall battery backups.
- redbush237 9mo agoLol, lmao. Some relevant DOGE’s effects: -time and frequency division director quit -NIST emergency management staff at least 50% vacant -NIST director of safety retired, and NIST safety was already understaffed when compared to DOE labs -NOAA emergency manager on the same Boulder campus laid off etc
- the_gipsy 9mo agoAny day now
- throw0101c 9mo ago> […] Tesla solar and Tesla powerwall battery backups. Don't forget Solar Roof.
- cramcgrab 9mo agoApparently no engineers here anymore, all armchair politicians.
- hiddencost 9mo agoWhen the politicians take a hatchet to the underpinnings of society that we built, we have to get political.
- cramcgrab 9mo agoSo sad, we used to innovate and stay one step ahead of them. That’s how wealth is created.
- grepfru_it 9mo agoResidents and some businesses of Boulder have been without power since Tuesday. There was an issue about 10 years ago which caused 1000 homes to burn down and the power company was found liable. They change their actions. Then during the next high wind event, the power company preemptively cut power and businesses sued them for loss of revenue. Now the power company is playing it safe and turning off power to residents and keeping downtown businesses powered. Maybe their generator failing was DOGE related, but wouldn’t have happened if state level shenanigans were better handled
- _se 9mo agoThe Marshall fire was 4 years ago. Almost to the day.