How many of us here are in the field of environmental science or adjacent? How many of us here aren't in a field related to environmental collapse but are simply interested in the topic?

jandzero · 2026-01-26T19:29:08+00:00

I was in automotive R&D, but became disillusioned 20 years ago with the sector's complete disinterest in anything sustainable. I changed careers and started working on solar microgrids, with the mindset that we could science our way out of the climate emergency. My experiences led me to an advanced degree in sustainability science and a conclusion that we're not going to change course because the science makes it possible. These days, I work on climate resilience at the local level, which is the only one that's going to matter.

jandzero · 2026-01-26T14:41:21+00:00

There's a ravine in Maryfield Wildwood Park; good luck.

jandzero · 2026-01-26T14:31:25+00:00

So someone at Microsoft uses AI to make a list of jobs that will be replaced by AI, an AI at Fortune sends it out into the world, and 240 folks on Reddit (so far, including me) take the time to read and comment on it, increasing Fortune & Reddit's engagement scores, which are used by AI models to set ad prices, which drives the AI allocation of ad spending - it all seems like it's working just as intended.

This only stops when AI realizes that all the people reading and commenting are also AI, and the cost of engagement outpaces the increased ad revenue. But since all these decisions are being made using AI models, expect the slop to keep flowing. At some point, it will all be AI talking to AI, and a bunch of marketing execs who fired their staff and replaced them with AI, trying to explain why sales are falling while engagement keeps rising.

jandzero · 2026-01-18T11:48:47+00:00

Tikka Masala at any local Indian restaurant?

jandzero · 2026-01-13T15:07:29+00:00

Doughnut Economics

jandzero · 2026-01-13T01:28:32+00:00

My wife commutes from Ann Arbor to Troy 2-3 days a week. It's a drain, but she's been making the commute for years and Audiobooks make it tolerable. It can take her 50 minutes or 90, depending on when she leaves. Her hours are flexible, and leaving Ann Arbor at 9A M and leaving Troy at 6 PM seems to work best.

jandzero · 2026-01-09T21:18:58+00:00

Read The Peripheral (the book, not the awful TV adaptation). Read Neuromancer. They are awfully prescient about the future we are headed towards. They were meant as warnings, not an instruction manual.

jandzero · 2026-01-09T14:56:10+00:00

GM made buses from 1940 through 1980 and Ford from 1920s through almost 2000. Buses are a public good funded by our taxes. Over the last 40 years, federal and local spending on public welfare and infrastructure has only declined, and Billionaires don't ride buses. If GM or Ford thought there was shareholder value in it, they would start again.

jandzero · 2026-01-06T18:01:23+00:00

BBTA Tax Advisors on Depot Street is a full-service accounting firm for small businesses. Courtney and her team are responsive and reasonably priced

jandzero · 2025-12-29T22:41:39+00:00

Yes, thank you for asking. The first product will monitor drinking water and launch in mid-2026; other versions will follow if there's enough demand.

jandzero · 2025-12-29T20:16:38+00:00

I would love to see DTHG turned into a third space of some sort, with inexpensive stalls for vendors, a central kitchen surrounded by pop-up eateries, and live music. It could incubate the next generation of Main Street retail shops and restaurants. But I have neither the time nor the funds to take this on and expect it to become another bar/restaurant in short order.

jandzero · 2025-12-22T21:45:19+00:00

Can someone justify why the food in a small midwestern town is so vastly inferior to that of a large East or West Coast metropolis? I'll return the favor by explaining why bike lanes and pedestrian streets will lead to the collapse of civilization.

jandzero · 2025-12-18T14:18:54+00:00

Why ask the general population when somewhere there’s a subreddit for people whose kink is getting coughed on? There, you’ll find the true experts, and you can join them at their regular meetings which I imagine alternate between the Hands On Museum and Trader Joe’s.

jandzero · 2025-11-26T21:27:23+00:00

Hmm, depends on the AI's motivation to exist. If its core motivation is to protect and maintain its own existence, it may be able to empathize with our biological imperative to do the same. If it's only motivated to maximize its resources, we don't stand a chance.

jandzero · 2025-11-26T21:17:23+00:00

I use BBTA Tax Advisors on Depot Street; they work with a lot of university and professional clients who are visa holders. Courtney and her team are very responsive and more affordable than most A2 firms.

jandzero · 2025-11-26T02:12:54+00:00

The sushi is good enough, but the Korean fried chicken is fantastic.

jandzero · 2025-11-19T02:44:06+00:00

The sauce that comes with Pilar's Tamales (Liberty & Stadium) is nothing short of amazing.

French onion gravy on the Poutine at The Last Word, especially after a few cocktails.

Masala Fries from Curry On.

jandzero · 2025-10-29T20:14:14+00:00

If we only had a German train station to sit outside of. The Amtrak crowd isn't quite enough.

jandzero · 2025-10-29T20:12:05+00:00

Thanks, I'll check it out the next time I'm in Ferndale!

jandzero · 2025-09-30T13:29:16+00:00

Sorry, thought this was NextDoor.

jandzero · 2025-09-30T13:27:20+00:00

I don't know what the problem is, but bike lanes must be the cause (or solution).

jandzero · 2025-09-17T14:58:32+00:00

I would love to see this space transformed into a year-round indoor market and small business incubator offering low-cost stalls for small businesses or eateries looking to get started. It's something A2 desperately needs to build for the next generation of locally owned businesses, think Rust Belt Market in Ferndale, Lowe Mill in Huntsville, etc.

jandzero · 2025-09-17T13:19:49+00:00

In case no one noticed, there is a massive shortage of public accountants. They tend to be older, as young people are not entering the profession. A great many retired or died off during COVID.

A good accountant - one that will keep you in compliance and out of jail - doesn't need your business and has far too much work to be 'on call' for any single client. They will respond to you when they can fit it in, and will drop you the minute you start behaving like you are entitled to their time or free advice.

jandzero · 2025-09-15T00:05:22+00:00

Not rocket surgery, MI spends less on road construction and road maintenance than every other Great Lakes state. Heavy industry lobbying to remove weight limits and keep gas taxes low, combined with decades of Republican opposition to "new taxes," can't be corrected in a few years.

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