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Where trust comes from

2023-07-21

I found this video to be a helpful distillation of concepts I'd heard before with a couple things that were new to me.

I'd known that trust is a combination of credibility, reliability, intimacy, and self interest, but I hadn't heard the sub components before:

Credibility

• The words we use
• The skills / credentials we bring
• How other people experience our expertise

Reliability

• Actions we take
• Our predictability
• Will others find us dependable

Intimacy

• Empathy
• Discretion

Self interest (destroys trust)

• Do you seem to be prioritizing yourself over the group / others

Illegal Chinese border crossings into the US are increasing

2023-07-20

From the WSJ via Dan Wang.

The numbers are really small, both in comparison to US boarder crossings and (especially) the population of China. Still the increase is an interesting in what it suggests about the situation in China.

The longevity of infrastructure

2023-07-20

The Whiting hydroelectric power plant was built in 1891 and still operates today, and the 2018 Camp Fire in California was caused by a PG&E transmission line built in 1921.

From The Grid part IV by Brian Potter

Hottest days ever

2023-07-20

Post by @hausfath

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As I said before, two things are true at the same time right now at once: 1. We are not reducing emissions quickly enough 2. The speed with electrification is happening is underrated

Books: The Golden Spruce

2023-07-19

I enjoyed this book less because of the story and more because of the sense of place. Like taking a trip to the remote areas of Alaska and British Columbia — and in some ways better.