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Trying to become a full-stack consultant from homeless-in-barrel Diogenes look, to techie in hoodie, to jacket to conservative suits. I draw the line at tuxes though. Don’t call me to emcee the Oscars in a bowtie or advise royalty on scepter design while wearing ceremonial robes.
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Evening plenary. State Senator Shannon Grove (R) points out that CA buys 50% of Ecuador’s oil, and kinda condones the rainforest destruction there. CA republicans know how to poke at dem hypocrisies on climate 😂
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One of the best ways to read an event crowd is to test the evening energy levels. This one seems par for course. Most people seem a bit wiped and about 1/3 seem to have left. An unusual thing is the very large number of locals. I’d guess ~30-40% Kernies.
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They had visual note takers at the 4x2 working sessions (see upthread for mine) that they are now using to do roll-up report outs for closing plenary. Each session itself had report-outs from 8-10 tables so this is 2 levels of (optimistic, not zk) rollups from ~60+ round-tables.
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Very proud of my crypto protocol joke. I make shitpost-connections across fields. 70+ round-tables rolled-up actually… 9 sessions. Check out the topics. This is how they break down stuff at policy events.
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This was the panel I moderated. I’m now a credentialed energy policy wonk 😎
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"Kern County's role in renewable energy, which is significant, is not well known outside Kern County." @CBakerAD16 reporting out from energy work group discussion from #CAeconomy. "What struck me is that we can't reach low-carbon or zero-carbon without Kern."
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After lunch experience I cannily got to the food line early. I may have eaten enough hors d’oeuvres to count as dinner. Not shown; 4 veggie spring rolls
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Next goal is to speak at an AI conference. That’s my Act 2 thought-leadering portfolio: climate, crypto, and AI. Available in Diogenes, hoodie, jacket, and full-suit form factors. Minimum purchase 30min.
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Catching part of the day 2 morning plenary session at the summit before heading out. Panel talking rn about housing/yimby stuff.
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