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There are now two reported attacks on desalination facilities in Trump's Iran War: one on an Iranian plant; one in Bahrain. This marks a dangerous escalation in a region highly dependent on #desalination for #water supply.

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/attacks-on-desalination-drag-water-supplies-into-the-war-with-iran-73b02146

Professor Charles Haas Jan 23

Some things that LLMs are useful for as an academic (many of which may not be obvious)

https://open.substack.com/pub/professorwater/p/some-things-that-llms-are-useful?r=4yh84r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Some things that LLMs are useful for as an academic

(as of January 2026)

Professor Charles Haas Jan 19

I recently put my thoughts together on writing an academic book, having just finished a new manuscript (a bit over 700 pages). https://substack.com/home/post/p-184996613?source=queue #writing #academia

On Writing an Academic Book

I just finished a 700-page manuscript draft for a book, tentatively titled “Environmental Engineering for Pathogen Control,” and sent it off to the publisher (Wiley).

Professor Charles Haas Jan 10

Kai Kupferschmidt Jan 10

“The society was not a “dining club” or “political party”, Nurse said, noting that he was sure it had included “murderers” and other criminals in the past.”

Sure seems like a declaration of moral bankruptcy…

https://www.ft.com/content/088b804f-15e0-4a8e-b32d-146a826b8d6c?utm_social_post_id=647289682&utm_social_handle_id=did%3Aplc%3A5u54z2qgkq43dh2nzwzdbbhb

Client Challenge

Professor Charles Haas Dec 29

Thoughts on #AI , #engineering, and #engineering education in my new blog post. Are we going through stages of grief? https://chaasblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/ai-in-academia-and-the-five-stages-of-grief/

AI in Academia and the Five Stages of Grief

The emergence of generative AI has prompted a wide range of reactions across academia—many of them charged, inconsistent, and often deeply personal. While these responses are frequently framed as f…

Charles Haas' Blog

Professor Charles Haas Oct 14

Kai Kupferschmidt Oct 12

Our future is being shaped to a terrifying degree by people who have just … completely lost their marbles…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/10/peter-thiel-lectures-antichrist

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

The Guardian

Professor Charles Haas Sep 28

How worried are #Obsidian users about the various discussions regarding possible malicious actors to alter plugins to either damage or harvest information from their entire file system? @obsidianmd @obsidian

Professor Charles Haas Sep 23

Johnny ‘Decimal’ Noble Sep 23

Loyalty is dead.

Lucy has a 15+ year old Booking.com account. And she's typically loyal: she really does go there first, even when I think we'd be better off directly with the hotel.

She's locked out. Research shows it's a common problem. There's zero recourse. Nothing: no support, no option of speaking to anyone. All advice is just to forget it and start again.

No company deserves your loyalty. They don't give a shit about you. Not one tiny shit.

Professor Charles Haas Sep 20, 2025

Matthew Sheffield Sep 19, 2025

If you haven't canceled your ESPN, Disney+, and Hulu, please do it today and tell your likeminded family and friends to do the same.

We need millions of cancellations. Disney caved to totalitarian threats for no reason. Jimmy Kimmel did nothing wrong. And we can protect him and democracy by standing up.

Make sure you name Jimmy Kimmel specifically to make it count.

Professor Charles Haas Sep 11, 2025

JoeWo Sep 11, 2025

In Memory of
MELISSA HORTMAN
Former Minnesota House Speaker

1970 - 2025

Taken far too soon in a targeted attack.

A voice for justice, clean energy, and equality.
We honor her legacy, leadership, and courage.
#RestInPower

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