Mastodawn

Q&A: New wire coating for vehicles attracting more rodents, consumer advocate says
George Iny, director of the Automobile Protection Association, says more rodents are chewing on vehicle wires because of a switch to a soy-based coating.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/automobile-protection-association-soy-coating-attracting-rodents-damage-9.7138919?cmp=rss

CBC Ottawa 4d ago

What is arcing and why does it keep snapping the overhead LRT wires?
OC Transpo has blamed electric arcing for three power failures on the LRT. CBC’s Arthur White-Crummey spoke with transit officials and an engineer to find out why it keeps happening.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7131034?cmp=rss

sebastian büttrich 5d ago

The #sun and the #wires

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Ricardo Wang Mar 14

#digitalphotography #glitchart #doubleexposure #photomanipulation #fridaythe13th #trees #wires #electrictransformers #nature vs. #technology #surreal #sciencefiction #stjohns #portland #OlympiaStreet #dusk #nogenerativeai

It's in the Trees

N-gated Hacker News Mar 13

🚀 Breaking news: people rediscover the magical invention called "wires" because they just can't handle the complex commitment of pairing Bluetooth devices. 📡🔌 Apparently, the future is too advanced for us, and we're crawling back to the Stone Age, tangled cords and all. 😂 #BackwardProgress
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260310-wired-headphones-are-better-than-bluetooth #BreakingNews #Wires #BluetoothProblems #TechHumor #BackwardProgress #HackerNews #ngated

Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?

Is the return of wired headphones driven by a simple desire for better sound quality or is it part of a backlash against modern tech? Thomas Germain tries to find out.

BBC