josh buermann

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"Man has survived hitherto because he was too ignorant to know how to realize his wishes. Now that he can realize them, he must either change them or perish."

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Oh and fun fact, 2 people have sent me this terrifyingly stupid graphic from SpaceX this morning, showing that we actually significantly *underestimated* the reflecting area of these absolutely fucking enormous satellites they're planning. This is so stupid.
Don't get me wrong more EV chargers is good. But this is back of the couch numbers after they promised 10,000 at the last election. It doesn't take much scratching to see how little they cared about this till fuel prices blew through every expectation.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/590328/50m-plan-to-double-the-number-of-public-ev-chargers
$50m plan to double the number of public EV chargers

The government is providing zero-interest loans of more than $50 million to ChargeNet and Meridian Energy.

RNZ
This project is kinda couched in prepper language, but it legit seems like a good implementation of a thing I've often wanted to build. It's the best bits of the internet (e.g. WikiPedia, OpenStreetMaps, Gutenberg Project) that you can run locally. https://www.projectnomad.us/
Project NOMAD - Knowledge That Never Goes Offline

A self-contained offline server packed with encyclopedic knowledge, local AI, and essential tools — ready when the internet isn't.

Project NOMAD

"No quarter" with Make Arithmetic Great Again's new math is equal to "56 billion quarters".

It remains unclear which AI deserves credit for the calculation.

Iran's obliterated air defenses shot down an invisible F-35. It’s hard to fight a plane you can’t see, but do you really need to when it can barely fly?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/us-f-35-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-after-a-combat-mission-over-iran

US F-35 aircraft makes emergency landing after a combat mission over Iran

The F-35 fighter jet landed safely and the pilot is in stable condition, CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said.

Al Jazeera

Mark Andreesen will keep moving forward innovating new spyware to sell ads to decreasingly rich American audiences without introspecting on the suspension of the scientific enterprise in America, as self-assessment is a backward byproduct from pre-Anschluss ((Vienna)).

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00618-5

China could be the world’s biggest public funder of science within two years

Forecast by science-policy researchers raises questions about where the epicentre of global research will shift to in the coming decade.

Couldn't zero out the science budget, still refusing to spend the money: "analysts have a laundry list of other worries, including a flat budget in a time of high inflation, increasing politicization at the agencies, and signs that the administration has been trying to block congressionally mandated spending... The NIH declined to comment on the record for this story. For budget questions, the agency referred C&EN to the OMB, which did not respond."

https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-funding/nih-research-grants-funding-challenges/104/web/2026/03

Along my routes to go see family in northern Minnesota there are fewer working chargers now than there were two years ago. The national commitment to rolling coal on top of the sudden unilateral implementation of the Great No Deal $150/ton global-carbon-tax and dividend-for-Putin is an incredible way to steer the Titanic full steam into the dock, but the President still raped a 13-year old.

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/electric-vehicles/trump-ev-charger-nevi

Trump’s latest attempt to derail EV-charger construction

States are fighting a requirement that chargers getting federal funding be made with 100% American components — a standard no manufacturers currently meet.

Canary Media

Dear Iranian people, for many years, you have asked for America's help. Now you have a President who is giving you what you want. So let's see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. Now is the time to seize control of your destiny, and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future right after I bomb your electrical grid.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-issues-48-hour-ultimatum-004116760.html

Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum to Iran as Strait of Hormuz blockade persists

Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his administration’s military posture on Saturday, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum to Tehran to "fully...

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