Warner CrockerYour twice, and now continuing, weekly reminder that we're still in a Civil War
Joseph A di Paolantonio
@jadp
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Sensor Analytics Ecosystems #SensAE (like the Internet of Things #IoT without needing the Internet and not focused on Things), DataArchon, Bayesian, Privacy, Ethics, Sustainability — Strategist & Innovator; IoTPL, IoTCL Top 10, Onalytica IoT and #DigitalTwins , BSI #SmartHome ; Clean & Green; Foodie; Western Washington, Olympic Peninsula, 2 blocks from the Pacific Ocean — love the deer in our backyard
CelloMom On CarsThis is what resilience building looks like:
"Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are rolling out offline card payment systems to provide a back-up if internet connections are lost, including due to sabotage"
Prof. Sam LawlerNo mention of atmospheric pollution, of course, because the FCC doesn't give a shit about that. With SpaceX's 5 Starlinks a day a few months ago, we were well above natural infall rates of most metals, so 1 (presumably) gigantic satellite per hour will be a lot worse than that.
My colleagues and I wrote a bit about using the atmosphere as a satellite crematorium here, and it's bad: https://theconversation.com/a-new-space-race-could-turn-our-atmosphere-into-a-crematorium-for-satellites-276366
Trying to edit a stupid FCC comment on Yet Another Fucking Stupid Orbital Data Center (fuck you, Blue Origin) and I need to go outside and rage-scream for a while. And I have an easily accessible hayfield to rage-scream in!! (Also maybe baby goats, I'll check for those too #BabyGoatCountdown)
Matt BlazeLondon's Battersea Power Station, built as two nearly-identical halves completed in 1935 and 1955, respectively, was originally a coal-fired electrical generating plant. It was decommissioned in 1983. After being idle for nearly 40 years, the plant has been re-developed as retail space and commercial offices, opened in 2022. Along with the Tate Modern, it gives London a second striking example of large-scale adaptive reuse of an obsolete, but still handsome, power station.
StartsWithABangEverything in the Universe changes by adding enough mass
What sets the dividing line between rocky planets, gas giants, brown dwarfs, and stars of different colors and lifetimes?
One parameter alone, mass, explains almost all of it.
https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/everything-changes-adding-mass/
Heidi Li FeldmanWe must not forget that ICE continues to mistreat people every day. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0rre4d9k0o
When the US gets real and lets in BYD cars, I want one.
Its CEO builds cars like you're his family and he means to keep you safe.
RE: https://mastodon.green/@priscillaharing/116232171473048268
Klinkers - street pavers - are used all over the place in the Netherlands.
Why?
– Cheapest option in the long term.
– Versatile
– Colour and pattern indicate road use
– Resilient to surface warping (great for clay soils!)
– Easy to repair
– Beautiful
– Reusable for centuries
– Did I mention least cost
LawfareAs attorney general, Pam Bondi proposed a regulation delaying investigations into federal lawyers by state authorities until the DOJ has conducted its own inquiry. Bruce Green and Rebecca Roiphe explore where this regulation fits in the long battle on who gets to regulate government lawyers. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-justice-department-s-bid-to-avoid-accountability
