@mauvedeity

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Husband, father, geek and professional computer toucher. Owned by cats. I’m a proud adopted Brummie, even though I’m still working on the accent. Oh, and new here, so please excuse any cultural ham-fistedness. Puns are intended. Pronouns: they/them/theirs.
Bloghttps://uselessofblog.blogspot.com/
Personal web sitehttp://www.mauvedeity.uk/
Shout out to everyone who is still trying to be an open hearted and kind person while having to process lots of heavy things.
Would you hail a 'robotaxi'? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk promised in 2019 that driverless Tesla “robotaxis” would be on the road “next year,” but it didn’t happen. A year later, he promised to deliver them the next year, but that didn’t happen either. Despite the empty pledges the promises kept coming. Last year in January, Musk …

Associated Press - By BERNARD CONDON
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Sometimes even a small assist can make a big difference.

For instance, Stander makes a product called the Handybar. It's listed at US$40, but you can find it at retail for under $30.

This is a simple metal handle that clips into the latch that holds your car door closed. Pop the Handybar into the latch, and now you have something stable you can lean on when getting in and out of the car.

Getting in and out of the car is harder than it should be for a lot of people! And the Handybar makes it MUCH easier.

https://stander.com/product/handybar-auto-grab-bar/

All lesbians should be huge trans advocates. There’s only so many queer women. And they’re trying to ban the technology to create more

I have decided after much listening to it, that UB40’s anthem “Homely Girl” is about a trans woman, sung from the point of view of the only person who truly sees her and loves her for who she is.

I will not be taking questions at this time.

JSON implies the existence of JDÓTTIR

"Sir, polls show that you are the most hated person in the world."

"Let's get our own poles. Big, beautiful poles."

In a serious gain in efficiency, a Space X Starship prototype has exploded without actually being launched.
They're next plan is to see if they can produce an explosion during the assembly process.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71AwkBt3_ts

#news #science #space #NASA #spacex

SpaceX Starship 36 Explodes During Flight 10 Testing at Starbase

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