Space: For the 1st time ever, 8 spacecraft are docked to the International Space Station
This is one of those, ‘We really are living in the future’ milestones that it’s easy to miss because it’s getting routine.
The International Space Station has eight docking ports, and all of them are in use.
NYT: How Biden Ignored Warnings and Lost Americans’ Faith in Immigration
NYT admits how thoroughly Biden failed at immigration enforcement.
First, they underestimated the scale of migration that was coming. Second, they failed to appreciate the political reaction to that migration — believing that stronger enforcement would alienate Latino and progressive voters, and also that a border surge would not be an important issue to most voters.
I painted all of my padlocks and their accompanying keys.
My last home security project was to add instrumentation to all of my exterior door locks to monitor their status, and communicate with a local hub. I wrote a short program to link the locked/unlocked status of each door lock to the off/on status of a bulb in my dining room chandelier.
Are my projects getting dumber or am I?
NPR: FBI arrests suspect in investigation into pipe bombs planted near DNC, RNC before Jan. 6 attack
The FBI has spent years searching for the person who put bombs near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters, hours before the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
That probably isn’t true.
This is incredible. Jensen went from being the poorest person I’ve ever heard of, to the richest man I’d never heard of.
NYT: Rwanda and Congo Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Treaty
Bongo, bongo, bongo, I don’t want to leave the Congo, oh no, no no no.
CBS News: Trump administration moves to roll back fuel economy standards set under Biden
If finalized, the plan would relax fuel economy standards by setting the industry average for light-duty vehicles at roughly 34.5 miles per gallon through the 2031 model year, lower than the 50 miles per gallon outlined by a Biden-era rule.
For fifty years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) set fuel economy standards that car companies had to meet. It was a type of magical thinking. The NHTSA would issue a new fuel economy standard, and like Captain Picard on Star Trek, say, “Make it so.”
The NHTSA didn’t have to worry about physics, they just had to wish for it. The engineering teams had to figure out how to pull another rabbit out of the same old hat. The rabbits were getting smaller and harder to find.
A few days ago, this symbol showed up on the dashboard of my new Tacoma. I added the red circle to highlight the symbol of interest. The symbol is cryptic and persistent, so the dashboard photo was taken so I could look it up.
What is it trying to tell me?
It looks a little like a teepee or a campfire, so probably something about native Americans.
Pew Research: Americans’ Social Media Use 2025
Polls like this are interesting because social media keeps changing, and most of use don’t want to join everything to figure out which ones are worthwhile.
Sparky needs his exercise, but I’ve got a head cold, so don’t want my exercise. Running shuttles is a good compromise.
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