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 […]
NYT shows how Biden failed us. Read More »
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 project that isn’t as dumb as it seems. Read More »
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.
The FBI finally gets around to arresting the guy who put pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC. Read More »
This is incredible. Jensen went from being the poorest person I’ve ever heard of, to the richest man I’d never heard of.
Jensen has a helluva life. Read More »
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.
Congo and Rhodesia have a chance for peace. Read More »
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
Rolling back the CAFE standards for cars. Read More »
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
Toyota never stopped to think if they should. Read More »
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.
Social media is all over the place. Read More »
Sparky needs his exercise, but I’ve got a head cold, so don’t want my exercise. Running shuttles is a good compromise.
Sparky gets some exercise. Read More »
Smithsonian: Go Behind the Scenes at an Iconic Irish Library as Staff Move 700,000 Historical Treasures Into Storage When traveling, I never thought to visit old libraries. The Old Library at Trinity College Dublin looks impressive. I’ve not been to Ireland, so this doesn’t count as a missed opportunity.
Trinity Library in Dublin is getting renovated. Read More »
