When the power went out a couple of days ago, my electricity was back in a few hours, but my home automation didn’t come back.
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The worst thing about the power being out, is not knowing when it’s coming back on. And it’s really boring.
When towing a trailer that weighs over 3000 lbs, a brake controller is required. My new Tacoma doesn’t have one. My last Tacoma didn’t either, but the RV dealership put one on in about 15 minutes because the wiring harness was already there.
Toyota decided to stop doing that. Now they sell Tacomas with a tow package, but no brake controller or provision to install a brake controller.
A few people have instructions online for the installation, but none of them match up. It’s a research project. I’m going to wait for a couple of weeks until Tech Support at the company is back from vacation.
WSJ: Classroom Phone Bans Work. So Why Don’t All Schools Do It?
A large urban district in Florida saw an increase in student test scores. A smaller school district in rural California is experiencing a dramatic decline in student behavioral problems. The reason for both: the absence of smartphones in the classroom.
Public schools are administrated by political animals without the ambition or ability to run for office. Some care about education, but no incentive rewards that.
Parents don’t push for phone bans because they don’t care about their children. A flip phone with no data plan solves all these issues. Parents are so eager to be liked, they willingly put their children in danger.
Detroit Post and Tribune (1882): The First Electric Christmas Tree Lights
A former girlfriend told me that Martin Luther invented decorating Christmas trees. She was a good Luthern, but I was skeptical. She also told me that Martin Luther invented bowling. Who’s to say?
That wasn’t the flex that she intended, because putting tiny candles on dry pine trees, inside the house, has a Russian roulette feel to it.
Winter can be bleak and dreary, especially when the snow is old and the sky is overcast. Nature is shades of gray. That can bring a fella down.
It doesn’t bring me down, I’ve got a beagle, but as part of my Continuous Improvement Plan, I added automatic color.
Guardian: Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride
The Guardian analyzed the number of times that ‘Pride’ was mentioned in a social media post by major American and UK companies. The results are hard to believe.
A month ago, after my Keurig shit the bed, I replaced it with a Ninja. When Hertz was the biggest car rental company, Avis advertised that, “We’re number 2, so we try harder.” Maybe Keurig had been slacking.
The Ninja is a good setup. I am not a coffee snob, but figure the Ninja has enough brewing options that anyone should be able to dial it in.
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.