Washington D.C. never made much sense. We are the United States of America, but DC residents don’t have a state. That makes them a special case, different than the rest of us. Their city politicians may care more about sucking up to national leaders, than they care about the residents.
Nobody cares that Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace accord. Would you care more if you knew that the Tartars are from Azerbaijan, so that’s probably where tartar sauce was invented? If you liked fish sticks you’d be interested.
Sparky isn’t eager to go out in the heat, but he likes to lounge in the sun. I modified the software for my robot window shades so that the center shade doesn’t go all the way down. I am so pleased that Sparky enjoys this feature.
Sparky won’t thank me for this because dogs don’t think that way. I’m not certain that when Sparky feels a tug on his collar, he understands that I pulled on the leash.
Having home automation and a dog is giving me more project ideas.
The robotic window shade project is completely operational. Ever since the IKEA motorized blinds were installed, this is how they needed to work. It seems like it’s been longer than a few weeks since work started on 2 weeks since on Implementing Home Assistant.
The Atlantic: What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones
In March, the Harris Poll surveyed more than 500 children ages 8 to 12 across the United States, who were assured that their answers would remain private. They offered unmistakable evidence that the phone-based childhood is in full force. A majority reported having smartphones, and about half of the 10-to-12-year-olds said that most or all of their friends use social media.
Asking children what to do usually isn’t a good idea because they don’t have experience or maturity, and they are not a disinterested third party. In this case, they make good points.
Disney has to be intentionally trying to lose money on their movies. In 1989, The War of the Roses, starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, was released. In August, a remake will be released. The Roses will star Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch.
They can’t be serious . Colman and Cumberbatch have no humor, charisma or sex appeal.
NYT: NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
NYT: NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon
A base on the Moon isn’t going to look like an airport terminal, but it will need plenty of reliable power.
Sparky likes to chase rabbits into the brush. I like to see Sparky so excited. When we go in, Sparky gets on my lap to tell me about his hunt, and I catch a wicked case of poison ivy from the urushiol oil on his fur.
Jim Acosta interviews ‘made-up’ AI avatar of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver
This is super creepy.
Jim Acosta, former chief White House correspondent for CNN, stirred controversy on Monday when he sat for a conversation with a reanimated version of a person who died more than seven years ago.
Exploiting a death like this is disrespectful, and putting words in his mouth to support a political position, is dishonest.
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