2021-11-02

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Photos Reveal What ‘Jet Pack Man' Seen in LA Sky Might Be

The human-sized floating toy recorded by the LAPD flight crew may be a life-sized inflatable "Jack Skellington," a character from the 1993 Tim Burton movie, "A Nightmare Before Christmas." These large decorations are widely available for sale online. ... an object sighted at around 6,000 ft ... told air traffic controllers he could see the 'jet man' off his right wing at an altitude of approximately 5,000 feet.
- they have a pic of a balloon floating among buildings... ~ 1200ft max? How high will yard vinyl go before it pops or balances with helium or hydrogen?
Robots hit the streets as demand for food delivery grows
California legalized weed 5 years ago, but illicit market still thrives
Bat named ‘Bird of the Year 2021’ in controversial decision

Stripe Discriminates Against Witches
'We're being pressured into sex by some trans women' - BBC News

"They said they would strangle me with a belt if they were in a room with me and Hitler. That was so bizarrely violent, just because I won't have sex with trans women."
Scientists: Don’t Feed the Doubt Machine

scientists should consider what kinds of argument the data and conclusions serve. How might these shape public opinion? What policy decisions might they affect?

The scientists who gum up the doubt machine do so by constantly pointing to the broader context, by acknowledging genuine scientific debate, by being alert to researchers’ political and commercial connections, and by staying educated on how denialism works. If more scientists did the same, these distorting strategies would be stymied.

Zillow Scrambles To Punt 7,000 Homes For $2.8 Billion As AI Flipping Scheme Ends In Disaster | ZeroHedge
- Zillow to sell 7k homes, many for less than it paid, after flipping flop
Ecobee acquired by generator company Generac for $770M
Rivian plans to price shares up to $62, putting valuation near $55B
Musk says Tesla has not signed deal with Hertz
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+ [Hertz Says Deliveries Of Teslas Have Started Hours After Musk
Tweets There's "No Contract" Between The Two Companies |
ZeroHedge](https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/tesla-slumps-xx-after-musk-nonchalantly-tweets-no-contract-signed-hertz-deal)
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Update 0856EST: To add to the confusion of whether or not Tesla does, in fact, have a deal with Hertz for sale of 100,000 vehicles, Hertz has said that deliveries "have already started". The following headlines crossed the wire moments ago: + HERTZ SAYS DELIVERIES OF TESLAS HAVE ALREADY STARTED + HERTZ SEES `VERY STRONG EARLY DEMAND' FOR TESLAS IN FLEET

These comments seem to stand at odds with Musk's assertion that there's no contract in place yet. We will update the story as new details become available.
- Elon Musk Says Tesla Hasn’t Signed Deal with Hertz Despite Earlier Announcement
Avis Triples in Meme Moment on Plans to Add More Electric Cars
The story behind Flexport founder's supply chain tweets
Stablecoins Might Have to Be Banks

USS Connecticut Grounded on Uncharted Seamount in South China Sea

The investigation (of Oct. 2 2021 incident) determined USS Connecticut grounded on an uncharted seamount while operating in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region,”
Spy planes over South China Sea likely surveyed nuclear fallout of sub collision

Human Birth Canals Are Seriously Twisted. Researchers Think They’ve Figured Out Why.
U.S.: Shingrix shingles vaccine riskier for Guillain-Barré than older shot.

Among more than 1.3 million adults given the Shingrix vaccine, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, 15 cases of Guillain-Barré were identified, according to researchers from the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In comparison, nine cases of Guillain-Barré were reported among more than 1.8 million people given the Zostavax vaccine, manufactured by Merck