2024-02-14

Worthy

• Do Battleships move sideways when they fire?

  It was bound to happen, I guess. I received an Email today asking why there were no calculations for the extra momentum generated by firing the six 5-inch guns.

  (caluculations ensue)

  So, the six 5-inch projectiles add about a tenth of an inch (0.1") per second to the velocity calculated above.

Horseshit

• The great dollar store backlash: Does banning dollar stores work?

  In dollar stores’ absence, mobile grocery stores now drive across the rural South in RVs, and other operators like Neighborhood Grocery in Detroit and Farmacy Market in Webb, Mississippi, have bought farms to create their own supply chain and bypass chains’ aggressive purchasing tactics. Other communities, like North Tulsa, have eased regulations on urban gardening to encourage selling fresh produce.

• Lasting love? Sometimes it's OK to go to bed angry

• Florida dominates list of deadliest counties for US cyclists, data shows

• United Grounds Fleet of Planes Because Our 'No Smoking' Sign Law Is Ridiculous

  it has to do with the aircrafts’ “No Smoking” signs, which are required by a 1990 law to be operated by the flight crew. That’s not the case on the A321neo, which has software that keeps the “No Smoking” sign turned on continuously during flights, like many other aircraft in United’s fleet. In 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration approved United’s request for an exemption to the federal regulation requiring the flight crew to manually operate the “No Smoking” sign. There’s just one problem. United’s 2020 exemption only applies to the aircraft it listed in its request at that time, which didn’t include the A321neo. United only recently received the first models of its order of A321neos and started flying them last December.

Electric / Self Driving cars

• Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first 'Full Self-Driving' fatality

  • Tesla worker killed in fiery crash may be first 'Full Self-Driving' fatality

• Waymo recalls robotaxi software after two cars crashed into the same towed truck

• Dude, where's my self-driving car?

• Ex-Tesla exec leading Ford skunkworks project to develop low-cost EV

• BMW I3 Owner Confronted with $71,000 Bill to Replace EV Battery

• Why the U.S. car industry is worried about China's EVs

celebrity gossip

• Everything Travis and Taylor Said on the Field After the Super Bowl

• Assange: Threatening to dissolve masterpieces in acid is a pathetically banal stunt for our shallow times

Musk

• How Elon Musk broke Twitter as he turned it into X

• Musk's SpaceX fined for 'near amputation' suffered by worker, records show

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• CIA Had Foreign Allies Spy On Trump Team, Triggering Russia Collusion Hoax, Sources Say

  Now, multiple credible sources tell Public and Racket that the United States Intelligence Community (IC), including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), illegally mobilized foreign intelligence agencies to target Trump advisors long before the summer of 2016. The new information fills many gaps in our understanding of the Russia collusion hoax and is supported by testimony already in the public record.

• A Promising Sign That SCOTUS Won’t Let Trump Delay January 6 Trial

• Elise Stefanik’s Latest VP Audition? Seeking to Have Letitia James Disbarred.

Pox / COVID / BioTerror AgitProp

• CDC plans to drop five-day Covid isolation guidelines

  • The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance

Religion / Tribal / Culture War and Re-Segregation

• The far right is using the Lakewood Church shooting for anti-trans attacks

• GOP Rep. Shockingly Claims Her White Father ‘Was a Slave’

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• 54% of Americans have a below sixth grade reading level

• US schools are sending more kids to psychiatrists out of fears of violence

Info Rental / ShowBiz / Advertising

• Apple won't be forced to open up iMessage by EU

• Legendary Industry Veterans Get Candid on Ageism in Gaming

• FCC commissioner wants to investigate Apple over Beeper Mini

• Temu Is Speedrunning American Familiarity

• Walmart in Talks to Buy TV Maker Vizio for More Than $2B

TechSuck / Geek Bait

• (2019) IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display

• 10 Actually Useful Things the Flipper Zero Can Do

AI Will (Save | Destroy) The World

• Nvidia's Chat with RTX is a promising AI chatbot that runs locally on your PC

• OpenAI CEO warns that 'societal misalignments' could make AI dangerous

• AI Could Help Rebuild the Middle Class

• OpenAI gets partial win in authors’ copyright lawsuit

Space / Boomy Zoomers / UFO

• NASA Needs a ‘Miracle’ to Save Voyager 1.

• In 1964 Multiple US military whistleblowers reveal how a disc-shaped UFO intercepted nuclear missile and disabled it with ‘laser-beams’ in mid-air over California.

  The US military is in possession of a video of a UFO apparently disabling a nuclear warhead during a routine test, according to multiple former officials. They claim the video in question captured a saucer-shaped craft circling the unarmed, dummy warhead shortly after it detached from the Atlas missile booster, then shooting four beams of light at the warhead, disabling it. Retired US Air Force officers Lieutenant Bob Jacobs and Major Florenze Mansmann claim to have viewed the recording of the 1964 encounter before the tape went missing.

  Luis Elizondo acknowledged the existence of the video and claimed he has seen it, according to a February 10 post by Hastings on The UFO Chronicles website.

Economicon / Business / Finance

• CPI for all items rose 0.3% in January; shelter up

  • Prices rose more than expected in January as inflation won't go away

  • CPI Prints Hotter Than Expected In January As SuperCore Soared

  • US inflation rose 3.1% in January, hotter than expected

• In worst 1-day loss in nearly a year, Dow tumbles 525 points on new inflation data

  • Stocks tumble after inflation falls less than expected in January

• Paramount Global lays off about 800 employees

  • Paramount global layoffs begin, a day after Super Bowl

• SiriusXM to cut 160 jobs amid subscriber losses

• Mozilla Is Cutting 60 Jobs After Naming New CEO

• Instacart to lay off 250 employees, or 7% of the company

  • Instacart lays off 7% of workforce to 'reshape' grocery delivery service

• ARM Valuation Hits Stratosphere as AI Frenzy Widens

• Cocoa prices surge to all-time highs as bad weather hurts West Africa crop yield.

• Why US economy is powering ahead of Europe's

• Lyft Earnings Typo Sends Stock Soaring 60%

• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sells shares worth over $4bn

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• David Owen argues that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both too old to be president

  Nor should anyone else over 70 be considered for the job, says the politician and former neurologist

• Senate Passes $95BN Ukraine-Israel Package But Johnson Signals Blockade In House | ZeroHedge

  • JD Vance Warns About 'Impeachment Bomb' During Tucker Carlson Interview – RedState

• Californians Are Dreaming of Lower Taxes: High Earners Leaving State

• House Republicans impeach Alejandro Mayorkas in historic vote.

• Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress

• ‘The View’ Flips Out Over Jon Stewart’s Biden Criticism: ‘Sick of This Ageism!’

  • "Objectively old": Jon Stewart returns to "The Daily Show" and doesn't spare Joe Biden

• Recent gaffes by Biden and Trump may be signs of normal aging – or may be nothing

• Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital

  • Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is discharged from hospital, resuming full duties

• Republicans’ Star Hunter Biden Witness Has a Very Shady Past

• Biden slams Trump criticism of NATO as ‘shameful’ and ‘un-American’

• They Know Haley’s Chances Against Trump, but They’re Voting for Her Anyway

  • Haley’s Hard-Line Immigration Record Runs Counter to Trump’s Attacks

  • Nikki Haley says military families can't trust Trump to 'keep them out of harm's way'

  • Haley rips Trump's RNC moves: 'We don't have kings in this country'

  • Nikki Haley Hints Trump Is Trying To Steal Election With His RNC Picks

• Trump endorses daughter-in-law for RNC role as he tightens grip on party

• Harris says she's "ready to serve" amid questions over Biden's mental fitness

• Wisconsin GOP undoes legislative gerrymander after court pressure

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• Buddhist monks used coat hanger in defense after armed gang stormed NYC temple, urge bungling thieves to ‘give up’ crime.

• Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries

• Chicago to stop using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology this year

• How Texas church shooter bought rifle despite mental illness

  The shooter who opened fire at a Houston megachurch before being gunned down by security officers used an AR-style rifle that police say she legally purchased despite a years-long criminal record, a history of mental illness and allegations she threatened to shoot her ex-husband.

  Moreno used both male and female aliases, but investigators found through interviews and past police reports that Moreno identified as female, according to Houston Police Commander Chris Hassig.

  Police Chief Troy Finner did not say whether the AR-15 was purchased retail, which would have required a background check if bought from a federally licensed firearms dealer, or a private sale, which would not. Texas requires no license to carry a rifle or handgun in public. Police added that Moreno also carried a .22 caliber rifle that she did not fire during the shooting.

  Moreno’s rap sheet included charges for forging a $100 bill, a 2009 assault conviction for kicking a detention officer — which resulted in a 180-day county jail sentence — and a 2022 misdemeanor count for unlawfully carrying a weapon. In a guilty plea to the 2022 misdemeanor count in nearby Fort Bend County, Moreno surrendered a pistol and a rifle that were found during a traffic stop. The weapons were destroyed as part of the plea agreement.

• First Suspect Collared After Jackie Robinson Statue Pinched for Scrap: Cops

• FBI fears Venezuela migrant gang members teaming up with MS-13 killers

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• China's Shipyards Are Ready for a Protracted War. America's Aren't (Archive)

• CIA Director William Burns ended negotiations with top Mideast officials without making major strides

• Blinken Talks to American Detained in Russia, Vows Effort to Free Him

  • Blinken Speaks by Phone With Paul Whelan Held by Russia

World

• France halts €100-a-month electric car leasing scheme after huge demand

Iran / Houthi / Red Sea / Mediterranean

• Blasts hit a natural gas pipeline in Iran that an official says was an act of sabotage

  • Iran condemns ‘terrorist’ attack on gas pipelines

Israel

• Nowhere Left to Go in Gaza as Israel’s Ground Assault on Rafah Looms

• South Africa Asks ICJ to Act Against Israel’s Plans for Rafah

• Palestinians flee Rafah as U.N. warns of a 'slaughter'

• Biden inches away from Netanyahu as Israeli PM fails to heed US on Gaza

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• Thousands Of Networked Microphones Are Tracking Drones in Ukraine

• Wikimedia Russia director declared "foreign agent" by Russian government

• Russia's Leaked Most Wanted List Includes a Prime Minister and a US Senator

  Russian prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for hundreds of foreigners including the prime minister of Estonia, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, top human rights officials and even the spokesperson for the social media company Meta, according to a leak of Internal Affairs Ministry records. Russian investigative reporters Mediazona found the database of 96,752 suspects could be accessed from the internet, then built a search tool to allow searches by name and discovered a large number of indicted foreigners.

• Ukraine says it sank a large Russian landing ship in the Black Sea

• Intel Warns Putin Is Prepping for a Military Clash with NATO

China

• Dissipating dreams: China's well-to-do are under assault from every side

Health / Medicine

• What, Should You Eat? $190M Study to Find the Answer

• A Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson's Is Inspiring New Research into Diagnosis

• Very "sick" pet cat gave Oregon resident case of bubonic plague

• What is Alaskapox? The disease has claimed its first fatality

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• 'We love our piers': storms, rising seas threaten California's coastal landmarks

• What I Learned Joining a Climate Civil Resistance Organization for 18 Months

• Retail H2 stations close in California while H2 heavy trucking expands

• Climate change is erasing previous gains in air quality, fires mostly to blame

• Coral reefs cover more of Earth's surface than realised, new estimates reveal

• Hiker kills rabid coyote with bare hands in Rhode Island