At some point I realized people often ask a question but don’t really care about you answering that specifically. “How are you” -> actually I can just tell a story about a hobby related problem I’m working on, and not try to represent my emotional state.

I’m not sure if this is one of those cases, but I could see “what do you want for birthday dinner” as actually meaning “I want to do something nice for you” and if you’d rather pick the night’s board game it might satisfy the exchange and make everyone just as happy. Though some people might really want to express care via cooking / feel it’s important you engage on that topic.

Volvo is majority-owned by Chinese car giant Geely and because it uses factories in China, it will also be affected by tariffs on imports of Chinese-made EVs in Europe and North America.

Tried to post additional images in the post description but I got an infinite spinner when I tried to post, so adding them here instead.

One piece caught on the blade and kicked back, luckily (or by design actually) I was standing slightly to the side so it just dented the worktable behind me.

Lots of dados / rabbets to cut.

Assembly was fairly smooth, but some of the plywood was bowed so I ended up widening the dados on the sides/bottom for the back panel to sit into to make assembly a bit easier.

For three sets, it took 3x 4x8’ 3/4" plywood sheets and 3x 4x8’ 1/4" sheets, with a little room for scraps. I considered just a rabbet joint first but then decided on the rabbet and dado. I was relieved that everything went together as planned/measured!

Avoiding awkward forced interactions like this is the primary reason I cut my own hair. Otherwise, would be fine contributing to that part of the economy.

The bear was killed, Mr DeSpain said.

Oh, bummer.

The defense called an expert witness on force who testified that six shocks with a Taser was not excessive when dealing with someone who will not follow orders.

Ray Nash, a former sheriff in Dorchester County, testified that the inmate’s violence against his father likely led Lemon to think the Taser was the only option to subdue him.

So, not for being violent or even disorderly or something. Got spikes in him and electrocuted 6 times for being stubborn.

The deputy who shocked the inmate on Lemon’s order pleaded guilty to a federal charge earlier this year and testified against the sheriff. He will be sentenced at a later date.

And the employee takes the fall for the manager.

Was wondering why multiple towers:

In the morning, most of the mirrors point at the eastern tower; in the afternoon, some switch to the western tower.

“The mirrors in the overlapping area can be utilized by either tower. This configuration is expected to enhance efficiency by 24%,”

Key feature, everyone has some physical buttons! Though Chevy has tactile buttons for climate:

Whereas the Ioniq seems to have a capacitive touch area.

More info from https://skyandtelescope.org/press-releases/prepare-for-the-perseids-and-a-pretty-planetary-pairing/ if you’re wondering where to look:

Begin watching for meteors soon after evening twilight ends on the evening of August 11th. By then the shower’s radiant — its perspective point of origin in the constellation Perseus — has risen above the northeastern horizon. The few Perseids that appear this early will be spectacularly long “earthgrazers” that skim along the top of the atmosphere. The higher the radiant, the more meteors you’ll see — so when Perseus climbs higher in the northeast, especially after midnight, more meteors should appear all over the sky.

I recently saw one which had foot-long stakes driven at an angle. I wonder if that would be secure enough. I didn’t consider wind as a major threat at the time.

It also had a big pocket on the front that said in big letters that it just always contain the manual — empty, obviously.

They often have mesh (not bouncy) sides, and even landing from 20’ on your neck on the inflated surface seems like it could be deadly. How awful.

Yeah, I inherited this one free, but had planned to get a new one when I set out on this project.

I like the idea of u bolts, that seems better than attaching to an extra wood block.

And isn’t there an arrest warrant for him? Oh right:

Netanyahu’s visit comes two months after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, announced he was seeking an arrest warrant for Netanyahu.

Right. From the article:

From the critically imperiled Big Pine partridge pea to the jumping prickly apple, any number of coastal species in the Florida Keys could be wiped out next in one of the places most vulnerable to sea level rise. And unlike the Key Largo cacti, which survives, if only barely, elsewhere, several of them are the last of their kind.

But this event still highlights another aspect of loss due to climate change, and it’s worth marking.

Eating local/seasonal reduces the need for long shelf life. Not always possible, but industrial agriculture definitely pushes us away from it and is something policy could help reverse.

Part of my inspiration to learn to program was that I wanted to blink my capslock key. Did learn to program, did learn Morse, never did that project.

Reminds me of the lack of plan for RBG.

I wonder what semi-autonomous aircraft have the least impact on birds. Fixed-wing (planes) are much more efficient and, not coincidentally, often a lot quieter. For patrolling and looking for sharks/swimmers, seems like they might work as well or better.

Also I wonder if drones offer any demonstrated benefit over lifeguards.

It sounds like they were paying attention and responsive:

At 2:09 p.m. funeral home workers unzipped the bag, and, according to DeNoto, discovered that Balducci “was still breathing and had a pulse.” The funeral home called paramedics, who intubated Balducci while rushing her to nearby John T. Mather Memorial Hospital. When Balducci got there, DeNoto said she was “noted to be unresponsive.”

“She was placed on palliative care and held on until 5:20 a.m. on February 5, 2023,” DeNoto said. “At that time, she passed.”

They claim 30% power usage relative to current vehicles and 1000mi range. Sounds very cool though I admit I’m a bit skeptical. Hope they can do it!

Thanks for the Times article link, interesting history for discounting women’s claims specifically in rape cases.