It may not come as a surprise, but this woman has an arrest warrant out for her, related to her involvement in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building.
Somewhere, there’s a guy who considers this package attractive.
Hope I never have to meet him–not to mention her.
When acts out of pure kindness happen, we tend to regard them as among the most profoundly beautiful things we’ve ever beheld.
If they were ever to happen by design, it would have been the devil’s work.
It’s so disappointing that American civilization can’t work this out a bit better.
Here’s a story that an old friend brought to my attention, that describes an idea that, if implemented, would cover canals (that are used for conveyance of water) with solar PV. The thinking is that they would cool the panels, thus increasing their efficiency, while reducing evaporation and putting these areas to good use at the same time.
There are all manner of other pros and cons discussed in this short but fascinating piece. For instance, the shadows thrown by the panels encourages the growth of certain desired forms of animal life, and retards the growth of certain plants that inhibit the flow of water towards its destination.
Hope you’ll check it out.
As suggested in this video, climate change brings completely unforeseen phenomena, some of which are actually quite amusing.
What happens to a low-lying area that has been subjected to climate change driven sea-level rise that frequently experiences sunny day flooding? Well, let’s just say it makes fishing easier.
Further discussion on this ridiculous call for investment into EV batteries:
Me: You may not be aware that car batteries are by far the most recycled item in our civilization (97%).
(Merely incorrect) Reader B: If everybody had an electric car there wouldn’t be enough infrastructure (generating plants) to charge them.
Me: You may be surprised to learn that we could electrify every vehicle on Earth, and only increase the total electrical load by 14%. That’s because of the extremely high efficiency of charging and discharging batteries (over 80%) vs. the horribly low efficiency of internal combustions engines (under 25%).
According to this article linked here, “advances in transparent solar cells mean that soon we might be able to install them into windows and greenhouses.”
I’m dubious. The parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that solar panels use are 7% ultraviolet, 46% visible, and 47% infrared. This means that if you let the visible light pass through, you’re losing 46% of your efficiency.
It’s actually not quite that simple, though it’s close. Plants don’t utilize the complete visible light spectrum (380 – 750 nm), but they do use the upper part of the UV spectrum.
A reader notes:
As author Stephen King suggests here, the majority of U.S citizens feel much more comfortable with their lives every morning they wake up realizing that yet another day is starting–and Trump is still no longer president.
People in other developed, democratically governed countries may not appreciate how terrible the last four years were for Americans of decency, intelligence, and compassion.
Here’s a question: How many people with money to invest in electric transportation don’t know that EVs run on batteries?
I thought this was a joke initially, but no, these morons are actually trying to attract investors.
The absurdity of modern American life engulfs each one of our lives, even if we’re too busy and distracted to see it. Here’s an exchange of ideas that illustrates this point with laser-like precision.
We’re fortunate to have the brilliant minds of people like Trevor Noah to bring all this to our attention by wrapping it in an entertaining format.
