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Ars Technica – by Timothy B Lee
Over the last 15 years, Elon Musk’s companies have had a big impact on the rocket, electric car, and battery markets. This weekend, Musk entered yet another new market: flamethrowers. Musk’s Boring Company began selling branded novelty flamethrowers for $500 apiece.
“Obviously, a flamethrower is a super terrible idea,” Musk tweeted on Saturday evening. “Definitely don’t buy one.” Continue reading “Elon Musk sells 10,000 flamethrowers in 48 hours”
The Organic Prepper – by J.G. Martinez D
Hello to all those readers interested in learning from my personal experience of surviving an economic collapse.
I decided to write this article, the first of a series of several similar that will be posted because I am experiencing these days a huge emotional mix. I am not embarrassed in any way for this, I am a normal person, I have feelings and emotions like everyone else, and until not long ago I had a home, a job, and a conventional, peaceful life like perhaps many of you are enjoying right now. Continue reading “Anxiety, Anguish, Anger: How It Feels to Survive a Collapse”
National average prices for both diesel and gasoline increased this week versus last week, according to data tracked by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), with diesel fuel now over the $3 per gallon mark in all but three U.S. regions.
The national average price for diesel is up 4.5 cents this week to $3.070 per gallon, which is 50.8 cents per gallon higher compared to the same week in 2017. Continue reading “U.S. fuel prices keep right on climbing”
The governor of Washington on Monday rejected a permit that would allow North America’s largest oil-by-rail terminal to be built in the state.
Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said that he was in agreement with state regulators who unanimously recommended last month that he reject oil companies Tesoro and Savage’s application to build a terminal at the Port of Vancouver. Continue reading “Washington gov rejects proposed oil-by-rail train station”
As Florida Highway Patrol trooper Joseph Perri filled out paperwork on the shoulder of a highway, a speeding sedan slammed into his patrol car.
But what seemed like an accident was actually done on purpose, and the man behind the wheel is facing charges, according to FHP officials.
After ramming into Perri, the Daytona Beach driver got out of the car, approached the trooper and told him he “struck the patrol car on purpose,” said FHP spoksperson Sgt. Kim Montes. Continue reading “Driver slams into FHP trooper’s patrol car on highway — ‘on purpose,’ officials say”
Two Dreamers who were living in the U.S. under the Obama-era DACA program were arrested last week on suspicion of human smuggling in separate incidents, federal officials reportedly said.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Monday that one of the men was in the country under the program and the other’s program had expired. Continue reading “2 DACA recipients arrested over suspicion of human smuggling: report”
Have you noticed more police out giving tickets on freeways and roads?
The Honolulu Police Department tells us thanks to federal grant money, it’s able to step up traffic enforcement by using the money to pay for officers’ overtime.
“We have a speeding grant, a distracted driving grant, a pedestrian grant, a bicycling grant, and then we have a Click It or Ticket occupant protection and a DUI grant,” said acting Capt. Ben Moszkowicz. “So with those five enforcement grants, total it’s approximately $1.8 million that we get from the federal government to bring in officers on overtime to conduct enforcement in addition to their regular duties.” Continue reading “Notice more police officers out writing tickets? HPD explains why”
NJ.com – by Michaelangelo Conte
JERSEY CITY — Popcorn smoldering in a microwave oven caused the evacuation of hundreds of people, including prisoners, from the Hudson County Administration Building in Jersey City this afternoon.
A source told The Jersey Journal popcorn being heated triggered the alarm and a recorded message broadcast throughout the building ordering the evacuation into the cold and breezy weather at about 1:15 p.m. Continue reading “How a salty snack led to the evacuation of a county courthouse”
Federal regulators are refusing to budge when it comes to requiring local police forces to use ticket quotas. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday finalized the procedures local police departments use to receive their share of $450 million in traffic safety grants paid for by the federal tax on gasoline. In response to complaints from the National Motorists Association (NMA), the agency claimed it was powerless to change the way it allocated the funds. Continue reading “NHTSA Says Federal Law Requires Ticket Quotas”
A Texas woman who called 911 on Saturday saying she was being stalked was shot and killed by a San Antonio police officer during a brief struggle in a home, authorities said.
The unidentified woman, said to be in her 40s, also called police saying her computer was being interfered with, FOX29 San Antonio reported. Police conducted a welfare check about 3 p.m. and found the woman locked in her bedroom. Continue reading “Texas woman who said she was being stalked shot dead by police”
Some of Google’s top AI researchers are trying to predict your medical outcome as soon as you’re admitted to the hospital.
A new research paper, published Jan. 24 with 34 co-authors and not peer-reviewed, claims better accuracy than existing software at predicting outcomes like whether a patient will die in the hospital, be discharged and readmitted, and their final diagnosis. To conduct the study, Google obtained de-identified data of 216,221 adults, with more than 46 billion data points between them. The data span 11 combined years at two hospitals, University of California San Francisco Medical Center (from 2012-2016) and University of Chicago Medicine (2009-2016). Continue reading “Google is using 46 billion data points to predict the medical outcomes of hospital patients”
New York Times – by Richard Fausset
NEW ORLEANS — Can the allure of this famously rakish and freewheeling city survive if its streets are blanketed by a 1,500-camera video monitoring system?
Will inhibitions start to creep in and diminish the improvisatory nature of street life here, putting a hitch in the strut of Mardi Gras revelers and second-line paraders? Will tourists intent on indulging in a little sin stay away if they think they are being watched?
Continue reading “Will Everything Stay in New Orleans if Cameras Capture It All?”
Like most folks, you dutifully rub shampoo into your hair daily or a few times each week. After it strips out your hair’s natural moisture and liveliness, you apply a conditioner to get that moisture and liveliness back.
Much about modern life seems to follow this general pattern. Continue reading “Drug Companies Sell Us Remedies for Problems Caused by Their Own Products—And the Federal Government Helps Them”
Update: Several senior White House officials told Recode Monday that the Trump administration has no plans to build a “nationalized” US 5G network. The presentation, compiled by an unnamed senior NSC aide, was merely a dated proposal that will probably never see the light of day, the officials said.
The administration sources also pointed out that the FCC has a much larger role in setting broadband policy, and Ajit Pai, the current FCC chairman, has said he opposes the nationalization idea. Continue reading “Trump Administration Says It Has “No Plans” To Build “Nationalized” 5G Network”
A major hi-tech Russian military research center has unveiled what appears to be a prototype of a next-generation combat suit. The stunning gear, resembling Star Wars outfits, will be worn by Russian soldiers on future battlefields.
The prototype features a helmet covering the soldier’s face and cutting-edge body armor.
The next-generation combat gear also includes a powered exoskeleton to help increase performance and stamina while fighting. Continue reading “Russian military lab unveils prototype of Star Wars-like combat suit”
The Russian Defense Ministry has adopted a new generation of assault rifles. The AK-12 and AK-15 will be supplied to infantry, airborne troops and marines.
The Defense Ministry’s newspaper and the Kalashnikovs’ manufacturer announced the new assault rifles are being adopted after excessive testing that took place in 2017. The guns will become part of the Russian army’s “future combat system,” the Ratnik (warrior), which also includes a range of surveillance, communications and defensive equipment. Continue reading “Russian army to get next-generation Kalashnikovs”