Author: csilvest
Why a universal job guarantee beats the basic income pipe dream
Instead of a guaranteed fixed income, a universal job guarantee policy provides…
Project Thor: What America’s ‘Rods from God’ Space Based Superweapon Can Do
Source: Project Thor: What America’s ‘Rods from God’ Space Based Superweapon Can…
Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million
Source: Canadian 1,200 km/h TransPod hyperloop project raises $500 million Nonsense. Maybe…
COVID is at or near record levels around the country. Scientists say one (pretty gross) indicator doesn’t lie
Toilets are telltale, now more than ever, experts say. Source: COVID is…
First 100,000 KG Removed From the Great Pacific Garbage Patch • Updates • The Ocean Cleanup
Today, our operation in the Pacific Ocean reached an exciting milestone: The…
German Chancellor defends Trudeau, saying Canada called Putin’s bluff by agreeing to send Russian turbines back
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Kremlin’s…
Opinion | Where has the so-called ‘Freedom Convoy’ gone? Don’t look at us — but let’s talk about it, says a new Ottawa group
A former church in downtown Ottawa has been rechristened as the “embassy”…
Finding the Big Truth Behind the Insurrectionists
University of Chicago professor Robert Pape has spent the past year and…
3 Facts That Show Minivans Aren’t So Bad After All
The minivan’s backstory is one of innovation and resilience, despite what many…
1972 Ford Carousel Minivan Concept Car
The 1972 Ford Carousel minivan concept car could have been the first…
Critical Hits in the Classroom | The Nib
Dungeons & Dragons is having a cultural moment — even in education….
Ottawa offers $1,337 apiece for AR-15 rifles under mandatory buyback program | CBC News
The federal government is proposing $1,337 in compensation for turning in an…
What The So-Called Gun Show ‘Loophole’ Really Looks Like
As Fred Nelson shuffled through a crowded convention center in Tulsa, Oklahoma,…
A doctor in Nigeria tried to warn the world that monkeypox had become a global threat
The World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak an international public…
This Grandma’s Dying Wish Was a Giant Dick on Her Grave
The grave of 99-year-old Catarina Orduña Pérez is now topped with a…
Amazon Has Escaped America’s Retail Malaise – Bloomberg
Thank third-party sellers. Source: Amazon Has Escaped America’s Retail Malaise – Bloomberg
Korean rice cake and noodles
Katherine gave ths to me. Bought it a World Foods in TO?…
Reddit: sphere vs needle on flat surface => infinite pressure?
Reddit If matter is quantized, then at some point (ha!) wouldn’t there…
Smörgåsbord – Wikipedia
Source: Smörgåsbord – Wikipedia This is also a test of Swedish…
Japanese city alarmed by biting, clawing, attacking monkeys
TOKYO (AP) — People in a southwestern Japanese city have come under…
Encore auction – replacing items after I mark them?
So it appears to me that Encore auctions is doing some weirdness…
Google Maps -> Google Contacts FAIL
so all I want to do is add a few of the…
‘Supercharged’ rice sees crop yields improve 40%
‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like that before,’ says…
Maps: coastlines of Europe
Interesting how the fjords of Finland? greatly lengthen its shoreline. England?? too.
Map: world plastic production and sources of oceanic plastic waste.
Source: River plastic emissions to the world’s oceans to-do: find source of…
COVID: BA.5 is ‘the most transmissible variant we’ve ever seen,’ doctor warns
The highly infectious Omicron subvariant is now the dominant strain of coronavirus…
Lake Mead Drought Update!!! Lowest It’s Ever Been!!!
The complete video is worth a watch. But the start point I’linked…
Beau: “…the scheme reaches into the White House”
DAE think “…the scheme reaches into the White House” might be the…
What Happens If Lake Mead Dries Up Forever?
Lake Mead was formed following the construction of the Hoover Dam on…
Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent
Moscow incident occurred because child ‘violated’ safety rules by taking turn too…
Project: hang car hitch carrier between garages
This could be stored between the garages. Perhaps just lean against the…
Project: assemble angle grinder chop saw
This is best way to cut things like aluminum. Both of these…
hopw to talk to an echno device, the most important lerssons.
see other alexa rantings here this is something i wanted to write…
Tinkerbell – ???? – 2022
Here’s all the pictures I copuld find of Tinkerbell. There a problably…
Rocket news – Ellie Sherrif or Scott Manly?
So I like following two different “rocket and space” news on YouTube:…
Lia Formenti – notes
notes and stuff about Lia’s work at LHC. Reverse cron. 2022-07-21: –…
This Pioneering Economist Says Our Obsession With Growth Must End
“It’s a false assumption,” argues Herman Daly, “to say that growth is…
Cryptomining boom has people’s energy bills skyrocketing; feds mull new rules [Updated]
No major US cryptominers said they track energy use impacts on local…
Opinion | There’s no gasoline shortage in Canada. Here’s why you’re paying more for it anyway
Canada’s refiners have hiked their prices by 113 per cent over what…
‘CEOs, Not Working People, Are Causing Inflation’: Report Shows Soaring Executive Pay
“When you look at those numbers and at CEOs trying to blame…
Brain Computer Interface Company Implants New Type of Device – Bloomberg
Synchron’s procedure will help an ALS patient text by thinking, in a…
World Health Organization confirms highly infectious Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana
The World Health Organization declares Ghana’s first outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg virus…
The McDonald gun shooting incident
On the 5th of February, 1970, a rather bizarre incident happened at…
Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health powers
A coalition of religious groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican attorneys general…
How does a light sail work if photos have no mass? Radiation pressure – Wikipedia
So while watching Star Trek – Strange New Worlds, s1e5, a light…
Are Twinkies Vegan 2022? All Ingredients Analyzed | Is This Vegan Friendly
Today’s topic are Twinkies, a classic treat that rumors date back to…
Just 3 Weeks Post-Roe, The Stories Emerging Are Worse Than Anyone Imagined
We knew it would be awful. We knew pregnant people’s lives would…
Russia Threatened “Devastating Blow” For Ukraine’s Attack On Crimean Bridge | Ukrainian news
If the authorities of Ukraine decide to attack the Crimean Bridge, it…
