Tag: Paul
Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050
PARIS: Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme…
Reuleaux polygon – Wikipedia
Source: Reuleaux polygon – Wikipedia fascinating. loonie is an 11-sides Reuleaux polygon,…
The fight over return-to-office is getting dirty
Bosses pushing return-to-office policies are relying on a few, questionable studies to…
what is the net effect on cities due to empty office space due to wfh?
straight from the s.o.c. file: how much tax revenue is being lost…
an example of how things should just work. file formats for example.
straight from the s.o.c. file: example of how things should just work,.,…
Demand for used cars in Russia drives up boxed vehicle traffic at Incheon – The Loadstar
South Korea’s largest port for second-hand car exports, has reported a surge…
Fossil fuel producers work to shape U.N. treaty to cut plastics : NPR
Groups connected to the fossil fuel industry are trying to shape an…
Cities look to copy Montreal’s ban of right turns on red, but safety data lacking
In an effort to prevent pedestrian and cyclist deaths, more North American…
This New Breed of AI Assistant Wants to Do Your Boring Office Chores
An experimental AI helper attempts to operate a web browser in the…
Wegovy Slashes the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in a Landmark Trial
The drug semaglutide is already widely used for weight loss. Now its…
The Nobel Prize in Economics
tl;dr: not part of alfred’s original prizes, and his son (others?) current…
Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans
Almost every major city in the United States generally allows drivers to…
Growing U.S. anger with electric utilities finds its epicenter in Maine
Maine residents will vote Tuesday on a ballot measure that would dissolve…
Canada’s CF-18 fighter jet force ‘in crisis,’ new study funded by DND says
Think-tank report warns issues related to fleet of aging aircraft could jeopardize…
HydroOne 2/3rd electricity rate?
why can’t they just give a simple 2/3rd off for folks willing…
Dengue rates plunged after release of lab-altered mosquitoes
The world sees up to 100 million cases and 22,000 deaths due…
Can American Democracy Survive the Age of Oligarchs? – Factkeepers.com
Oligarchy is always a transitional system, typically a mere way station in…
How Will Ukraine’s Energy Sector Fare in the Upcoming Winter?
Source: How Will Ukraine’s Energy Sector Fare in the Upcoming Winter?
Schools cut covid-19 sick days by 20 per cent using HEPA air filters
The eagerly awaited finding comes from the first randomised trial of putting…
Army Story – that time i rode with Jamie Gillis, junk Camero?, got peed on, and the faulty high/low beam switch…
raw from the s.o.c…. –army story, csb: one leave week I travelled…
Cruise driverless taxi and testing permits suspended by DMV
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Cruise’s autonomous vehicle deployment and driverless testing permits…
How I rename files to have meaning with tags.
while attempting to write somehting about how good the siriusxm web player…
Monkees concert in Tulsa spurred tipoff to FBI about ‘propaganda dissemination’
On Jan. 2, 1967, The Monkees played to a sold-out crowd of…
Drivers are just realizing Tesla has ‘creep mode’ button which forces a change
AN ELECTRIC car owner has informed drivers of a button that transforms…
Project – AI or ML to create appointments from screen snips
I want my computer to automagically “see” me setting up an event/appt/to-do…
Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules
The industry group argued the plan would boost average vehicle prices by…
More than Half of All Countries Have Surpassed a Huge Fossil Fuel Tipping Point
107 countries have surpassed a peak in terms of how much of…
How I make snausage, egg, cheese on English muffin.
the result: this should be a thing. sell it at coffee shops…
why israel can’t allow Palestinians to exist/vote/one-nation due to dilution or their majority
“if israelis increasing take lanjd by making settlements into gaza and the…
on the autoworkers, unions, and EVs
raw from s.o.c. file: the argument trump makes for unions autoworkers must…
Project – use sound to determine bar appliances state
dropped this in from the s.o.c. file. –i should get a message…
is it true the noble prize in economics was not original prizes and would be frowned on by albert noble?
is it true the nobel prize in economics was not original prizes…
GPS and Relativity
Source: GPS and Relativity good explainer on why GPS and other satnavs…
‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups
A blanket ‘bring or buy’ reusable scheme has been introduced in the…
China’s 1.4 billion population can’t fill the country’s millions of empty homes. Here are 3 things that would.
China’s empty homes, based on experts’ high estimates of vacant houses, could…
Yamaha MOTOROiD “Demonstration Run”
From a BoingBoing post. Here’s a commentor explaining Yamaha; not sure it…
American wire gauge – Wikipedia
Source: American wire gauge – Wikipedia why does increasing the number mean…
The 15-minute city climate solution spreading from Paris to Cleveland : NPR
Source: The 15-minute city climate solution spreading from Paris to Cleveland :…
the modern anti-stick pans avail make omlette and other fine egg dishs much easier
raw: the modern anti-stick pans avail make omlette and other fine egg…
GO train outage cause given by CN Rail
The disruption that left commuters stranded at Union Station at rush hour…
Ahead of Presidential polls, Argentina parliament passes bill to abolish income taxes; know why
Only those workers earning the equivalent of 15 federal minimum wages, amounting…
The Top Coffee-Consuming Countries
It’s hard to believe that anyone drinks more coffee than Americans but…
How I make a “project” on this blog.
first I just write, sometimes into s.o.c. file and then paste and…
The Paul list on YouTube
now that I’ve got Paul checking here occassionally, I’ll add links to…
The Future Battlefield: Governed by International Law or Kriegsraison?
Russia’s justifications for its invasion of Ukraine and the international response demonstrate…
canada vs. india over canadian sikh assassination.
wrt to he india/canada tensions, will we restrict educational visasa, given the…
Review: Jeep Avenger EV
Jeep’s first electric car is fun to drive, practical, good-looking and already…
unpopular opinion – covered bridges are a waste of good resources
what purpose did they ever serve? unpopular opion: covered bridges are just…
How to Solve the World’s Biggest Problems | Natalie Cargill | TED
just give people money. get that money from the 1%. people know…
