The robotaxis have arrived

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 months ago

“Alphabet-backed Waymo is leading the robotaxi revolution, but Tesla's new Cybercab could change everything.”

Sorry, I'm not buying the hype.  I've seen autonomous mine trains, airport buses, shop floor trolleys, driverless people movers in the 1980s.  Humans are quite capable of accommodating the limitations of simple autonomous machines.  Attempting to create machines that will accommodate the...

One-Third of Expensive Border Surveillance Towers Don't Work

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  4 months ago

“Decades of border surveillance programs have spent billions of dollars but achieved little.”

Did you know that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is responsible for maintaining surveillance cameras on the border?  FAA isn't even in the same Department as Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).  So, Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas oversees acquisition and installation of these surveillance...

Louisville launches America's first 100% electric garbage truck fleet

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“Louisville officials held a "ribbon cutting" to celebrate the launch of a new, all-electric residential recycling and waste collection fleet.”

For those who are closely following news about garbage trucks.  It's electrifying news ...

Making a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 months ago

“The components of one Snickers bar showcase several common processes used in candy science.”

Believe it or not, making Snickers bars is a STEM job.  Was Willy Wonka an engineer?

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words at the British Library is unmissable

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  4 months ago

“The show brings the experiences, stories and voices of women from the distant past to life.”

Something to see for those who might be in London before next March.

Harris' polling in NYC is lowest in decades for Democratic nominee: NYT poll

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“Harris has suffered a sharp decline in support, compared to President Biden's 2020 win in the Big Apple”

No, Donald Trump is not going to win New York and no one is predicting that here.  The polling results indicate that New York Democrats are dragging down Kamala Harris.  That's an unusual circumstance in Presidential politics that suggests a serious weakness at the top of the ballot. The polling...

No, You're Not Imagining a Migrant Crime Spree

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  30 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  4 months ago

“Four years of open borders and sanctuary policies have brought criminal drug networks, human trafficking, and an epidemic of sexual assault.”

The lesson to be learned is that lax treatment of criminals only invites more crime.  Liberals tell us that lax border security, raising the bar for deporting criminal aliens, lenient prosecution, defunding police, inadequate data collection, demands for cheap labor, and over reliance on tourism...

EU energy ministers discuss Ukraine energy crisis, Russian LNG

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“The EU agreed on a 14th package of sanctions in June including a ban on transshipments of Russian gas as of March 2025 but stopped short of an...”

Did you know that Russian natural gas is still being transshipped to Central Europe through Ukrainian pipelines?  Ukraine is still using some small amount of Russian natural gas for electricity generation.  It seems the EU can't sever ties with Russia, after all.  Europe does seem to get tough...

The EU's continued trade with Russia undermines its support for Ukraine

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  4 months ago

“Ousmene Jacques Mandeng argues EU sanctions against Russia have been undermined by the level of trade many EU states continue to do with the country.”

Russia is still more important to the EU than is Ukraine.  As the article explains, the EU is pumping as much money into Russia as is being pumped into Ukraine.  How much debt is the United States supposed to dump on taxpayers backs to support this war effort?  

Despite Bans, Number of Abortions in the United States Increased in 2023

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“Increases in the number of abortions were close to universal”

Too bad the facts don't support the partisan political rhetoric.  How could overturning Roe v. Wade result in more abortions?  That's certainly not what we're hearing from the campaign trail.   Advocates for abortion rights should be ecstatic they're getting more of what they want.  Nothing...