My father in law (prior to his passing) worked for the National Science Foundation and his job was to investigate grant fraud like this. Apparently it happens all the time.

Got my second mailing from the GOP attempting to separate Trump from Project 2025. They’re scared, and spending a lot of money because of it

For those that haven’t seen it, enjoy this masterpiece

Even his campaign thinks so. It was so bad they pulled him offstage before the final question about Project 2025 could be asked.

Nine

Point of sale companies like Clover charge a fee and the credit card company gets a cut of that. The rest is for the point of sale’s services.

Gotta be awkward at the office when Dave starts losing his baby teeth and has his midlife crisis at the same time

Because then dentists would go out of business! 🙃

This is Bluesky

oh man, that Nickelodeon alarm clock! my brother had that as a kid

Geode dude

There’s a remake out right now called Predecessor that I’ve been enjoying, free on PC/PS/Xbox.

Yes, it works for me

How is this possible? One word — efficiency. Our electric appliances have gotten so much more efficient.

The magic of efficiency could and hopefully will continue this 20-year miracle of keeping electricity consumption flat even while we add lots of new loads, as there is so much more low hanging fruit to be picked. LEDs still need to finish their market domination, and heat pumps are only just getting started and will save oodles of energy for space and water heating and even clothes drying. Building codes are continuously improving, as are appliance standards, meaning our homes and buildings and everything that uses energy in them, are constantly becoming more efficient (with no compromise in performance).

This all adds up. With the 1% that electricity production declined in 2023, we could have added something like another 10 million EVs to the grid last year and our overall electricity use would still have remained the same.

I own a '94 Miata and a KIA EV6, and I drive my electric vehicle far more than my stick shift. It’s a different kind of fun, having so much power instantly and it’s an incredibly smooth & quiet ride. The maintenance and fuel costs are far cheaper too.

It’s gotten to the point where I’m not driving my Miata enough to keep the battery charged and the fuel fresh. I still love driving it though, nothing quite like a weekend drive with the top down…but it’s not my #1 choice to drive anymore.

it is Wednesday morning, my dude

Saw this bumper sticker the other day

If you don’t happen to have generational trauma, store-bought is fine

For those looking for it: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WPN4UKss9W8ifeMy6

It’s marked as a place of worship 👀

A big part of reducing motion sickness for me was to ensure that the lenses were set to the appropriate pupillary distance. If they’re too wide or to narrow, that can affect your body’s ability to handle VR