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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
fake news journalist!A visitor preening itself in my yard. Took one after I banged on the window, shot though window, . Then got my telephoto lens out, ignored my tapping on the window. Opened it a crack and it bounced off.
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DIY-HP-LED
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New Rule: A Woke Revolution | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Roger A. Shrubber
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how is this smarmy douche bucket still working? i don't even watch these clips, i haven't watched him for a long time.
DIY-HP-LED
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I don't agree with Bill on many things, but I think he's funny at times and sometimes has a point. A lot of his stuff seems to be old man humor raging against a rapidly evolving culture, it's moving so fast even comedians are going out of date before their careers end, or they are ended by their material. College campuses are bad as far as most comedians are concerned and fewer of them are playing them or are protested by someone when they do.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
thanks! you don’t usually post fox newsIt ran off this morning, funny it is back. Have the telephoto lens on this time.
printer
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I usually grow weary of them whining, this one never made a sound so I found it less objectionable. Then I found it sitting on my hot tub, which is directly above my bunnies den. I went out to scare it away and it already was gone. Wish I had the effect on the other fox.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Foxes can make some really creepy sounds.
PadawanWarrior
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No shit. When I first moved here I thought it was coming from a mountain lion or cub.
printer
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Train derailment sparks massive fire in Ohio, prompts evacuations
Part of the town of East Palestine, Ohio, is under an evacuation order after a train derailment caused a massive fire Friday night that was still burning into Saturday morning.
There is a shelter-in-place order for the rest of the community.
The Norfolk Southern train, which totaled around 50 cars, derailed around 9 p.m. Friday along the east-west tracks that run through East Palestine, on the outskirts of town near the Pennsylvania border. The fire is still burning Saturday morning, but said to be under control.
Several explosions were heard amid the blazes, and those explosions may continue as the train — which was comprised of tanker cars, box cars and a car hauling automobiles — continues to burn.
The fire stretched for a half-mile down the tracks, with smoke and flames visible for miles around. (Charity and William Peters)
There were no fatalities or significant injuries as a result of the accident, according to East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway.
“The train crew was fine,” Mayor Conaway said. As of Saturday morning, there was no indication of how the train derailed.
At a 6:30 a.m. press conference, officials announced a mandatory evacuation order for those living east of Market Street to Highland and Jimtown Roads, an area that affects about 1,500 to 2,000 residents. Conaway declared a state of emergency just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday, allowing the Village of East Palestine to exercise all emergency authority for protection during the crisis.
“We have multiple HAZMAT teams on the scene,” said Mayor Conaway. “Norfolk Southern’s here with its HAZMAT team, too, to determine the possible chemicals that were involved.” When speaking of which chemicals might be burning, Conaway said, “We don’t know 100% for sure.”
A no-fly zone has also been established within a one-mile radius of the scene. Officials are asking the public to avoid the area. “We are asking residents not to drive around,” Conaway said. “Fire trucks are flying up and down the road. They’re tanker trucks. They’re full of water. They leak.”
The mayor says 43 residents are currently in a shelter.
Drone video at the peak of the fire shows the flames stretching for around a half mile along the tracks. The plume of smoke could be seen 10 miles away and was easily picked up on weather radar.
Fifty fire departments from three states responded to help fight the fire, including crews from virtually every fire department in the Columbiana and Mahoning counties of Ohio. “The initial challenge was just not knowing what we were dealing with,” said Battalion Chief Brian Rutledge, who was part of the first fire crew on the scene. One of the biggest issues facing firefighters were temperatures between 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit. Mayor Conaway said the hydrants were working fine, but the trucks pumping the water were freezing up.
High school students Jacob Griffith and Cami Kridler had attended the basketball game and were headed out for something to eat when they saw the fire.
“We just looked to our left and a giant explosion, probably at least 200 feet, and we’re like, ‘Oh my God. What do we do?'”
“I was actually the one that dialed 911,” said Kridler. “We all saw the same thing. One of our friends said, ‘Hey something blew up.'”
thehill.com
Your water trucks leak and pumpers freeze up in 5-10 F? Really?
Part of the town of East Palestine, Ohio, is under an evacuation order after a train derailment caused a massive fire Friday night that was still burning into Saturday morning.
There is a shelter-in-place order for the rest of the community.
The Norfolk Southern train, which totaled around 50 cars, derailed around 9 p.m. Friday along the east-west tracks that run through East Palestine, on the outskirts of town near the Pennsylvania border. The fire is still burning Saturday morning, but said to be under control.
Several explosions were heard amid the blazes, and those explosions may continue as the train — which was comprised of tanker cars, box cars and a car hauling automobiles — continues to burn.
There were no fatalities or significant injuries as a result of the accident, according to East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway.
“The train crew was fine,” Mayor Conaway said. As of Saturday morning, there was no indication of how the train derailed.
At a 6:30 a.m. press conference, officials announced a mandatory evacuation order for those living east of Market Street to Highland and Jimtown Roads, an area that affects about 1,500 to 2,000 residents. Conaway declared a state of emergency just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday, allowing the Village of East Palestine to exercise all emergency authority for protection during the crisis.
“We have multiple HAZMAT teams on the scene,” said Mayor Conaway. “Norfolk Southern’s here with its HAZMAT team, too, to determine the possible chemicals that were involved.” When speaking of which chemicals might be burning, Conaway said, “We don’t know 100% for sure.”
A no-fly zone has also been established within a one-mile radius of the scene. Officials are asking the public to avoid the area. “We are asking residents not to drive around,” Conaway said. “Fire trucks are flying up and down the road. They’re tanker trucks. They’re full of water. They leak.”
The mayor says 43 residents are currently in a shelter.
Drone video at the peak of the fire shows the flames stretching for around a half mile along the tracks. The plume of smoke could be seen 10 miles away and was easily picked up on weather radar.
Fifty fire departments from three states responded to help fight the fire, including crews from virtually every fire department in the Columbiana and Mahoning counties of Ohio. “The initial challenge was just not knowing what we were dealing with,” said Battalion Chief Brian Rutledge, who was part of the first fire crew on the scene. One of the biggest issues facing firefighters were temperatures between 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit. Mayor Conaway said the hydrants were working fine, but the trucks pumping the water were freezing up.
High school students Jacob Griffith and Cami Kridler had attended the basketball game and were headed out for something to eat when they saw the fire.
“We just looked to our left and a giant explosion, probably at least 200 feet, and we’re like, ‘Oh my God. What do we do?'”
“I was actually the one that dialed 911,” said Kridler. “We all saw the same thing. One of our friends said, ‘Hey something blew up.'”
Train derailment sparks massive fire in Ohio, prompts evacuations
The train, which totaled around 50 cars, derailed around 9 p.m. Friday on the outskirts of East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border.
thehill.com
Your water trucks leak and pumpers freeze up in 5-10 F? Really?
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Ohio is more red than blue, and those trucks are infrastructure. You know how loath Republicans are to waste perfectly good culture war and penal system money on infrastructure.Train derailment sparks massive fire in Ohio, prompts evacuations
Part of the town of East Palestine, Ohio, is under an evacuation order after a train derailment caused a massive fire Friday night that was still burning into Saturday morning.
There is a shelter-in-place order for the rest of the community.
The Norfolk Southern train, which totaled around 50 cars, derailed around 9 p.m. Friday along the east-west tracks that run through East Palestine, on the outskirts of town near the Pennsylvania border. The fire is still burning Saturday morning, but said to be under control.
Several explosions were heard amid the blazes, and those explosions may continue as the train — which was comprised of tanker cars, box cars and a car hauling automobiles — continues to burn.
The fire stretched for a half-mile down the tracks, with smoke and flames visible for miles around. (Charity and William Peters)
There were no fatalities or significant injuries as a result of the accident, according to East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway.
“The train crew was fine,” Mayor Conaway said. As of Saturday morning, there was no indication of how the train derailed.
At a 6:30 a.m. press conference, officials announced a mandatory evacuation order for those living east of Market Street to Highland and Jimtown Roads, an area that affects about 1,500 to 2,000 residents. Conaway declared a state of emergency just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday, allowing the Village of East Palestine to exercise all emergency authority for protection during the crisis.
“We have multiple HAZMAT teams on the scene,” said Mayor Conaway. “Norfolk Southern’s here with its HAZMAT team, too, to determine the possible chemicals that were involved.” When speaking of which chemicals might be burning, Conaway said, “We don’t know 100% for sure.”
A no-fly zone has also been established within a one-mile radius of the scene. Officials are asking the public to avoid the area. “We are asking residents not to drive around,” Conaway said. “Fire trucks are flying up and down the road. They’re tanker trucks. They’re full of water. They leak.”
The mayor says 43 residents are currently in a shelter.
Drone video at the peak of the fire shows the flames stretching for around a half mile along the tracks. The plume of smoke could be seen 10 miles away and was easily picked up on weather radar.
Fifty fire departments from three states responded to help fight the fire, including crews from virtually every fire department in the Columbiana and Mahoning counties of Ohio. “The initial challenge was just not knowing what we were dealing with,” said Battalion Chief Brian Rutledge, who was part of the first fire crew on the scene. One of the biggest issues facing firefighters were temperatures between 5-10 degrees Fahrenheit. Mayor Conaway said the hydrants were working fine, but the trucks pumping the water were freezing up.
High school students Jacob Griffith and Cami Kridler had attended the basketball game and were headed out for something to eat when they saw the fire.
“We just looked to our left and a giant explosion, probably at least 200 feet, and we’re like, ‘Oh my God. What do we do?'”
“I was actually the one that dialed 911,” said Kridler. “We all saw the same thing. One of our friends said, ‘Hey something blew up.'”
Train derailment sparks massive fire in Ohio, prompts evacuations
The train, which totaled around 50 cars, derailed around 9 p.m. Friday on the outskirts of East Palestine, Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border.
Your water trucks leak and pumpers freeze up in 5-10 F? Really?
Roger A. Shrubber
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gym jordan is from Ohio...what are you expecting from a state that would elect a pedophile enabler?
DIY-HP-LED
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DIY-HP-LED
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A look at some demographic projections to 2100. We will probably have humanoid robots to do a lot of jobs by then, think where the automobile was in 1923, or the state of electronics. By 2100 we should be living like kings with work an option or a sought after perk. Either that or we will be owned by an upper class and be seen as useless mouths to feed. Technological progress is not linear it is exponential and the pace steadily increases to the limits of physics.
Robots don't buy shit though, people do and robots will produce an abundance cheaply and without human labor, they will be able to think too and create. 80 years is a long time to take them and their brains to new levels of functionality and utility and if we can keep from destroying our global culture, humanoid robots should be something to see in 2100 and be able to do most jobs a person can do.
The Countries Most At Risk Of Population Collapse
Robots don't buy shit though, people do and robots will produce an abundance cheaply and without human labor, they will be able to think too and create. 80 years is a long time to take them and their brains to new levels of functionality and utility and if we can keep from destroying our global culture, humanoid robots should be something to see in 2100 and be able to do most jobs a person can do.
The Countries Most At Risk Of Population Collapse
makes sense
DIY-HP-LED
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Owning a cheap EV 5 years from now will mean a home charging option for many and in NA most houses have 100 amp 240 volt entrances. Most should be able to charge an EV battery with 220VAC @ 50 amps using around 12,000 watts maximum to DC charge an EV battery at a rate of 10,000 watts maximum with a power supply efficiency of 90%. So lets say your future EV has a 100 kWh battery and it gets 8 km/kWh (an average), so a full charge gets you 800km. Your home charger could charge it at 10 kW per hour, so from flat to 800km of range would take 10 hours overnight. So if your commute is say 300km per day, you can get your battery topped up in about 4 hours max in NA or the EU. If power rates become cheaper with renewables and energy storage your commute will get cheaper.
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cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Utilities in US are corporations with shareholders. Propose a realistic mechanism for downward rate revisions approved by the shareholders.
DIY-HP-LED
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Well some folks could supplement their power with solar, wind turbines and energy storage. Also the government has to collect taxes for roads etc. Electric power means more energy options and independence for some. If your small EV gets 10km/kWh then a roof top solar array might do the job for some with a bit of energy storage. Solar panel prices are expected to plunge because of a glut of polysilicon, or even a small wind turbine that can generate a few kilowatts will do.
I think the point I'm driving at is car sizes and sales might be dictated by common home charging capacities of 120V and 220V, a 220V charger should be fairly cheap in a few years with mass production. Such ranges and capacities make owning an EV increasingly attractive for many people. Things are moving very fast in the industry now especially with battery development and production, so we should begin to see a serious impact and demand in 5 years I figure. Maybe by the time I buy my next car, assuming I'm not pushing up daisies!