I worked on self driving robots years ago, writing mapping software for the lidar units we used. It’s true that lidar is a dead end tech for generalized “self driving” - it has too many limitations and edge cases that cannot be reasonably worked around. It works ok for some things though, like detecting that something …

EPA mileage enhancer. Many people take them off and they are usually pretty easy to remove.

In the book, the Trisolarans/San-Ti took millions of years to develop to the point that took humans just thousands of years. This becomes a factor in their decisions (I think the show mentions this at one point). It’s also never described what they look like exactly.

Possibly, but those edicts are always ruled to be impossible to enforce because the dead can’t tell the living what to do with their money. Real life ain’t like a sitcom.

Central sleep apnea is neurological dysfunction with the part of the brain that handles involuntary breathing

This is an unfortunate misconception because there are a lot of people with sleep apnea who aren’t overweight but may believe they can’t have it because they are not overweight. The roots are in the genetics that determine the shape of the upper airway. Obesity exacerbates the issue, but the real cause is airway…

If you’re into space history the book Challenge to Apollo is a must read. You can find PDFs of it online. It’s a deep dive into the Soviet rocket and space program from the 1930s through the 1970s with an emphasis on the people and politics involved and how they went from Sputnik to falling behind. A lot of lessons in…

Yeah. My takeaway from Isaacson’s biography is there is a shitload of trauma there. His childhood was horrible. His father is a villainous character. He was heavily bullied and is possibly (probably) neurodivergent and bipolar. A common way to deal with those things is to become a workaholic as an escape. A child also…

They’re also removed for maintenance and reinstalled. Most of these issues lately are maintenance problems which really *should* be reported on but with more intelligence than “Boeing!!” and more like “why are airlines struggling with maintenance” - something that is also very concerning.

I felt this way about the GoT books - too many character names to keep track of (“which one was this again?”). Putting a face to them helped a lot.

This right here. It’s part of it. Subways are the Kia of restaurant franchises. It’s a lot cheaper to open one than the others but you know, maintenance needs to happen, and you get franchisees that aren’t prepared to spend what it takes to stay the long run - which is that you need to update your space every few…

Came here to say my favorite Sriracha is Yellowbird’s Blue Agave Sriracha. Huy Fong has a weird preservative flavor to it.

The last time I bought Tate’s (sometime in the fall) I was disappointed. Something changed when they became available all over the place and now they have some of that odd flavor that most of the shelf stable cookies have.

Yup. As I get to thinking how complex incidents often have blame assigned in percentages, certainly this young armorer takes a great deal of blame. But the production also has quite a bit too. She shouldn’t have taken the job but I could see how an eager 24 year old would be willing to do it, and then proceeds to get…

Barbie was fun. The Oscars don’t like fun movies.

CX-5 is probably on its way out. Older vehicle, older name style. Where does it fit in with the future plans? Probably does not. Perhaps this is the intended replacement - though the larger size could give people pause if they’re looking for a typical 2-row sized vehicle. But perhaps they’ve done their diligence and…

IMO this is recall worthy. My CX5 was recalled because lift gate struts could fail and cause it to come down on someone. This is just as bad if not worse

Probably the same thing sticky jellied children’s fingers do to stainless appliances: leaves a rust spot

Shocked and disappointed at its own existence. Reminds me of this

I’ve always felt there should be a spinoff with Pam and Cheryl called Poovey and Tunt