Realistically it will take a few cycles of learning by doing and electricity that’s cheap relative to methane

I dont think that has been well studied.

The assassin also appears to have had use of a police car. Decent chance its a cop from another agency or jurisdiction.

Its not impossible, and situations like this tend to be ones where the facts aren’t certain until afterwards

Not sure what the evidence is, but the police gave a press conference saying so

There is no need; the point is to create a riot so as to provide an excuse for a broader crackdown

They’re worried that people might get organized enough to vote them out

I don’t treat his words has having any specific meaning; more indicating that his attention is on a topic

Problem is that people think the chatbots are intelligent, and they’re not, so recommendations which would seem absurd if they came from people get followed. They’re very able to make mental health problems worse, and there are a lot of examples of this.

Normal people respond to addiction or mental illness of people they interact with in ways not designed to make things worse. That’s not too much to ask of chatbots.

IRA = US Inflation Reduction Act, a major piece of climate legislation

Could also be some other device like an internet-connected coffee pot.

This kind of thing is sometimes an indication of a malware infection on your computer or another device on your LAN

They’re taking on the attitudes of the Trump administration which just announced:

We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city.

After which they pushed Senator Padilla out of the room for saying his name and trying to ask a question and then handcuffed him.

It’s a gift link. People with Javascript turned on dont hit the paywall

It was only ever about states rights to enforce slavery.

It was a partial phase-out of sale of new gas powered cars, taking effect in steps over a decade. 20% of new cars could still be plug-in hybrids, which burn gasoline when the battery runs out. No ban on cars people already own or restriction on used cars.

Key context

Sometimes, slowly, and imperfectly. Its still worth trying, provided its not the only thing you do.

Not when you deport all the people growing food.

More, it’s a pushback against the idea that the US military should discontinue reports on the impact climate change has on their operations.