“Organized” isn’t a word most would associate with Deadheads, the devoted fans of the Grateful Dead. But when it came to orchestrating Shakedown Street, the city of San Francisco knew it wasn’t something they could pull off alone.
I'm still waiting for my latent mutant abilities to activate.
According to this article, a BYD Dolphin Surf sells for €23,000, or about USD$26,000.
Which includes (a justified IMO) 45% EU tariff on Chinese cars, due to massive manufacturing subsidies.
At the equivalent of USD$23,000 it's at the higher end of the Chinese price range for SUVs, which ranges from about the equivalent of USD$15,000 to 27,000
If you read the notes on the video, it came from one of their DVDs.
You can probably track down a copy of the notes somewhere.
Note: This video was posted 2 years ago by @Rolando@lemmy.world but the yewtu.be invidious link isn't working anymore.
Danger 5 Season 1 was a classic! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhHxiAb7g0g
A lender has taken ownership of Oakland’s biggest hotel through a foreclosure.
I'm still reading the title incorrectly.
"SF Mayor Runs Into Complications When Trying To Solve Homelessness" shocker.
That's pretty alarming when a major insurance company is out of cash...
Insurance distorts housing markets, allows builders to take unreasonable risks, etc.
A check from State Farm to a Los Angeles fire survivor has taken more than a week to clear so far. A bank is concerned about insufficient funds.
Don't buy into the MAGAt narrative that women are "abuse animals"
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(chief of the Vehicle Fitness Test Center) Shrestha said harnessing Nepal's enormous hydropower resources could also provide the clean energy needed to boost wide-scale EV adoption.
"Nepal is ahead in EV adoption and taking proactive steps to cut carbon emissions. Fossil fuels will run out one day, but with abundant clean hydropower, Nepal is in a perfect position to drive the shift to sustainable transport."
I hope it happens for them!
TIL Fangoria is still going, albeit after a hiatus and under different owners.
I had to look this one up...
This is an obtuse reference to the sanctimonious public service announcement (PSA) TV ad from the 80s "This Is Your Brain On Drugs"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOnENVylxPI
No, the comic doesn't work for me either.
Any time I watch some concert footage from the 60s or 70s, I think "all those young people are in their 80s now"
Grace Slick, the singer in this video, is 85 now, for example.
This morning on KQED they were talking about a Ruth Asawa exhibition that's running through September 2nd
And how deeply involved she was in developing SF's arts education, including SCRAP
If you think of it as a project to destroy teachers' unions who always favor one political party, then it makes more sense.
See also New Math from about the same era.
A Plan for the Improvement of English Spelling by Mark Twain probably not
For example, in Year 1 that useless letter "c" would be dropped to be replased either by "k" or "s", and likewise "x" would no longer be part of the alphabet. The only kase in which "c" would be retained would be the "ch" formation, which will be dealt with later. Year 2 might reform "w" spelling, so that "which" and "one" would take the same konsonant, wile Year 3 might well abolish "y" replasing it with "i" and Iear 4 might fiks the "g/j" anomali wonse and for all.
Jenerally, then, the improvement would kontinue iear bai iear with Iear 5 doing awai with useless double konsonants, and Iears 6-12 or so modifaiing vowlz and the rimeining voist and unvoist konsonants. Bai Iear 15 or sou, it wud fainali bi posibl tu meik ius ov thi ridandant letez "c", "y" and "x" -- bai now jast a memori in the maindz ov ould doderez -- tu riplais "ch", "sh", and "th" rispektivli.
Fainali, xen, aafte sam 20 iers ov orxogrefkl riform, wi wud hev a lojikl, kohirnt speling in ius xrewawt xe Ingliy-spiking werld.
It's kind of the same thing when you use any kind of internet-connected platform: You're giving away your data to Meta/Google/Apple/TikTok and whatever else in exchange for whatever they're providing you, with marketing thrown in.
I'm somewhat already leery that my smartphone is always listening and ready to respond to the first "Hey Google" that I utter at any time.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
cross-posted from: https://ani.social/post/16398653
Lee’s office includes a former Ceasefire director, a tech leader, and a handful of “innovation” specialists.
A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system. If confirmed, it will be the third interstellar visitor ever spotted.
The legislation aims to benefit "house-rich, cash-poor" homeowners, while adding to the city's supply of "affordable, entry-level" homes.
Major changes include an exemption for high-tech industrial plants and other projects. The move, fast-tracked under pressure from Gov. Gavin Newsom, sparked fierce pushback from environmental, community and labor groups.
Rare tsunami‑like roll cloud rolls over Portugal’s coast, sparking awe but posing no tsunami threat.
