Water Conservation Saves Energy in California
Reducing water use saved as much energy last year as the biggest electricity utilities’ conservation efforts. Double-win!
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Firefly theme sung by the cast of The Flash.
Firefly theme sung by the cast of The Flash.
That’s an awfully specific crime spree.
Manhattan Beach police arrest suspects with 95 stolen side-view mirrors
That’s an awfully specific crime spree.
Once you average these out, the kid framed a perfect shot!
Worth noting that LA’s air continues to get better…
Worth noting that LA’s air continues to get better, and the region has seen a *90% reduction in particle pollution* over the 17 years the report has been running.
LA Still Has Nation’s Unhealthiest Air, But There’s Reason to Breathe Easier
Los Angeles continues to earn its reputation for smog, but air pollution dropped to the lowest level in 17 years of monitoring.
Tempting…
J, in a rocket engine simulator: “Oooh, this is beautiful! I can’t see anything!”
J, in a rocket engine simulator: “Oooh, this is beautiful! I can't see anything!”
Why add peanut flour to something that’s not built around a peanut taste? Keebler/Austin
https://www.foodallergy.org/common-allergens/allergy-alerts
Why add peanut flour to something that's not built around a peanut taste? Keebler/Austin cheese-and-cracker sandwiches will soon have peanut flour in them, because…???
Interesting approach: Figure out exactly what makes a bacteria strain resistant to a given antibiotic…
Interesting approach: Figure out exactly what makes a bacteria strain resistant to a given antibiotic, then find molecules that counteract that resistance, allowing the old antibiotic to still be effective.
Sidekick chemicals reverse antibiotic resistance in microbes
Mouse study suggests molecules safely restore antibiotics’ ability to take down MRSA.
Giant “Make your hair great again” hat stolen from giant chia head.
Huge Trump-Like Hat Stolen Off Redondo Beach Head Sculpture on Pacific Coast Highway
Giant “Make your hair great again” hat stolen from giant chia head.
Wow. These are seriously amazing high-res images from orbit.
https://slate.com/technology/2016/03/sentinel-3a-returns-incredible-photos-of-earth.html
Wow. These are seriously amazing high-res images from orbit.
Graphics showing the effect of vaccines on some high-profile diseases
http://graphics.wsj.com/infectious-diseases-and-vaccines/
A nice collection of graphics showing the effect of vaccines on some high-profile diseases over the 20th century. It's interesting to see some of them drop off dramatically while others taper off slowly (perhaps due to slower distribution?) It's also interesting to see just how prevalent some of these diseases used to be.
The FBI wants a backdoor only it can use – but wanting it doesn’t make it possible
We’re number one!
Slowest. Battleship. Game. Ever.
Slowest. Battleship. Game. Ever.
Weakening encryption doesn’t just open a backdoor for law enforcement
Weakening encryption doesn’t just open a backdoor for law enforcement — it opens the backdoor for anyone else who gains access. Foreign spies, criminals, and yes, terrorists too.
https://tumblr.fightforthefuture.org/post/133542340893/paris-and-beirut-more-mass-surveillance-wont
Even the ultra-Libertarian *Cato Institute* explains why Syrian refugees are not a security threat….
https://www.cato.org/blog/syrian-refugees-dont-pose-serious-security-threat
Even the ultra-Libertarian *Cato Institute* explains why Syrian refugees are not a security threat. TL;DR: Vetting refugees takes a long time and is very thorough, and chances of actual terrorists getting through the years-long process are extremely low. There are other, *much* easier ways ISIS could get operatives into the US than hiding them among people who have left everything behind to escape a war zone.
I’m actually annoyed that I missed this.
I’m actually annoyed that I missed this.
Naval Missile Test Freaks Out L.A.
A mysterious light seen off the West Coast of California freaked out a lot of people Saturday night. Twitter lit up, with thousands of pictures and videos of the object.
“The disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of kids a year around the globe is now down to just a few dozen cases this year.”
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/10/26/451908297/next-year-could-mark-the-end-of-polio
“The disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of kids a year around the globe is now down to just a few dozen cases this year.”
Connecting with your kids through shared fandom.
“The Force Is What Binds Us”: One Mom Uses the Greatest Power in the Galaxy to Connect With Her Son
I thought that it might be too much for Colin. He had trouble following directions. He lacked the fine motor skills to engage his lightsaber. I knew he would get frustrated. Maybe it was the ‘Star Wars’ fan in me, but autism or no autism, I believed that he could do this.
Connecting with your kids through shared fandom.