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Successful launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope:

Roman pairs a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to explore vast swaths of the sky and probe deeply into cosmic history. This flagship mission will help astronomers explore dark matter, dark energy, and worlds outside of our solar system, known as exoplanets.

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Experts explain a typical red flag — which can fly under the radar for weeks.

This week, the new queer dystopian short, Peppermint Pixie Dream Girl premieres at the Marilyn Monroe Theater in West Hollywood! To prepare for the film's premiere, we had the pleasure of sitting down with writer, director, producer, and editor Kylie Mungenast to discuss not only the short but the world at large and what it means to be a transgender artist in this current political climate.Rua: "Welcome Kylie, I want to first of all say congratulations on your film, it is so nice to have you he

My posts are also available on Mastodon, made possible by WordPress, where I mirror my posts from my original blog. A lot of what’s in the post makes it through, but not all of it. This is where we need to do some work, connecting a blog like mine, to WordPress and Mastodon, with no […]

Google Maps has officially caved and changed the map.

My posts are also available on Mastodon, made possible by WordPress, where I mirror my posts from my original blog. A lot of what's in the post makes it through, but not all of it. This is where we need to do some work, connecting a blog like mine, to WordPress and Mastodon, with no loss of fidelity.

I share Dave Winer’s take on this topic: “We humans are doing a fine job of wrecking everything, all on our own, denying climate change, giving into the same old tricks that lead to WWII and the Holocaust, so maybe … Continue reading →

Google Maps announced on Saturday it would start reflecting the change for U.S.-based users.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told a room full of GOP acolytes that the Republican midterm convention is not a desperate attempt to engage voters but a chance to remind them of President Donald Trump’s disastrous stewardship of the country. Johnson recalled a phone conversatio...

After two unvaccinated children in Pennsylvania died after contracting measles, HHS Secretary and anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. all but declared that’s a small price to pay for his so-called MAHA agenda.

Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany, a liar extraordinaire, hosted a “town hall” with Kennedy that provided him a forum to legitimize his deadly disinformation. It was also conveniently timed given that just two days earlier, Kennedy was caught lying to Congress about his lethal anti-vaccine activism.

Kennedy dismissed the two "so-called 'measles deaths.'" But clearly, he doesn't care. He sneered, “In 10 years, there have been three measles deaths in America. There are now about 1.2 million deaths every year from food-induced illness.”

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Trump is rotting in the presidency, and that is becoming more and more dangerous, because this time they had a plan, the most radical part of the Repubs, and have deployed a new secret police force and have introduced the nation’s military to the nation’s capital. It was all super insidious as it was starting […]

I’ve been watching Season 1 of The Pitt, and as its reviews said, it’s great drama, and there are lots of episodes. I like shows like this because they’re simulated communities, we come to know the characters, and think about them even when we’re not watching. Before too long we’ll have AI programming that makes […]

Trump is rotting in the presidency, and that is becoming more and more dangerous, because this time they had a plan, the most radical part of the Repubs, and have deployed a new secret police force and have introduced the nation's military to the nation's capital. It was all super insidious as it was starting up, and watching the news I wonder why they don't talk about this in terms of the upcoming election.

I've been watching Season 1 of The Pitt, and as its reviews said, it's great drama, and there are lots of episodes. I like shows like this because they're simulated communities, we come to know the characters, and think about them even when we're not watching. Before too lon...

Bezos-backed Slate Auto is serious about the commercial truck market, and the company’s Fleet Business Development team shared some of the most detailed information about the rumored high roof cargo kit yet at the brand’s ongoing Portland ride-along event.

The propagandists on Fox were all-in with Trump's announcement that the US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reserves. Here's more on that from CNN: President Donald Trump said Friday night the United States has reached an oil...

The Tiger Li-Ion electric baggage tug is quietly revolutionizing the airport ground handling and ground support equipment (GSE) market with silent, emission-free running, massive fuel savings, and a 60,000 lb. (!) payload capacity.

San Francisco’s chief economist says AI hasn’t juiced job growth yet, but it is driving up rents and office demand.

Two of the greatest players in Giants history put the past behind them during a ceremony to retire Kent’s No. 21.

The company has launched paid rides in its newest driverless vans as it expands its territory and fleet, and pursues robotaxi dominance in SF.