Tesla says first responders may need to push new Cybercab with no steering wheel

What a shitstorm. “Move fast, break things” should not pretend to be a plan when it’s screwing around with safety on the public highways. I will not be visiting any city that allows these things on the road.

“Morning Fog”

The view from Bunchgrass Ridge.

sunrise over forested hills with fog in the valleys between

Moss with dew (and a shallow DOF just because I liked the look).

#dailyphoto #oregon #moss

There are lots of hiking trails in the nearby mountains, which I appreciate. But then I look at 1950s topo maps and I realize we’ve lost at least as much trail mileage as we’ve maintained.

“Hanging Around”

An orbweaver in the path yesterday morning.

closeup of a spider in its web

Yes, the Ridgeline Trail really did look like this earlier today.

#dailyphoto #oregon #eugeneoregon

“Lights”

Just having a little play with the Tokina 300mm reflex lens.

string of decor lights with donut bokeh

Trump says data center opponents face ‘poverty, crime and squalor’

Presumably he’ll be leasing out part of Mar-A-Lago for a data center then.

Trump tells Fed to slash rates or he’ll end trade with countries with U.S. surpluses

What a fucking moron. The only good thing about this is that the resulting economic carnage at home will turn more of his previous dupes against the administration.

We need to elect a strong Democratic majority to Congress this year. We need to impeach & convict Trump. We need to bury Trumpism with a stake through its idiotic heart.