Tesla Robotaxi Day 1: Significant Screw-up
Oops.
To be fair, I don’t think this tells us much about the future of autonomous vehicles, because pretty much everyone with a brain agrees that Tesla is doing it wrong.
Not that I’ll ever ride in one myself.
“Blocks”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/6.3, 1/500, ISO 320. Along the Eugene to Crest Trail
#mbjune Day 23: fracture 📷
Almost halfway through the year, I have taken 8,283 photos. 474 (5.7%) of them were good enough (in my not very humble opinion) to work up as wallpaper. I guess if practice makes perfect I should at least be making progress.
“Minaret”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens and Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/11, 1/60, ISO 2000. Horsetail fern at Mount Pisgah.
“Nature and Man”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/10, 1/30, ISO 125. BPA power lines at Mount Pisgah.
“Hot Day for a Small Bug”
Olympus TG6 @ 16.8mm, f/6.3, 1/400s, ISO 100. I think this is an Obscure Darkling Beetle, which seems like a horrible name to inflict on such a cute little guy.
“Walk This Way”
Olympus E-M10 IV with 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 lens @ 150mm, f/6.3, 1/1600, ISO 250. Snowy plover at Oregon Dunes.
“Glowing”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 320. Scotch broom seedpods at Oregon Dunes.
Hegseth says ‘Iran has a choice,’ US not seeking regime change
I listened to Hegseth’s presser this morning. Someone needs to send that man a case of chapstick to help him recover from the extended display of ass-kissing. Does anyone seriously believe that Trump actually planned the details of this strike himself? (Also, nice slip in saying we were getting ready to bomb downtown Teheran).
Judge blocks the Trump administration’s National Science Foundation research funding cuts
Yet another piece of DOGE fuckwittery is losing in the courts.
“Eugene”
Olympus E-M10 IV with Mieke 25mm lens @ f/11, 1/250, ISO 200. Eugene from Spencer Butte, with Mt. Jefferson in the background. I’ve lived many places but hopefully this is the last.
#mbjune Day 22: hometown 📷
“Merry-Go-Round”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens with Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/22, 1/15, ISO 2000. Along the Ridgeline Trail.
US has struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites
Looks like Trump got his war. Hopefully he hasn’t bitten off more than we can chew. But I see no particular reason to assume Iran will be worse at asymmetric warfare than Ukraine - and they have several hundred pounds of enriched uranium to use in radiological weapons if they choose to do so.
“Spores”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens with Raynox M-250 macro lens @ f/3.2, 1/250, ISO 1600. Along the Ridgeline Trail.
“Climbing the Sun”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.8 lens @ f/4, 1/250, ISO 160. Along the Ridgeline Trail.
Dr. Demento, Madcap Radio DJ Who Launched Weird Al’s Career, Announces Retirement
End of an era. I can remember passing petitions around my high school to get Tom Lehrer songs into the weekly top ten, way back when we listened to him weekly on the actual radio.
It’s time to write your Congresspeople (again). Democracy.io makes it super-easy. to contact them on any topic.
Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel prize
New frontiers in ass-kissing. Fortunately dear leader doesn’t have any obvious way to threaten the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
“Lord of All I Survey”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/20, 1/200, ISO 800. Shot at the top of Spencer Butte.
“Give Me All Your Nuts”
Olympus E-M10 IV with M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens @ f/3.5, 1/4000, ISO 400. Shot at the top of Spencer Butte.
