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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

There are a great number of theories as to why human civilization has as yet been unable to make contact with other forms of intelligent life.

Sci-fi legend and public intellectual Arthur C. Clark offers a totally plausible suggestion here.  Just as ants (we believe) are unaware that they live among human beings, it’s perfectly possible that we don’t have the advanced level of perception and intelligence to know that some superior species is all around us.

Of course, Clark meant this as a “dig,” implying that, in general, the people of Earth don’t apply their intelligence at all well. Touche.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

As illustrated in the meme here, one never knows what news revelations are going to make a real impact on the American people, and which will be forgotten at once, if not entirely overlooked.

When this story broke during the litigation that Dominion Voting Systems brought against Fox News, it became immediately clear that Fox: a) had deliberately and repeatedly lied to its viewers that the 2020 presidential election was invalid due to massive voter fraud that everyone, including Fox, knew for a fact had never happened, and b) that they did so because of their exceedingly low opinion of their viewers’ intelligence.

When this happened, I recall asking myself: Are these people OK with being called “dumb cousin-f***ers” by the producers of their “news” channel?  If the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal had said that about me, I think I might have been insulted.

Of course, there wasn’t the tiniest bit of reporting on this court document from Fox itself, and therefore never really happened, for so many of these brave patriots.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

Comedian and social critic George Carlin nailed an important point here: very few of us have the resources (even if we have the inclination) to devote any major portion of our lives towards making improvements in human civilization.

And many of us (at least Americans) who are investing ourselves into making change are actually working against progress, i.e., actively accelerating the decay in education, equity, healthcare, etc.  We have an entire political party whose platform is white supremacy, the rejection of science, and anti-woke.  There are people in the GOP garnering vast amounts of wealth and power by making the world a dirtier, hotter, more dangerous, ignorant and hateful place to live.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Sustainability

This is a scam, foisted upon people who know nothing about science.

Think for a second. Imagine that every kitchen in the world was equipped with one of this, plugged into the grid, and every night, the world’s electricity was used to remove most of the water from the day’s scraps. (Forget about all other forms of waste: cans, most plastics, dirty paper, Styrofoam, animal bones, etc.–that still need to be landfilled.) Do you believe this would result in a net benefit for the environment?

Btw, though the product does degrade the waste, it’s dishonest to call its output “compost” or to claim that it’s a replacement for growing soil.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

Thom: What you say here is fine, but keep in mind that virtually none of the Americans who admire today’s GOP has lived a year in Germany. Most of them couldn’t find Germany on a map.

In general, you’re talking about people who reject science and think that colleges crank out woke socialists.

What you say here about Europeans is correct, but irrelevant to the discussion.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

I note all the “amens” in response to this post on social media.

I grant crackpots, religious or otherwise, the right to refuse to comply with the dictates of the scientific community in the event of a horrible spike in pandemic cases. Just stay away from schools, workplaces, restaurants, and all other elements of civil society.

We won’t be praying for you, but nor do we wish you ill will, as long as you stay away from us.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Science

This certification should be provided for: rejecting science, and, in so doing, raising hospitalization rates, while lowering one’s life expectancies and that of everyone coming into contact.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Electric Vehicles

….Isn’t a multibillionaire who hates wokeism and wants to return Donald Trump to the White House.

I sympathize with the guy who applies this bumper sticker to his Tesla.

 

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Renewables - Politics

No one could have foreseen Trumpism and the vicious attack on our nation’s American democracy it represents.  And now, even after the insurrection has been put down and its participants brought to justice, the GOP still has sufficient power to thwart the will of the American people.

That’s why this judge’s ruling in Arizona is such a big deal.

From the article linked above:

A federal judge on Thursday blocked Arizona from enforcing a 2022 state law limiting who can vote for president.

In a new ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton said Arizonans who use a federal voter registration form are entitled to cast a ballot in presidential elections. More to the point, the judge voided parts of the statute which says that only those who provide “satisfactory evidence of citizenship” can vote in those elections.

Bolton also said the state cannot enforce another provision which bars anyone who uses this federal form from voting by mail.

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by craigshieldsPosted on Posted in Electric Vehicles

I was a middle-aged man in 2005 when Aptera was formed and began to accept investors’ cash. Now I’m older, grayer, and, in the back of my mind, wondering how much longer this can continue. I’m likely to go to my grave with no answer.

Sure there are solar panels on its roof that will enable a meager amount of extra range.  Yes, the car is small and light (and uncomfortable, dangerous, and ridiculous in appearance).

Ask yourself: Does this really look like the “future of transportation?” Do you think it will “elevate your investment portfolio?”

If so, jump on in.  I’m too old to argue with you.

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