Notices by AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)

@ascentale @bobjonkman #BikeNite A2a. YES, 700cc bikes i have all go much faster, but the "smaller wheel" bikes I have are mountain bikes, folding bike, etc. So kind of an apples to oranges comparison.

A2b. Yes, this threw me for a loop for a long time. The other one here is figuring out WHAT SIZE TIRE WILL FIT IN A BICYCLE... esp. width wise, when you want to get a wider tire on a bike which had a narrow tire. Still black magic!

@bobjonkman @ascentale @bikenite LOL have had motorcyclists give me a thumbs up for the "You'd be happier biking" sticker on my car...

Aha, some 2x4's in the right place and this would be a fast and simple bicycle generator. #humanpower #projects

ProPublica

"...We obtained internal data showing the Trump administration knew that at least 197 of the men had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S. — and that only six had been convicted of violent offenses. We identified fewer than a dozen additional convictions, both for crimes committed in the U.S. and abroad, that were not reflected in the government data...."

https://projects.propublica.org/venezuelan-immigrants-trump-deported-cecot/

#fascism #ice #immigration #cecot

@sundogplanets Hmm, wonder if that would be visible on GOES

@Viss Es muy broken

Check for yourself

https://www.starlink.com/updates/network-update

This status page seems... broken

https://www.starlink.com/updates/network-update

Looks like something broke, at least briefly.

https://statusgator.com/services/starlink/map

#Starlink #outage

Aliens, Kessler syndrome, hackers, somebody tired of working for a saluting billionaire? LOL #Starlink

CNN: FDA’s artificial intelligence is supposed to revolutionize drug approvals. It’s making up studies
(paywall)

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/politics/fda-ai-elsa-drug-regulation-makary

#AI

@kellyromanych Oooh, nice! The rodents here really like dried beans, too, LOL.

That said, I am getting lots of cherry tomatoes right now (no photos, I just go out and eat them LOL). So much the rodents can't keep up.

@kellyromanych There's a squirrel (or two) living under my shed, according to the dog. Though, when I go out there, it's just a couple of baby bunnies that come out. (the dog ignores the bunnies, so I'm sure it's a squirrel or two). There's definitely more wildlife in my yard than the sum total of every other house on the block. (that's what you get when you have a garden and native habitat, and don't poison everything... or pave over it)

AP: Outdoor workers demand protection as cruel heat bakes southern Europe

"Cruel heat is baking southern Europe as the continent slips deeper into summer.

In homes and offices, air conditioning is sweet relief. But under the scorching sun, outdoor labor can be grueling, brutal, occasionally even deadly.

A street sweeper died in Barcelona during a heat wave last month and, according to a labor union, 12 other city cleaners have suffered heatstroke since. Some of Europe’s powerful unions are pushing for tougher regulations to protect the aging workforce from climate change on the world’s fastest-warming continent."

https://apnews.com/article/heat-deaths-southern-europe-climate-workers-5f112ba0d5276c547e7565d4c3e4655a?

#climate #climateemergency #europe #heatwave

https://www.wsj.com/politics/justice-department-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files-727a8038?st=gYGray&reflink=article_copyURL_share

LOL include rm -rf * in all your bash scripts you check into github

404 Media: Hacker Plants Computer 'Wiping' Commands in Amazon's AI Coding Agent

https://www.404media.co/hacker-plants-computer-wiping-commands-in-amazons-ai-coding-agent/

#vibecoding #ai #llm

Plane overloaded with moose meat. #moosemeat #aviation

NTSB Accident Report

"The night of the accident, the pilot stated that he overloaded the airplane with moose meat and
was forced to land after takeoff; he later stated that he did not know what caused the lack of
climb performance, but “maybe it was a lack of engine power.” Additionally, he reported that
he estimated the meat’s weight without weighing it, but he was confident that, including the
load, the airplane’s takeoff weight was within the maximum gross weight limit, which was
1,760 lbs. The investigation was unable to determine the actual takeoff weight of the airplane
due to the remote location of the accident and inaccessibility of the evidence."

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100338/pdf

#bunny wearing a t-shirt I sewed for him (recovering from surgery) #sewing

Texas Observer: The San Antonio Flood of 1921 Held Lessons We Refuse to Learn

There is nothing unknown about what triggered the brutal Hill Country flood of 2025 and so many others dating back to the nineteenth century.

"...There was little to no public memory. People did not die solely because of forgetfulness but because this amnesia allowed succeeding generations to erase the past and their responsibilities to the future. When they could have enacted post-flood, life-saving interventions, they chose not to act on their progeny’s behalf...."

https://www.texasobserver.org/san-antonio-hill-country-floods-history-1921-2025/

#disasters #texas #TXFlood #TXwx