🔗 Articles: Friday 31.May.2024
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CleanTechnica: California Heat Pump Partnership Aims For 6 Million In 6 Years
Everybody knows that heat pumps are going to push fossil energy out of buildings and back underground where it belongs. The question is how far, and how fast. The newly launched California Heat Pump Partnership has the answer and they are not kidding around, with the firepower of a collaborative effort that includes the companies covering more than 90% of the US consumer heat pump market.
Manton Reece: About
Want the longer story? I’ve been developing apps for the Mac and the web since the mid-1990s. …
NYT: Opinion: How to Force Justices Alito and Thomas to Recuse Themselves in the Jan. 6 Cases
Everyone assumes that nothing can be done about the recusal situation because the highest court in the land has the lowest ethical standards — no binding ethics code or process outside of personal reflection. Each justice decides for him- or herself whether he or she can be impartial.
Kottke: Fabric & Letterforms
I loved looking at some of the items from the Letterform Archive related to the representation of letters with fabric (knitting, cross-stitch, weaving, etc.) Also, I did not know this re: the word “text”:
The word “text” originated from the Latin word “textus,” which means “a weaving” or “a fabric.” In ancient times, textus referred specifically to the process of weaving fabric. Over time, the meaning of the word expanded to include written or printed material, reflecting the idea of words being woven together to create a coherent written work. …
MacRumors: Apple Vision Pro International Launch Likely Scheduled for July
The international launch of the Vision Pro is likely to fall in the third or fourth week of July. Given this timing, there is a chance that Apple will confirm the date at its WWDC keynote on June 10.
Dave Winer (Scripting News): Tech is about people
Once again we’re at the beginning of a huge tech-induced transformation, and yet again the people who already occupy a high rung of the ladder of success, or imagine they do, are p*ssing all over it, without using it.
NewsNation: Carville, Rivera disagree on Trump verdict
James Carville believes in the American jury system, believes it worked in the Donald Trump hush money case, and believes the jury got it right.
“In spite of Trump’s constant telling people that he was going to take the stand and defend himself, he offered no defense,” Carville said. “He chickened out.”
“I respect jurors. Believe they are diligent American citizens. The idea these jurors were some sort of political pawn is a disservice to the jury system and a disservice to the rule of law,” Carville told NewsNation’s “Cuomo.”
NewsNation: Trump says he wanted to testify in hush money trial
Former President Donald Trump, now also a convicted felon, said during a news conference Friday he wanted wanted to testify in his criminal hush money trial but was discouraged by his legal team.
Speaking in front of Trump Tower in New York the day after the unprecedented verdict in his trial, Trump said he ultimately decided not to testify because it would have allowed lawyers to dig into everything he’s ever done, and that the judge wanted to go into every detail.
He got good advice, I’d say.
MacRumors: iOS 18 to Add Text Effects to iMessage
While it is already possible to send iMessages with bubble effects or full-screen effects, such as invisible ink or confetti, the text effects would allow you to animate individual words within a message. With the Messages app set to gain RCS support on iOS 18, it is possible the text effects will also work with green bubbles.
Our hope is that Apple will also add bold, italics, and underline formatting options alongside the text effects, but we have not confirmed that possibility.
In addition to the text effects and RCS support, the Messages app on iOS 18 will reportedly gain an AI-powered autocompletion tool.
Electrek: Volkswagen ID.3 gains more spunk, power, and a lower price model
The “major” upgrades include new software and infotainment (with ChatGPT). VW’s new system features a larger touchscreen with an improved design.
With a stronger and more efficient motor, the new ID.3 (Pro S) delivers 228 hp (170 kW) as standard with up to 347 miles (550 km) WLTP range. The upgraded model also features faster charging speeds with up to 175 kW DC charging capacity and added battery pre-conditioning.
CBC: What the ‘inadvertent error’ in the PBO’s carbon tax analysis means, in as plain English as possible
Both the PBO and the other group of economists agree the majority of Canadian households receive more in rebates than they pay in these direct and indirect fiscal costs, combined. (This is the portion of the PBO analysis that the federal Liberals like to point to, and that the federal Conservatives like to ignore.)
TechCrunch: Live Nation confirms Ticketmaster was hacked, says personal information stolen in data breach
Live Nation said the breach occurred on May 20, and that a cybercriminal on May 27 “offered what it alleged to be Company user data for sale via the dark web.” The company did not say who the personal information belongs to, though it’s believed to relate to customers.
AppleInsider: AirTag crucial to recovery of $5 million of stolen tools in Metro DC
After getting fed up with overnight thefts of tools, a Northern Virginia carpenter planted AirTags on his tools, leading police to series of storage facilities full of stolen goods.
Twice, an unnamed carpenter woke in the early morning to find his van broken into, and thousands of dollars of tools stolen out of the vehicle. He decided that if there was going to be a third time, he was going to hunt down the thieves.
He bought a series of AirTags and planted them in some of the larger tools that had yet to be stolen.
On January 22, the thieves returned. All in all, between the three break-ins, 50 tools had been stolen from the man — including some of the tools seeded with AirTags.
BBC: Migrants and drugs - why Mexico’s election matters to the US
Opinion polls have given the frontrunner, Claudia Sheinbaum, and her main rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, such a large lead over their male rivals, that a female president looks like a foregone conclusion.
But whoever wins this coming Sunday will have to deal with the sensitive relationship with the United States, which is not only Mexico’s northern neighbour but also its top commercial partner.
How to handle the Mexican drug cartels – largely blamed by US authorities for the deadly epidemic of fentanyl overdoses and deaths in the US – is not the only daunting issue for the Mexican presidential candidates.
The winner will also have to deal with the record flows through Mexico of US-bound foreign migrants that are a burning topic in the US’ own 2024 electoral race.
Last Updated: 31.May.2024 23:59 EDT