Looks like car makers want to listen to your conversations while you drive: Ford Motor Company is seeking a patent for technology that would allow it to tailor in-car advertising by listening to conversations among vehicle occupants, as well as by analyzing a car’s historical location and other data, according to a patent application published late last month. #advertising #eavesdropping #cars https://therecord.media/ford-patent-application-in-vehicle-listening-advertising

A powerful #drought in the #Amazon #rainforest led on Monday to the lowest #water levels on the Paraguay #River in more than a century, disrupting commerce on the major waterway, creating hazards for local transport and offering a grim warning for other parts of the world. #Paraguay https://apnews.com/article/paraguay-river-drought-amazon-fires-climate-change-deforestation-shortage-ce7bb22855f6ed9af43381aa246c7d30

(4) You have to remember that Kamala is a former prosecutor that follows a prescribed mental guideline. She has had ample time to put TFG on a televised mock trial by playing to an audience with facts to show that the defendant is guilty...or at the very least, unqualified to be in the position that #TFG is seeking. 3/X #politics #debate

2. (cont) Will Kamala say..."I was stopped by a young person, who was crying and sobbing, and wanted to tell me how I was bringing America back to its Glory...
3. Be dressed in a manner that brings attention away from TFG. Purposefully, shift attention in a good way towards you and draw out the differences not only fashion wise but in an oratory manner that anyone is able to understand. (2/X)

Kamala/TFG debate:
How do you engage in a debate w/ a narcissist? You engage with a narcissist in two ways: you stroke his self-importance by flattering them or you expose their weaknesses in a methodical fashion.
1. Bring up trigger words that will expose his ego. Will Kamala use
"weird", "felon", "liar" in some form to incite his insecurities & vulnerabilities and thus have #TFG self-explode live on stage?
2. TFG does not tolerate being mocked. Will Kamala do the hand accordion motions? 1/X

Just rewatched "Field of Dreams" and was reminded of religion and book banning from one of the scenes. This movie came out in 1989. So, the persistent ideological fallacy of religion to save us from ourselves and evil is a never ending battle. Hoping that the trend of church attendance continues on downward trend to the point the the US becomes a truly secular country. #religion #politics #CoSoMovies #movies

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One of the most recognizable voices has passed away: James Earl Jones https://deadline.com/2024/09/james-earl-jones-dead-1236082801/

Studio model of the Starship Enterprise used in filming of Star Trek: The Original Series has been undergone an extensive conservation. #startrek https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/air-space-museum/2024/06/10/get-a-closer-look-at-the-star-trek-enterprise-model/

Nature's wrath and human ignorance colliding: bats that are dying from white nose syndrome en masse leads to an increase in insects (which bats feed on) and agriculture suffers. Farmers react by increasing amount of pesticides to counter increase in insect population. It appears that this led to an increase in infant mortalities. #nature #science https://www.science.org/content/article/my-jaw-dropped-bat-loss-linked-death-human-infants

There has been a lot of activity with regards to #Russia disinformation, FBI, and lots of money exchanges occurring with right-wing protagonists. Tim Fool is claiming ignorance but turns out he is nothing more than a useful idiot. #politics #GOP

#InNewsoftheAbsurd Melon Husk thought he could bypass Brazilian block of Twitter through use of StarLink. Well, judge states that Musk must comply with his order to follow Brazilian orders. https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/musk-s-starlink-backtracks-and-says-it-will-comply-with-judge-s-order-to-block-x-in-brazil-1.7024272

...and this one. You know who likes to wear Converse?

One of the things that ticks do when they are in need for a meal is to climb up as high as they can on a bush near a hiking trail/path. Anything rubbing on that bush will assuredly be a transport vehicle and probably a meal for the tick. For those of us that like to take our furry companions on hikes...make sure to check them for ticks. The nymphs and mal Western Black-legged tick are smaller than females so you may not notice them until it starts engorging with blood.

Back in the mid 80's I managed to do a tick survey in SoCal around Griffith Park area. I found the tick that had been implicated in carrying the spirochete (bacteria) that causes Lyme disease in the West. The Western Black-legged tick (Ixodes pacificus) is vector responsible for transmitting the bacteria through its bite. After collecting the ticks, they would be allowed to feed on rabbits. Blood from the rabbits would be collected and tested for immunological and antibody presence. (2/X)

Lyme disease has been around since the 1980's when Dr. Burdorfer identified the bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi named in honor of his research) responsible for causing the disease. The reason why it is called Lyme disease has to do with the town of Lyme, Connecticut where a large number of individuals where diagnosed w/ the symptoms of the disease. One of the tell tale signs of the disease is a "Bull's Eye" rash (Erythema migrans) but it can manifest in other ways. It is a chronic disease. (1/x)

Elizabeth Zharoff "The Charismatic Voice" will be launching a Kickstarter funded research project to fund vocal research. #cosomusic #music https://youtu.be/pIqSo60D8Yk