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Mimi Bunny Makes the Metaverse Look Like Movie Posters of Many Genres

Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting This picture from Mimi Bunny makes me think of a movie poster for an adventure film. You know the kind, the hero and allies all rushing forward... Read more

#WhyILiveInFlorida - I Am 5 Minutes From The Best Beach In The U.S.

on rickgeorges

St. Pete Beach Is The Number One Beach In The World - TripAdvisor. I was not surprised by the TripAdvisor rating of St. Pete Beach as the Number One beach in the U.S. And, it was named in the top... Read more

#ParrotSunday - Birds Of A Feather, Flock Together.

on rickgeorges

Bernie is a Cockatiel. Who knew? (HT Terri Vogelsang) Read more

Can You Amend a Power of Attorney?

on Graber & Johnson Law Group LLC

“If the durable power of attorney can't be transferred, what needs to be done to establish a new durable power of attorney for my aunt despite her mental incapacity?” The situation facing one family is all too common. An aunt... Read more

Standards for underground location quality are rapidly evolving

on Geoff

In the last two years quality standards for location quality of underground infrastructure in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia have been revised or augmented. This reflects the accelerating development of new technologies and evolution of existing technologies. For example,... Read more

Fisker and Foxconn to collaborate on EV project; start of production of Project PEAR in Q4 2023

on mmillikin

Fisker Inc. has entered into a MOU with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) supporting a project to develop a breakthrough electric vehicle. Highlights of the proposed collaboration, codenamed “Project PEAR” (Personal Electric Automotive Revolution): Fisker and Foxconn to jointly develop... Read more

Old Poems Never Die. They Live On The Internet Forever.

on rickgeorges

The Internet keeps reminding me of old stuff that keeps talking to me. MOVIE MAGIC He walked alone for a day, looking at the past like a black and white movie, in a small theater, with cold popcorn and ancient... Read more

#WhyIAmASolo - I Don't Have To Write A Resume.

on rickgeorges

I feel your pain. You are a young (or older) lawyer who needs a job. You have to interview with law firms, large or small, and you need to let prospective employers know who you are, what you have accomplished,... Read more

Next 10-UC Berkeley study suggests additional tax revenue or income-based rate structure to make electricity more affordable for Californians

on mmillikin

California’s current strategy of recovering a myriad of fixed costs in electricity usage rates must change as the state uses more renewable electricity to power buildings and vehicles, according to the findings from a new report from the Energy Institute... Read more

DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks partner to speed introduction of longer-distance heavy-duty electric trucks in Europe

on mmillikin

DHL Freight, one of the leading road freight providers in Europe, and Volvo Trucks have partnered to speed up the introduction of heavy-duty electric trucks to be used for regional transport in Europe. DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks have initiated... Read more

Vitesco Technologies reduces emissions in high-voltage hybrid vehicles with electrical catalyst heating; new DC/DC converter

on mmillikin

Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of advanced powertrain technologies and electrification solutions, is now making electrical catalyst heating available in high-voltage hybrid vehicles as well. With a new DC/DC converter, the heating discs of the electrically heated EMICAT catalyst... Read more

Audi upgrades battery capacity in Q5, A6 and A7 Sportback PHEVs

on mmillikin

Audi has upgraded the battery capacity for the Q5, A6, and A7 Sportback PHEVs. The TFSI e models now come with 14.4 kWh net (17.9 kWh gross), which supports an increased electric range of up to 91 kilometers (57 miles),... Read more

2021 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV features upgraded powertrain, enlarged battery pack

on mmillikin

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) announced pricing and availability of the 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) crossover. Outlander PHEV is substantially upgraded for 2021, and features a revised powertrain, an enlarged battery pack offering extended all-electric... Read more

Hyundai launches IONIQ 5 electric midsize CUV

on mmillikin

Hyundai Motor Company launched the IONIQ 5 midsize CUV during a virtual world premiere event. IONIQ 5 is built upon Hyundai Motor Group’s dedicated battery-electric vehicle (BEV) architecture called theElectric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), enabling it to have unique proportions on... Read more

US Postal Service awards 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense for new generation of delivery vehicles; BEV and ICE

on mmillikin

The US Postal Service awarded a 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense to manufacture a new generation of US-built postal delivery vehicles that will drive the most significant modernization of the USPS fleet in three decades. Under the contract’s initial $482-million... Read more

Green auto program launched by Consumer Reports to help people buy cleaner cars

on Rita Robison

Consumer Reports is launching Green Choice, an initiative to make information about auto emissions more accessible to consumers. It will use a green leaf icon to designate cars and trucks in its ratings that produce among the lowest amount of greenhouse gases and smog-forming emissions. Read more

Andy Baio on Skittish, His Charming New Animal Crossing-esque Space for Online Events and Collaborative Creators

on SLHamlet

Skittish is "a playful virtual space for online events" now in closed beta, the brainchild of beloved tech veteran Andy Baio, a longtime advocate of Internet-driven creativity. As the video teaser above suggests, it combines the whimsical charm of online... Read more

Virtual World Location Of The Week: Hiraya Village in Second Life

on SLHamlet

Via Nodoka Hanamura, this week's virtual world location gracing New World Notes' banner is Hiraya Village in Second Life, a community based around a highly-detailed recreation of modern urban cityscapes of Japan. "It's run by Rydia Lacombe and a few... Read more

Can You Be Forced to Inherit a Timeshare?

on Graber & Johnson Law Group LLC

“Many timeshare contracts include a perpetuity clause, which means the contract and all its fees and obligations are yours for life. It may not end there.” Ask anyone who ever purchased a timeshare and changed their mind about it. Getting... Read more

Not All Cardiologists Recommend Exercise To Strengthen The Heart.

on rickgeorges

I never could understand why Doctors said that the heart muscle needed to be exercised strenuously to stay healthy. Mine, notwithstanding a triple bypass a few years ago, has lasted 73 years and is still going strong. Certainly, moderate exercise... Read more

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