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Monday, August 03, 2026
Sunday, August 02, 2026
A section of Roman road has been found at the site of planned autobahn construction near Drackenstein in southern Germany.
Mennonites have become some of the most prolific land buyers in Belize, acquiring large properties and making bids faster than competitors.
Mennonites have become some of the most prolific land buyers in Belize, acquiring large properties and making bids faster than competitors.
Much of the deforestation in Belize has been tied to Mennonites, the conservative and largely insular Christian denomination that began migrating to Belize more than six decades ago, cutting down the rainforest to establish new colonies.
coolest thing I saw today, Slices Of Life, by Qu Tianran, up for the Eisner Award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist!
with a one page, or two page piece of art, Qu conveys a cool or beautiful moment that many people see, but don't pause and enjoy.
you can save a lot of money by simply looking at the art on Instagram,
I've only shared the vehicle ones, that's what's relevant here, but I heavily recommend you look at the tribute to Monet's lily pond. If you know someone who loves art, then get them some of Qu's books, for birthday or Xmas gifts. Click the links, you'll be impressed, and see why
the 2nd Amendment made it clear, Americans have a CONSTITUTIONAL right to own and carry (if they wish to) guns for self defense, defense of homes, and country. But the anti gun types, who would rather be victims, and would rather others were victims, have crippled the trucker's rights to carry a gun across state lines
“Individuals do NOT lose their constitutional rights simply by crossing into another state. In fact, there is no other constitutional right that Minnesota requires a visiting individual to first obtain permission before they may exercise a fundamental right.”
Federal legislation to create a uniform reciprocity law has been introduced multiple times in the last 10 years alone. Each time, the bill failed. Two truck drivers decided to tackle the problem in court.
Last January, interstate truck drivers David McCoy II and Jeffrey Johnson Sr. filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota. They claim the state’s concealed-carry reciprocity gun law violates their Second Amendment rights.
McCoy has a concealed-carry permit from Texas. Johnson holds permits from Florida and Georgia. At the time the lawsuit was filed, Minnesota did not recognize any of these permits. Consequently, both drivers had to lock up their guns before entering Minnesota or risk charges.
“Minnesota’s failure to honor lawfully issued firearm permits from all states places an unreasonable burden on plaintiffs’ Second Amendment right to bear arms,” the lawsuit states. “Individuals do not lose their constitutional rights simply by crossing into another state. In fact, there is no other constitutional right that Minnesota requires a visiting individual to first obtain permission before they may exercise a fundamental right.”
The United States has charged seven Chinese executives and four of the world’s biggest shipping container manufacturers with fixing prices and restricting the global supply of shipping containers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said the companies controlled about 95% of the world’s standard dry shipping container production and worked together between November 2019 and January 2024 to limit output and raise prices.
Prosecutors said the alleged conspiracy increased the cost of shipping containers during the global supply chain crisis, forcing businesses and consumers to pay more for goods shipped worldwide.
after two deadly shootings in less than a week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pause non-urgent vehicle stops, and maybe, comply with the federal govt use of deadly force policy? The use of body cams?
ICE agents tried to pull over the car of 26-year-old Joan Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national, and the agent shot and killed him. The agents were not wearing body cameras,
ICE agents in Houston attempted to pull Salgado Araujo over agents say he tried to use his van as a weapon,
The Department of Homeland Security's policy says deadly force cannot be used solely to prevent someone from fleeing … unless the person poses a significant threat of death or serious physical harm to the agent or others.
DHS accused Salgado Araujo of weaponizing his car against the ICE officer. In Maine, the agency said Durán Guerrero posed a public safety threat.
But in these cases, there hasn't been video evidence to back up those allegations.
None of the federal immigration agents were wearing body cameras, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
After the shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis in January, DHS vowed to quickly deploy body cameras to federal immigration agents nationwide.
But that hasn't happened.
S&K Towing in the process of shutting down its operations, because it got greedy, and violated the law preventing tow truck companies from selling or disposing of active duty military member's vehicles
According to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), tow companies are required to obtain a court order before selling or disposing of a vehicle owned by an SCRA-protected servicemember.
In May 2024, a Military Legal Assistance attorney contacted S&K Towing and explained that the company was violating the SCRA. In response, a manager at S&K Towing told the attorney, "We do this all the time."
Between August 2020 and April 2025, S&K Towing Inc illegally sold or disposed of nearly 150 vehicles, many of which were registered to Camp Pendleton addresses. In other cases, vehicles were auctioned even after they were told that the owner was in the military.
S&K Towing will pay $160,000 to servicemembers who were affected by the illegal towing and auctioning of their vehicles.
"This settlement sends a strong message that all towing companies must recognize servicemembers' rights and take the necessary steps to comply with the SCRA," Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said in a news release.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/orange-county-tow-company-settles-lawsuit-auctioning-camp-pendleton-vehicles/
I don't know why NASA needs a new wind tunnel... I don't think NASA has a future in air or spacecraft... at present NASA already seems obsolete. Private industry seems to be the only spacecraft in operation
https://x.com/NASA/status/2083289440542208058 this link says the NASA quoted reason for a new multi-million-dollar wind tunnel is "to play a role in developing experimental planes and future Moon and Mars missions"
Hmmm,... not much atmo on the moon or mars, so, what's the point of aerodynamic tested craft?
And we sure as hell ain't going to send anyone to Mars in the next century or two, if ever... it's a one way trip, at best, based on the crew needing more food and water than we can currently send with them
Saturday, August 01, 2026
if you want to enjoy a cool noir mystery, in comic book / graphic novel form, try Blacksad. a noir comic series created by Spanish authors Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, it has OUTSTANGING watercolor art - nominated for three Eisner Awards in 2004, and winner of two Eisner Awards in 2013
Canales and Guarnido redefine the standards for graphic storytelling, carving striking characters that are both animalistic and intimately human. Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to life, earning high praise from comics legends like Will Eisner, Stan Lee, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale!
Friday, July 31, 2026
the Kaehni ignition, a sorta diesel glowplug approach to firing a gasoline engine in the late 50s
At the 1965 Oakland Roadster Show, one of the most unusual hot rods on display was Chuck Miller's 1923 T-bucket powered by a Buick Nailhead that appeared to have no distributor.
There was no distributor cap, no bundle of spark plug wires, and no conventional ignition system visible. Instead, a single ignition unit mounted at the front of the engine supplied high voltage through one lead while all eight spark plugs fired continuously whenever the ignition was switched on. When *Hot Rod* magazine published photographs of the car in its June 1965 issue, many readers insisted the setup could not possibly function. Ten months later, the magazine published a follow-up article explaining the system's operation, and the car ultimately received the show's Engineering Award for its innovative design.
The ignition system was known as the Kaehni ignition, based on a design patented by Frank J. Kaehni (U.S. Patent 2,968,296, granted in 1961). Originally developed for the Economy Engine Company of Youngstown, Ohio, which manufactured large stationary natural gas engines for the petroleum industry, the system was adapted for automotive use by engineer Charles Miller. Instead of relying on breaker points, a distributor, and mechanical timing advance, the Kaehni ignition used a solid-state transistorized oscillator operating at approximately 1.2 kHz to trigger an induction coil capable of generating roughly 45,000 volts. Every spark plug received hundreds of sparks per second regardless of piston position, eliminating nearly all moving parts normally associated with an ignition system.
The concept worked because only one cylinder at any given moment contained the correct combination of compressed air and fuel required for combustion. Although all eight spark plugs fired continuously, only the cylinder on its compression stroke could ignite the mixture.
well, HELLO hot stuff! Now I want to know what this is... a Bocar? Kellison? (my guesses were wrong, it's a 1956 Almquist Sabre sitting on a modified Kurtis K500 Indy car chassis) The engine seems to be a GSXR 750 cc, 14200 rpm, Garrett Turbo. It's the toy of the CEO of the SecureIt small arms storage co
DRSC Automotive is in Minnesota
J & J Performance is in Florida
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