Thought this was interesting. Some of the unspent money was set aside ten years ago according to the article.

Would’ve been a nice callback, like the X Files episode with Darren McGavin.

This is from a city budget that’s already in deficit and cutting services. What a boondoggle.

https://www.statesman.com/news/local/article/austin-budget-deficit-service-cuts-property-tax-22215872.php

Despite battery storage being available now, and being cheaper, council votes to buy a new natural gas peaker plant that won’t be available for seven years.

And three council members can’t be bothered to take a stand one way or the other.

A reminder of why it is stupid for governments to name things after people. It costs $1 million to change the signage to that person’s name. Then another million to change it back when you later decide that person is problematic.

This company sounds like it’s in its death throes.

Remember this the next time you see someone post a link from CBS News.

What a huge fucking waste of money.

Interesting discrepancy between appraised values.

Personally I think Talamasca should should have just been retooled into an Ann Rice style “X-files”.

And not a moment too soon. By “compact” does anyone know if the EV3 is smaller than a Bolt EUV?

Today I learned the metric equivalent of horsepower is, horsepower. You’d think someone would have come up with a better name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower

Got a notice in the mail that Texas gas has applied to raise rates yet again. This is in addition to the over $20 in monthly fees they charge you even if you don’t use their product.

It’s amazing to me that an industry insists on raising prices as their product is slowly getting phased out. It’s like they’re encouraging their customers into getting rid of natural gas more quickly.

I’m on Mlem 2.2 and iOS 18.6.2. If I set haptics to “none” it works until I restart the app or the phone, then it sets itself back to high.

Anyone else experiencing this?

I’ll start with “Outland”. It’s about a crotchety Sheriff/Marshall investigating crimes on a mining colony on one of Jupiter’s moons, and the sidekick doctor that helps him solve them. The original film had a very “Alien” universe feel.

Pitch meeting: True Detctive meets Alien. Each season = one mystery.

I’ve got grubs in my vegetable garden. I looked into spraying nematodes to kill them, but I’m worried about it harming other bugs like butterflies, bees, and fireflies. Anyone have any experience with this? I don’t want to do more harm than good.