Robots

Waymo partnered with Jaguar Land Rover to develop and use the all electric Jaguar I-PACE as a fully self-driving vehicle for its Waymo One robotaxi service. 

(I had a bad accident 10 years ago. Labor Day was the anniversary.) My brain has recovered tremendously and, with it, my eyesight, as in my brain’s ability to handle the eye input. I don’t think I should try progressive lenses though, too risky, but today I’m trying progressive contact lenses for those times I want to talk to someone who is not far and not cell-phone distance. Right now they are blurry and make me sick so I take off my glasses to talk to them and get a headache. 

Contact lenses are so much more comfortable than three decades ago. 

My third Kate friend told me some of the USAID contractors have been getting jobs. I asked if they were the younger ones and she said, yes, she noticed only the youngest of them were getting jobs. 

Yesterday was the final day when there were any people at USAID. 

Ukraine’s drones have taken out 20% of Russia’s refining capability. “Refineries that have been hit several times have suffered lasting damage. The destruction of the cracking units that break down crude oil into petrol, diesel and aviation fuel is hurting most, because they are difficult to replace under the sanctions regime.” - The Economist

(No Oxford comma.)

“”Military equipment maker Fire Point plans to open a facility in Denmark, becoming the first Ukrainian defense company to start production in a Nordic country following a governmental agreement reached in June, the Danish Defense Ministry said.  ….
The company’s new facility will produce solid rocket fuel, material “which plays a crucial role in Ukrainian military equipment,” Poulsen said.” - Bloomberg