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January 15, 2019
Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and co-author of “The Meaning of Life,” explains how getting rid of life sentences would be better for society.
The Daily Show: Marc Mauer - Tackling Criminal Justice Reform with The Sentencing Project
Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and co-author of “The Meaning of Life,” explains how getting rid of life sentences would be better for society.
January 15, 2019
Beto O’Rourke posts a video from his dentist appointment, Steve King defends white nationalism, and France’s first nude restaurant plans to close.
The Daily Show: Beto O'Rourke's Dentist Visit, Steve King's Racism & France's Nude Restaurant Fail
Beto O’Rourke posts a video from his dentist appointment, Steve King defends white nationalism, and France’s first nude restaurant plans to close.
January 15, 2019
Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and co-author of “The Meaning of Life,” explains how getting rid of life sentences would be better for society.
The Daily Show: Marc Mauer - Tackling Criminal Justice Reform with The Sentencing Project
Marc Mauer, executive director of The Sentencing Project and co-author of “The Meaning of Life,” explains how getting rid of life sentences would be better for society.
January 15, 2019
Beto O’Rourke posts a video from his dentist appointment, Steve King defends white nationalism, and France’s first nude restaurant plans to close.
The Daily Show: Beto O'Rourke's Dentist Visit, Steve King's Racism & France's Nude Restaurant Fail
Beto O’Rourke posts a video from his dentist appointment, Steve King defends white nationalism, and France’s first nude restaurant plans to close.
January 14, 2019
Governor Cuomo: It's time to reform New York's antiquated election laws.
https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1084611458288271361
January 13, 2019
Jill Wine-Banks' pin today:
https://twitter.com/JillWineBanks/status/1084454862316810240
January 12, 2019
The government shutdown is having an impact on the demographic known as 'Americans who eat food.'
Rep. Steve King: What's So Offensive About White Supremacy?
Rep. Steve King wants to know what's so offensive about white supremacy. Short answer: the 'white supremacy' part.
Meanwhile... Look Up At The Super Blood Wolf Moon
Sometimes it's nice to check in on the news stories that won't make it into Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire: 2010s Edition.'
Planet Washington: The Senate Majority Leader
This time on 'Planet Washington,' we observe an encounter between the press and the elusive species known as Mitch McConnell.
Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening - 1/11/19
The Shutdown Is Bad For Anyone Who Eats FoodThe government shutdown is having an impact on the demographic known as 'Americans who eat food.'
Rep. Steve King: What's So Offensive About White Supremacy?
Rep. Steve King wants to know what's so offensive about white supremacy. Short answer: the 'white supremacy' part.
Meanwhile... Look Up At The Super Blood Wolf Moon
Sometimes it's nice to check in on the news stories that won't make it into Billy Joel's 'We Didn't Start the Fire: 2010s Edition.'
Planet Washington: The Senate Majority Leader
This time on 'Planet Washington,' we observe an encounter between the press and the elusive species known as Mitch McConnell.
January 12, 2019
CES typically attracts whacky ideas, especially from automakers that tend to use the electronics show to showcase their most outlandish and unbuildable products. Unfortunately, the 2019 show has been pretty tame by most measures, which is why it’s so refreshing that Hyundai came to Las Vegas with a truly bonkers idea: a “walking car” with real, bendable legs. At last, something to haunt my dreams!
Like some mashup between a Boston Dynamics robot and something you might find stomping across the frozen surface of the planet Hoth, Hyundai’s Elevate vehicle is an automotive concept I can’t recall having seen before. Hyundai says it designed it for first responders who need to access difficult terrain. (Think mountains, forests, or other rock-strewn landscapes that are inaccessible to most terrestrial vehicles.) Electrically powered and modular so it can swap vehicle bodies for a variety of use cases, the South Korean automaker is calling it an “Ultimate Mobility Vehicle.”
Elevate has four “legs,” each with a series of joints, enabling the vehicle to mimic both mammalian and reptilian walking gaits. Here’s how the automaker describes this truly bizarre feature:
The legs also fold up into a stowed drive-mode, where power to the joints is cut, and the use of an integrated passive suspension system maximizes battery efficiency. This allows Elevate to drive at highway speeds just like any other vehicle. But no other can climb a five foot wall, step over a five foot gap, walk over diverse terrain, and achieve a 15 foot wide track width, all while keeping its body and passengers completely level. Further, the combination of wheeled motion with articulating legs provides a new paradigm of mobility by enabling faster walking speeds, unique dynamic driving postures and torsional control at the end of each leg.
Read more (Includes video): https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18173742/hyundai-walking-car-concept-elevate-ces-2019
Image: Hyundai
Hyundai is building a car that can walk on four legs
Elevate is a concept that has legs... literallyCES typically attracts whacky ideas, especially from automakers that tend to use the electronics show to showcase their most outlandish and unbuildable products. Unfortunately, the 2019 show has been pretty tame by most measures, which is why it’s so refreshing that Hyundai came to Las Vegas with a truly bonkers idea: a “walking car” with real, bendable legs. At last, something to haunt my dreams!
Like some mashup between a Boston Dynamics robot and something you might find stomping across the frozen surface of the planet Hoth, Hyundai’s Elevate vehicle is an automotive concept I can’t recall having seen before. Hyundai says it designed it for first responders who need to access difficult terrain. (Think mountains, forests, or other rock-strewn landscapes that are inaccessible to most terrestrial vehicles.) Electrically powered and modular so it can swap vehicle bodies for a variety of use cases, the South Korean automaker is calling it an “Ultimate Mobility Vehicle.”
Elevate has four “legs,” each with a series of joints, enabling the vehicle to mimic both mammalian and reptilian walking gaits. Here’s how the automaker describes this truly bizarre feature:
The legs also fold up into a stowed drive-mode, where power to the joints is cut, and the use of an integrated passive suspension system maximizes battery efficiency. This allows Elevate to drive at highway speeds just like any other vehicle. But no other can climb a five foot wall, step over a five foot gap, walk over diverse terrain, and achieve a 15 foot wide track width, all while keeping its body and passengers completely level. Further, the combination of wheeled motion with articulating legs provides a new paradigm of mobility by enabling faster walking speeds, unique dynamic driving postures and torsional control at the end of each leg.
Read more (Includes video): https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/9/18173742/hyundai-walking-car-concept-elevate-ces-2019
Image: Hyundai
January 12, 2019
Seth's Favorite Jokes of the Week: Trump's Shutdowns, The Bird Box Challenge
Seth's favorite jokes from the week of January 7.
Seth Meyers - Beto O'Rourke's Dental Cleaning, Jeff Bezos' Romantic Texts - Monologue - 1/10/19
Seth's Favorite Jokes of the Week: Trump's Shutdowns, The Bird Box Challenge
Seth's favorite jokes from the week of January 7.
January 12, 2019
Choose your own shutdown narrative.
The Daily Show - Bordersnatch: One Wall, Infinite Possibilities
Choose your own shutdown narrative.
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