November 14, 2019

Impeachment Break---Goats are the funniest critters!

And with the occasional sheep thrown in.

November 14, 2019

The 11 Stages of Your Work Day

November 14, 2019

Robo Cop is supposed to keep everyone safe.

Routine traffic stops only, so don't know that this would do anything for cops shooting people.

November 13, 2019

Dancing with a Basset Hound

November 13, 2019

Welcome home! Bison released into new territory in Badlands National Park

The door of the gooseneck trailer clanged open and for a moment, the only sound was a lacerating wind whipping snow across the plains and canyons of Badlands National Park. A slew of onlookers waited in hushed anticipation. And then—as though a signaling bell chimed—four massive, majestic bison barreled through the opening and into the wild.

This is the first time that bison have touched this land since 1877.

Bison in Badlands National Park now have an additional 22,553 acres to roam thanks to a passionate group of supporters who want to see America’s national mammal thrive.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/welcome-home-bison-released-into-new-territory?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=species&utm_source=youtube.com

November 13, 2019

Brave Woman Saves Man from Jumping in Front of Train

How many people would put themselves at risk for an unknown person?

November 13, 2019

Kitties and puppies----awwww....

In May 2014, the dog Mary fostered three kittens that were dropped off at the Pickens County Animal Shelter in Jasper, Georgia without a mother. The Assistant Director at the time, Judy Moody allowed us to video this moment with a cell phone.

Soon after the video, the cats were placed with a foster cat and the puppies were taken to Pickens Animal Rescue until they were all adopted.

What a sweet mama!

November 12, 2019

Pregnant cow rescued from a slaughterhouse and see her expression of gratitude to her Saviour

November 12, 2019

Self-transforming robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other

Developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, robots can self-assemble to form various structures with applications including inspection.

Swarms of simple, interacting robots have the potential to unlock stealthy abilities for accomplishing complex tasks. Getting these robots to achieve a true hive-like mind of coordination, though, has proved to be a hurdle.

In an effort to change this, a team from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) came up with a surprisingly simple scheme: self-assembling robotic cubes that can climb over and around one another, leap through the air, and roll across the ground.

Six years after the project’s first iteration, the robots can now “communicate” with each other using a barcode-like system on each face of the block that allows the modules to identify each other. The autonomous fleet of 16 blocks can now accomplish simple tasks or behaviors, such as forming a line, following arrows, or tracking light.

Inside each modular “M-Block” is a flywheel that moves at 20,000 revolutions per minute, using angular momentum when the flywheel is braked. On each edge and every face are permanent magnets that let any two cubes attach to each other.

http://news.mit.edu/2019/self-transforming-robot-blocks-jump-spin-flip-identify-each-other-1030

I've seen this movie. I don't think it ends well for our species....

November 12, 2019

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman to be removed from National Security Council

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified on October 29 concerning his reaction to Donald Trump’s phone call to Ukrainian President Zelensky, was removed from the National Security Council on Sunday. In an interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, national security advisor Robert O’Brien, who replaced John Bolton in that position in September, said that Vindman would be leaving his position along with several others as part of a “streamlining” of the National Security Council.

O’Brien noted that Vindman, who is an active officer in the Army, serves on the NSC through the Department of Defense. “Everyone who’s detailed at the NSC ... people are going to start going back to their own departments and we’ll bring in new folks,” said O’Brien. New folks who, presumably, Trump believes he can control and prevent from reporting issues or supplying testimony in a matter with deep national security implications.

O’Brien was asked if Vindman was being removed because he was “scheduled to rotate out” or whether there was “any retaliation against him.” In reply, O’Brien said, “I never retaliate against anyone myself.” Asked again whether Vindman had been scheduled to leave, O’Brien replied “there will be a time for everyone who is detailed there.” The evasion in both of those answers is clear.

In previous statements, Trump has referred to Vindman as a “Never Trumper,” part of a group he described as “human scum.” Now Trump’s Veteran’s Day gift for Vindman is removing him from his position for doing his job.

No more at link
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/11/10/1898525/-Lt-Col-Alexander-Vindman-to-be-removed-from-National-Security-Council?detail=emaildkre

Oh yeah, THAT's a coincidence!