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The security detail
I got a text last night from a casual acquaintance while I was at work. I was asked if I would do a favor. I asked “what is it?” He told me that he and his latest love interest where arranging a 3 way with a stranger.
I asked “what could I do?” He responded that he needed security. He then gave instructions for me to follow. I was planning on running an errand after work but this request occupied the same time slot.
I couldn’t take my eyes off of my phone waiting for the time I was to time for 15 minutes. I was instructed to wait the 15 and if I didn’t hear from him, I was to call, twice. If he didn’t answer, I was to immediately call 911.
The seriousness of his request concerned me greatly. I didn’t want anything bad to happen, especially by a twisted predator.
I watched my phone, fingers ready to dial! False alarm. The person in question was a no show. There was no attempt at a mass murder in my town last night
I asked “what could I do?” He responded that he needed security. He then gave instructions for me to follow. I was planning on running an errand after work but this request occupied the same time slot.
I couldn’t take my eyes off of my phone waiting for the time I was to time for 15 minutes. I was instructed to wait the 15 and if I didn’t hear from him, I was to call, twice. If he didn’t answer, I was to immediately call 911.
The seriousness of his request concerned me greatly. I didn’t want anything bad to happen, especially by a twisted predator.
I watched my phone, fingers ready to dial! False alarm. The person in question was a no show. There was no attempt at a mass murder in my town last night
while on vacation
i have been taking gummy vitamins. i got started with a bottle from my mother. mom always sent me care packages throughout the year that included seasonal treats like a green beaded necklace for St Pats, chocolate eggs for easter, etc. along with that she'd send tuna snacks, travel size bottles of shampoo and conditioner, old pictures and so on.
if you've ever had a gummy vitamin, you'll know they are addictive. they're like candy and i'm glad one can't die from eating more than a minimum of 4 per day. they are the perfect, tender, squishiness, and the flavor rivals any confection.
i was at the drug store picking up my meds and while i waited the standard 15-20 minutes, i found some gummy bears, 3 for $3. let me tell you, the vitamins are better. that said, i've eaten 2 1/2 bags since yesterday.
in other news, i found a gem if you like comedy horror films called Bite Me. it picks up at the Go Go Saurus strip club
i can't post the link but it's on youtube here's the trailer
if you've ever had a gummy vitamin, you'll know they are addictive. they're like candy and i'm glad one can't die from eating more than a minimum of 4 per day. they are the perfect, tender, squishiness, and the flavor rivals any confection.
i was at the drug store picking up my meds and while i waited the standard 15-20 minutes, i found some gummy bears, 3 for $3. let me tell you, the vitamins are better. that said, i've eaten 2 1/2 bags since yesterday.
in other news, i found a gem if you like comedy horror films called Bite Me. it picks up at the Go Go Saurus strip club
i can't post the link but it's on youtube here's the trailer
Electric Car Batteries that can be recharged in about 5 minutes
From The Guardian;
In response to:
Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
Exclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
Batteries capable of fully charging in five minutes have been produced in a factory for the first time, marking a significant step towards electric cars becoming as fast to charge as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles.
Electric vehicles are a vital part of action to tackle the climate crisis but running out of charge during a journey is a worry for drivers. The new lithium-ion batteries were developed by the Israeli company StoreDot and manufactured by Eve Energy in China on standard production lines.
StoreDot has already demonstrated its “extreme fast-charging” battery in phones, drones and scooters and the 1,000 batteries it has now produced are to showcase its technology to carmakers and other companies. Daimler, BP, Samsung and TDK have all invested in StoreDot, which has raised $130m to date and was named a Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer in 2020.
The batteries can be fully charged in five minutes but this would require much higher-powered chargers than used today. Using available charging infrastructure, StoreDot is aiming to deliver 100 miles of charge to a car battery in five minutes in 2025.
“The number one barrier to the adoption of electric vehicles is no longer cost, it is range anxiety,” said Doron Myersdorf, CEO of StoreDot. “You’re either afraid that you’re going to get stuck on the highway or you’re going to need to sit in a charging station for two hours. But if the experience of the driver is exactly like fuelling [a petrol car], this whole anxiety goes away.”
“A five-minute charging lithium-ion battery was considered to be impossible,” he said. “But we are not releasing a lab prototype, we are releasing engineering samples from a mass production line. This demonstrates it is feasible and it’s commercially ready.”
Existing Li-ion batteries use graphite as one electrode, into which the lithium ions are pushed to store charge. But when these are rapidly charged, the ions get congested and can turn into metal and short circuit the battery.
The StoreDot battery replaces graphite with semiconductor nanoparticles into which ions can pass more quickly and easily. These nanoparticles are currently based on germanium, which is water soluble and easier to handle in manufacturing. But StoreDot’s plan is to use silicon, which is much cheaper, and it expects these prototypes later this year. Myersdorf said the cost would be the same as existing Li-ion batteries.
“The bottleneck to extra-fast charging is no longer the battery,” he said. Now the charging stations and grids that supply them need to be upgraded, he said, which is why they are working with BP. “BP has 18,200 forecourts and they understand that, 10 years from now, all these stations will be obsolete, if they don’t repurpose them for charging – batteries are the new oil.”
Dozens of companies around the world are developing fast-charging batteries, with Tesla, Enevate and Sila Nanotechnologies all working on silicon electrodes. Others are looking at different compounds, such as Echion which uses niobium oxide nanoparticles.
“I think such fast-charging batteries will be available to the mass market in three years,” said Prof Chao-Yang Wang, at the Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center at Pennsylvania State University in the US. “They will not be more expensive; in fact, they allow automakers to downsize the onboard battery while still eliminating range anxiety, thereby dramatically cutting down the vehicle battery cost.”.
Electric car batteries with five-minute charging times produced
Exclusive: first factory production means recharging could soon be as fast as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles
Batteries capable of fully charging in five minutes have been produced in a factory for the first time, marking a significant step towards electric cars becoming as fast to charge as filling up petrol or diesel vehicles.
Electric vehicles are a vital part of action to tackle the climate crisis but running out of charge during a journey is a worry for drivers. The new lithium-ion batteries were developed by the Israeli company StoreDot and manufactured by Eve Energy in China on standard production lines.
StoreDot has already demonstrated its “extreme fast-charging” battery in phones, drones and scooters and the 1,000 batteries it has now produced are to showcase its technology to carmakers and other companies. Daimler, BP, Samsung and TDK have all invested in StoreDot, which has raised $130m to date and was named a Bloomberg New Energy Finance Pioneer in 2020.
The batteries can be fully charged in five minutes but this would require much higher-powered chargers than used today. Using available charging infrastructure, StoreDot is aiming to deliver 100 miles of charge to a car battery in five minutes in 2025.
“The number one barrier to the adoption of electric vehicles is no longer cost, it is range anxiety,” said Doron Myersdorf, CEO of StoreDot. “You’re either afraid that you’re going to get stuck on the highway or you’re going to need to sit in a charging station for two hours. But if the experience of the driver is exactly like fuelling [a petrol car], this whole anxiety goes away.”
“A five-minute charging lithium-ion battery was considered to be impossible,” he said. “But we are not releasing a lab prototype, we are releasing engineering samples from a mass production line. This demonstrates it is feasible and it’s commercially ready.”
Existing Li-ion batteries use graphite as one electrode, into which the lithium ions are pushed to store charge. But when these are rapidly charged, the ions get congested and can turn into metal and short circuit the battery.
The StoreDot battery replaces graphite with semiconductor nanoparticles into which ions can pass more quickly and easily. These nanoparticles are currently based on germanium, which is water soluble and easier to handle in manufacturing. But StoreDot’s plan is to use silicon, which is much cheaper, and it expects these prototypes later this year. Myersdorf said the cost would be the same as existing Li-ion batteries.
“The bottleneck to extra-fast charging is no longer the battery,” he said. Now the charging stations and grids that supply them need to be upgraded, he said, which is why they are working with BP. “BP has 18,200 forecourts and they understand that, 10 years from now, all these stations will be obsolete, if they don’t repurpose them for charging – batteries are the new oil.”
Dozens of companies around the world are developing fast-charging batteries, with Tesla, Enevate and Sila Nanotechnologies all working on silicon electrodes. Others are looking at different compounds, such as Echion which uses niobium oxide nanoparticles.
“I think such fast-charging batteries will be available to the mass market in three years,” said Prof Chao-Yang Wang, at the Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center at Pennsylvania State University in the US. “They will not be more expensive; in fact, they allow automakers to downsize the onboard battery while still eliminating range anxiety, thereby dramatically cutting down the vehicle battery cost.”.
necklace
I have a beautiful necklace
The chain had tangled into a knot
I put it in a cigar box
On a day with time, took the time
With patience, I worked the chain
With fingers, I worked the knot
Not knowing if the chain would break
And the pendant balanced
As judgment balanced
My neck, naked as my heart
After some time, the time spent handling
A delicate strand, freed
The weight of the pendant buffered
The weight of sadness, tangled
?
The chain had tangled into a knot
I put it in a cigar box
On a day with time, took the time
With patience, I worked the chain
With fingers, I worked the knot
Not knowing if the chain would break
And the pendant balanced
As judgment balanced
My neck, naked as my heart
After some time, the time spent handling
A delicate strand, freed
The weight of the pendant buffered
The weight of sadness, tangled
?
i booked my ride
a beautiful time of year. this is a good outfit with nice horses.
better than a spa
better than a spa
what is the shelf life for breaking news? 10/5/21
i have wondered this since many blogs that are "breaking" news tend to remain here for a number of months. this can possibly panic a reader many months after the fact. what is breaking today is old news tomorrow. in fact, some breaking news has been found inaccurate after further investigation. that, in itself, can be interpreted as misinformation.
i think if a blogger is "breaking" news, there should be the date following the headline.
i think if a blogger is "breaking" news, there should be the date following the headline.
The job
My mind is still blown that I got this job. It was the easiest employment attempt that I've ever done. They treated me like I was hired before I was hired. The manager called me "sharp" lol.
I took a drive today and looked at all the car lots and thought, "jeez, I'll be working at one of the best looking. No rinkydink used cars". This place is primo. And the cars are sooo beautiful. I mean, if you can't find a hot person to paint, why not a car? Like I told mom, it's easier to paint an attractive person. I would think it's easier to sell an attractive car.
So, tomorrow I have to drive to Harrisburg in a company car. Weee and because I always get lost, I'll see more of Harrisburg than most people.
I took a drive today and looked at all the car lots and thought, "jeez, I'll be working at one of the best looking. No rinkydink used cars". This place is primo. And the cars are sooo beautiful. I mean, if you can't find a hot person to paint, why not a car? Like I told mom, it's easier to paint an attractive person. I would think it's easier to sell an attractive car.
So, tomorrow I have to drive to Harrisburg in a company car. Weee and because I always get lost, I'll see more of Harrisburg than most people.
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