Author Archives: Thomas Guy

Largest Defense Expenditures of World War II

ED: I was about to post a comment to this post on Reddit. But, then I realized that I’d rather just put it on here instead. It’s a vast and fascinating subject. The post is titled “TIL The B-29 bomber program was the most expensive project of WWII, costing roughly ~50% more than the entireContinue reading “Largest Defense Expenditures of World War II”

Need Another Reason to Dislike Tesla Motors?

Tesla offers manual door releases for situations with depleted power, but Janel opted to wait, fearing potential damage to her car. “Inside my car, it’s 103 degrees, so I’m slightly freaking out. I hope I don’t run out of air,” Janel said. Woman Stuck in Tesla For 40 Minutes With 115 Degrees Temperature During VehicleContinue reading “Need Another Reason to Dislike Tesla Motors?”

“The Ichor Permeates MY FACE”

Garbage in, garbage out? I know that computers will be able to write their own software some day, but I don’t think today’s the day. Google has indexed inaccurate infrastructure-as-code samples produced by Pulumi AI – a developer that uses an AI chatbot to generate infrastructure – and the rotten recipes are already appearing atContinue reading ““The Ichor Permeates MY FACE””

Yet another reason to reconsider those crazy bike lanes we’ve seen sprouting up around town.

The 17th Street and Broadway improvement projects in Santa Monica are good examples of bad street design. In addition, Measure HLA would require the installation of hundreds of miles of new bike lanes and “other transportation improvements on designated boulevards that undergo major repairs,” the L.A. Times reported.  Los Angeles firefighters oppose street modification measure Continue reading “Yet another reason to reconsider those crazy bike lanes we’ve seen sprouting up around town.”