At UNC, the Robotic Doggy

I visited UNC Chapel Hill and in their robotics lab there was a Boston Dynamics "doggy" named Spot.  The graduate student working on it was working to turn it into a rescue dog using an Nvidia Jetson which would be on top.  The doggy was spectacular.

Air Pollution, Los Angeles, Climate Change, the Trump Administration

 

Its worth noting that when the Trump administration destroys a major diplomatic effort to *begin* to deal with the pollution from container ships, that they are deliberately affecting the health of everyone in Los Angeles.  Google AI informs me that:

The twin Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the single largest source of air pollution in Southern California, responsible for a significant portion of regional emissions. They contribute over 10% of fine particulate matter (\(PM_{2.5}\)) and nearly a third of nitrogen oxide (\(NO_{x}\)) emissions in the basin, which are major components of smog. \(NO_{x}\) emissions: The ports are responsible for approximately 10% of the region's total nitrogen oxide emissions. In 2021, spikes in pollution were observed due to congestion, with ships idling offshore.\(PM_{2.5}\) emissions: The ports contribute over 10% of the region's fine particulate matter, a pollutant linked to significant health risks. Cancer risk: Diesel exhaust from the ports accounts for more than two-thirds of the cancer risk from air pollution in the Los Angeles basin. Impact: The combined emissions from the ports rival the daily emissions from all 6 million cars in the region.

Halloween 2025

Valerio Street got at least 30 separate groups, perhaps an average of 3 per group.  I dont know how young the youngest was, but she was very cute and very, very young.