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The #SantaBarbaraCounty Board of Supervisors took the first step of what promises to be a protracted and historic pivot to pull the plug on all onshore oil development anywhere in Santa Barbara County.
This Tuesday, the supervisors narrowly approved
— by a 3-2 vote —
⭐️a ban on any new onshore oil drilling. 
The last time a new drilling proposal was approved took place in…

Death #metal done right this week courtesy of #BarbarianProphecies ... a band we've genuinely been fans of since catching them live a couple of years back. (There's also an orange-related anecdote in there, but that's beside the point)
Check out the song and see what we had…

Barbarian Prophecies - Among Us
One awesome, hand picked song from the world of rock and metal, showcased every week. Nothing more, nothing less! 🤘

Very clever #ClimateAction
‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump
https://www.theguardian.com/en…

‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump
Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers can draw enough heat from cows’ fresh milk to bring water close to the boil, slashing carbon emissions

Very clever #ClimateAction
‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump
https://www.theguardian.com/en…

‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump
Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers can draw enough heat from cows’ fresh milk to bring water close to the boil, slashing carbon emissions

Wenn selbst die NZZ KI-Firmen für überbewertet hält …
"Sollte Kimi K3 exportiert werden dürfen, droht seine Kombination aus Leistungsfähigkeit, Anpassbarkeit und Kosteneffizienz den Markt mit KI-Modellen umzuwälzen. Dafür muss Kimi K3 nicht zwingend in jeder Hinsicht das beste Modell der Welt sein. Es dürfte auch so für viele Nutzer attraktiv sein. Damit stellt Moonshot AI nun die hohen Bewertungen von Firmen wie Open AI oder Nvidia infrage."

Santa Barbara County detectives reopen cold-case homicide from 1988
In February 1988, human remains were found in a mountain range above Santa Barbara, which were later identified as those of Mitchell “Buster” Garcia, a Santa Barbara resident.
An investigation at the time determined his death “involved foul play,” but little other information was shared publicly.
“Given the time that has passed,
detectives are reaching out to the public to identify anyone who may h…

Santa Barbara County detectives reopen cold-case homicide from 1988
Detectives in Santa Barbara County have reopened an unsolved homicide from 1988, hoping new focus on the cold case could unearth new leads in the investigation.

Holy shit, this video. Bravery!
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/2026/07/17/officer-rips-off-car-door-handle-smashes-window-to-save-driver-from-burning-vehicle/

Die Forderung, daß E-Autos Geräusche von sich geben müssen, sagt halt auch: ihr müßt gefälligst aufpassen, daß ich euch nicht überfahre.
StVO § 3
(1) […] Es darf nur so schnell gefahren werden, dass innerhalb der übersehbaren Strecke gehalten werden kann.
[…]
(2a) Wer ein Fahrzeug führt, muss sich gegenüber Kindern, hilfsbedürftigen und älteren Menschen, insbesondere durch Verminderung der Fahrgeschwindigkeit und durch Bremsbereitschaft, so verhalten, dass eine Gefährdun…

KI-Firmen kaufen massenhaft gebrauchte Bücher auf und zerstören sie im Scan-Prozess – Buchrücken ab, Einzugscanner an. Anthropic nennt das laut US-Gerichtsakten intern „Project Panama": alle Bücher der Welt destruktiv scannen. Antiquarsverband: „Barbarei". Börsenverein: „massiver Urheberrechtsverstoß"#KI #Urheberrecht

How Santa Barbara County Made Strong Progress on Addressing the Unmet Need for Child Care
Strategy 1: Building Cross-Sector Relationships
Strategy 2: Creating a Data-Informed Plan for Addressing Santa Barbara County’s Needs
Strategy 3: Focusing on Child Care Facilities
Strategy 4: Prioritizing Child Care Provider Recruitment & Retention to Maximize Family Choice
Lessons Learned

How Santa Barbara County Made Strides in Addressing the Unmet Need for Child Care
Learn how Santa Barbara County expanded access to publicly funded child care through partnerships, planning, and investments in providers.