The legal challenges to Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch are mounting,
with the District of Columbia and Virginia suing in federal court on Saturday
as the administration says construction could begin as early as next week.
There are now three lawsuits calling for a halt to potential work on a monument that would rise 250ft (76 meters)
on a patch of grass off the bridge that spans the Potomac River, connecting the city with the Arlington national cemetery.
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James Hetfield to light the Al Davis Memorial Torch on Sunday https://www.raiders.com/news/james-hetfield-to-light-the-al-davis-memorial-torch-raiders-vs-rams-102526
Orientation-Dependent Structural Phase Transitions and Melting in Shock-Compressed MgO: #planets reveals a surprising lesson - how you push matters: https://www.llnl.gov/article/55136/mineral-inside-planets-reveals-surprising-lesson-how-you-push-matters
Professional societies, I beg you, please shorten the name of the Super-Long-Dude's-Name Memorial Prize in Whatever Studies. It's torture trying to include it in my tightly limited cover letter nominating a colleague for another prize with a name that's way too long. Like, if you just called it the Best Prize or something, I'd save two full lines.
Surprising nobody, the bus is Vegas is faster than the monorail. But it costs the same price?
RE: https://social.tchncs.de/@stefanlaser/117274760102231892
Knowledge has weight. It accumulates in infrastructures, flows through cables, and settles in data centres that consume land, water, minerals, and energy.
We look at this issue throu…
Good observations on use of AI by Emily Soward in the #attackcon panel: “a computer is an electrified pile of minerals; responsibility can transfer, accountability cannot"
Today for the first time I've seen a memorialized LinkedIn profile.
I've seen Facebook profiles of deceased people. Never ever have I seen a LinkedIn profile until now.
We had each other on our contact lists. We weren't friends, but we weren't strangers either.
Linkedin never showed me this in my feed nor notifications. And this is stuff I'd appreciate knowing a little sooner than two years after the person's death.
I wasn't ready for this.