Cooper v. Aaron | Oyez
It's hard to believe that prior to 1958, government agencies were free to ignore rulings the US Supreme Court declaring a law unconstitutional. But US Supreme Court lacks an army or police force, and until President Eisenhower agreed to go along with Cooper v. Aaron and send National Guard to Arkansas to enforce the rulings of US Supreme Court, it wasn't clear if courts could force a government agency to follow the law.
Could a future president or state decide to ignore the law as set down by the courts? Things like this happen all the time, but usually there is enough political push-back to outright defiance to courts, that such defiance isn't long lasting or extensive.
I’m glad a more normal summer returns 🏖
I’m glad a more normal summer returns 🏖
Last summer was such an odd summer with the pandemic and Piseco-Powley Road closed except from the north. Maybe it was good as it slowed the pandemic crowds down but I’ve been coming here for years in the summer for the Potholers and was devastated last year when the southern entrance was closed.
Now remote work from the Adirondacks was fun but I’m glad my weekends are mostly work free and time off is actually time disconnected and not time remote working from the Adirondacks. I just like the separation and I like the quiet away from the internet when I can read and write without the distractions of the internet.
Plus last summer was just odd with social distancing. It was odd to ask time off for a vacation – something that seemed taboo during a pandemic. Mask wearing or in my case the bandana over the face was uncomfortable and you always had the fear of getting COVID-19.
Probably this summer I’ll do my usual three hot summer weekends up at the Potholers. I’m glad, it’s nice seeing the regulars and things returning back to normal.
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Anatomy of a Car Crash
Without the details of how crashes happen, we tend to dismiss them as the work of “idiots”—drivers who occupy the lower echelons of driving skill and common sense. But while humankind’s measured intelligence is increasing, so is the number of deadly car crashes. After a lifetime of improvement, we saw an 8 percent jump in crash fatalities during 2015, the largest in 50 years. That number rose again in 2016, when more than 40,000 people died in collisions.
Fortunately, science is coming to the rescue. We no longer have to rely solely on dents, skid marks, and the lawyer-vetted remarks of drivers to figure out what happened and to tell us how to avoid the next crash. In a landmark study published in 2008, researchers at the University of Michigan combed the scene of 6,950 crashes to give us a more detailed analysis of what happened during each crash. Naturalistic driving studies are now equipping cars with accelerometers, sonar, sensors that track driver inputs, and lots of video cameras. Drivers sign up to participate in these studies, and they sometimes crash, leaving researchers with valuable data. We’re also benefiting from the rise of road cams—dashboard-mounted video cameras owned by everyday drivers, aka cammers, who cruise around, record crashes, and then post them on websites like Reddit.
Those super thin egg shells I got from Price Chopper 🥚
Those super thin egg shells I got from Price Chopper 🥚
Thursday heading up to camp I got eggs. Throughout the time camping I kept accidentally breaking the eggs accidentally as the shells were so thin. I joked it must be DDT. Maybe it was my fault for not being careful but they certainly seemed particularly thin. Maybe I need to get one of those plastic camp egg holders they sell at Wally World but I’ve never had eggs so fragile. That said, from an efficiency standpoint, thin shells are probably cost effective for the producer and the consumer as most people throw away egg shells as soon as they are opened.
Don’t vote for a politician that refuses to take a salary 👨🏻💼
Don’t vote for a politician that refuses to take a salary 👨🏻💼❎
Imagine for a minute, you are a hiring manager at a company. You are interviewing applicants for a job and one says that they will take the job, but will refuse to take a salary. Sounds like a good deal – saves money. Right? Except maybe not – an employee who isn’t compensated for their time is unlikely to work as hard and really isn’t going to loose much if they are fired. Paid employees work harder and take their jobs more seriously as they depend on it for their survival. The same is true for politicians.