How much do you know the time zones? Many states are two time zones, often just a few counties are in a different time zone then you might expect. And much of Arizona doesn't follow daylight savings time, so it moves into the Pacific Time Zone for the summer.
An unusual coalition of hunters, military veterans and environmental activists is opposing President Trump’s choice to lead the Bureau of Land Management, Steve Pearce, calling him a threat to public lands. Mr. Pearce, 78, a Republican and former member of Congress from New Mexico, would oversee about 245 million acres of federal land, and 700 million acres of minerals beneath the ground. . He would also manage the government’s coal, oil and gas leasing programs at a time when President Trump wants to substantially increase drilling and mining on public lands. Mr. Pearce is expected to field questions Wednesday about his views on the use of federal lands when the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources considers his nomination. Critics said they were concerned about actions Mr. Pearce had taken as a lawmaker to try to sell public lands to private interests. The Vet Voice Foundation, an advocacy group made up of military veterans, is helping to organize a campaign against Mr. Pearce’s confirmation and has created a “Sell-Off Steve” website. Advertisement
I wonder if that camel dairy up in Iraville Vermont with that snow covered camel is still doing their thing. Werid shit, good for YouTube, some people really like camel milk, it’s pricey but apparently very sweet and good for those who are lactose intolerant but still want to drink that creamy white stuff.
Some snow this morning, 🌨️ but it’s expected to warm up and turn to rain by evening. Last night the meeting on a transfer station in the Pine Bush in Colonie was postponed, I thought about going to the Walkable Albany Meeting but I ended up just heading home and cooking down some onions, rice, pea soup and shrimp. 🦐 It was pretty good. Tonight I have a meeting out in Guilderland over that Dale Houck development, on fringes of the Pine Bush. He’s one of children of a prominent farm family in the town, who made much of their money developing farm parcels and giving some of their land to town. Hard to call people who have their hands rammed up the butts of cattle gentry, but yeah.
Things are starting to pick up at work, 💾 with the database update underway, and more communication targets going out the door after a fairly quiet President’s Week. It’s a very different world working over at the suburban office building then when I worked downtown, though I’ve been heading downtown on earlier bus 🚍 on session days to avoid the insanity around the Capitol. Hopefully soon I can ride my bike to work, preferably on bike trail. 🚲 Going to ride both ways most likely on Thursday and Friday. Also at end of each day, I check the dealer listings to see price movement and what’s in stock at various dealerships for trucks. After doing a lot of study of negotiation tactics, I’ve now started a deep dive into real dealer’s perspectives, and trying to understand how they see customers. Understanding how a dealer sees you, not just saying the right words, is part of negotiation process. I am probably getting lost in the weeds though.
I was asleep a little after 8 PM as I was tired, 🛏️ woke up somewhat around 4:30 to pee 🚽 but honestly I stayed in bed until 5:30 AM. Cornmeal pancakes for broccoli and onions, along with oatmeal, whole wheat flower, some Stevia and salt, 🌽 good enough. ☕ I’ve been “grinding”, well sort of, the coffee beans in my food processor, next weekend when I shop, I’ll get grown coffee so I can make it stronger, then what my sucky food processor does for coffee beans. It’s fine, I’ll shower, get on that early and be down to work.
Anthropic doesn’t allow its models to be used for mass domestic surveillance or autonomous weapons. Hegseth is pushing for Anthropic to give the military permission to use its AI models in all lawful use cases, a move the company has resisted.
Axios previously reported on the Tuesday meeting.
The schism between the two sides is a key moment for the AI industry. Before the recent tension with the Defense Department, Anthropic was the only developer whose models had received approval for use in classified settings. ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Google and Elon Musk’s xAI also have agreements with the Pentagon and could benefit from a souring of Anthropic’s relationship with the military.
Dennis Martin tells us what it is like raising Charolais Cattle in the western part of North Carolina and about public perceptions on where their food comes from.
