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Commuting in So. Cal. 60s
https://www.railpictures.net/photo/890933/

Good I’m glad. Get enough drinking water for awhile less you have a good filter. Boiling water isn’t always good enough when other things in debris and land pesticides and chemicals are in the water. All else fails collect evaporated steam if it’s bad enough. That takes awhile though. I did it before, for a dry run test. Takes a lot of fuel less you can use the sun just to get a half of glass of water less you have a big container to heat up.

No major worries. May have to fire up the sump pump but we won’t float away.

Knock on wood 😉

I hope your not in one of those flood zones. I’m glad they’re evacuating before the floods not after so they can protect pets and live stock too and hope they have good warning systems.

100k people to be evacuated. Glad I don’t live by a river! The governor is going to ask for FEMA help. Last time Trump denied it, this one is much bigger. Rivers crest on Thurs.

Don’t give em any ideas!

No two alike …

Individually identifies every arsehole on the planet. CCTV cameras will be installed in all pavements.

Don’t forget the anal probe!

It is TOO MUCH isn’t it!

All these restrictions on what you can do would drive me crazy! Sounds like the unions have really got the system in their pocket. I don’t think Americans would stand for these rules but I’d guess it was a creeping sort of restrictions a little here and a little there continuously. You can save a lot of money doing repairs yourself! I hate having to call in a plumber! 🙂

Cheers

I gotta say Maddog that a lot of your politicians should be in jail … same as here but at least we have some people with sense currently in office. That would be an earth shaking change if the US and EU had a split. Almost seems like they are forcing it with the unrealistic peace demands re: Ukraine. I agree it sure does look like they don’t want peace. What to do!

Cheers

That regulation in GB is a friggin monster … like your example, it destroys free enterprise. They are going to kill the economy and that will give them the excuse to go full socialism. I forget who said it but “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” More true now than ever!

Cheers

Re: Dolly Varden and Contango Gold … I think you’re right on the money. The two companies have a lot of synergies between them and the whole should end up greater than the parts. I’ve thought about buying some more as well!

Cheers

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/us-ask-visitors-5-years-social-media-history-under-new-plan

The list also includes;

• Telephone numbers used in the last five years
• Email addresses used in the last 10 years
• IP addresses and metadata from electronically submitted photos
• Biometrics – including facial, fingerprint, DNA and Iris data
• Information about one’s family – including  names, telephone numbers, dates of birth, places of birth and residences.

the Trump administration wants to evaluate social media histories to “understand the person’s view of general politics around the world.”

And, you can only apply from a phone app. Not a website. I’m sure once they realise what a roaring success this is for “understanding the person’s view of general politics around the world” that it will be extended to the general population too. Maybe not by this administration, but eventually.

Such as C11600;

“Alloy Grade UNS: C11600 is a high-quality copper alloy with a small percentage of silver, known for its enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity. The addition of silver improves the alloy’s strength, resistance to oxidation, and overall durability, making it an excellent choice for demanding applications in electrical, electronics, and telecommunication industries. C11600 offers excellent formability and is often used in connectors, terminals, and other components that require both high conductivity and long-term reliability. Its unique combination of copper and silver ensures superior performance in environments where electrical efficiency and resistance to corrosion are critical.”

Silver only has a small benefit over copper for resistivity and conductivity, and is 15% heavier. You can be sure that metallurgists all over will be experimenting to find an alloy closer to silver than we currently have. Even so, silver will eventually price itself out of the market.

Or there will be technology that removes the needs for contacts/switches as we now know them. They really are an anachronism in today’s technological world.

they sold down the shares into the close. Typical scum reaction. If they can’t get the metals they’ll get the shares, anything to keep enthusiasm from coming into the entire sector. AEM was particularly weak all day, yesterday as well, putting pressure on the HUI/GDX.

$62 is about here. $64 tomorrow?

There are many restrictions on building repairs in Oz. You can still change a light bulb, but if you want to change the fitting, or a socket on the wall, or a tap, install airconditioning etc etc you need to use a licensed electrician, plumber, aircon expert. Any job over $10,000 (value, i.e. including labour) has to be done by a licensed builder, e.g. kitchen or bathroom renovation. It is a long standing scam by the unions forcing government to implement all this in the name of safety. The quality is often so bad that a fifteen year old could do better. If anything goes wrong, you only start the arbitration process once if you want to keep your soul.

I can totally rebuild the brakes on a truck without a licence; pistons, rubbers, hoses, seals etc. But not change a tap washer. Money for the boys. Chris should find a local yobbo who will heave a brick through his window for a tenner destroying at least three panes and leave it to the insurers.

https://gregreese.substack.com/p/social-engineering-a-spiritual-death?publication_id=706779&post_id=181172838&r=poko7&triedRedirect=true

I think it is Powells comments as Bonds eased and the SM jumped all at same time….sounds like we get easy money/QE to stick a Turbo Charger onto the PM bull…..

I guess we don’t have to wait until tonight. It appears they were unable to obtain the desired waterfall and have been forced to cover.

Thing of beauty.

somebody big took their foot off of silver’s neck.

Re robotics and silver….lightness and conductivity…can’t beat it…only Gold can…..

from Grok

Electrical contacts and connectors
Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of any metal (even better than copper). Robot joints, sensors, switches, and high-reliability connectors often use silver or silver-plated contacts to minimize resistance and heat buildup.
Soldering
Most electronic circuit boards in robots (including the “brain” controllers) are assembled with silver-containing solder alloys (e.g., SAC305: tin–silver–copper). Silver improves strength, fatigue resistance, and conductivity compared to old tin–lead solder vs. traditional tin-lead solder.
Sensors
Many MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) accelerometers, gyroscopes, and pressure sensors in robots use tiny silver or silver-alloy components.
Some high-end tactile or force sensors use silver nanowires or silver paste for flexibility and sensitivity.

Motors and actuators
High-performance brushed DC motors and some slip rings use silver–graphite brushes because silver dramatically reduces electrical noise and wear compared to copper–graphite.
Batteries
While lithium-ion cells themselves don’t contain much silver, many battery management systems (BMS) and high-current connectors in robotic platforms are silver-plated.
Antimicrobial coatings (in some service/humanoid robots)
A few healthcare or food-service robots (and some consumer robots like certain vacuum models) use silver nanoparticle coatings on touch surfaces because silver is naturally antimicrobial.
Reflective surfaces / mirrors in LIDARs and optics
Some precision optical systems in robotic vision or laser scanners use silver coatings because silver has the highest reflectivity across visible and near-infrared light.

In short:
You won’t see big shiny silver blocks in most robots, but if you look at the microscopic or high-performance level, silver is everywhere in modern robotics for its unbeatable combination of conductivity, reflectivity, solderability, and (in small amounts) antimicrobial properties.
A single advanced humanoid robot can easily contain several grams to tens of grams of silver, mostly in electronics and contacts. Industrial robots and drones often contain even more in their control systems and power distribution.

They are throwing all sorts of paper at the metals right now. Wholesale dumps not worried about price, not massive dumps, just consistent. So obvious, for what? To show that the Fed is in control? The dollar and bonds are fine? Pure comedy.

That’s OK. China and India will thank them tonight.