Very important detail from the article:

The man fled on foot after being approached by the officers, drew his weapon and opened fire, Quinn said.

That’s the reason why the Secret Service shot him. Although it’s still unclear what made him “suspicious” for officers to approach him.

I encourage you to find some thermal camera videos, and get some specs to do a bit of math for your own situation. Gas stoves typically create a BUNCH more heat, going up and around the sides of the pan/pot, while electric (of all types) is much more focused on the bottom surface. It’s also why electric is so bad for cooking in a wok.

This REALLY depends on context. What kind of uniform? What kind of public event? Who is nearby? How are they acting?

The possibilities range from completely benign and uninteresting to some that warrant arrest, and everything in between.

The shirts do seem pretty random, but H&M is fast fashion. There’s a ton of things that can only be described as “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks”

As for dead vs alive, we celebrate tons of dead celebrities. Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of Nirvana shirts, featuring Kurt Cobain’s face, and he’s been dead for 30 years. Similar stories for many bands from the 60s/70s.

Even if we limit it to painters, most people can name (or at least recognize) a bunch of dead painters. How many living painters do you know of? Would people recognize their most famous works?

Without exception, whenever someone complains about “freedom of speech”, XKCD 1357 applies.

If law enforcement won’t help, then you’ll need a lawyer who can get a court to issue a subpoena. This would probably be in the context of stalking/restraining order.

I can almost guarantee that Facebook, with its extensive data mining, knows exactly who it is.

A valid concern, and why I mentioned it as an assumption. I don’t know what documents Florida allows/requires, especially for a non-citizen. The article only mentions 3 documents at all (license, work permit, social security).

Does he have a Venezuelan passport at home? Does Florida accept it for a replacement card? Combined with a credit card (yes, as a form of ID), I believe that’s enough for my state.

I’m curious and afraid to know what happens if you give him a dollar.

Laws vary by state, but the drivers license (the plastic card) is fairly easy to deal with. The card isn’t your license; it’s a photo ID and a document proving you are licensed. Assuming he has the other identity (etc) documents required, he can just walk into a DMV and get a replacement copy.

Most ads aren’t directly tied to a sales goal. Instead they work on brand recognition. IOW, when you are at the grocery store, you think of Coke in general rather than any specific ads. And when you’re looking for a new car, Ford’s marketing is constantly in the back of your mind.

Combined with the tsunami of marketing everyone faces every single day, few of these ads stand out. You likely don’t turn down buying Coke because of how invasive their ads are.

There is a lesson here. Have these conversations today with your loved ones about final arrangements. I promise you that many of them would rather be buried in a casket from Costco and have the money spent on literally anything else.

This is especially true if they’re going to be cremated.

They used to. Or rather, the industry used to. Most of those players have since folded, largely because of them becoming known for crap quality.

Roberto?

Mail in voting is an equalizer. Nearly everyone lives very close to a place that accepts outgoing mail, with most at their own homes. Once you require people to physically go somewhere special to vote, then you can put the squeeze on everyone there, in an extremely unequal way. You remember the stories of people waiting 8 hours to vote in Atlanta? Coming soon to everywhere statistically identified as “blue”.

Good news on the EV charging part, at least in North America. Most (if not all) manufacturers have agreed to switch to NACS, and most have adapters to work with either connector. There will be a long tail as the old connectors fade away, but the future is looking standardized.

I seem to recall this not being very effective, but I can’t find any studies right now either way. Lots of marketing, and a little bit of anecdotes, but no studies.

The idea being that they get used to it and just ignore it, because they want to bite their nails. At best it serves as a reminder when they do.

Level 1 charging can work for a lot of people, but it ends up needing a lot more mental energy. You have to more carefully calculate capacity/range, daily needs, charging speeds, variances, and unexpected needs. The end result being that it’s not a great experience.

Level 2, even at the slowest speeds, are enough that you can fully recharge most vehicles overnight. And you have enough capacity to last through the day unless you are a super commuter or drive professionally.

Used EVs are remarkably cheap. The problem is that it still effectively requires you to be able to charge at home, which is not common on cheaper housing.

Cartman was the first person I ever heard use it, by at least a decade. These days I hear a relatively small number of people use it regularly.

Wanda Sykes did a PSA about this. It was put on YouTube 17 years ago. I don’t know when it first aired.

https://youtu.be/sWS0GVOQPs0

Now I feel old…