And I moved into first place on soarin’

It didn't take too long for the program to start racking up points. 

I did notice that I had a mistake in my code that mishandled a certain "null value," but that was easily fixed and the percent of correct answers climbed to around 90%

I still have the issue of clicking on the map, and another issue with a bit of game play that's kind of a "rapid fire" bonus 5 questions. 

I developed it in a way that reads the question and clicks the correct answer. And it repeats, so the screen may get clicked 4-5 times when a question comes up. This was done because I have no way of knowing when the next question pops up. So I just keep reading and clicking.  

In the bonus round, there are a times when the previous answer gets clicked because the program hasn't recognized a new question came up. So I miss on some of those answers. 

I could come up with a better way of handling the next question. But it's not really worth the effort. 

Another letter to the senate

Senator,

Are you really okay with Mr Trump engaging the military to attack small boats, with no rationale, no provocation, and reportedly using intelligence from another country? How is that constitutional?

And now he's apparently amassing ships and troops for what is widely believed to be an attack on Venezuela. The last time I checked, Venezuela was a sovereign nation and there's no public evidence (or even suggestion) that they have done anything to provoke us, or otherwise have affected our interests in a way that warrants an unprovoked attack. And Mr Trump - in his typically incoherent state - can't articulate why this is necessary. 

It is quite literally unconstitutional, and may be considered by other countries as a war crime. 

You must hold him accountable and stop this unnecessary aggression. 

There is also the matter of Venezuelans who had been here under a TPS order that got extended, being told they must now self deport. Many of them live in our state. They have strengthened communities, often made families, and contributed in many ways, including paying taxes.  

And yet they are being told to deport to a country that seemingly will be attacked by the country that is deporting them. 

How does that make any sense? That really pushes the notion of "cruel and unusual" does it not? And is contrary to pretty much everything we've stood for over the last 250 years. 

I urge you to defend our constitution and don't let this escalate any further. 

SuperBowl prediciton

I'm calling it now. One of these 8 teams WILL win it all: Indianapolis, Kansas City, New England, Denver, Seattle, LA Rams, Detroit, or Green Bay. Full stop.

Seattle vs Indianapolis is the most likely, based on their point differential.

Why? 

I've summarized below the teams that had the highest point differential in week10 of the season, for each of the last 6 seasons, and how they fared in the end.  

I did look at seasons prior, and the trend is the same.  If you are in the top 4 in points differential, you are very likely to make the playoffs (92% over the last six seasons), and one of the 8 teams will win the superbowl.  

I am aware that twice the team with the 5th best point differential made the superbowl, but both times that team lost.

Oh and by the way, something else I noted is that the teams that have a better win loss record, and generally those that get that bye, are much more likely to win in the end.

Here's the point differential...

2019, week 10:

AFC

New England +172 (lost in wild card round)

Baltimore +111 (lost in divisional round)

Houston +45 (lost in divisional round)

Kansas City +45 (won superbowl) <- had the bye

NFC

San Francisco +130 (lost superbowl) <- had the bye

Dallas +81 (did not make playoffs)

Minnesota +80 (lost in divisional round)

Green Bay +45 (lost in conference championship)

----

2020 week 10:

AFC

Kansas City +103 (lost superbowl) <- had the bye

Pittsburgh +100 (lost in wildcard)

Baltimore +79 (lost in divisional round)

Miami +69 (did not make playoffs)

NFC

Tampa Bay +70 (won superbowl)

New Orleans +58 (lost in divisional round)

Arizona +56  (did not make playoffs)

Green Bay +53  (lost in conference championship)

----

2021 week 10:

AFC

Buffalo +145 (lost in divisional round)

New England +98 (lost in wildcard)

Tennessee +46 (lost in divisional round)

Indianapolis +38 (did not make playoffs)

>> 5th best Cincinnati +33 (lost superbowl) 

NFC

Arizona +98 (lost in wildcard)

Dallas +89 (lost in wildcard)

Tampa Bay +67 (lost in divisional round)

Los Angeles Rams +44 (won superbowl)

----

2022 week 10:

AFC

Buffalo +99  (lost in divisional round)

Kansas City +64 (won superbowl) <- had the bye

Cincinnati  +43 (lost in conference championship)

Baltimore +39 (lost in wildcard)

NFC

Philadelphia +79 (lost superbowl)  <- had the bye

Dallas +47 (lost in divisional round)

San Francisco +35 (lost in conference championship)

Minnesota +35 (lost in wildcard)

----

2023 week 10:

AFC

Baltimore +113 (lost in conference championship)

Buffalo +78 (lost in divisional round)

Kansas City +65 (won superbowl)

Miami +60  (lost in wildcard)

NFC

San Francisco +109 (lost superbowl) <- had the bye

Dallas +104  (lost in wildcard)

Philadelphia +57  (lost in wildcard)

Detroit +38 (lost in conference championship)

----

2024 week 10:

AFC

Buffalo +97 (lost in conference championship)

Pittsburgh +69  (lost in wildcard)

LA Chargers +68  (lost in wildcard)

Baltimore +65 (lost in divisional round)

>> 5th best  Kansas City +58 (lost superbowl)  <- had the bye

NFC

Detroit +113 (lost in divisional round)

Washington +73 (lost in conference championship)

Philadelphia +72  (won superbowl)

Minnesota +64  (lost in wildcard)

---

2025 week 10:

AFC

Indianapolis +115

Kansas City +76

New England +73

Denver +62

NFC

Seattle +103

LA Rams +98

Detroit +83

Green Bay +37

First images from Sentinel-4 reveal air pollution hotspots - Earth.com

Back in July, the European space program launched a satellite called Sentinel-4. Its purpose is to monitor pollution and atmospheric conditions, so we can learn more about how pollution travels and where hot spots exist. 

The first publicly available data became available recently, and shows how this will work. We should be able to understand the impacts of man-made pollution (even if certain politicians here in the US want to ignore it). 

 

https://www.earth.com/news/first-images-from-sentinel-4-reveal-air-pollution-hotspots-around-the-world/

World’s First Wirelessly Charging Highway Is Here — More Powerful Than Tesla Superchargers - Autoblog

This is pretty cool, in principle. Though I do wonder about its practicality on a large scale. 

In any case, a company has embedded the technology on a stretch of highway in France, and the results are good, with an inductive charge that is faster than a supercharger, and doesn't require the driver to stop. 

 

https://www.autoblog.com/news/worlds-first-wirelessly-charging-highway-is-here-more-powerful-than-tesla-superchargers

New research reveals next-gen energy source that is plunging in cost: 'This technology is no longer a moonshot prospect'

The short summary is that the evolution in the technology used in solar means that it costs less than 3cents (US) to produce a KW to produce. 

Though of course installation is still a large cost, and storing the energy at night has pitfalls. 

But the larger point stands: it is much cheaper to harness the sun than to mine for coal or capture natural gas. And less hazardous too. 

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/solar-energy-university-of-surrey-cheapest-power-source-cost/

Indian-Malaysian CEO of American company with O-1 visa stopped by FBI at Miami airport | Hindustan Times

"I really can't wait for the next election because what's happening in America right now is insane. The fearmongering, the xenophobia, the blaming of immigrants by politicians with no ideas on how to truly make a country great."

https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/us/indianmalaysian-ceo-of-american-company-with-o-1-visa-stopped-by-fbi-at-miami-airport-101763182826879.html