We really are this stupid

The man whose brain is controlled by a worm told us that he would get to the bottom of what causes autism! There had to be *a* reason for it. 

And last week, he did. RFK published some bullshit findings that the reason for it is use of Tylenol by pregnant women. 

There is nothing to back this up. Just trust him! He knows best. 

And meanwhile the science says something else entirely (ie that there is no specific link to any one thing, drug or otherwise). 

But science can suck it. He knows what's best. And then the orange menace repeated the claim as fact. So here we are. 

The makers of Tylenol are not feeling it since this has a direct impact on their business. 

And how long until aggrieved parents who have children that are autistic sue the manufacturer? And in today's climate, who knows, maybe they could win. 

I wonder what axe RFK and T-rump have to grind against Tylenol….

Elon Musk Says We'll All Have 'Best' Medical Care, Food, Housing and 'Everything Else' And A Universal 'High' Income When Robots Take Over By 2030

There have been stories about Musks drug use.  I think this may be one of them.

Dude.  In under 5 years, we'll all be unemployed and robots will do * everything * yet we'll have universal income?!

Is this a Wall-E joke? 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-says-well-best-230608267.html

EV range extender

On the surface, this seems trivial. A guy wanted to be able to buy a Tesla range extender, which Tesla teased at some point, but never delivered. 

[an EV has a battery pack that holds a charge, and allows for a "range" (ie, some number of miles that can be driven) based on the general characteristics of the car, climate conditions, speed of travel, etc. Like a gas powered engine, which needs to refuel when your tank is empty, an

EV needs to recharge when that battery is exhausted. A range extender would allow for you to go longer distances. It's like an extra battery pack - or in gas parlance, an extra fuel tank]

Since he still wanted one, he built it himself for $11,000, and can travel an additional 100 miles by using it. It's not integrated, so he has to stop and plug it in to his car. 

As many pointed out, it's more efficient to simply go to a supercharger than to plug in this device. 

But that's not really the point. This is about innovation and learning. He sees how (theoretically) it could be integrated. He also sees that he's had no change in the range he was getting, even though this device is fairly heavy and always in his car. 

And he's stirred some creative thinking on the part of others. So there's potential for future growth of innovation. 

Tesla Wouldn't Sell Me a Range Extender For Cybertruck, So I Built My Own, Giving Me Just Short of 100 Miles of Extra Range | Torque News https://www.torquenews.com/1/tesla-wouldnt-sell-me-range-extender-cybertruck-so-i-built-my-own-giving-me-just-short-100-miles

MIT’s Window-Sized Device Pulls Drinking Water From Thin Air, Even in the Desert

A while back, I found an article about a team of researchers that were looking at a lightweight graphene and calcium based concept for pulling water from the air. 

Well, here's another team that has been testing a hydrogel solution that essentially does the same thing. 

It's got a ways to go to scale, but they are already able to demonstrate it working. 

https://scitechdaily.com/mits-window-sized-device-pulls-drinking-water-from-thin-air-even-in-the-desert/

Landing on Titan a look back

The headline of the story is misleading. Yes, scientists aren't quite sure what is happening on the surface of Jupiter's moon. But that's not really what the story is about. 

This is more of a retrospective on landing on Titan, and what we learned about the atmosphere, the surface, and served as a leaning experience for the future. 

Image of Titan taken 20 years ago continues to surprise scientists - Earth.com https://www.earth.com/news/nasa-cassini-huygens-mission-captured-this-image-on-titan-20-years-ago/

Disney announces new details for Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets

I am still skeptical of whether this will come to fruition, but the plan at the moment is to give the muppets a new home in the Rock N Rollercoaster, which until now has featured Aerosmith. The new ride will just replace that band with the Dr Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. And have a few preshow scenes with familiar muppets. 

I happen to like the muppets, but here's another instance where they will be unavailable to me because I can't do rollercoasters. Thanks Disney. Not. 

https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/attractions/2025/08/21/disney-announces-new-details-for-rock--n--roller-coaster-starring-the-muppets

The New Meta Ray-Bans Might Be Your Next Disneyland Tour Guide

An intriguing use of technology. But (a) I would assume Disney will try and monetize it, and (b) what of us that wear glasses? I guess I'll miss out on that tech. 

Aside: I am reminded of a scene from the first season of Star Trek: the next generation.  Geordi loses his visor (allowing him to see) and his adversary makes a comment to the effect of "you have no sight and your parents let you live?"… it feels kind of like that sleight every time I see new tech that excludes me. 

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/the-new-meta-ray-bans-might-be-your-next-disneyland-tour-guide/?pageview_type=RSS-yahoo-feed