China To Introduce EV Wireless Charging Standard Based On WiTricity Technology

Now that's cool. Inductive charging is on the way, in China at least for now.

https://insideevs.com/news/420700/china-ev-wireless-charging-standard-witricity-tech/

The volunteer spirit!

Went out early this morning and volunteered in the city of Miramar, packing bags for the memorial hospital employees.

It was a small way to say thanks for all they do.

But I couldn't figure out how to drink through the mask.

And as an aside: I'm glad to help but the city holds this every day for its residents. And bigger picture...why? Why do people need so much help when there are billionaires who can't figure out whether they should have their lobster flown in today or tomorrow.

California governor sued by pastors over public-gathering restrictions - Business Insider

Because, apparently, god takes attendance.

Oh wait. This is republican jesus(tm) that we're talking about. Yeah, he takes attendance and counts the take.

https://www.businessinsider.com/california-governor-state-officials-sued-by-church-pastors-coronavirus-restrictions-2020-4

To Valhalla!

I neglected to mention the passing of Don Shula yesterday. He was the consummate coach. A class act. A guy who literally won it all (though Howard Cossell famously chided him for going 2-5 in super bowls...). A guy who did it an era when football didn't enjoy the popularity it does now. A guy who did it with almost no game film and very few coaches.

As he said along the way, you adapt your style to fit the players, not the other way around. And that worked out well for him.

I met him once or twice along the way, and he was nice enough. Maybe not the nicest, most genuine person, but I enjoyed it anyway.

There are great stories from his playing days and his coaching days. Everyone he played with or who played for him has a story.

But the one that I heard which I love was just how anonymous he was. He had just gone 17-0 and he and his wife went on a vacation to a small town. They went into a movie theater and as they sat down, they got an ovation from the small crowd.

Don asks someone if they knew who he was and the person responded "I have no idea. They just told us if there weren't 10 people in the theater, they weren't showing the movie. And then you and your wife came in"

May the football gods welcome you warmly. Surely they know who you are.

One of the World’s Best Restaurants Might Not Reopen Its Doors - Bloomberg

This is the kind of thing we need to hear more about. This man essentially lost his business due to the pandemic - he works with high end ingredients, catered to a sophisticated palate, and hired a fair number of people on work visas - so it's likely he won't reopen.

And while that's sad, he decided to start a food co-op to make meals to help others. Turning his own situation into something positive in a greater good kind of way.

What I like is that there's some good in the world from people who have the opportunity and are doing it selflessly.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/one-of-the-world-s-best-restaurants-might-not-reopen-its-doors

In case you wondered. They are, in fact, paid shills.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/18/coronavirus-americans-protest-stay-at-home

'It all feels a little off': Caution as post-virus China reopens

Oh look. People were saying "we're not China." And yet we are exactly like China. So. Ummm. Yeah.


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/feels-caution-post-virus-china-reopens-200420024141095.html