She/her. Disaster bisexual. Pieces of advice, laughs, whatever i'm thinking at the moment. This is gonna be a slapdash buffet table of everything I like, dislike or just generally want to contribute.
Graham was a homophobe and was seen as one of Trump's closest allies in the Senate. His death will not meaningfully impact the partisan balance of the Senate, as South Carolina's Republican governor can immediately appoint a replacement to serve out the remainder of his term.
Graham's death, which was unexpected, comes as the nation is expectantly waiting for the death of former Republican Senate Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell — who was hospitalized weeks ago and has mysteriously not made any public appearances, statements, or updates since.
thing I am proud of: when the doctor started going on a weird rant about long covid not being real I paused and listened to his nonsense for a bit and then very calmly said, in a polite and curious tone, "you don't believe in post-viral illness?" and he like. stammered a bunch and was like OH WELL I'M NOT SAYING -- I DON'T...I just think ..! and backpedaled awkwardly while I just sat there like :3c interesting :3c thank you so much for clarifying your stance on this :3c
an important skill for chronically ill people to develop is the ability to treat the doctor as though they are simply a person you are interviewing to find out how much they know about your condition.
Holy shit op this is LITERALLY in the book 'Never Split The Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depends On It'. Written by a guy who did hostage negotiation and then tried doing business negotiation, and mopped the floor with industry experts.
I'm fortunate enough to have a primary care doctor who knows about hEDS, but it's occurring to me that the skills in this book could be medically life changing for chronically ill folks of all kinds. Like. Literally a matter of life and death, especially for BIPOC and/or fat and/or young people who are having their issues dismissed.
NHTSA administrator Jonathan Morris called reports that self-driving cars had driven into emergency scenes and blocked ambulances and firefi
The head of the top US road safety agency cautioned autonomous vehicle developers in a letter Wednesday about what he called an “unacceptable” pattern of driverless cars interfering with the work of law enforcement and other first responders.
“To state it bluntly: An AV that cannot safely interact with first responders is a danger to the general public,” Jonathan Morrison, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), wrote in a letter that he described as a “call to action” for technology developers.
Morrison wrote that NHTSA has documented a “clear pattern” of interference over the last few months, including incidents in which the vehicles drove into active emergency scenes, blocked ambulances and firefighters, and didn’t respond in situations involving flashing lights, fire, and traffic cones.
He directed developers to "immediately focus their resources on fixing this issue,” and said that the NHTSA would schedule meetings with each company by the end of July to hear about solutions.
Waymo declined to comment. In a written statement, a Zoox spokesperson said the company “takes first responder interactions seriously, and we support NHTSA's push to hold the industry accountable," and called responses to emergencies “a critical part of our technology development.”
Officials with several city law enforcement and emergency departments told NHTSA representatives in a closed-door meeting earlier this year that Waymo robotaxis were impeding some emergency responses, WIRED reported in April. One fire chief called the vehicles’ behavior in those situations a “safety issue for our crews as well as the victims."Got a Tip?Do you work with or around autonomous vehicles? We'd like to hear from you. Using a nonwork phone or computer, contact the reporter securely on Signal at aarianm.30.
A San Francisco official told the agency that the company’s tech was “backsliding,” and the city’s fire chief said, “Waymo is frequently now blocking our fire stations from access.” A representative from Austin’s police department also said that Waymos tend to freeze in difficult situations, and the vehicles often fail to respond to officers’ hand signals in emergencies.
“I believe the technology was deployed too quickly in too vast amounts, with hundreds of vehicles, when it wasn’t really ready,” the Austin police official said, according to audio of the meeting obtained by WIRED.
Austin first responders appeared in a separate City Council meeting this spring to discuss how a Waymo robotaxi blocked an ambulance for two minutes as it tried to respond to a downtown mass shooting that killed three people and injured at least 14.
In this week’s letter, Morrison said his agency would “continue to exercise our enforcement authority for developers that do not address significant safety concerns.” NHTSA has issued several recalls related to autonomous vehicle technology in the last several years, including two related to Waymo’s behavior on flooded roads and near construction zones, and another related to Zoox robotaxis stopping in front of oncoming traffic. (The companies reported that both issues were solved through software updates.) A school district in Austin also worked with Waymo to train its vehicles to stop for school buses, though the fix didn’t immediately work.
In a press release Wednesday, the NHTSA also touted the Trump administration's work to ease regulations preventing more autonomous vehicles from operating on public roads. Last month, in a boon for purpose-built robotaxi developers, including Tesla and Zoox, the agency made it easier for companies to deploy vehicles that don’t meet motor vehicle safety standards because they don’t have steering wheels, driver-operated brakes, or rearview mirrors.
I don't know who needs to hear this but... start living. The days are flying by and all you do is work, pay bills, and stress. Enjoy what you can like walks, sunsets, music, laughter. Joy doesn't have to be expensive. You deserve it.
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