Currently have a project going using Python scripting in Blender using scipy.optimize.differential_evolution and Cycles rendering to optimize the shape of a reflector to match a desired light distribution pattern. It's not a perfect tool for the job, but it seems to be pretty accurate.

And because where income is high, cost of living is high, and the marginal cost of children goes from "investment in the future" to "big hole I sink money into".

Yep it is 2025 and they still say such stupid shit. Take cloud seeding for example. I can guarantee you they won't take strong action to end/deny/shutdown cloud seeding. Because then when all the extreme rains keep happening, they can't point their stupid fingers at anything. Man made global warming is just this thing they have to deny and ignore. And if Trump (who fucking won) were to actually completely shut down cloud seeding, then they'd have no conspiracy to blame. FML. That's just one fun example of their mental gymnastics.

Racists are everywhere. Usually, they just say stupid off color things, but they can still be nice/kind/polite to others. Racists come in many varieties and shades of grey. But kill a few million Jews, Greeks, Armenians, and all of a sudden people are ready to start punching some faces.

If you didn't have an interest before in eating tinamou, why would you develop one just because some company makes them big?

I mean, there's literally photographs. Here's another shot of the NACS charger. Here's one of a Tesla plugged in, to a NACS connector. Here's another.

I mean, you're asking me to not believe my own eyes.

Literally, the other drivers leaving reviews at the site disagree with you. When was the last time you were there? Here's all the reviews:

Feb 28, 2025
MKF
Tesla Model Y
NACS (Tesla) 16 Kilowatts

Dec 8, 2024
ProphetM
Tesla Model 3
NACS (Tesla)
Another great charge under the windmill at this wonderful museum!

Oct 1, 2023
SJacks
Fiat 500e 2013
We have a standard J-1772, and there was none of this plug type supplied at the ~4 charge stations (2 plugs each). Most if the plug-types were the CCS-Type 1. This station info should be updated.

Sep 9, 2023
tesla3joe
Tesla Model 3
Tesla
After hours use the service entrance. Charger is under the big windmill.

Jun 9, 2023
TessieK
Tesla Model S
This place is open and working! I called first to make sure the gate was open. Andy answered and was so sweet. He greeted us at the gate and took us to the charger.

Nov 24, 2022
rsager
Tesla Model 3
Arrived when museum was closed and the gate was locked so there was no access to the chargers. their phone message said their hours were Friday through Sunday? But that we could arrange visits to the museum on other days.

Aug 27, 2022
AmericanVanilla
Tesla Model Y
Tesla 6 Kilowatts
Maximum 24A Charger

Aug 27, 2022
blackmamba
Tesla 6 Kilowatts
We were in a pretty tricky situation in this area on the way to Vegas. Charging facilities are fairly limited in this area but this location helped close the gap to get to the closest super charger in needles. It seems that the charger can be accessed at any time of the day. The location is scenic with art installations by the host museum. Watch out for wild life. Leave a donation this service is seriously needed (and appreciated) in this area.

Mar 1, 2022
Sperry
Tesla Model 3
Great stop
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Dec 30, 2021
EVJerry
Tesla Model X
What a neat Historic Route 66 spot where my Spirit of Tesla - 2017 Tesla Model X used the service entrance to get to the windmill for a Level 2 Tesla destination charger (5 kW atv240 volts)...along with 120- volt Level 1 outlet. I will be back to visit this exquisite "Study The Past" historical site.

Dec 13, 2021
Nyroc
Chevrolet Bolt EV 2017
Tesla
Nice place to go back in history. Very enjoyable
The Tesla Destination is now housed in a shelter. I didn’t test it with my adapter but looks in great condition.

Nov 21, 2020
bee_harris
Tesla Model 3
Tesla

Apr 28, 2019
ProphetM
Tesla Model 3
Tesla 239 Volts 24 Amps 5 Kilowatts
Inaugural charge from their new Tesla Destination Charger! Output is 24 amps max (30 amp breaker).

Mar 12, 2019
ProphetM
Tesla Model 3
Wall 118 Volts 12 Amps 1 Kilowatts
Great historical museum on Route 66! Just 120v right now but 240v planned soon.

And the worst thing is not you dying, but the fact that you'll probably be killing someone else who was being a responsible driver, and possibly their entire family, in the process.

Please demonstrate how using the bathroom and buying a snack / drink turns a 24 hour journey into a week-long journey.

Quite the opposite, not taking rest breaks can very readily turn a 24 hour journey into an eternal journey, when you die in a car accident.

My car has a built in charger map; you don't need an app. And for at least their own network, Tesla payment on Superchargers is the simplest thing imaginable: just plug in whenever you want and disconnect whenever you want, without doing literally anything else. All chargers should work this way for all EVs (with credit cards / apps only as a backup).

When I road trip, I just plug into the wall (though we are 230V). Gives like a half charge overnight (and because you're not arriving on empty, you leave at somewhere between 2/3rds and completely full). Also, when traveling to see sights, there's (at least where I am) commonly chargers at the parking lot, so while you're out doing whatever for X minutes/hours, your car is also getting charged.

A couple years ago I drove around Iceland (one of the least densely populated countries on Earth) in my Tesla while friends and family were in an ICE vehicle. I was waiting on them just as often as they were waiting on me. And this is a model I got at the start of 2020, using a battery pack that had been little updated since the car first came out in 2017, at a time when most of Iceland's chargers were still 50kW.

I wish Colossal would just be more honest about what they're doing. They're not "bringing back lost species"; they're inserting just a handful of genes into modern species, genes which have the most impact on physical appearance. This is very different from bringing back the species itself, the entire genome. I'm glad that Slashdot's blurb at least had lots of caveats ("to resemble", etc).

(I won't even say that what Colossal is doing is useless. Their modified animals certainly seem a better starting point for future engineering efforts than just starting from scratch; at the very least, they'll be the right size for e.g. gestation / ovogenesis of the further modified progeny)

There's also the issue that Europeans as well found it difficult to conceive of the concept that an entire species could just go extinct.

Your point of view is basically not the laws as they stand today. You can go to a farm supply store and buy a fairly large amount of 24D and spray your lawn if you want to. It's up to you to read the label and mix as needed. But more importantly, "causing environmental contamination" is also basically pretty hands off in America. When Obama tried to do some water reform it failed to stick. Today a farmer has to opt in to the idea of providing adequate buffers to help cleanup runoff and make streams improve. We know a lot more about how to improve things but it is not really enforced. You choose to do so and get your CRP payments. A LOT of large dairy/feedlots will get approved, and water and aquifer quality is barely a concern in most "ag" states in America. The rivers will tell the truth. And one household and their lawn doesn't have much to do with it. They probably aren't over spraying herbicides or fertilizing to the same degree.

Yeah. Even here in Iceland, which isn't exactly a solar paradise, these would be really useful in some places. Though realistically your best option would be a mix of solar and wind.