LOCAL: I painted an aerial of downtown Pittsburgh in oils as seen with a foregrounded Duquesne Incline, 24″ x 18″ on the post banner. Yes, you can actually pay to ride up and down it. The view is spectacular. The car moves at about 4 mph.
This was my 117th painting, my first serious oil painting of the year. I consider it a warm-up. It took three days, 24 hours. At labor 25/hr. x 24 hrs. + supplies $50 =$650. A working artist proletariat wage of $1083 a week with work 40 of the 52 weeks (it’s a struggle) making $43.3K and buying supplies, insurance, transportation, utilities or rent. Lean. That’s not my primary occupation, but I could imagine it working out somehow for someone on that tip.
Looking at grants. Old man looking at the grants.
DRONE POSITIVE: The sky looks like an old wet rag. If it wasn’t freezing or raining, I was at work or engaged in dadmode. I am looking forward to more flights. Yesterday was sunny and freezing when I got off work.
Can you use a drone to find deer in Pennsylvania? A Senator argues for tracking mortally wounded deer with drones. Deer are nuisance animals in Pennsylvania, and some carry a zombie wasting disease. I hit one on the turnpike. It just ran right in front of me going 70 mph and I launched it off my windshield into outer space. Lucky it did not stove in the glass and knock me into the backseat. Looking forward to more info on this argument.
DRONE BAD: Drones interrupting lifesaving helicopter transport: Child in stable condition after near-drowning, drone disrupts rescue efforts | 12newsnow.com
Baltimore man facing federal charges after flying drone during Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers Wild Card game – CBS Baltimore “Suarez told officials he bought the drone for recreation and also used it for work. According to court documents, the drone was not registered and Saurez did not have the certifications needed to operate it.”
FAA hits YouTuber with lifetime drone ban for “endangering” people at airport – Dexerto And threatened him with $182K in fines. And yet the idiots keep coming.
Pilot of Drone That Grounded Blaze-Battling ‘Super Scooper’ Pleads Guilty – FLYING Magazine He is facing possible fines and civil damages in excess of $130K. His drone probably cost 1/260th of what it will cost him now.
SCITECH NEWS: Moon missions:
- Astrobotic Technology w/Griffin lander
- Venturi Astrolab with FLIP rover. Placing a bid for it to do my cat litter for the next thirty years.
- Boeing’s SLS, mounted with Orion lays off 400 people.
- Blue Origin…is for up. Very orbit.
- Space X Starship in dress rehearsal for 8, running nitro. Nitro-burning funny spaceship.
- ISRO completes a docking maneuver
- ISRO lists summer solstices as a form of power generation on the Chandrayaan – 3 brochure
- Japan’s iSpace wants to inhabit the Moon. ispace 2040 Vision Movie
- China is bringing a rover developed in Pakistan. Pakistan rover to fly on China’s Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission – SpaceNews
ART HEISTS: Stolen paintings returned to Somerville artist following mysterious voicemail. Adam Leveille’s linen oil is awesome, btw.
Thieves run amok. Three Men Convicted of Playing a Role in Ring That Preyed on U.S. Museums – The New York Times
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