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If you were waiting on an electric GM truck similar in size to the Ford Maverick, you may be out of luck. GM is reportedly canceling plans to develop a compact electric pickup amid its shift toward plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). GM cancels plans for an electric Ford Maverick rival GM’s CEO Mary Barra announced several “organizational and process improvements” on the automaker’s Q4 earnings call last month. Among these, Barra said, was “deploying plug-in technology in strategic segments.” GM…

How to use piping in LinuxWhat you'll need: Piping in the Linux command line works on every Linux distribution, which means all you need is a running instance of any Linux distribution. Also: How to choose the right Linux desktop distribution for youThe syntax of a piped command looks like this:Command 1 | Command 2 | Command 3The | character indicates the piping, and bash reads it as such.Let's first talk about the commands we'll pipe together. Before we actually get to the piping, I'll first demonstrate the creation…

For starters, the real life Rocky Fiegel was not a sailor. He was a bartender who was well known for performing odd jobs around Chester, and was most often seen in the town saloons. As recounted by Fred Gardinetti, Rocky would often start drinking once the day's work was finished and nap in the afternoon sun outside. Children walking home from school would play pranks on the sleeping barman, and if awoken too soon he would jump up and immediately be itching for a fight. Although it is true that Frank…

EV start-up Lordstown (RIDE) just hit another major hurdle in its journey to bring the Endurance electric pickup to market. According to an SEC filing on Monday, Lordstown may be facing bankruptcy after Foxconn, which has been a lifeline for the company thus far, signaled an end to their investment agreement. Lordstown has faced an uphill battle in bringing its first electric model, the Endurance pickup, to the market since its founding in 2018. After going public on the US NASDAQ exchange…

LinkedIn encourages users to present an idealized version of themselves and their work and promotes a culture of bragging and virtue signaling. This leads to low self-esteem and imposter syndrome, as well as mental and physical health issues. It is time to call for a more supportive environment on the platform, especially for marginalized groups.Read All LinkedIn encourages users to present an idealized version of themselves and their work and promotes a culture of bragging and virtue signaling. This leads to low…

A unique performance of Gustav Holst’s masterwork The Planets – played on a magnificent pipe organ rather than by an orchestra and punctuated by poems inspired by children’s responses to the music – is to be staged in the suitably vast Salisbury Cathedral.The idea of the community music project is to introduce more people, young and old, to the 140-year-old “Father” Willis organ, one of the treasures of the cathedral.It is also intended to get the children who took part and the adults who will watch and listen thinking…

Robotic water pipes from ICAIR could protect billions of liters from leaking The University of Sheffield’s Integrated Civil and Infrastructure Research Centre (ICAIR) is testing a new generation of subterranean robotic pipe patrollers. Pipebots are tiny, mobile robots with all-terrain legs and cameras for eyes. They are being created in coordination with the water sector to inspect pipes and detect flaws and cracks before they become leaks. According to Ofwat, the economic regulator for the water industry, about…

A Denver Water crew works to replace a lead water service line installed in 1927 with a new copper one at a private home on June 17, 2021, in Denver.Photo: Brittany Peterson (AP)The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved an almost $700 million plan to remove lead water pipes in the Denver, Colorado area. The agency has called the local water utility’s efforts an “example”to other utilities around the country looking to replace their old lead water lines, the Associated Press reported.The push to rapidly…

Before his death, the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia tried to get clean after years of freebasing cocaine and other drugs, so he gifted a marijuana pipe to a fellow musician who socked it away in his San Francisco home. About 31 years later, the handmade pipe has resurfaced in a Marin County antique shop, whose owner considers it a unique rock ‘n’ roll artifact.“My shop is fun and a lot of fun stuff walks in the door,” Steve Cabella, owner of the Modern i Shop in San Anselmo, told The Times. “But when this walked in the…

Cooling and cases specialist Streacom has launched a range of heat pipe sets for PC DIYers. The Dutch firm is particularly popular with fanless PC enthusiasts, with approximately half its cases addressing this segment. Fanless Tech was quick to spot these new heat pipe sets that are being supplied in straight form, with lengths of 150, 200, 250 and 300mm. PC DIYers who like to have full granular control over their PC builds are likely to welcome these commercial grade cooling components.Streacom already supplies quite…