Things I learned lately 15 Dec

• Amazon employs over 750,000 robots.
• McDonalds just soft opened a new concept store in the US called CosMc’s. It’s more focused on drinks.
• The average new vehicle in Alberta sold for $70,771 in September 2023.
• Karen’s Diner. It’s a pop-up dining experience that roves around from city to city. It made a stop at an existing diner on 9 December. The deal? Great food, but the servers serve up a generous helping of abuse on the side. $60 to get in. I have no idea if that includes the food. I’m guessing they have performers on staff to do the abusing.
• One of the things that is quite revolutionary about the new Tesla Cybertruck is that unlike every vehicle made since the beginning, which use a 12V accessory system and associated wiring (lots of copper), the Cybertruck uses a 48 volt system, which reduces weight by reducing copper. Will other manufacturers follow suit?
• “The Michelin Guide started in central France in 1889, when brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin founded their tire company, fueled by a grand vision for the French automobile industry at a time when there were fewer than 3,000 cars in the country. In order to help motorists develop their trips - thereby boosting car sales and in turn, tire purchases - the Michelin brothers produced a small guide filled with handy information for travelers, such as maps, information on how to change a tire, where to fill up on petrol, and wonderfully - for the traveler in search of respite from the adventures of the day - a listing of places to eat or take shelter for the night.”
• France gets up to around 70% of its electricity from nuclear energy. Slovakia gets about 52.3% of its electricity from nuclear energy. Belgium gets about 50.8% of its electricity from nuclear energy. Hungary gets about 46.8% of its electricity from nuclear energy.