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Devastating Fires Could Damage Lake Tahoe’s Iconic Blue Waters
Rachel Becker / Aug. 31, 2021, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… that seesaws up and down through the water column, crossing the lake once every 15 hours to measure particle sizes and concentrations. His team expects to collect the robot and retrieve its data in a few weeks …
(PHOTOS) Know Your 2021 Eureka Street Art Festival Artists
Andrew Goff / Aug. 21, 2021, 1:30 p.m. / Art
… the History of Chinese Americans in Humboldt ### -ROBERT “ROBOT” ADAMS-EurekaLongtime fans of the Kinetic Sculpture Race will recognize the contraption depicted in Robert “Robot …
Yoga Classes, Therapy and 401(k)s: California Businesses Beefing Up Benefits to Attract Workers
Grace Gedye / Aug. 11, 2021, 7:32 a.m. / Sacramento
… risen much faster than wages for all private employees. Between March and May, the most recent period for which data is available, average wages for private employees rose by 1.2%, while wages for leisure …
(PHOTOS) Volunteers Spruce Up Old Town During Community Cleanup and ‘Project Eureka’ Events
Stephanie McGeary / April 24, 2021, 3:30 p.m. / Community
… adventure cleanup.” “I think with the pandemic, things have been sort of sleepy in Old Town,” Castellano, dressed in a handmade robot costume, told the Outpost. “We all feel very fondly about this part of our …
COVID-19 Pandemic Is Speeding Up Rush to Automate Some Jobs
Laurence Du Sault / March 10, 2021, 7 p.m. / Sacramento
… stores, manufacturing plants, and call centers across the state, employers relied on machines and robots to reduce physical proximity and cope with higher demand, the McKinsey report found. Experts expect …
Local Engineer to Star in National Geographic Ocean Exploration Series Produced By James Cameron
John Ross Ferrara / March 1, 2021, 5:30 p.m. / Nature , News , Ocean , People of Humboldt
… of the Humboldt Amateur Radio Club. By the time he was a senior at McKinleyville High, he was competing in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s underwater robotics competition. “That experience really helped …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Exercise in the Time of COVID
Barry Evans / Feb. 21, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… humanness comes to the fore. We’re not robots, we crave connection and intimacy; we want to be in nature, we need to work our lungs and muscles and give ourselves a break from the craziness.So just how great …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: On Not Being An Atheist
Barry Evans / Jan. 17, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… Christian or devout Sunni—know shit about God, any more than we “know” anything for certain. We could be brains-in-vats/dreaming or hallucinating/pawns in a sim-type computer game/robots convinced we’re free …
COVID Tests Lagging: Slower Turnaround Times Creeping Back for Californians
Barbara Feder Ostrov / Dec. 11, 2020, 8:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… sites and hours and Californians flocked to get tested before Thanksgiving. The average turnaround time for test results has risen by 30% from the first week in November to the last week, or from 1 …
(PHOTOS) Local Artist Turns Humboldt Preschoolers’ Christmas Drawings Into Light-Up Displays to be Featured in Saturday’s Truckers’ Parade
Andrew Goff / Dec. 10, 2020, 1:44 p.m. / :) , Art , Community
… recreations are the effort of Robert “Robot” Adams. We now invite you to enjoy some side-by-side cuteness, comparing the local tykes’ artistic conceptions to Adams’ ultimate full-size realizations …
BRILLIANCE IN THE WORLD: For Humboldt’s California Teacher of the Year, Education is About Encouraging Students to Shine
Jacquelyn Opalach / Nov. 13, 2020, 7:44 a.m. / Education
… and we shouldn't just expect kids to come and sit and be robots and take down what we say and bring it back out to us on some standardized test,” she said. “I want my students to be active, I want them …
McKinleyville Man Arrested After Allegedly Holding His Girlfriend Hostage, Prompting SWAT Team Response Friday Night
LoCO Staff / Sept. 19, 2020, 2:59 p.m. / Crime
… a search warrant was obtained to make entry into the residence. Utilizing a robot, deputies were able to determine Brucklacher’s location inside. Just after 12:30 a.m., SWAT deputies deployed tear gas …
The Bomb Squad Was Called Out to a Eureka Corner Last Night After Someone Was Reported as Attempting to Ignite a Possible ‘Bottle Rocket’
LoCO Staff / July 10, 2020, 3:44 p.m. / Crime
… officers located a suspicious device and requested the assistance of the Sheriff’s EOD team. EOD deputies responded and utilizing an EOD robot, rendered the device safe.The male suspect associated …
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Odyssey Revisited
James Tressler / July 5, 2020, 6:59 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
… and cafes were closed, except for a McDonalds, a Burger King and Starbucks. Masks were of course required, and the robotic overhead voice frequently reminded us, in Turkish and English, to maintain social …
Bomb-Bot Bravely X-Rays Suspicious Object in Freshwater, Reveals Contents as Benign
LoCO Staff / June 5, 2020, 3:49 p.m. / Non-Crime
… of Myrtle Avenue in Freshwater.The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team was dispatched to investigate. Utilizing an EOD robot, deputies x-rayed the object and determined …
All That Bomb Squad Ruckus at Redwood Acres Sunday Afternoon? Non-Explosive Device, Turns Out
LoCO Staff / March 9, 2020, 9:22 a.m. / News
… safe by the EOD robot. Upon further investigation, EOD deputies determined that the object was a modified electric device, possibly utilized as a make-shift bicycle/scooter motor, and did not contain …
The BOMB-BOT is Once Again Investigating a Suspicious Package on Humboldt Hill; Road Closed Up There for a Bit
LoCO Staff / Feb. 14, 2020, 11:22 a.m. / Emergencies
… deputies investigated.Utilizing an EOD robot, deputies determined the suspicious object consisted of modified fireworks. Deputies rendered the object safe and collected it for further investigation. Humboldt …
(UPDATE) Another Day, Another Bomb Squad Deployment! Today Your Bomb-Bot is Working the Beat on Humboldt Hill
LoCO Staff / Jan. 8, 2020, 2:52 p.m. / Emergencies
… 's Office press release: On Jan. 8, 2020, at about 1:46 p.m., a citizen contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Emergency Communications Center to report a suspicious device discovered …
(UPDATE) Humboldt Bomb Squad Deployed in McKinleyville
Andrew Goff / Jan. 7, 2020, 3:10 p.m. / News
… while deputies investigated. During this time, local residents were advised to stay indoors while deputies worked to determine the contents of the package.Utilizing an EOD robot, deputies x …
California’s Labor Chief Wants the Jobs of the Future — and She Wants Them to Cut Inequality
Judy Lin / Oct. 17, 2019, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… .I. is going to destroy jobs, such as how a robot will take the place of humans. But …there’s nothing inevitable about the shape of our future economy. ” In short, she wants the future of work to bridge …
Even Robots are Mad at KHSU: Ransomware Responsible for Station’s Computer Woes, Says HSU
Andrew Goff / July 10, 2019, 9:44 a.m. / Education
… Even Robots are Mad at KHSU: Ransomware Responsible for Station's Computer Woes, Says HSU TAKE ME TO YOUR BITCOINHumboldt State University press release …
Meet Your New California State Budget! Lots of Spending on Health Care, Education, Housing and the Working Poor; Not as Many New Taxes as Some Had Feared
Judy Lin / June 13, 2019, 2:55 p.m. / Sacramento
… Newsom, left, and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, center, watch their children operate robot games during an Inaugural Family Event at the California Railroad Museum, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019 in Sacramento. This year …
INTRODUCING: SPILLBOT!, the Friendly LoCO Robot That Lets You Know When Bad Stuff Goes Where it Should Not Go
Hank Sims / May 8, 2019, 12:43 p.m. / Housekeeping
… INTRODUCING: SPILLBOT!, the Friendly LoCO Robot That Lets You Know When Bad Stuff Goes Where it Should Not Go Mapped: Humboldt County's HAZMAT incidents to date in the year …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Don’t Call It a Sex ‘Toy’
Barry Evans / Feb. 3, 2019, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… hundreds of thousands of attendees to Las Vegas every January.) This, despite the fact that last year's CES featured the “world’s first sex robot.” Take your pick: Immoral? Obscene? Indecent? Profane …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Burrowing into Mars
Barry Evans / Nov. 25, 2018, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Burrowing into Mars It’s not easy to go to Mars.Of 43 robotic missions to Mars, 18 have succeeded. Not all of these were designed as landers, but of the 14 missions …
Eureka City Council Candidates Politely Disagree On a Number of Matters During Labor Temple Forum
Ryan Burns / Oct. 3, 2018, 5:49 p.m. / Elections
… tends to “go on robot” or shut down emotionally when people try to manipulate a situation through emotional misinformation, which is what's happened with the needle debate. “I think …
Explosive Device Found in Blue Lake? This is a Job for HUMBOLDT BOMB BOT!
Andrew Goff / Sept. 14, 2018, 10:54 a.m. / News
… in relation to this incident. The Humboldt County Bomb Squad responded and deployed the Bomb Squad Robot. Render safe procedures were conducted and it was confirmed that the item …
No Danger of Cutten Being Blown Up by Suspicious Item Thanks to Humboldt Bomb Bot
Andrew Goff / July 6, 2018, 1:45 p.m. / Non-Emergencies
… to assist, temporarily closing both Walnut and Campton Roads. The EOD team deployed a remote controlled robot and rendered the suspicious item safe. Both roads were reopened by 10:30 p.m.This case is still …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Cheaper Thrills
Barry Evans / April 1, 2018, 7:53 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
… by adding what I missed in Country Club comments. Eating and Drinking Dollar store or Winco rice pudding, ambrosia in a plastic cup. $1 Rum balls. Trust me on this …
Introducing WARRANTED and RELEASED, the Newest Additions to the Outpost’s Team of Informative News Robots
Hank Sims / Jan. 18, 2018, 8:21 a.m. / Housekeeping
… Introducing WARRANTED and RELEASED, the Newest Additions to the Outpost's Team of Informative News Robots You can't quite call them “the Internet's newest features” since …
