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If it's imported in the bottle it may be 70cl because that's the standard in the EU, I think.
Ah, that could be it. Ever since there's been a "Rare Finds" section at the new location of this liquor store, that's where I've seen more of those 700ml bottles showing up.
I first noticed it years ago with chips. Instead of raising the price on a bag of chips, companies would reduce the size of the bag. Now I see it a lot lately at the booze store. Mostly with Single Malts. Instead of the regular size of 750ML bottles, there's a lot of 700ML bottles popping up recently.
If it's imported in the bottle it may be 70cl because that's the standard in the EU, I think.
Well, to be fair it's not with the regular 750ML that it's happening, as far as I can tell. It's newer bottles popping up on the shelf that are only 700ML.
I first noticed it years ago with chips. Instead of raising the price on a bag of chips, companies would reduce the size of the bag. Now I see it a lot lately at the booze store. Mostly with Single Malts. Instead of the regular size of 750ML bottles, there's a lot of 700ML bottles popping up recently.
I first noticed it years ago with chips. Instead of raising the price on a bag of chips, companies would reduce the size of the bag. Now I see it a lot lately at the booze store. Mostly with Single Malts. Instead of the regular size of 750ML bottles, there's a lot of 700ML bottles popping up recently.
What I want to know is how the natural wobble in earths rotation relative to ever changing positional poles and earths eccentric orbit relative to the sun, and gravity working with the magnetic liquid core movements and shifting geo morphs and the global hydraulic effects of major bodies of water (surface currents tides and aquifers within upper crust) works on this big egg and it's atmosphere. Sounds like an awful lot of kinetic data to keep up with. I guess AI will put some lotion on all that motion. Hopefully in a constructive manner. Hopefully. At least nobody will get blamed for the conundrum.
Bearing whatever weight fossil fuel consumption etc has to do with the accepted paradigm, it has always been a far more complex issue. Adaptation needs to reach far beyond the divisive and derisive geo-political grind that has become the popular mantra.
The paradigm shift will need the derivatives of petroleum science to further advancements in chemistry and conservation and all kinds of other benefits to humanity, but the dirty fueling of man and machine has got to go.
Batteries and the associated stream pollute also. I get that at least it's something. It's not the everything, though.
Cosmic eccentricity meets human obstinacy meets natural disaster meets socio-economic malignancy. It's a perfect storm.
We are here, and where here is will be apparent soon enough if not already. What to do next looms as a monster.
Believe it or not though, I for one am totally optimistic. I believe in individual responsibility and uniqueness and a collective strength of character. A forged sense of community and of working freedom. There for the weak. There for the infirmed. There for the aged and the youth. Idealistic? Maybe.
Still, I feel humbled by the breakdown and suffering.
I'll happily put the carbon footprint of my batteries/PV array/power system up against the usage of my house for the next 20 years.
What I want to know is how the natural wobble in earths rotation relative to ever changing positional poles and earths eccentric orbit relative to the sun, and gravity working with the magnetic liquid core movements and shifting geo morphs and the global hydraulic effects of major bodies of water (surface currents tides and aquifers within upper crust) works on this big egg and it's atmosphere. Sounds like an awful lot of kinetic data to keep up with. I guess AI will put some lotion on all that motion. Hopefully in a constructive manner. Hopefully. At least nobody will get blamed for the conundrum.
Bearing whatever weight fossil fuel consumption etc has to do with the accepted paradigm, it has always been a far more complex issue. Adaptation needs to reach far beyond the divisive and derisive geo-political grind that has become the popular mantra.
The paradigm shift will need the derivatives of petroleum science to further advancements in chemistry and conservation and all kinds of other benefits to humanity, but the dirty fueling of man and machine has got to go.
Batteries and the associated stream pollute also. I get that at least it's something. It's not the everything, though.
Cosmic eccentricity meets human obstinacy meets natural disaster meets socio-economic malignancy. It's a perfect storm.
We are here, and where here is will be apparent soon enough if not already. What to do next looms as a monster.
Believe it or not though, I for one am totally optimistic. I believe in individual responsibility and uniqueness and a collective strength of character. A forged sense of community and of working freedom. There for the weak. There for the infirmed. There for the aged and the youth. Idealistic? Maybe.
Still, I feel humbled by the breakdown and suffering.
Random Google: countries manufacturing robot soldiers?
AI Overview
Several countries are actively developing, testing, or manufacturing robotic systems, unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and quadruped or humanoid robot "combatants" for military use:
China: China leads the world in commercial humanoid and quadruped manufacturing (producing roughly 95% of global humanoid shipments) and is accelerating the transfer of these technologies to the Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA) training grounds. Companies like Unitree Robotics produce quadruped robot dogs that have been shown armed alongside PLA troops.
Ukraine: Ukraine extensively deploys and manufactures unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and ground drones for logistics, medical evacuations, and combat positions. Ukraine deployed 10,000â15,000 ground drones in 2025 and aims to produce another 50,000 in 2026. U.S. robotics companies have also sent prototype humanoid robots to Ukraine for military logistics and reconnaissance testing.
Serbia: Serbia recently opened a factory in Å abac in partnership with Chinese robotics firms to produce industrial and quadruped robots, subsequently displaying armed Chinese-designed quadruped robot dogs operating alongside soldiers in military exercises.
United States: The U.S. military funds and researches advanced robotics, autonomous systems, and software integration (via defense tech firms like Anduril and Palantir). U.S.-based companies like Future Industries also hold research contracts with the U.S. Army to test humanoid applications.
Other Nations: Countries like Russia (using ground drones and UGVs in the ongoing conflict) and Israel (deploying UGVs for combat and engineering in Gaza) heavily utilize military ground robotics, while nations like Turkey, Iran, and India are increasingly focusing on domestic electronics and robotics supply chains for future defense.
Not so random Google follow up:
Countries manufacturing humanoid soldiers?
AI Overview
China and the United States are currently exploring and developing humanoid and legged robotic systems for military applications, though active manufacturing and deployment remain in research, testing, and early pilot phases rather than full-scale mass production of armed humanoid soldiers.
China
Military Integration: Following the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing in August 2026, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA Daily) urged researchers to accelerate transferring cutting-edge humanoid technologies into military training grounds for robotic "combatants".
Research and Scale: An analysis of over 100 military tenders, academic studies, and patents shows an expansion in defense research by institutions like NUDT, Norinco, and the PLA. Commercial firms (such as UBTech, Unitree, and XPeng) drive massive commercial productionâaccounting for an estimated 95% of global humanoid robot shipmentsâproviding an industrial base that dual-use military developers are tapping into.
Quadruped Deployments: While true humanoid infantry are in development, Chinese-designed armed quadruped robot dogs equipped with rifles and grenade launchers have already been showcased in military exercises (including in Serbia and domestic PLA mock landings).
United States
Pentagon Contracts: San Francisco-based robotics startup Foundation secured a $24 million contract with the Pentagon and has deployed its man-sized humanoid robot (the Phantom MK-1, standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds) for testing with the U.S. Air Force for logistics, research, and material handling.
Weaponization Discussions: While current U.S. military contracts focus on research, logistics, and non-lethal tasks, developers are holding active conversations with defense leaders about eventually equipping these humanoids with weapons.
Policy and Restrictions: U.S. authorities have placed growing regulatory and trade focus on foreign competition, including Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bans on imports of certain foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots.
Current StatusDefense experts emphasize that fully autonomous humanoid robot soldiers are still years away from large-scale active battlefield deployment. Current efforts focus heavily on bipedal balance, cognition, sensor integration, and logistics support rather than mass-produced armed infantry.
Not so random Part 2 Countries utilizing AI technology in humanoid soldiers?
AI Overview
Countries are actively researching and developing AI-powered humanoid robots for military logistics, reconnaissance, and combat, though fully autonomous armed "humanoid soldiers" are still largely in experimental, trial, or early testing phases rather than mass-deployed combat units.
China and the United States are the primary countries actively researching and developing AI-powered humanoid robots for military training and potential battlefield deployment.
China
Military Integration: Following the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA Daily) urged researchers in September 2026 to accelerate moving humanoid robots from laboratories to military training grounds, labeling them "combatants".
Active Hardware: Defense conglomerate NORINCO developed the full-sized Fuxi robot designed for sentry duty, patrols, and all-weather reconnaissance, which can use human-motion sensing and teleoperation systems.
Research & Scale: The National University of Defense Technology has studied humanoids for urban assault teams targeting deployment within 5 to 10 years. Furthermore, China launched the world's first intelligent humanoid robot manufacturing factory on September 15, 2026, after accounting for roughly 95% of global humanoid robot shipments in 2025.
United States
Military Contracts: The U.S. military has invested heavily in robotic combat capabilities, issuing a $24 million contract to San Francisco-based startup Foundation and engaging in $225 million negotiations with Scout AI.
The Phantom Robot: Foundation manufactures the Phantom humanoid robot (5 feet 11 inches tall, 180 pounds) for warfare logistics and reconnaissance. Two units were sent to Ukraine for testing, with weaponized applications anticipated as early as 2027.
Army Competitions: The U.S. Army launched a competition in 2025 focused on militarized humanoid capabilities for urban assault and hazardous material handling, offering up to $1.25 million in follow-on contracts.
Ukraine
Frontline Testing: Ukraine is actively ramping up ground robot procurement to 50,000 units and testing foreign-supplied humanoid assets on active battlefields for reconnaissance and logistics support.
Random Google: countries manufacturing robot soldiers?
AI Overview
Several countries are actively developing, testing, or manufacturing robotic systems, unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), and quadruped or humanoid robot "combatants" for military use:
China: China leads the world in commercial humanoid and quadruped manufacturing (producing roughly 95% of global humanoid shipments) and is accelerating the transfer of these technologies to the Peopleâs Liberation Army (PLA) training grounds. Companies like Unitree Robotics produce quadruped robot dogs that have been shown armed alongside PLA troops.
Ukraine: Ukraine extensively deploys and manufactures unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) and ground drones for logistics, medical evacuations, and combat positions. Ukraine deployed 10,000â15,000 ground drones in 2025 and aims to produce another 50,000 in 2026. U.S. robotics companies have also sent prototype humanoid robots to Ukraine for military logistics and reconnaissance testing.
Serbia: Serbia recently opened a factory in Å abac in partnership with Chinese robotics firms to produce industrial and quadruped robots, subsequently displaying armed Chinese-designed quadruped robot dogs operating alongside soldiers in military exercises.
United States: The U.S. military funds and researches advanced robotics, autonomous systems, and software integration (via defense tech firms like Anduril and Palantir). U.S.-based companies like Future Industries also hold research contracts with the U.S. Army to test humanoid applications.
Other Nations: Countries like Russia (using ground drones and UGVs in the ongoing conflict) and Israel (deploying UGVs for combat and engineering in Gaza) heavily utilize military ground robotics, while nations like Turkey, Iran, and India are increasingly focusing on domestic electronics and robotics supply chains for future defense.
Not so random Google follow up:
Countries manufacturing humanoid soldiers?
AI Overview
China and the United States are currently exploring and developing humanoid and legged robotic systems for military applications, though active manufacturing and deployment remain in research, testing, and early pilot phases rather than full-scale mass production of armed humanoid soldiers.
China
Military Integration: Following the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing in August 2026, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA Daily) urged researchers to accelerate transferring cutting-edge humanoid technologies into military training grounds for robotic "combatants".
Research and Scale: An analysis of over 100 military tenders, academic studies, and patents shows an expansion in defense research by institutions like NUDT, Norinco, and the PLA. Commercial firms (such as UBTech, Unitree, and XPeng) drive massive commercial productionâaccounting for an estimated 95% of global humanoid robot shipmentsâproviding an industrial base that dual-use military developers are tapping into.
Quadruped Deployments: While true humanoid infantry are in development, Chinese-designed armed quadruped robot dogs equipped with rifles and grenade launchers have already been showcased in military exercises (including in Serbia and domestic PLA mock landings).
United States
Pentagon Contracts: San Francisco-based robotics startup Foundation secured a $24 million contract with the Pentagon and has deployed its man-sized humanoid robot (the Phantom MK-1, standing 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds) for testing with the U.S. Air Force for logistics, research, and material handling.
Weaponization Discussions: While current U.S. military contracts focus on research, logistics, and non-lethal tasks, developers are holding active conversations with defense leaders about eventually equipping these humanoids with weapons.
Policy and Restrictions: U.S. authorities have placed growing regulatory and trade focus on foreign competition, including Federal Communications Commission (FCC) bans on imports of certain foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots.
Current StatusDefense experts emphasize that fully autonomous humanoid robot soldiers are still years away from large-scale active battlefield deployment. Current efforts focus heavily on bipedal balance, cognition, sensor integration, and logistics support rather than mass-produced armed infantry.
Not so random Part 2 Countries utilizing AI technology in humanoid soldiers?
AI Overview
Countries are actively researching and developing AI-powered humanoid robots for military logistics, reconnaissance, and combat, though fully autonomous armed "humanoid soldiers" are still largely in experimental, trial, or early testing phases rather than mass-deployed combat units.
China and the United States are the primary countries actively researching and developing AI-powered humanoid robots for military training and potential battlefield deployment.
China
Military Integration: Following the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA Daily) urged researchers in September 2026 to accelerate moving humanoid robots from laboratories to military training grounds, labeling them "combatants".
Active Hardware: Defense conglomerate NORINCO developed the full-sized Fuxi robot designed for sentry duty, patrols, and all-weather reconnaissance, which can use human-motion sensing and teleoperation systems.
Research & Scale: The National University of Defense Technology has studied humanoids for urban assault teams targeting deployment within 5 to 10 years. Furthermore, China launched the world's first intelligent humanoid robot manufacturing factory on September 15, 2026, after accounting for roughly 95% of global humanoid robot shipments in 2025.
United States
Military Contracts: The U.S. military has invested heavily in robotic combat capabilities, issuing a $24 million contract to San Francisco-based startup Foundation and engaging in $225 million negotiations with Scout AI.
The Phantom Robot: Foundation manufactures the Phantom humanoid robot (5 feet 11 inches tall, 180 pounds) for warfare logistics and reconnaissance. Two units were sent to Ukraine for testing, with weaponized applications anticipated as early as 2027.
Army Competitions: The U.S. Army launched a competition in 2025 focused on militarized humanoid capabilities for urban assault and hazardous material handling, offering up to $1.25 million in follow-on contracts.
Ukraine
Frontline Testing: Ukraine is actively ramping up ground robot procurement to 50,000 units and testing foreign-supplied humanoid assets on active battlefields for reconnaissance and logistics support.
In 1964, an Austrian journalist asked a travel agent in Vienna to book him on a flight to the moon, and it gave the folks at Pan Am an idea. Within weeks, the popular airline created a waitlist for would-be space travelers eager to reserve a spot on the first lunar flight. It was an advance reservation to be sure: The airline predicted that the first commercial flight to the moon would depart in the year 2000.
well, ok. Some of them are. But then...
