Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Can Startup’s New Drilling Technology Unlock Limitless Geothermal Power?
March 1st, 2022Via: Interesting Engineering: Quaise Energy plans to use millimeter-wave drilling systems that can reach depths where geothermal energy is virtually unlimited. The firm will drill with microwaves in order to go deeper than ever before. On its website, Quaise Emergy describes the technology as follows: “Our gyrotron-powered drilling platform vaporizes boreholes through rock and provides […]
Humans Find AI-Generated Faces More Trustworthy Than the Real Thing
February 28th, 2022Via: Scientific American: One tell for a deepfake used to be the “uncanny valley” effect, an unsettling feeling triggered by the hollow look in a synthetic person’s eyes. But increasingly convincing images are pulling viewers out of the valley and into the world of deception promulgated by deepfakes. The startling realism has implications for malevolent […]
A National Vaccine Pass Has Quietly Rolled Out – And Red States Are Getting On Board
February 27th, 2022Convenience. Via: Forbes: Even as the omicron variant loosens its grip on the world, destinations continue to require travelers to show proof of vaccination. And, increasingly, a paper CDC vaccination card is not cutting it. While the United States government has not issued a federal digital vaccine pass, a national standard has nevertheless emerged. To […]
NATO ACTIVATION
February 26th, 2022Now we hold our collective breath and hope that nobody messes with GPS and/or GLONASS systems. Increasingly, it seems like Ernst Blofeld and SPECTRE are running this show. Via: Time: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has for the first time activated a military response force designed to boost the defenses of frontline nations in […]
Musk Activates Starlink Internet Service in Ukraine
February 26th, 2022Cryptogon 2019: Recently Retired USAF General Makes Eyebrow Raising Claims About Advanced Space Technology: If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering: What is Starlink’s actual purpose? I didn’t entirely believe the prosaic narrative about better rural broadband Internet and a funding source for Elon Musk’s Mars aspirations, etc. Well, it might be about those things […]
U.S. Considering Large Scale Use of Offensive Cyberweapons Against Russia
February 25th, 2022This is from an email I wrote to a friend a couple of weeks ago. After mentioning some aspects of the COVID scam, I wrote: The whole thing lurches from one giant scam to the next. I just hope the next one doesn’t involve mushroom clouds. Flash forward to today. I haven’t been posting much, […]
A Chinese Satellite Just Grappled Another And Pulled It Out Of Orbit
February 20th, 2022Via: The Warzone: A Chinese satellite was observed grabbing another satellite and pulling it out of its normal geosynchronous orbit and into a “super-graveyard drift orbit.” The maneuver raises questions about the potential applications of these types of satellites designed to maneuver close to other satellites for inspection or manipulation and adds to growing concerns […]
Russia’s Sputnik V and the WEF with Riley Waggaman
February 19th, 2022Via: Unlimited Hangout: Unlimited Hangout with Whitney Webb · Russia's Sputnik V and the WEF with Riley Waggaman
Bank Run? Canada’s Top Banks Mysteriously Go Offline
February 17th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: Days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would invoke emergency orders to crack down on demonstrators by freezing their bank accounts, five major Canadian banks went offline on Wednesday night, as customers reported their funds were unavailable, according to technology website Bleeping Computer. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), BMO (Bank of […]
Dave Beaty on the Mystery Drone Encounters with the U.S. Navy
February 12th, 2022Via: The Black Vault: Related: Navy Releases Timeline For Mysterious 2019 “UAS Swarm” Involving Warships Off California
