Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Zipline Starts First Commercial U.S. Drone Deliveries with Walmart Partnership in Arkansas
November 18th, 2021Small area, small payloads. Via: The Verge: Walmart and drone delivery company Zipline are launching a delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas — the first commercial drone delivery service offered by Zipline in the US. Customers will be able to choose from “thousands of products,” though are restricted to health and wellness items like “over […]
Singapore’s Tech-Utopia Dream Is Turning Into a Surveillance State Nightmare
November 17th, 2021Oh sure. Via: Rest of World: “Our vision is for Singapore to be a Smart Nation: A nation where people live meaningful and fulfilled lives, enabled seamlessly by technology, offering exciting opportunities for all,” Lee said at the launch. “We should see it in our daily living, where networks of sensors and smart devices enable […]
Why Bill Gates Is Pivoting on Existing Covid Vaccines
November 17th, 2021Via: Brownstone Institute: In a surprising interview, Bill Gates said the following: “We didn’t have vaccines that block transmission. We got vaccines that help you with your health, but they only slightly reduce the transmission. We need new ways of doing vaccines.” It’s odd how he speaks of medicines as if they are like software. […]
Russian Anti-Satellite Test Produces Dangerous Debris Cloud In Orbit
November 16th, 2021Via: The War Zone: Russia tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile test on Nov. 15, 2021, Moscow Standard Time, that struck a Russian satellite [COSMOS 1408] and created a debris field in low-Earth orbit. The test so far has generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris and will likely generate hundreds of thousands […]
YouTube Hides ‘Dislikes’ Following Mass Downvoting of Biden Administration Videos
November 11th, 2021Via: Summit News: YouTube has announced it will hide ‘dislikes’ from videos to curb “creator harassment,” with critics pointing out that this is merely a way of removing the huge amount of downvotes on videos posted by the Biden administration. “YouTube has announced that it’ll be hiding public dislike counts on videos across its site, […]
“My DIY R/C Boat Pulled Me 20 Miles”
November 10th, 2021Via: rctestflight:
Microsoft’s Woke Crackup
November 8th, 2021I thought that this was a hoax at first, but it is definitely real. This is from Microsoft Ignite 2021. Woke Capital incarnate. pic.twitter.com/KHlfMzjOt9 — Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) November 4, 2021 If you’re not announcing your pronouns, race, hairstyle and accessories, you’re on the wrong side of history.pic.twitter.com/cfmynPoFX4 — Titania McGrath (@TitaniaMcGrath) November 5, 2021
Bill Gates and the Uncertain Future of Food Security
November 1st, 2021Via: Off-Guardian: As we approach a winter of discontent and Global food systems go from bad to worse, there’s trouble in paradise. At the root of these problems, Government responses to COVID-19 have contributed to a six-fold increase in famine-like conditions as global supply chains collapse, and field trials for gene-edited crops and farm animals […]
Venezuelans Turn to Gold Nuggets as the Local Currency Implodes
November 1st, 2021Dealing with physical gold in fractions of a gram seems extremely cumbersome, and, are vendors confident that they’re being paid in actual gold? With the use of cryptocurrencies booming in Venezuela, I wonder if people are using any of the gold backed cryptos for the purposes described in this piece? The most bugeyed Cryptogon readers […]
Zuckerberg Announces Meta
October 29th, 2021I actually enjoy cyberpunk literature and metaverse-like themes in movies. The experience in real world projects, however, seems to be mostly about hilarious technical glitches and creepy situations. See: SecondLife: And now that you’re cringing and squinting at your screen through one eye, here’s an update from Mark Zuckerberg on the glorious adventures that await […]
