Archive for the 'Technology' Category
GM Now Claims To Be Serious About Electric Vehicles
January 28th, 2020Via: Electrek: After GM’s official dedication yesterday of its Detroit-Hamtramck plant strictly for electric cars, Electrek spoke with Mark Reuss, the company’s president. We wanted to hear directly from GM leadership about its level of commitment to quickly deliver on multi-billion-dollar, global EV plans. Here is an edited version of Reuss’s discussion with us and […]
Schools Took Away Students’ Phones, Now They’re Treating Separation Anxiety
January 25th, 2020We’re far enough into the zombie apocalypse that we’re seeing the zombies spawning their own zombie children. Or, to use a different analogy, addicts are giving birth to more addicts. The enabling of the behavior by the schools and the sycophantic coddling is absolutely unbelievable. Even the French ban doesn’t go far enough, since it […]
U.S. Navy Could Get Potent Airburst Rounds to Take Out Drones
January 24th, 2020Via: Military.com: Crews on Navy littoral combat ships could soon be armed with powerful rounds that can blast hard-to-hit drones out of the sky. Northrop Grumman, which produces modules for the LCS based on its mission, is eyeing a powerful precision airburst munition to combat drones targeting ships at sea. The round would be compatible […]
Seattle Is the First Area in U.S. Where Residents Can Vote Via Smartphones
January 22nd, 2020Here are a few words from the Bradley Tusk Wikipedia page: “Campaign manager for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s successful 2009 re-election bid, as Deputy Governor of Illinois.” “Communications Director for US Senator Chuck Schumer.” “The firm develops and runs large-scale, multi-jurisdictional campaigns for companies, including Comcast, Google, Walmart, AT&T, Pepsi, and institutions including […]
‘Pentagon Racks Up $35 Trillion In Accounting Changes In A Year’
January 22nd, 2020Rotten to the core and the source of most of the problems on this planet. In other news: Nearly 4 in 10 Americans would borrow money to cover a $1K emergency. Via: Bloomberg: The Pentagon made $35 trillion in accounting adjustments last year alone — a total that’s larger than the entire U.S. economy and […]
Glenn Greenwald Charged with Cybercrimes in Brazil After Exposing Corruption
January 21st, 2020Via: Daily Beast: Famed journalist Glenn Greenwald on Tuesday reacted to the news that the Brazilian government has charged him with “cybercrimes” by railing against President Jair Bolsonaro’s regime and its attempts to silence the press. The New York Times reported on Tuesday morning that Brazilian prosecutors alleged that Greenwald was part of a “criminal […]
U.S. Tech Program Fueling Iran Protests
January 21st, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: After major protests hit multiple cities across Iran in November following a drastic government slash in gasoline subsidies which quickly turned anti-regime, broad internet outages were reported — some lasting as long as a week or more nationwide — following Tehran authorities ordering the blockage of external access. And during smaller January protests […]
Google Critic Suggests His Wife’s Fatal Car Crash Was Not an Accident
January 21st, 2020Via: Daily Mail: A high profile critic of Google, who accused the search engine of meddling in the 2016 election, has now suggested his wife’s fatal car crash was not an accident. Robert Epstein, 66, said in July the internet giant’s methods ‘gave’ millions of votes to Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election. In […]
SAFIRE Project 2019 Update
January 19th, 2020Thanks to NH for posting this in The Case Against Reality – Prof. Donald Hoffman on Conscious Agent Theory and to Dennis for mentioning it to me. Via: SAFIRE Project: More: 2015: Michael Clarage: SAFIRE and the Electric Sun Model
Key Volkswagen Exec Admits Full Self-Driving Cars ‘May Never Happen’
January 19th, 2020Via: The Drive: After years of sunny optimism and big promises, automakers are beginning to realize just how difficult it is to make a market-ready, full self-driving car. The CEO of Volkswagen’s autonomous driving division recently admitted that Level 5 autonomy—that’s full computer control of the vehicle with zero limitations—might actually never happen. Related: Automakers […]
