Archive for the 'Technology' Category
China’s Father of Electric Cars Says Hydrogen Is the Future
June 14th, 2019I doubt it, due to the hassles related to producing and storing hydrogen and the near total lack of hydrogen refueling infrastructure. Toyota’s deranged pursuit hydrogen, despite all the obstacles, has caused it to look like a chicken running around with its head cut off as the industry pivots to battery electric. Toyota has been […]
Photos Of Travelers Coming In And Out Of The U.S. Have Been Hacked And Stolen
June 10th, 2019Via: BuzzFeed: A US Customs and Border Protection subcontractor suffered a data breach that exposed the photos of tens of thousands of travelers coming in and out of the United States, the agency revealed Monday, in what it described as a “malicious cyber-attack.” The database of identifying traveler photos and license plate images had been […]
United Technologies, Raytheon to Combine Into Defense Giant
June 10th, 2019Via: Bloomberg: United Technologies Corp. agreed to buy Raytheon Co. in an all-stock deal, forming an aerospace and defense giant with $74 billion in sales in one of the industry’s biggest transactions ever. The new entity will be called Raytheon Technologies Corp. when the deal closes in the first half of 2020, after United Technologies […]
With Venezuela in Collapse, Towns Slip Into Primitive Isolation
June 10th, 2019With socialism like this, who needs EMP weapons? Via: Reuters: At the once-busy beach resort of Patanemo, tourism has evaporated over the last two years as Venezuela’s economic crisis has deepened and deteriorating cellphone service left visitors too afraid of robbery to brave the isolated roads. Gone are the vendors who once walked the sands […]
John McAfee Teases 31TB Blob on Corrupt Officials Set to Dead Man’s Switch
June 9th, 2019Via: Twitter: I've collected files on corruption in governments. For the first time, I'm naming names and specifics. I'll begin with a corrupt CIA agent and two Bahamian officials. Coming today. If I'm arrested or disappear, 31+ terrabytes of incriminating data will be released to the press. — John McAfee (@officialmcafee) June 9, 2019
The Future Will Be Recorded, on Your Smart Speaker: Always-On Corporate Listening Devices, “Are Certainly Our Future”
June 9th, 2019Mmm hmm. Via: Bloomberg: Amazon’s patent application for an always-on feature for Alexa, its popular voice-activated personal assistant, has raised a lot of concern. “If you’re already freaked out by the privacy implications of smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo,” says Gizmodo, “we have some bad news.” A headline in ScienceAlert is even more direct: “Newly […]
Richard Dolan: Leaked UFO Notes on Vice Admiral Thomas R. Wilson
June 9th, 2019Document link: Imgur If it was anyone else besides Richard Dolan, I wouldn’t post this here without much more vetting. But it’s Richard Dolan. So, if this turns out to be fake, let’s get it over with. Via: Richard Dolan:
The Future Of School Safety Includes Round-The-Clock Surveillance Of Students
June 7th, 2019Via: TechDirt: To go to school is to be surveilled, on campus and off. The average school hosts a number of cameras, and the average school administration is always looking for more ways to keep tabs on students, even after they’ve gone home. The move towards pervasive surveillance of off-campus activities is generally justified with […]
Trails Made by Starlink Satellites
June 7th, 2019“Please note that the density of these satellites is significantly higher in the days after launch (as seen here) and also that the satellites will diminish in brightness as they reach their final orbital altitude.” I would have added: Please note that this is from 25 of the first batch of 60 satellites of a […]
Celera 500L Aircraft
June 7th, 2019Via: The Drive: More than two years after The War Zone was first to report on a mysterious bullet-shaped aircraft appearing at the Southern California Logistics Airport near Victorville, a refined version of the plane has conducted taxi tests and looks to be getting close to its first flight. Even though much about its design […]
