Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Support Cryptogon with Your Hashing Power
November 8th, 2017Update: Thanks! Thanks to the person out there running NiceHash for Cryptogon and bringing in NZ$1.17/day. Really cloudy on my end today. I’ve got enough juice to run the hot water cylinder, but not the miners. 😉 — There are a relatively high number of people involved with cryptocurrencies reading Cryptogon, so I thought I’d […]
Las Vegas: Self Driving Shuttle Crashes After Less Than Two Hours On Road
November 8th, 2017*chortle* Via: AP: A driverless shuttle bus has crashed less than two hours after it was launched in Las Vegas. Police say no injuries were reported in the Wednesday crash between the self-operating vehicle and a semi-truck. It’s not yet clear what caused the wreck. Officials had hosted an unveiling ceremony to promote what they […]
Off Topic: Start and Stop E-Coin Miners Based on Solar System Power Output
November 6th, 2017Watching our solar system export so much power to the grid started to drive me a little bit nuts. Since we don’t yet have a Tesla Powerwall to store all of that extra power, it’s essentially going to waste by being exported to the grid. I fired up a couple of instances of a pooled […]
Cobalt, Ontario
October 31st, 2017Via: Bloomberg: Ironically, Cobalt, Ontario—population 1,100—was built on silver. Remnants of a boom that transformed the town more than a century ago are everywhere. A mine headframe still protrudes from the roof of the bookstore, which was previously a grocery. The butcher used to toss unwanted bones down an abandoned 350-foot shaft in the middle […]
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X: Owen’s First PC Build
October 30th, 2017This is totally off topic, but I felt like sharing the build in case it helps someone out. — My oldest son, Owen, is turning ten in November and I planned a new computer build for the occasion. He has been using my ancient, 2008-era Dell Vostro 410 and it’s not up to the job […]
Robots to Work in 50 Wal-Marts
October 30th, 2017Via: Arkansas Online: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. customers in a few Arkansas stores will soon cross paths with robots roaming the aisles. The Bentonville company said it will begin using autonomous devices in about 50 stores next month that are programmed to scan store shelves and identify things like out-of-stock items or products incorrectly priced or […]
Nothing to Hide
October 29th, 2017Via: Vimeo: NOTHING TO HIDE (Oct. 2016) is an independent documentary dealing with surveillance and its acceptance by the general public through the “I have nothing to hide” argument.
Unistellar eVscope
October 28th, 2017I’ve been following their progress for several months leading up to this Kickstarter campaign. If you’re any sort of astronomy nerd, you’ll want to check this out. I think it would be so much fun for me and my kids to get a tasking request from SETI Institute and go out to set up the […]
DoD Plans Solar-Storm-Based National Blackout Drill During Antifa Protests In November
October 27th, 2017Via: ZeroHedge: According to The National Association for Amateur Radio (ARRL), elements of the US Department of Defense (DOD) will simulate a “communications interoperability” training exercise across the United States on November 04-06. The announcement released on October 24 has not been widely distributed to the media, because the drill is simulating a total grid […]
Alphabet’s Waymo Will Test Self-Driving Cars in Snowy Detroit
October 27th, 2017Via: Bloomberg: The self-driving cars Google designed are going to the snow — and the seat of the car industry. Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo, the vehicle arm of Google’s parent, announced on Thursday that it will start testing its autonomous Chrysler minivans on roads in the greater Detroit area. Michigan will be the sixth state where […]
