Archive for the 'Infrastructure' Category
Union Pacific Bashes LA’s Social Justice Reform, Threatens To Leave City Amid Soaring Train Thefts
January 17th, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: A top Union Pacific Railroad official threatened to leave Los Angeles over the District Attorney’s progressive measures to lower criminal theft offenses amid a wave of criminal gangs looting rail cars. Adrian Guerrero, Union Pacific’s director of public affairs, wrote a letter to LA County District Attorney George Gascón, denouncing the local government’s […]
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 […]
“Supply Chain Crisis Not Seen Since WWII” [???]
October 20th, 2021Via: Daily Mail: The current supply chain crisis is one unseen since World War II when ‘there were submarines sinking commercial traders,’ an expert says, and it’s bringing disaster for shoppers as items are being resold for more than double their cost and shipping delays mean more barren shelves. Holiday shopping is expected to be […]
United States Postal Service Suspends Mail Deliveries to New Zealand
October 1st, 2021Unbelievable. Via: Radio New Zealand: The United States Postal Service (USPS) has suspended mail deliveries to New Zealand due to an unavailability of transportation. The USPS said on its website that it was temporarily suspending international mail acceptance for a number of destinations. It said this was due to “impacts related to the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Transport Noise Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
September 12th, 2021Via: Guardian: Exposure to noise from road traffic and railways is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to the largest study of its kind. Research has consistently linked transport noise to health conditions including heart disease, diabetes and obesity, but studies on transport noise and dementia were scarce and small, and findings inconsistent. […]
NSA Backdoor in Juniper Firewall Exploited by China
September 5th, 2021Via: Bloomberg: The Juniper product that was targeted, a popular firewall device called NetScreen, included an algorithm written by the National Security Agency. Security researchers have suggested that the algorithm contained an intentional flaw — otherwise known as a backdoor — that American spies could have used to eavesdrop on the communications of Juniper’s overseas […]
Infrastructure Bill Could Enable Government to Track Drivers’ Travel Data
August 10th, 2021“I think I’ll head to the store to pick up a few things.” And then… Via: The Intercept: The Senate’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill proposes a national test program that would allow the government to collect drivers’ data in order to charge them per-mile travel fees. The new revenue would help finance the Highway […]
U.S. Weighs Deploying Balloons To Provide Internet Access To Cubans During Crackdown
July 26th, 2021Via: The Warzone: In the aftermath of the Cuban government’s response to protests throughout the country, the United States government is weighing what options it has for restoring communication services on the island nation. Internet service is currently suspended throughout Cuba, and some ham radio frequencies are even being jammed in Florida, preventing even rudimentary […]
SpaceX’s Starlink Review – Four Months In
July 22nd, 2021Via: Jeff Geerling: Here’s the bottom line: Most of the time, I couldn’t tell I was using Starlink. And that’s good. Everything felt the same.
Attn: Alexa Echo and Ring Owners
July 18th, 2021Via: Rob Braxman Tech: On June 8, 2021 Skynet went LIVE. If you have an Amazon Alexa Echo or an Amazon Ring Camera then your devices have now been recruited with a default opt-in to support the Amazom SideWalk. Now a secret network has been enabled that powers devices on the steets without the need […]
