Archive for the 'Infrastructure' Category
“Will the Coronavirus Kill the Oil Industry and Help Save the Climate?”
April 1st, 2020How many levels does this operation have? I’m having a very hard time trying to grasp the scale and sophistication of what’s unfolding so rapidly before us. At the individual level, Bill Gates, et al will be coming at us with needles. (Not happening, Bill.) There are countless middle range, police state/dictatorship/surveillance related measures going […]
The U.S. Space Force’s New Mission? Protecting 5G
March 23rd, 2020Via: Popular Mechanics: Space-based internet traffic will fall under the nation’s newest armed service. Related: Tonight’s Successful Starlink Mission Makes SpaceX the World’s Largest Satellite Operator, Was First U.S. Space Force Launch FCC Approves SpaceX to Deploy up to 1 Million Small Antennas for Starlink Internet Network
Tesla and PG&E to Build 1GWh Energy Storage System, Largest In the World
March 2nd, 2020Via: Electrek: According to Tesla’s plan, they will deploy 449 Megapacks at the site… Tesla is listing the project as having a total capacity of 1,200MWh, which would mean that each Megapack has a capacity of 2,673kWh. That’s more than 12 times the capacity of Powerpack 2 in a package that could potentially fit about […]
Coronavirus: China’s Manufacturing Supply Chain Pummelled from All Sides in Efforts to Restart
February 21st, 2020Let me know if you start to notice product shortages, or unusual events related to the coronavirus situation. Assuming anything major is going to happen outside of China, my guess is that a lot of mainstream media will go with censorship, diversion, and lies for as long as possible. The only obvious coronavirus related shortages […]
Thousands of Frozen Meat Containers Pile Up at Chinese Ports
February 18th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Thousands of containers of frozen pork, chicken and beef are piling up at some major Chinese ports as transport disruptions and labor shortages slow operations, people familiar with the matter said. Deliveries are mounting at ports including Tianjin, Shanghai and Ningbo because there aren’t enough truck drivers to collect containers due to travel […]
Using Ground Relays with Starlink
February 14th, 2020Via: Mark Handley:
Will Google’s Social Credit System Determine Your Future?
February 12th, 2020Via: Mercola: Google is the largest monopoly the world has ever seen, and its data-siphoning tentacles reach deep into our everyday lives, collecting data on every move you make and conversation you have, whether online or in the real world. … According to Fast Company, China’s social credit system is not entirely unique. “A parallel […]
For Decades, U.S. and Germany Owned Swiss Crypto Company Used by 120 Countries
February 11th, 2020I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise. Via: Ars Technica: Crypto AG, a Swiss cryptographic communications gear company that got its big break building code-making gear for the US Army in World War II, has been a provider of encryption systems for more than 120 countries. And according to a report by The Washington Post […]
UBC Study Links Living Near Highways to Risk of Neurological Disorders
January 26th, 2020Via: Vancouver Sun: Researchers at the University of B.C. have found a link between living near highways and an increased risk of several major neurological disorders, including dementia and Parkinson’s disease. The study, published this week in Environmental Health, found proximity to major roads may also increase the risk for multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s diseases, […]
U.S. Drinking Water Widely Contaminated with ‘Forever Chemicals’
January 24th, 2020Via: Reuters: The contamination of U.S. drinking water with man-made “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group. The chemicals, resistant to breaking down in the environment, are known as perfluoroalkyl substances, […]
