Archive for January, 2020
Tonight’s Successful Starlink Mission Makes SpaceX the World’s Largest Satellite Operator, Was First U.S. Space Force Launch
January 6th, 2020I’ve recently come to think that Starlink’s core functionality is closely tied to U.S. intelligence and war fighting capabilities. In case there was any doubt about this… With regard to tonight’s successful Starlink launch, SpaceX not only became the world’s largest satellite operator, but the launch was the first to happen under the auspices of […]
Wallbox Quasar Bidirectional Home DC Charger Will Turn EVs Into a Huge Tesla Powerwall
January 6th, 2020It’s absolutely bizarre that this didn’t happen years ago. Nissan was doing it in Japan on a limited basis, but it never took off. This Quasar unit is so much smaller than Nissan’s; maybe that will increase interest/demand. Unfortunately, this doesn’t yet work with Tesla vehicles. Via: Electrek:
Letter Written by U.S. Marine General Indicated American Forces Were About to Leave Iraq
January 6th, 2020What the hell is going on? Via: Daily Mail: Reports Monday that the U.S. would soon withdraw all its forces from Iraq were turned on their heads minutes later when U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters there were no plans to pull up stakes. ‘There’s been no decision whatsoever to leave Iraq, period,’ Esper […]
Workplace Lockdown and Surveillance with Biometric Technologies
January 6th, 2020Via: Wall Street Journal: Plastic cards may soon give way to biometric systems, microchip implants, gait recognition and other technologies that aim to improve security, generate health data and monitor workers.
For Tech-Weary Midwest Farmers, 40-Year-Old Tractors Now a Hot Commodity
January 6th, 2020Via: Star Tribune: Kris Folland grows corn, wheat and soybeans and raises cattle on 2,000 acres near Halma in the northwest corner of Minnesota, so his operation is far from small. But when he last bought a new tractor, he opted for an old one — a 1979 John Deere 4440. He retrofitted it with […]
Epstein Murder: Fake Noose?
January 6th, 2020Full Episode: 60 Minutes Investigates the Death of Jeffrey Epstein Via: ZeroHedge: For the first time, we get to look at the noose Epstein used to allegedly kill himself. Photos admitted as evidence reveal a clean cloth with no blood, despite Epstein’s clearly bloody neck. Moreover, both ends of the noose were hemmed, not cut […]
Finland’s New Prime Minister Calls for Four Day Work Week with Six Hour Work Days
January 6th, 2020Via: Independent: Finland’s new prime minister has called for a four day working week, arguing that the change would let people spend more time with their families. Sanna Marin, a social democrat, who took office in December, leads a broad coalition that also includes greens, leftists and centrists. “I believe people deserve to spend more […]
Australia First to Test New Lithium Sulphur Batteries
January 6th, 2020Via: Monash University: Imagine having access to a battery, which has the potential to power your phone for five continuous days, or enable an electric vehicle to drive more than 1000km without needing to “refuel”. Monash University researchers are on the brink of commercialising the world’s most efficient lithium-sulphur (Li-S) battery, which could outperform current […]
Your Cyberpunk Games Are Dangerous
January 6th, 2020From 2015. Via: BoingBoing: On January 17, 1980, FBI agents descended on a small business in Wisconsin to investigate a plot against the life of an American business executive in Beirut, Lebanon, named William Weatherby. The tip came to local law enforcement from a concerned citizen who had chanced on a written description of the […]
Samsung’s Upcoming AI Avatar Production System Partially Leaked
January 6th, 2020Via: Good Content Tech:
