Archive for October, 2022
My Favourite Computer, An Old Mac
October 8th, 2022Via: Muezza.ca: This Macintosh Classic II wasn’t the best computer of its day, it wasn’t even the best Mac available at the time, but 30 years on and as its second owner it has unexpectedly become one of my favourite computers. The Classic II sits on a desk in the corner of my living room, […]
Blast Damages Crimea Bridge, Key Supply Route in Russia’s War in Ukraine
October 8th, 2022Via: CBS: An explosion caused the partial collapse of a bridge linking the Crimean Peninsula with Russia on Saturday, damaging a key supply artery for the Kremlin’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine. Russian authorities said a truck bomb caused the blast and that three people were killed. Images on social media Saturday showed the […]
Florida State Surgeon General: “84% Increase in the Relative Incidence of Cardiac-Related Death Among Males 18-39 Years Old Within 28 Days Following mRNA Vaccination”
October 7th, 2022Update: Twitter Censers FL Surgeon General Dr. Ladapo Then Backtracks After Public Backlash Via: The Highwire: The Florida Department of Health (FDH) conducted an analysis through a self-controlled case series, a technique originally developed to evaluate vaccine safety, and just announced some shocking results. In a press release discussing the findings of the study and […]
Army Set To Buy Computerized Rifle Sights For Shooting Down Drones
October 7th, 2022Via: The Warzone: The U.S. Army has purchased SMASH 2000L computerized optical sight systems manufactured by the Israeli defense firm Smart Shooter. The company is highlighting the system’s counter-drone role, and both the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps have already acquired a limited number of older SMASH 2000 variants for this very purpose. SMASH […]
Scientists Uncover the “Chemistry Behind the Origin of Life”
October 7th, 2022Via: SciTechDaily: Purdue University chemists have discovered a mechanism for peptide-forming reactions to occur in water — something that has baffled scientists for decades. “This is essentially the chemistry behind the origin of life,” said Graham Cooks. He is the Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry in Purdue’s College of Science. “This is […]
CIA and U.S. Special Forces Are Operating in Ukraine
October 7th, 2022Via: The Intercept: When it became clear that the agency’s predictions of a rapid Russian victory had been wrong, the Biden administration sent the clandestine assets that had been pulled out of Ukraine back into the country, the military and intelligence officials said. One U.S. official insisted that the CIA only conducted a partial withdrawal […]
How To Download All of Wikipedia Onto a USB Flash Drive in 2022
October 6th, 2022Despite the many problems with Wikipedia, it does contain a lot of useful information. If you live in an area that will not be incinerated by a nuclear fireball, this might come in handy at some point. (Assuming any computer gear that you plan to use hasn’t succumbed to EMP.) Have a nice day! Via: […]
Study Links Omega-3s to Improved Brain Structure, Cognition at Midlife
October 6th, 2022Via: UT Health: Eating cold-water fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids may preserve brain health and enhance cognition in middle age, new evidence indicates. Having at least some omega-3s in red blood cells was associated with better brain structure and cognitive function among healthy study volunteers in their 40s and 50s, according to […]
Even After $100 Billion, Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere
October 6th, 2022Cryptogon 2019: Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars: In short, I asked him: Is this going to work? No. He’s confident that it’s not going to work under the current paradigm. Via: Bloomberg: “You’d be hard-pressed to find another industry that’s invested so many dollars in R&D and that has delivered so […]
The De-Population Bomb
October 6th, 2022Via: Hoover Institution:
