Japan: More Nuclear Power
August 24th, 2022So it goes…
Via: ZeroHedge:
Following the Fukushima disaster in 2011, nuclear power fell out of favor in Japan. But with global energy markets in turmoil and electricity bills skyrocketing, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is revisiting the debate over nuclear and perhaps the need to increase investments in next-generation power plants.
FT reported Kishida had announced plans to examine the construction of new plants that would break more than a decade of energy policy following the Fukushima disaster, which led to an effort to eliminate nuclear.
Tesla “Full Self Driving” Generally Performs Well, Occasionally Tries to Kill You
August 23rd, 2022
Via: Electrek:
Over the 13-minute and 8-mile test, we only had a single driver intervention (12:56), but it obviously was a significant one. Tesla FSD Beta was clearly taking the sharp turn too fast, and it was about to throw us down the cliff on the side of the road. I applied the brakes as I felt the car going over the double lanes straight for the other side of the road. It was certainly scary for a second.
What is strange is that FSD Beta knew this road had sharp turns that required slowing down, since it was driving a good 10 mph under the set speed, but it somehow didn’t anticipate that turn correctly.
Related: Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars
Energy Crisis: Euro Falls to Two-Decade Lows
August 23rd, 2022Via: Reuters:
The euro fell to a fresh two-decade low on Tuesday, dealt a fresh blow by renewed concern that an energy shock will keep inflation elevated and makes a recession in Europe all but certain.
China Drought Causes Shortage of Hydropower, Factory Shutdowns
August 22nd, 2022Via: Guardian:
A record-breaking drought has caused some rivers in China – including parts of the Yangtze – to dry up, affecting hydropower, halting shipping, and forcing major companies to suspend operations.
A nationwide drought alert was issued on Friday as a long-running and severe heatwave in China’s heavily populated south-west was forecast to continue well into September.
The loss of water flow to China’s extensive hydropower system has sparked a “grave situation” in Sichuan, which gets more than 80% of its energy from hydropower.
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Last week Sichuan suspended or limited power supply to thousands of factories and rationed public electricity usage due to the shortage. Toyota, Foxconn and Tesla are among companies reported to have temporarily suspended operations at some plants over the last fortnight. On Sunday the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported plans to restart production this week had been postponed.
Zuckerberg Mocked After Ridiculous, Cringe Inducing $10 Billion VR Boondoggle
August 22nd, 2022The schadenfreude is powerful in this one.
Via: Independent:
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled a new avatar for his metaverse character after the previous version was widely mocked online for appearing “dead-eyed” and creepy.
The criticism focussed on a Facebook post last week promoting the launch of the Horizon Worlds platform in France and Spain.
It featured a screengrab of Mr Zuckerberg’s avatar standing in front of a low-resolution rendering of the Eiffel Tower and Spain’s Tibidabo Cathedral.
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The billionaire’s post prompted a swift reaction across social media, with one commenter describing it as an “eye-gougingly ugly VR selfie”.
Others compared the graphics to those of the Nintendo Wii from 2006, while some even mocked it up to look like a game for the 16-year-old console.
Fauci Quitting in December
August 22nd, 2022I just hope that he lives long enough to see the inside of a prison cell.
Via: Newsweek:
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), announced on Monday that he’ll resign from his position in December.
Fauci, who has advised every president since Ronald Reagan, faced criticism throughout the pandemic for his response to COVID-19. He has been the subject of criticism for his evolving stance on masks and herd immunity, and much of the criticism focused heavily on his early dismissal of the possibility that COVID-19 originated in a lab.
Fauci has stood by his response to the pandemic and in his resignation letter, he said he won’t be retiring but will be moving on.
Daughter of Putin Ally Killed in Car Bombing
August 21st, 2022Via: Reuters:
The daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue who advocates Russia absorbing Ukraine was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow, Russian state investigators said on Sunday.
Darya Dugina, daughter of prominent ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed on Saturday evening after a suspected explosive device blew up the Toyota Land Cruiser she was driving, investigators said.
Space Delta 18
August 20th, 2022Via: Wikipedia:
Space Delta 18 (DEL 18) is a United States Space Force unit that serves as the National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC). It is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and activated on 24 June 2022.
UN Recruited Over 100,000 ‘Digital First Responders’ to Push Establishment COVID Narrative
August 19th, 2022Via: Summit News:
At the height of the pandemic, the United Nations recruited over 100,000 “digital first responders’ to push the establishment narrative on COVID via social media.
The revelation actually slipped out in October 2020 during a World Economic Forum podcast called ‘Seeking a cure for the infodemic’, although it is only going viral on Twitter today.
In the podcast, Melissa Fleming, head of global communications for the United Nations, explains how the COVID pandemic and lockdowns created a “communications crisis” in addition to a public health emergency.
Fleming acknowledged that in order to fight so-called “misinformation” about the pandemic, the UN tapped up 110,000 people to amplify their messaging across social media.
“So far, we’ve recruited 110,000 information volunteers, and we equip these information volunteers with the kind of knowledge about how misinformation spreads and ask them to serve as kind of ‘digital first-responders’ in those spaces where misinformation travels,” Fleming stated.
Britain: Unexplained Excess Deaths Outstrip Those from Covid
August 19th, 2022The number of times the word vaccine appears in this article: 0
Via: Telegraph:
The effects of lockdown may now be killing more people than are dying of Covid, official statistics suggest.
Figures for excess deaths from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that around 1,000 more people than usual are currently dying each week from conditions other than the virus.
The Telegraph understands that the Department of Health has ordered an investigation into the figures amid concern that the deaths are linked to delays to and deferment of treatment for conditions such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
Over the past two months, the number of excess deaths not from Covid dwarfs the number linked to the virus.
