Miscellaneous
The First Flying-Car Review (#GotBitcoin?)
Aeromobiles—aeros for short. That’s what I’ve decided to call the proliferating class of machines billed as flying cars, which is a lazy misnomer and misleading. Nobody is seriously proposing fully streetable automobiles that also fly, unless they mean to launch a Cadillac Escalade off a cliff. Even “car” is conceptually…
Have You Broken A Federal Criminal Law Lately? Who Knows? No One Has Been Able To Count Them All!!!
There Has Been Many Failed Efforts To Count Nation's Federal Criminal Laws Have You Broken A Federal Criminal Law Lately? Who Knows? No One Has Been Able To Count Them All!!! "Simply pouring a bottle of vinegar into a bowl to kill someone's goldfish, could potentially be punishable by…
Behind Your Rising Health-Care Bills: Secret Hospital Deals That Squelch Competition (#GotBitcoin?)
Contracts with insurers allow hospitals to hide prices from consumers, add fees and discourage use of less-expensive rivals. Behind Your Rising Health-Care Bills: Secret Hospital Deals That Squelch Competition (#GotBitcoin?) Last year, Cigna Corp. and the New York hospital system Northwell Health discussed developing an insurance plan that would offer…
Social Security Fixes That Would Help Widows, The Oldest Old, And Low Earners (#GotBitcoin?)
Will We See Them Implemented? We all know the Social Security system needs reforming to keep it solvent so Americans will continue receiving their promised benefits. But Social Security also could be improved to better assist the economically vulnerable. Social Security Fixes That Would Help Widows, The Oldest Old, And Low…
Project To Clean Worlds Ocean Of Plastic Officially Launches
Over 5 Trillion Pieces Of Plastic Currently Litter The Ocean. Project To Clean Worlds Ocean Of Plastic Officially Launches Trash accumulates in 5 ocean garbage patches, the largest one being the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California. If left to circulate, the plastic will impact our ecosystems,…
Despite Cleanup Vows, Smartphones And Electric Cars Still Keep Miners Digging By Hand In Congo (#GotBitcoin?)
Supply chains at Apple, VW and others still include the owner of a mine where workers produce cobalt without safety equipment. Despite Cleanup Vows, Smartphones And Electric Cars Still Keep Miners Digging By Hand In Congo KOLWEZI, Congo— Apple Inc., Volkswagen and about 20 other global manufacturers found themselves on the…
The Government May Want To Buy Your Dying Mall (#GotBitcoin?)
Local governments worry that dying malls will blight the landscape, so they are buying them up. The Government May Want To Buy Your Dying Mall Local governments across the U.S. are taking over dying shopping malls. These municipalities, concerned that vacated retail centers will blight the landscape and drag down surrounding…
China To Join Russian Drills In Sign Of Growing Military Ties (#GotBitcoin?)
The maneuvers in Russia’s far east will take place as both countries’ relations with the U.S. show strains. China To Join Russian Drills In Sign Of Growing Military Ties Chinese and Russian troops begin joint maneuvers Tuesday, marking the first time Moscow has invited a country outside a tight circle of…
US Believes Russia Behind ‘Sonic Attacks
U.S. now believes Russia is behind ‘sonic attack’ on 26 embassy personnel in Cuba. US Believes Russia Behind ‘Sonic Attacks Diplomatic worker in China similarly afflicted in what are now believed to have been microwave, rather than sonic, attacks. Related: Canada Reports New Case of Mysterious Illness In Cuba (#GotBitcoin?)…
In The 5G Race China And U.S. Battle To Control World’s Fastest Wireless Internet (#GotBitcoin)
At stake are billions of dollars in royalties, a head start in developing new technologies and national security. In The 5G Race China And U.S. Battle To Control World’s Fastest Wireless Internet (#GotBitcoin) The early waves of mobile communications were largely driven by American and European companies. As the next…
Marijuana-Research Applications Go Nowhere at Justice Department (#GotBitcoin)
Sessions is longtime critic of pot use, though he has voiced support for research on drug. Marijuana-Research Applications Go Nowhere at Justice Department (#GotBitcoin) Two years after the Drug Enforcement Administration began accepting requests to grow marijuana for federally approved research, none have been answered, leaving more than two dozen…
What Your Car Knows About You
Auto makers are figuring out how to monetize drivers’ data. What Your Car Knows About You Car makers are collecting massive amounts of data from the latest cars on the road. Now, they’re figuring out how to make money off it. With millions of cars rolling off dealer lots with built-in…