Amazing story – iPhones stop working, detecting a big helium leak
The bizarre incident happened during the installation of an MRI machine and was a surprise to everyone except Apple. Source: Why a Helium Leak Disabled Every iPhone in a Medical…
U.S. Copyright Office expands copyright exemptions for fair use, security research and other activities
U.S. Copyright Office gives okay to computer security researchers to thwart copyright protection systems for the purpose of good faith security research. This, and many other exemptions, have been added…
AOPA reports that the FAA is expected to charge fees to fly #drones #quadcopters #modelaircraft
AOPA sees government fees for future drone flying, certainly for commercial operations but also likely for recreational flyers depending on their locations. We may know more within 6 months. Additionally,…
Bloomberg’s “hacked” Supermicro server boards article comes under fire
Bloomberg wrote an article a few weeks back accusing Supermicro of delivering compromised server system boards that were used by Apple, Amazon and up to 30 companies. Apple and Amazon…
ACA, Medicare-for-All, Single Payer, Health Insurance and related topics
Most everything we think we know about the Affordable Care Act is probably wrong. The attached 50 page paper explains what you need to know, in detail including the unusual…
FAA’s Committee Report on ID and Tracking of #drones, may be even kites?
This post summarizes the FAA's committee report and recommendations on remote ID for drones and quadcopters. It looks like some model aircraft might be exempt from remote ID requirements but…