65% of new car sales in Norway are electric BUT …
Electric cars made up nearly two thirds of Norway’s new sales in 2021, with Tesla the top selling automobile brand overall, as the country pursues its goal of becoming the…
China scans western web sites and social media as part of surveillance network
Including this blog: Hundreds of projects launched since 2020 show that Chinese police, state media and the military are gathering data from sites including Twitter and Facebook to track perceived…
Covid Hypocrites Part 1: The Elite who ignore their own public health orders
None of the elite leaders and public health “experts” believe their own rules and guidance. There is a field of study called “ethical fading” – about how leaders frequently deceive…
CES cuts one day from event
Show Will Close One Day Early on Jan. 7th at 6 p.m. Source: CES to Open With 2200+ In-Person Exhibitors
Follow up on Czechia: “no question” their success was due to face masks
I save bookmarks of past forecasts for future follow up. Steven Kashkett of USA Today claimed in July of 2020 that Czechia proved face masks worked to stop Covid-19. He…
Carbon credits burned up in CA, OR fires
Researchers say trees set aside as part of cap-and-trade system are releasing carbon as they burn in fires that are more destructive than regulators had anticipated. …. Researchers say some…
Others question the fundamentals of “the metaverse”
Mark Zuckerberg thinks we all want to live in a virtual world of interactive experiences, wearing VR helmets or futuristic VR fashion eye ware. Not everyone is buying this vision…
Up to half the population may require a VR prescription to use VR
Each user would then need their own VR headset and sharing headsets might be difficult? Virtual-reality headsets tend to leave some space in front of the wearer’s eyes that could…
VR headset/glasses makers remain out of touch with Reality
This post was originally written in 2021. VR headsets were then very difficult to use for anyone who needed vision correction – which is about 75% of everyone in the…
The U.S. is falling behind in international “transversal” skills
There's a term called "transversal" skills - referring to one's ability to be 21st century forward thinking, to understand other cultures and international opportunities, to be digitally skilled, to have…