Follow up: Stupid drone pilot sentenced to prison
Highly educated but incredibly stupid - 14 days prison, 30 days home detention, 150 hours community service, $146,000 in restitution. His attorneys blamed "stupidity".
Tech: The H-1B temporary worker visa will die off
The H-1B visa is likely over with. It's been in effect since 1990, and was used to import temporary tech workers for 3 years, eventually made renewable to 6.
Propaganda: Univ of Zurich researchers manipulated Reddit forums
Univ of Zurich researchers used bots to change people's mind on Reddit, using misinformation and lies - and did so without participants permission.
Crime/Corruption
Dueling Experts
Models
Nation of Idiots
Policy/Government
Public Health/Nutrition
Stupidity
Experts: The out of touch expert class
After the Covid era and a few other things I agree 100% with this.
Public health: Evidence of a Wuhan lab leak
Numerous government agencies concluded Covid was a lab leak - but this information was hidden from the public.
Climate, Aviation: Tracking climate hypocrites in private jets to end?
The FAA is anonymizing private jets in air travel tracking databases.
“Smart Electric Power Alliance” clean energy executive arrested for trashing Teslas
Clean energy executive arrested for vandalizing Teslas.
Climate: Climate is no longer a factor in our future choices
Despite having updated the house, added solar PV, driving an EV, cutting carbon emissions to 1/10th that of others, I no longer care.
Public health, Disinformation: Covid vaccinated cannot give infection to others
Remember when the head of the CDC said vaccinated individuals cannot transmit Covid to anyone else?
It’s complicated: Is it a crime to be in the U.S. “illegally”?
Immigration rules, regulations and laws are complicated and confusing. Whether one is in the U.S. illegally, and what it means,, is complicated.