NFT trading market suspends sales due to fraud
The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions because people were selling tokens of content that did not belong to…
Why converting to ZeroCarbon in a short time frame is not possible
I am skeptical of politicians and climate change enthusiasts who propose we completely eliminate all fossil fuels in – select your time frame – 10, 20 or 30 years. Reality…
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…
Study finds automated license plate readers are ineffective
“Analyzing sixteen years of stolen vehicle numbers from Piedmont, California—a “super user” of ALPRs—this report finds no statistical evidence that ALPRs have deterred motor theft. Moreover: There is an absence…
Gravity-based utility scale electric “battery” systems
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Apple to restrict major iPhone 13 repairs to Apple services only
Stripping iPhone 13 models down, what iFixit discovered is that Apple has added a small chip (“about the size of a Tic-Tac”) into the bottom of their 13 screens. The…
Sounds just like inept Covid messaging: “Elites Are Using Climate Hysteria to Immiserate the Working Class”
No kidding: Increasingly, even climate scientists are noting that the constant, and often poorly supported doomsaying threaten the credibility of the movement itself. And there have been quiet reversals; the…
Costs of charging an EV
Study says EV charging can exceed costs of fueling costs: The study has four major findings: There are four additional costs to powering EVs beyond electricity: cost of a home…
How many workers on the job at a typical fast food restaurant?
While waiting for an order to be fulfilled, I count the number of staff working at fast food restaurants, espresso cafes, and so on. In the past, there were usually…