Legal Problems with Drone Detection and Defense Systems
Trying to stop bad drones? This article dives into the different types of counter drone systems (drone jammer, anti-drone gun, etc.) & their legal problems. Source: Big Legal Problems with…
“IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs’ emails”
Rather than enable damaging email correspondence to become part of the public record, IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs’ emails This is not the first time IBM…
Safety Culture
I was recently in another western country and noticed the lack of “safety culture” there. After my return, I saw other U.S. citizens who had moved to that country also…
You don’t like how the country is going: Can you just pack up and move to another country?
Generally, no, you cannot. After the SCOTUS ruling on abortion, online forums are filled with people saying this is no longer “their country” and they will move elsewhere. They are…
Only about 1 in 5 engineering degrees go to women
Of all the fields in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – the engineering workforce has the lowest proportion of women, at 14%. Source: Only about 1 in…
What does “surge” even mean?
Media redefines the term “surge” – I guess. Says we are now having a “surge” in new cases of Covid. Really? And the full record, for context:
Why are voluntarily education debts a higher priority to forgive than involuntary health care debts?
We paid off a $20k medical debt – the hospital accepted a negotiated payment from our group payer, but then balanced billed us for the entire remainder. In other words,…
Germany shut down its nuclear plants and replaced them with coal plants
Face plant. Germany says it will compensate for a cut in Russian gas supply by increasing the burning of coal — the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in terms of emissions.…
Follow up: Two months after airline mask mandate dropped
Numerous experts predicted a massive increase in “cases” due to the end of the airline mask mandate. The “increase” that began about March 31st continued at the same rate until…
Hotels seek to adopt automation, and unbundled services
Hotels look to automate check in, make requests for towels, etc, into an app or text message – generally reduce labor requirements where ever they can. Source: Behind the automation…