For many years now I’ve been telling people cryptocurrency is a modern form of blood diamonds. One of the important lessons from Nazi Germany and its derivative regimes like the South African apartheid government (e.g. two countries where Peter Thiel is from) is that money laundering can be a powerful means of evading global sanctions … Continue reading Cryptocurrencies are digital blood diamonds, driverless cars are loitering munitions→
The WSJ reports air travel reliability has deteriorated so much that business communities are scratching their head about why they can’t get on a modern high-speed train instead. This summer’s air-travel disruptions are leading some business travelers to change plans and hit the road. But is “hitting” deteriorating infrastructure of roads to just sit in … Continue reading American Business Desperate for Trains as Air Travel Falls Apart→
The 2006-2012 ML, GL and R-Class have a moisture related corrosion issue with the brakes, which can result in total failure. …brake force support might be reduced, leading to an increase in the brake pedal forces required to decelerate the vehicle and/or to a potentially increased stopping distance. In rare cases of very severe corrosion, … Continue reading Mercedes Issues “Stop Driving” to 300,000 SUV Owners: Complete Brake Failure→
A report from December 2021 factors into the reasons political right groups pushed Elon Musk to take over Twitter and privatize it to help them silence the political left: Politicians and commentators from all sides allege that Twitter’s algorithms amplify their opponents’ voices, or silence theirs. Policy makers and researchers have thus called for increased … Continue reading Twitter as Bully Pulpit: “political right enjoys higher amplification compared to the political left”→