A dear friend killed himself. A dear friend’s grandfather killed himself. These are the common stories of America now where guns have proliferated inversely to the rapid decline in mental health care programs. A new Axios report sheds light into incredibly high likelihood of suicides where there is a gun. Gun suicides consistently outstrip gun … Continue reading Gun Ownership in America is Mostly for Suicides
Elon Musk seems to have a troubling penchant for using his brands to flirt with Nazi symbolism and spread toxic ideologies. His social media antics often feel like a calculated effort to disseminate hate and disinformation. Some observers even suggest he’s become a prominent figure in promoting white supremacist rhetoric, casting a damaging shadow over … Continue reading Normalizing Racism: Elon Musk Questions Why Nazis Get a Negative Public Reaction
Recently I pointed out that US charging station cable theft has been a growing problem for years. And core to that story is the simple analysis that cables are unnecessary for charging stations. EV owners should bring their own cables to plug into a socket. A new Gravity announcement proves the problem, with a design … Continue reading New Gravity “Charging Tree” Design Invokes Lynchings: Proves Yet Again US Needs EV Sockets
This article originally appeared in 2016. by Paul Wagenseil Senior editor, security, privacy and gaming. LAS VEGAS — Autonomous driving systems such as Tesla’s Autopilot or Google’s self-driving cars are far from being safe, security researcher Davi Ottenheimer said last week at the BSides Las Vegas hacker conference here, adding that letting such machines make … Continue reading Self-Driving Cars Could “Create Hell on Earth”