The easy answer is really a semantic one: nothing that can be done in cyber (information technology) is directly comparable to widespread kinetic destruction of military forces. Once something approaches that level of destructive force, it’s no longer really the domain of cyber. In other words we don’t really call it a voice attack if … Continue reading Why a Cyber Pearl Harbor Will Never Happen
The BBC makes a classic error in their chief environment correspondent’s new report by saying GM started electric mass vehicle development in 1990s (also failing to mention it was shutdown after 2002 by President Bush). Here’s what they say: Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think… The first crude electric car was … Continue reading Why Mass Electric Car Concepts of 1940s May Finally Arrive in 2020s
People often incorrectly brand Luddites. The followers of a man named Ludd were very much in favor of proper and skilled (ethical) use of technology. But that’s not often what people mean when they invoke the Luddites. Luddite advocacy was undermined by fraudulent counter-claims (those opposed tried to frame any ethical regulation of technology at … Continue reading This Day in History: 1812 Luddites Attack to Save Society From Itself
Here’s a shocking revelation: crosswalks don’t protect pedestrians. As you maybe read here before when I joked about the fantasy crime called “jaywalking”, or wrote about cultural disparities in road safety, crosswalks are an unfair conspiracy by American car manufacturers that removed non-motorized forms of transportation (including pedestrians and especially women on bicycles) from the … Continue reading Quebec Converts Crosswalks to Pop-up Car Barriers