Robert E. Lee’s Family Requests His Name Be Erased From His House

A clever historian is behind the drive to significantly upgrade how American history is taught. The group is pushing to change the official designation of Arlington House to drop Robert E. Lee’s name and make it a national historic site that embraces the full history here. It will take an act of Congress. Lee’s direct … Continue reading Robert E. Lee’s Family Requests His Name Be Erased From His House

RSA SF Conference (RSAC SF) Day One: Misinformation is the New Malware

Here are my notes from the three-person panel at RSA moderated by Ted Schelin (silicon valley venture capitalist), which to my ears was itself dangerously pushing misinformation. Not only was it far too American in focus (literally asking the world to serve U.S. corporate interests), far too fluffy in pushing unregulated corporations as competent and … Continue reading RSA SF Conference (RSAC SF) Day One: Misinformation is the New Malware

Tesla Recall Rates Significantly Worse Than Any Other Car Brand

The new iSeeCars recall analysis is unmistakably damning for Tesla. Industry experts have forever said Elon Musk doesn’t have a clue about making cars, such that his penny-pinching shortcuts put everyone on the road in danger. Now the data confirms such warnings. First, the author isn’t messing around with dumb symantic games for the word … Continue reading Tesla Recall Rates Significantly Worse Than Any Other Car Brand

New 28mph Flluid eBike Design by Buell Exceeds 200 Miles Per Charge

Some crazy electric bike stats flew across my desk and I just had to take a minute to say… WOW. With Flluid-2 you get an ultra-long range e-bike with an unprecedented range of 225mi (350km)… with a max speed of 28mph (45km/h in the EU). Before you say anything about those numbers, let me interject … Continue reading New 28mph Flluid eBike Design by Buell Exceeds 200 Miles Per Charge