Tank-Busting Electric Bikes in Ukraine are Predictably Awesome

Daniel Tonkopi, the Ukrainian CEO of Delfast, says permission has been granted to officially discuss deployment of his product into war: Delfast has been providing electric bikes to the Ukrainian Army since the first day of the war. We transferred electric bikes to the front line, but we did not talk about it—we do some … Continue reading Tank-Busting Electric Bikes in Ukraine are Predictably Awesome

Is “hacking from home” the new air force dropping bombs?

A group called the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy wrote in their 1992 song The Winter Of The Long Hot Summer a rather scathing rhyme about how an air force plays into industrial “proxy” war: The pilots said their bombs lit Baghdad Like a Christmas tree It was the Christian thing to do you see They … Continue reading Is “hacking from home” the new air force dropping bombs?

Genocide Hidden in Arkansas’ Cadron Settlement on Trail of Tears

Why should anyone know or talk about Cadron, a park site in Arkansas? Because it is actually very important for understanding the infamous Trail of Tears, as well as American history more broadly. It was May 28, 1830 when the scandal-ridden outwardly racist serial liar President Jackson (who in fact owed his life to the … Continue reading Genocide Hidden in Arkansas’ Cadron Settlement on Trail of Tears

Let’s Be Honest, Nice Means Ignorant

Saying “be nice” is nothing like saying “be kind”. The two phrases are worlds apart. First, consider how a British man living in Holland says the Dutch seem “rude” (to him the opposite of nice) because of what he deems an egalitarian approach (data sharing) to risk management. The constant need to defend against flooding … Continue reading Let’s Be Honest, Nice Means Ignorant