Special Forces are orienting around the amazing performance characteristics of light bicycles with electric motors — motor-cycles, also known as eBikes. One of the curious problems with gasoline motorcycles is they grew too big and unwieldy at several hundred pounds, not to mention they ran on gasoline (not ideal for a military running on diesel). … Continue reading New Special Forces eBikes are Really Just Motorcycles
What does your hair communicate? I don’t mean about you, I mean communicate on its own. Can you think of it as a canvas to write a story, or send an ephemeral signal? During the Cold War the CIA allegedly trained agents to message using variations of shoe lacing, among other clothing alteration strategies. A … Continue reading How to braid hair (“corn rows”) for secret messaging
Here’s a flashback from Canadian news. An Alberta judge ruled in 1989 that seat-belt use could not be made mandatory under the constitution: Fast forward and by 2009 Alberta reported 92% acceptance of their government rule that says… There is a $162 fine for not complying with occupant restraint laws. Similarly, Alberta started with a … Continue reading Remember When Seat-belts Were Controversial?
Facebook is a very invasive platform that fails at transparency. Now they’re promoting a product that’s designed to be invasive without transparency — spy glasses. What is the best defense against such nonsense? The simple answer is a ban. Bans on sunglasses already were a good idea to consider if you care about transparency and … Continue reading RayBan “Incel” Edition: The Latest Case for Facebook Ban