California’s Solar Energy Problem
California is overdoing on solar power, and that isn’t as good an idea as you might think.
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Boeing Sells 0 Planes on First Day of Paris Air Show v. 123 for Airbus, Yet Boeing Still Pushing for More Weakening of FAA Standards Via Greater Use of Computer Testing
Boeing seems determined to make its bad situation worse.
Read more...Why Boeing May Never Recover From Its 737 Debacle
The company hasn’t just lost its business compass—gone is its moral one as well.
Read more...Is Geoengineering the Answer to the Climate Crisis?
Like it or not, geoengineering is coming.
Read more...China-Russia Partnership Threatens US Global Hegemony
America expected China to join the international economic community as a subordinate power, but China’s deals with Russia show China moving towards parity in economic and military sway.
Read more...Protecting Yourself from Amazon Violating Your Air Rights and Privacy by Drone Trespassing
In the unlikely event the Amazon drone delivery service gets to be anything other than for show, some ideas for how to protect your rights.
Read more...FANGMAN Stocks Crushed by Potential “Unprecedented, Wide-Ranging Probe” into Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon
The authorities have come to realize that monopolists like Google and Amazon aren’t good for the health of the economy or even (despite their tech sheen) “innovation”.
Read more...Analysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care
Hoo boy, trusting Alexa for health care. What could go wrong? A lot, it turns out.
Read more...Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty: Will the “Train Wreck” Uber/Lyft IPOs Finally Change the Public Narrative About Ridesharing?
A post-mortem of the Uber and Lyft IPOs.
Read more...The Electric Vehicle Revolution Will Come from China — not the US
Chinese electric vehicle sales already amount to more than half of the world’s total – and car makers and battery manufacturers are working hard to grow even faster
Read more...“Code Red” at Tesla as Carmaggedon Sinks Tesla Bonds, Carmaker May Need Another $1-2 Billion Before Year End
Tesla is floundering and even stalwarts are losing hope.
Read more...Technology, Convenience…..and Death
Reader Petter S sent along a recent article The Myth of Convenience, by L.M. Sacasas, Director of the Center for the Study of Ethics and Technology. The piece covers a lot of ground in a relatively short space, so I encourage you to read it in full, along with his earlier post, Privacy Is Not […]
Read more...Peak Gasoline Vehicles Is Already Here
Some rare good news on the climate change front: a demand peak for gas guzzlers.
Read more...Facebook’s Finance Fantasy Island Dreams
Facebook wants to become a big payments system player. Good luck with that.
Read more...Josh Hawley (R-MO) and How the Social Media Economy Addicts Users
Lambert gingerly enters the worlds of gaming and Republican politics.
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