Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

FL State Fire Marshal Livid After EVs Catch Fire from Saltwater, Demands Answers from NHTSA By Oct. 14

October 13 | Posted by mrossol | Critical Thinking, Economics, Environment, Interesting, Technology

Source: FL State Fire Marshal Livid After EVs Catch Fire from Saltwater, Demands Answers from NHTSA By Oct. 14 By Joe Saunders  October 12, 2022 at 2:19pm In a state that’s already been wracked by one natural disaster this fall, Florida Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis wants to avoid a man-made one that might be already in the making. Patronis... Read more

No More China Tech: 57 Million Credit Card Machines Likely Compromised

November 10 | Posted by mrossol | Big Tech, China, Technology

11/10/2021  The Epoch Times,  by Anders Corr

Anders Corr
Americans and allies are too dependent on China tech, as demonstrated by recent revelations that our Chinese-manufactured credit card machines are sending data back to China for no good reason. The U.S. Treasury Department says that millions of Chinese point-of-sale (POS) devices, the credit card machines... Read more

Technology in the classroom?

September 6 | Posted by mrossol | Education, Technology

I would have told them years ago that given a choice, I would choose a school with ZERO technology over one with the best technology. WSJ 9/4/2019

Districts spent millions on laptops, apps and devices; parents worry it’s not helping. BY BETSY MORRIS AND TAWNELL D. HOBBS When Baltimore County, Md., public schools began going digital five years ago,... Read more

The Deep Dangers of Life Online – WSJ

August 23 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Henninger, Social Engineering, Technology

By Daniel Henninger WSJ 8/7/2019 The online forum 8chan is better known than it was last week because the El Paso shooter, Patrick Crusius, uploaded his “manifesto” to the site before he murdered 22 people. 8chan has also been linked to the mass murder in Christchurch, New Zealand,... Read more

Not to Late to Quit Social Media – Cal Newport

January 27 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Personal Development, Technology

Should be required reading for all. [As in ‘everyone’]. ===== WSJ 1/26/2019 by By Kate Bachelder Odell Americans may not agree on much, but here’s one point of consensus: Social media isn’t entirely wonderful. Facebook has its privacy scandals, and who would join Twitter for the camaraderie? This week an ugly online mob demonstrated the point by setting upon a... Read more

The Interconnected World and Martin Luther?

December 28 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Interesting, Technology

Some thoughts about how things change, and yet how much stays the same… ========= By Niall Ferguson Originally published in The Sunday Times, October 1, 2017 Just as Martin Luther’s utopian vision and the invention of the printing press led to an era of religious war and turmoil, the internet, hailed as a portal to a better world, is threatening democracy The hyperconnected world was... Read more

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