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The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either. – Benjamin Franklin
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https://twitter.com/MJTruthUltra/status/1767303993787552016
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H/t reader Squodgy:
“Texas talking about a gold backed separate currency, independence, migrant controls…….”
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Last month, large swathes of the United States grappled with sub-zero wind chills whereby freezing air from the Arctic set record-low temperatures leaving scores of people dead, created record-breaking energy demand and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands in the north-west. The frigid weather had another unintended consequence: it exposed just how vulnerable electric vehicles are to low temperatures with many EV drivers being left stranded after their vehicles prematurely run out of juice.
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), an EV can lose as much as 12% of its range when temperatures drop to 20 degrees, and as much as 41% if you turn on the cabin heater. In other words, for every 100 miles of combined urban/highway driving at 20°F temperatures, the range of an EV drops to 59 miles. Range loss due to low temperatures varies according to the EV model, with a BMW 13s averaging 20.4% reduction in range at 21 F in combined HVAC on/off scenarios; Tesla Model S 75D loses 11.3% while a Volkswagen 3-golf sees a 6.9% deterioration. EV batteries work less efficiently in cold conditions while charging times can double or even triple for older EVs.
Luckily, a handy solution could be around the corner: Researchers from the University of Birmingham are working on an energy storage system that combines microwave energy and a chemical heat pump to produce heating or cooling on demand.
Read moreMicrowave Energy Could Fix The Biggest Problem Facing EVs
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“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist” is a quote generally attributed to Charles Baudelaire – or possibly Keyser Söze – depending on who you ask on the internet.
Something similar can be said about Big Brother.
When you think about what our emerging surveillance state will look like, you think “1984.” You imagine East Germany powered by Google and Amazon. You recall your favorite dystopian sci-fi film—or maybe horror stories of China’s social credit system. Thoughts of a frustrated middle-aged police chief from a mid-sized Midwestern town attempting to procure security cameras with innovative new features probably don’t come to mind. You definitely don’t think of a guy in a lawn chair jotting down the license plate numbers of passing vehicles in a notebook. And that’s partly how the surveillance state is going to emerge as it creeps its way into one small town at a time.
Whether a surveillance state is the end goal is hard to say. The police chief of Pawnee, Indiana probably isn’t plotting the development of his own mini-Oceania. But, 18,000-plus mini-Oceanias operating across multiple platforms with varying degrees of integration, both locally and nationally, is undoubtedly the direction in which we are heading as salespeople peddle shiny new surveillance gadgets to cities big and small, making often unverified but intuitively appealing claims of how their devices will decrease crime or prove to be useful investigative tools.
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Apple’s nearly $4,000 mixed-reality headset, Apple Vision Pro, hit store shelves on Friday, and early adopters have already been spotted in the wild.
Let’s begin with Fox’s The Simpsons, which has successfully predicted the future once again.
The Simpsons predicted the Apple Vision Pro. Unreal! pic.twitter.com/xsMcIViYHz
— Not Jerome Powell (@alifarhat79) February 4, 2024
In recent days, mixed reality enthusiasts strapped on Vision Pro and attempted to integrate the headset into their daily lives.
X has countless videos of early adopters driving vehicles:
This man was arrested for using Apple Vision Pro while driving a Tesla. pic.twitter.com/42t5RShEB6
— My name is لكهن (@4SingleRahi) February 4, 2024
https://twitter.com/insidershut/status/1754117487854035410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1754117487854035410%7Ctwgr%5Ecb39c84e5647382e410b9c3d8d2b393002a9569a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Ftechnology%2Fsociety-one-step-closer-dystopia-vision-pro-early-adopters-spotted-wild
Early Vision Pro adopters have been walking through the streets.
https://twitter.com/ClownWorld_/status/1754315457514086771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1754315457514086771%7Ctwgr%5Ecb39c84e5647382e410b9c3d8d2b393002a9569a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Ftechnology%2Fsociety-one-step-closer-dystopia-vision-pro-early-adopters-spotted-wild
Society is one step closer to dystopia pic.twitter.com/r5PBGgeeZS
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 4, 2024
https://twitter.com/highsnobiety/status/1753894752431313074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1753894752431313074%7Ctwgr%5Ecb39c84e5647382e410b9c3d8d2b393002a9569a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Ftechnology%2Fsociety-one-step-closer-dystopia-vision-pro-early-adopters-spotted-wild
https://twitter.com/TobiMuelhauser/status/1754372257663856886?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1754372257663856886%7Ctwgr%5Ecb39c84e5647382e410b9c3d8d2b393002a9569a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Ftechnology%2Fsociety-one-step-closer-dystopia-vision-pro-early-adopters-spotted-wild
And many have been doing very interesting activities while in public.
https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1754378130934858127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1754378130934858127%7Ctwgr%5Ecb39c84e5647382e410b9c3d8d2b393002a9569a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Ftechnology%2Fsociety-one-step-closer-dystopia-vision-pro-early-adopters-spotted-wild
It has only been 2 days since Apple introduced Vision Pro, and there's a frenzy surrounding it.
Here are 10 instances of individuals going overboard with their reactions:
[1] Now in Londonpic.twitter.com/niDGz0JBNY
— Priyank Ahuja (@ahuja_priyank) February 5, 2024
Read more“Society One Step Closer To Dystopia”: Vision-Pro Early-Adopters Spotted In Wild
“Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.”
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