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“Technology in the Present Tense” – Notes from a Weary Luddite
“Perceiving technology in ‘the present tense’ requires a rejection of the hope for how the technology can be changed in ’the future tense’ and forces a more grounded assessment of these technologies.”
“The future is not a blank page; and neither is it an open book.” – Lewis Mumford
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“We Are Witnessing Right Now the Chinafication of Europe” – Romanian MEP Cristian Terheș (Video)
Image from: Using Biometrics to Achieve Identity Dominance in the Global War on Terrorism - by Rand "When the government knows everything about you, where you go, what you eat, where you enter, that's a tyrannical system, and we've seen the system being implemented right now."
EU digital wallet: the race is on for pilot funding, tech supremacy, hearts and minds
eIDAS 2.0 is fast approaching. By September 2023, European Union citizens will have the right to download and populate a digital identity wallet on a smart device. In less than 18 months, Europeans may no longer need physical credentials to travel, work and live anywhere else in the bloc.
'Resist!' Macron faces backlash as he launches digital ID days after French election win
Emmanuel Macron is already sparking fresh fury across France as two days after his re-election, his government launched a new law compliant to Brussels' demands.
Related from earlier on this blog: The Global Grid & Bio-Politics in the age of Identity Dominance
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"It's all bullshit, folks and it's bad for ya” ― George Carlin
Open almost any current media or communications channel for longer than 5 minutes in 2022 and one thing becomes abundantly clear: It's all bullshit, folks and it's bad for ya. Like being stuck in a terrible video game with brain-dead NPC's malfunctioning left and right. Any yet, one has to be very thankful for this situation as it painfully forces one to seek out the few pockets of sanity that are left. Good night.
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Microplastics Found Deep in Lungs of Living People for First Time (theguardian)
#Comment: What if microplastics were low intensity biological warfare? What if significant sources of microplastic pollution were purposely allowed to enter the environment through leaky regulations? How would we ever know this was happening or who's responsible? A silent weapon for a quiet war.
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China invested $137 billion in renewable energy and $110 billion on electrified transport in 2021, and made up 80% of offshore wind capacity added worldwide in 2021, according to @GWECGlobalWind. Photo: Installation of Solar Panels on rooftops of low income families in Gwadar. A gift of 3000+ panels by China.
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Computer Interfaces are inhumane
1 mouse click amounts to about 7 gram of movement pressure. Over an average day of computer usage, this amounts to 2 tonnes. The long term effects of this on the human body are profoundly damaging.
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Harnessing the power of the sun to purify water
Harnessing the power of the sun to purify water. In southern France, an innovative system called Helio is doing that. The self-sufficient small sphere can distil dirty water or seawater. It also emits zero CO2, making it completely sustainable.
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Russia mulls legalizing software piracy as it’s cut off from Western tech
Russian law already allows for the government to authorize -- "without consent of the patent holder" -- the use of any intellectual property "in case of emergency related to ensuring the defense and security of the state." The government hasn't taken that step yet, but it may soon, according to a report from Russian business newspaper Kommersant, spotted and translated by Kyle Mitchell, an attorney who specializes in technology law. It's yet another sign of a Cyber Curtain that's increasingly separating Russia from the West.
The plan would create "a compulsory licensing mechanism for software, databases, and technology for integrated microcircuits," the Kommersant said. It would only apply to companies from countries that have imposed sanctions. While the article doesn't name names, many large Western firms -- some of which would be likely targets -- have drastically scaled back business in Russia. So far, Microsoft has suspended sales of new products and services in Russia, Apple has stopped selling devices, and Samsung has stopped selling both devices and chips. Presumably, any move by the Kremlin to "seize" IP would exempt Chinese companies, which are reportedly considering how to press their advantage. Smartphone-makers Xiaomi and Honor stand to gain, as do Chinese automakers. Still, any gains aren't guaranteed since doing business in Russia has become riddled with problems, spanning everything from logistics to finance.
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Expanded alphabet, precise sequencing make DNA the next data storage solution
Adding seven new letters to DNA’s molecular alphabet and developing a precise readout method enabled Illinois researchers to transform the double helix into a robust, sustainable data storage platform fit for the Information Age.
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Unlimited Information Warfare: Samsung Gets Hacked, 190GB Worth of Info Stolen
- source code for every Trusted Applet (TA) installed in Samsung’s TrustZone environment used for sensitive operations (e.g. hardware cryptography, binary encryption, access control)
- algorithms for all biometric unlock operations
- bootloader source code for all recent Samsung devices
- confidential source code from Qualcomm
- source code for Samsung’s activation servers
- full source code for technology used for authorizing and authenticating Samsung accounts, including APIs and services
1TB of data stolen from Nvidia by hacker group Lapsus$
