Archive for December, 2024
U.S. Announces $5.9 Billion in Military and Budget Aid to Ukraine
December 31st, 2024Let’s pause to remember this moment in Congress when Mike Johnson gave the Democrats the billions of dollars they wanted for Ukraine. The House Sergeant at Arms threatened to fine me for sharing this video. That same man still works for Mike Johnson.pic.twitter.com/wvFKr3Xzph — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 30, 2024 Via: Reuters: The United States […]
Orbit by Mozilla: “AI You Can Trust”
December 31st, 2024“Easily summarize emails, docs, articles, and videos across the web — without sacrificing your privacy.” Mmm hmm. In the first entry of Orbit’s frequently asked questions, “How does Orbit work?” we read: For the current version, we are using a Mistral LLM (Mistral 7B) hosted within Mozilla’s GCP instance. In case you don’t know, and […]
China Claims to Have Found ‘Supergiant’ Gold Deposit
December 30th, 2024Via: Science Alert: A “supergiant” deposit of high-quality gold ore containing an estimated 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of the precious metal has been discovered in central China, according to Chinese state media. Valued at up to approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, the discovery could be one of the largest and most […]
U.S. Homelessness Epidemic Explodes Under Biden-Harris
December 30th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: The latest Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, released by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), reveals that homelessness across the United States has surged to record highs during the Biden-Harris administration. This is largely attributed to the ongoing housing affordability crisis. Additionally, Biden-Harris’ disastrous open southern border policies unleashed untold millions of […]
Forbes: Global Warming Probably Caused Cold Weather Deaths to Double in U.S. Between 1999 and 2022
December 30th, 2024Comedy Gold. Via: Forbes: The number of people who died in the United States from cold weather-related causes more than doubled between 1999 and 2022, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Thursday, and scientists say increasing extreme winter weather events due to climate change could be to blame.
Walking Tour of Downtown Oakland, California
December 28th, 2024It’s not quite the case that, “No businesses” can survive there. I wonder what all those Chinese businesses, without any customers, are actually doing??? Via: Metal Leo:
Apple Photos Phones Home on iOS 18 and macOS 15
December 28th, 2024Apple privacy: In case anyone thinks this is somehow an endorsement of Windows, see: Pointless Rant About Hopeless Situation. Via: Jeff Johnson: From my own perspective, computing privacy is simple: if something happens entirely on my computer, then it’s private, whereas if my computer sends data to the manufacturer of the computer, then it’s not […]
Aaron Siri on Tucker Carlson
December 28th, 2024The New York Times claims the evil Bobby Kennedy wants to ban the polio vaccine and paralyze children. That’s an absurd lie, explains his lawyer Aaron Siri. (0:00) The Establishment’s Attempt to Discredit Bobby Kennedy Jr.(8:18) The Vaccine Religion(18:57) Did Anyone Protest… pic.twitter.com/li0KhP5aye — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) December 27, 2024
“The Paper Passport’s Days Are Numbered – Despite New Privacy Risks”
December 27th, 2024Via: Wired: In a matter of years, no matter where you live or travel, your face will likely be your new passport. For centuries, people have used some form of passport while moving from place to place. But the widespread standardization of passports as we know them today didn’t really begin until after World War […]
New Zealand: The Gene Technology Bill
December 27th, 2024Via: Hatchard Report:
