America has a long history of political assassination and violence. When I was a boy I remember all the guys who were so famous they went by initials getting shot. RFK, MLK, JFK, Malcolm X. It got quiet for a while but it seems to be coming back. A good read from a British journalist.
The ‘age of electricity’ is here
A good read from Grist. One thing to remember is that electricity from renewables (wind and solar mostly) is 4x or 5x more efficient than thermal energy sources. This is because of all the waste heat when you burn things. Lots of heat goes up the chimney when you use a fireplace. Car engines give off lots of heat that add nothing to moving a car. And just look at those big “cooling towers” dumping all that energy from the nuke plants. All “waste heat”.
So going electric might really be replacing 4x or 5x more fossil and other thermal fuels.
The ‘age of electricity’ is here. No one knows what comes next.
Project Jupiter faces backlash from Acoma Pueblo
Well, the sleazebags (is that the right word?) shilling for the big data center project called Jupiter have run afoul of the good people of the Acoma Pueblo. I wonder what they were thinking when they tried to name the organization after a local pueblo, in spite of having no connection. From KOB.
Project Jupiter faces backlash from Acoma Pueblo
Surveillance Capitalism
Ever get the feeling you are being watched? You are. Pretty much all of the time. From The Conversation
US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices
The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
I started this blog a few years ago as an alternative to Facebook and other social media for my own content. While there was a lot to like about social media, there was lots more to dislike. There have been many studies and they all say the same thing. If you want to be happier, dump social media. It seems if you are anyone over 35 Facebook is especially bad and if you are a female under 25 Instagram might be something you consider getting rid of. From Stanford via NBER.
The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
Rotavirus Cases Surge Across the U.S.
A couple of weeks back I had a bug. Didn’t feel terrible but couldn’t keep anything down. I let it go on a bit too long and ended up in the ICU with a dangerously low sodium level (107 for you medical types). I was literally given a less than 50% chance of survival.
A few days with the good people at Rust Presbyterian and I was able to walk out feeling completely fine. It wasn’t covid or the flu, but probably this nasty one. Be careful out there.
My real point is that if the anti-vaxxer crowd gets their way you will be seeing lots more of this, with deaths among young children. F-U RFK JR!
Rotavirus Cases Surge Across the U.S., Posing Greatest Risk to Infants and Young Children
The US’s largest clean energy project is generating power
The SunZia project here in central New Mexico is set to produce enough wind power for approximately 3 million homes. Since there are only about 2 million people in New Mexico, most of this will be going to Arizona and eventually California, via new high voltage DC transmission lines. As I have said, no shortage of wind or sun here, especially this time of year.
The US’s largest clean energy project is generating power
World’s Top Oil Companies To Rake In Extra $234 Billion In War Profits
War! What is it good for? Profits! Oil company profits! Apologies to Edwin Starr. Same story for Gulf Wars I and II with Bush I and Bush II. Do Americans realize they are spending billions (trillions?) in tax dollars to get higher gas prices? Suckers! From OilPrice.com
Steven A. Guccione 