?Shoddy Teslas

"Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective".

 

Related: "You're Supposed To Be Glad Your Tesla Is A Brittle Heap Of Junk"

 

Update: I have received numerous responses from Tesla supporters questioning the reliability of those two articles.   If you're in the market for a Tesla, you should do your own consumer research.  (I don't own a Tesla, and was not interested in purchasing one even before prior those recent articles.)

Disobedient Soldiers

Video: "People Who Changed History by Disregarding Orders"

Small Nukes

Westinghouse micro nuclear reactor. (Via H.R.)

Negative Friction

"Watch sand defy gravity and flow uphill thanks to 'negative friction'"

Big Lake

"Behold the Mega Lake: Earth's Largest Lake in History Lands in Guinness Book of Records". (Via H.R.)

Time Travel Economics

"The Economics of Time Travel"

Bad Forensic Science

"Old-school hair analysis is junk science. But it still keeps people behind bars"

Quantum Computing Hype Vs. Reality

IEEE: "Quantum Computing's Hard, Cold Reality Check"

The quantum computer revolution may be further off and more limited than many have been led to believe. That’s the message coming from a small but vocal set of prominent skeptics in and around the emerging quantum computing industry...

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Regular posting will resume tomorrow.

Gen Z Slang

"List of Generation Z slang"

Sniper Records

"Sniper Records Made to be Broken"

Theseus On Wikipedia

Great observation from @DepthsOfWikipedia.

Searching E-mail

"Why It's So Hard to Search Your Email"

Foldable Laptop Review

"I've used a foldable laptop for a month, and I'm ready to return to a clamshell"

New Crystal Structures Discovered With AI

"A Google AI has discovered 2.2m materials unknown to science"

AI Math Update

"DeepMind AI outdoes human mathematicians on unsolved problem"

Criminals Complaining To Federal Regulators

"Ransomware gang files SEC complaint over victim's undisclosed breach":

The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation has taken extortion to a new level by filing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against one of their alleged victims for not complying with the four-day rule to disclose a cyberattack.

(Presumably, this puts more pressure on the victim to pay up.)

Hypersonic Engine

"GE Aerospace cracks hypersonic engine test, claims 4,000 mph achievable". (Via H.R.)

Neuromorphic Supercomputer Update

"Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024". (Via P.O.)

GCHQ Christmas Challenge

"The GCHQ Christmas Challenge 2023". Direct link to the puzzles (PDF).