• TSA's Proposed Rules for Pipelines & Railroads
    Nov 19 2024

    The federal Transportation Security Administration, better known to most as the TSA, has issued cyber directives in the aftermath of the 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline that it is looking to codify into new permanent rules for pipelines and railroads.

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    11 mins
  • The Ethics of AI - Uploading
    Nov 19 2024

    During this 3rd and final installment of the Ethics of Artificial Intellience series, we take a look at the concept of "uploading" - a hypothetical future technology that would enable a human or other animal intellect to be transferred from its original implementation in an organic brain onto a digital computer.

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    11 mins
  • 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid review
    Nov 19 2024

    I share my impressions - driving and otherwise - about the new 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid crossover SUV.

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    10 mins
  • Introducing the Automated Drive-up Coffee Shop
    Nov 19 2024

    For those who hate waiting in line for their coffee, a robotics expert and an experienced marketer have teamed up to built P!ng, an automatic coffee drive-through.

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    12 mins
  • The Problem with Gate Lice
    Nov 19 2024

    Gate Lice. That is what airline personnel call the people who swarm a departure gate, ahead of the group they are assigned to, for better seating or to beat additional checked baggage costs. One airline is trying to do something about it.

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    11 mins
  • The Black RV Camper Movement
    Nov 19 2024

    According to Kampgrounds of America, the number of black campers has doubled in less than ten years and now accounts for eleven percent of the US Camping community.

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    11 mins
  • A Farmer's Dilemma
    Nov 19 2024

    The beauty of rural America is, well, its beauty. Quiet, serene, majestic at times, its provides a quality of life that is not possible in urban areas. It is also where America grows its crops and raises its livestock. For the farmers that tend the herds and work the fields, it is their declining health in old age combined with the scarcity of young farmers to take over. Hence, the farmer's dilemma.

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    10 mins
  • Interstate 26 Reopens, Automotive Automation Is Not New
    Nov 19 2024

    Interstate 26 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee has reopened - learn why its personal to me. Also, an example of vintage automotive automation

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    12 mins