Thoughts/questions to ponder
Is it possible with the SSDC (Smart Self-Driving Cars), that there will be less accidents, injury & death from drivers who may have driven under the influence of drugs or alcohol, texting, distracted, drowsy, or with a medical condition...
...and that if at age 80, under normal medical restrictions not allowed to be licensed or drive a vehicle, you will be able to as your License stating to "Only Drive Smart Cars"...
....or if you are 13, can drive without a learners permit, or if you are legally blind, quadriplegic, etc...
....or would you ever be pulled over for a driving infraction ?? and if you were some how to be involved in an accident, what then...what about inclement weather, sink hole, bridge washed out, at the instant you are in the immediate area, and this event just happened ??
The Terrifying Truth about Self-driving Cars
Personal Views & Comments on Technology & News Events around the World and in the U.S.A.
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
WiFi, Wireless, Home & Auto Safety
Remember the "Clapper" turn a light on and off...with the invention of the Smartphone, apps to control your lights, home temperature control, or by iPad, iPhone, and much more...having stepped into the 21st Century, with all this WiFi & electronic gidget gadgets
We may want to re-think going Wireless/WiFi ... as a small drone wirelessly delivers a computer worm causing lights to flicker. The color and brightness of the Philips Hue smart light bulb can be controlled from a computer or a smartphone.
Google has Google Home, Hands-free help from the Google Assistant...OK Google, Speak To Me, controlling lights, music and more.
Amazon Echo...Just ask for information, music, news, weather, and more. Echo is controlled by your voice for hands-free convenience and is connected to the cloud, so it's always getting smarter.
Roku turn your Smartphone or Tablet into a streaming companion
The Drone to deliver Products, Pizza, and more...Oops-y ! we have your Pizza now. You placed an order with Amazon, the package is en-route or it gets diverted.
To think if you have a Hacker living near you, or cruising the neighborhood accessing WiFi networks or Devices, what they might be able to do, open close automatic garage doors, lock unlock your outside doors, turn your oven on, or turn your refrigerator off...
...Advanced driver assistance systems or ADAS, maybe control your Vehicle's adaptive cruise control/collision mitigation, Blind-spot detection/side assist/collision warning, Lane-departure warning, Emergency brake assist/collision mitigation and more turn off your electric motor possibly.
On the Road Again, where it may be heading down the road is uncertain.
We may want to re-think going Wireless/WiFi ... as a small drone wirelessly delivers a computer worm causing lights to flicker. The color and brightness of the Philips Hue smart light bulb can be controlled from a computer or a smartphone.
Google has Google Home, Hands-free help from the Google Assistant...OK Google, Speak To Me, controlling lights, music and more.
Amazon Echo...Just ask for information, music, news, weather, and more. Echo is controlled by your voice for hands-free convenience and is connected to the cloud, so it's always getting smarter.
Roku turn your Smartphone or Tablet into a streaming companion
The Drone to deliver Products, Pizza, and more...Oops-y ! we have your Pizza now. You placed an order with Amazon, the package is en-route or it gets diverted.
To think if you have a Hacker living near you, or cruising the neighborhood accessing WiFi networks or Devices, what they might be able to do, open close automatic garage doors, lock unlock your outside doors, turn your oven on, or turn your refrigerator off...
...Advanced driver assistance systems or ADAS, maybe control your Vehicle's adaptive cruise control/collision mitigation, Blind-spot detection/side assist/collision warning, Lane-departure warning, Emergency brake assist/collision mitigation and more turn off your electric motor possibly.
On the Road Again, where it may be heading down the road is uncertain.
Monday, June 20, 2016
Type 2 Diabetes & Beer or Wine ?
If you have type 2 diabetes, that's probably OK as long as your blood sugar is under control, you don't have any complications that are affected by alcohol (such as high blood pressure), and you know how the drink will affect your blood sugar, according to the American Diabetes Association.
Additional Reading
ADA (American Diabetes Association)
7 Facts - Diabetes, Alcohol, and Social Drinking
Diabetes Self-Management - Beer and Health: Nine Questions Answered
Type 2 Diabetes and Alcohol: Proceed With Caution - Health.com
This cannot be said enough Do Not Drink and Drive, Buckle Up, Slow Down, leave in plenty of time to make your destination or you could end up in the Hospital, or a place you may not know when or who may come to visit on your birth or death date, holidays, anniversaries or other events without you.
Monday, May 30, 2016
Disoriented, Distracted or Fatigue Drivers
Disoriented or Fatigue/Dozing off driver of a Semi Tractor Trailer Rig here in Utah 29 May killing the 57 yr old Driver, not clear at this time, what caused the driver to drift off the side of the road. Fatigue plays a part in up to 7500 fatal motor vehicle crashes year.
The scene of a fatal crash in Cache County on May 29, 2016. Images courtesy Utah Highway Patrol.
For some reason while sleeping I began dreaming about being a Truck Driver, which I have driven Trucks of all sizes and weights, especially Airfield Crash Fire Rigs, Brush & Structural Fire Engines for 24 yrs.
I know the feeling of dozing off, drifting all too often driving over 450 mi a day from 12:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. over countless city and desert roads/highways/freeways between Chino to Los Angeles to Trona, to San Bernardino to Barstow and back to Chino making delivers.
With today's technology and automobile collision avoidance & warning system, many of these Fatality & Serious Injury Crashes might be prevented, and the same for Automobiles, Pick-up Trucks, Vans & SUV/CRV's...
FMCSA's Hours of Service of Drivers Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2011.
A device/system to detect Driver's Alertness might auto-pull the Vehicle to safety and park, not allowing the vehicle is driven further without Law Enforcement to respond and make the determination/status of the driver and who can re-set this device/system. In addition the Trucking Business would be contacted to respond their own Safety Officer and possibly a relief driver.
Nothing is fail-safe (causing a piece of machinery or other mechanism to revert to a safe condition in the event of a breakdown or malfunction & a system or plan that comes into operation in the event of something going wrong or that is there to prevent such an occurrence).
It is a start in the right direction.
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Drones - EMP - Laser - Pursuits - UAV
With the onset of Drones now available to the Public, commercially or recreational drones are everywhere. Are Drones Taking Over ? Our National Security is it in Jeopardy ?
Invasion of Privacy comes to mind, although Aircraft & Satellites fly overhead an have for many years, we may not give them a second thought. We see in the News Drones used to film/photograph an event, landscape, observation, surveillance, an issue/problem with Air Traffic.
Rogue drone operators are becoming a nuisance, invading airspace , private property and of the public. Used to drop drugs at prisons, or weapons, nearly colliding with Aircraft, interfering with Aerial Fire Fighting, injuring people, flying into buildings/skyscrapers, even automobiles and runaway Drones.
From intelligence bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security said it had recorded more than 500 incidents since 2012 in which rogue drones hovered over “sensitive sites and critical installations,” such as military bases and nuclear plants. In one well-publicized case in January 2015, a drone crashed onto the White House grounds.
Pursuits by Law Enforcement, especially in Los Angeles County and surrounding Counties & Communities...televised drawing thousands of viewers to their TV screens.
High or even Low Speed Pursuits, endangering Lives and Property...Law Enforcement needs EMP Guns and the same can be used for Drones, or a Laser EMP Gun or a directed-energy weapon (DEW) to Zap the Electrical Components of a Vehicle, stopping them almost instantly, as it disables a car's microprocessors, chips, and whatever other electronics are keeping it running. No need for spikes or shooting the tires out or worse.
EMP Guns Can be used by Helicopter Pilots, Ground Units, or Law Enforcement Drones.
The E2V RF Safe-Stop electromagnetic pulse gun can stop a car engine by shorting the vehicle's electronic circuitry.
http://www.e2v.com/ http://www.e2v.com/products/rf-power/rf-safe-stop/
EMP Cannon
EMP Weapons - U.S. Air Force and Boeing electromagnetic pulse weapon, capable of targeting and destroying electrical systems without the collateral damage often associated with traditional firepower.
HERF Gun - Microwave HERF (high-energy radio frequency) gun
Drone: the male of the honeybee and other bees, sting-less and making no honey. A person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer or any unmanned aircraft or ship that is guided remotely
EMP - ElectroMagnetic Pulse: sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse's origination may be a natural occurrence or man-made and can occur as a radiated, electric or magnetic field or a conducted electric current, depending on the source. EMP interference is generally disruptive or damaging to electronic equipment, and at higher energy levels a powerful EMP event such as a lightning strike can damage physical objects such as buildings and aircraft structures. Weapons have been developed to create the damaging effects of high-energy EMP. These are typically divided into nuclear and non-nuclear devices. Such weapons, both real and fictional, have become known to the public by means of popular culture.
Laser: a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"
Pursuit: an effort to secure or attain, to hunt, chase
UAV - Unmanned Aircraft or Aerial Vehicle: an aircraft that can navigate without a human pilot on board; a drone
I am interested in EMP/Laser Guns, (2nd Amendment), as you never know when a Drone comes flying and hovering over your home, while camping, or at a family event or the Boom Box Car that drowns out Sirens...Zap It !!
Shock wave generators are capable of producing focused acoustic or electromagnetic energy that can break up objects such as kidney stones and other similar materials.
EMP generators can produce pulses of electromagnetic energy that can destroy the sensitive electronics in computers and microprocessors.
Destabilized LCR circuits can produce multi megawatt pulses by using an explosive wire disruptive switch. These high power pulses can be coupled "with difficulty" into antennas, conic sections, horns etc for very directional effects.
Research is currently being undertaken to disable vehicles thus avoiding dangerous high speed chases. The trick is to generate a high enough power pulse to fry the electronic control processor modules without creating collateral damage to unintended targets. This could be a lot simpler if the vehicle was covered in plastic or fiber glass rather than metal.
The shielding of the metal body offers a challenge to the researcher to develop a practical system. A system could be built that could do this but would be costly, large and produce collateral damage to friendly targets.
All in All, we need to Stand By Law Enforcement, and FAA to help interrupt Pursuits, Reduce Rogue Drone Operators, from potentially being worse than a Bird Strike killing all aboard in order to save Lives and protect our Families and Friends.
Sadly, no matter how many Laws are Written regarding Gun Control, the Criminal will still have Guns, just as there will be Unregistered & Registered Drones used Illegally, the war on Illegal Drugs will never end, nor will Wars.
Invasion of Privacy comes to mind, although Aircraft & Satellites fly overhead an have for many years, we may not give them a second thought. We see in the News Drones used to film/photograph an event, landscape, observation, surveillance, an issue/problem with Air Traffic.
Rogue drone operators are becoming a nuisance, invading airspace , private property and of the public. Used to drop drugs at prisons, or weapons, nearly colliding with Aircraft, interfering with Aerial Fire Fighting, injuring people, flying into buildings/skyscrapers, even automobiles and runaway Drones.
From intelligence bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security said it had recorded more than 500 incidents since 2012 in which rogue drones hovered over “sensitive sites and critical installations,” such as military bases and nuclear plants. In one well-publicized case in January 2015, a drone crashed onto the White House grounds.
Pursuits by Law Enforcement, especially in Los Angeles County and surrounding Counties & Communities...televised drawing thousands of viewers to their TV screens.
High or even Low Speed Pursuits, endangering Lives and Property...Law Enforcement needs EMP Guns and the same can be used for Drones, or a Laser EMP Gun or a directed-energy weapon (DEW) to Zap the Electrical Components of a Vehicle, stopping them almost instantly, as it disables a car's microprocessors, chips, and whatever other electronics are keeping it running. No need for spikes or shooting the tires out or worse.
EMP Guns Can be used by Helicopter Pilots, Ground Units, or Law Enforcement Drones.
The E2V RF Safe-Stop electromagnetic pulse gun can stop a car engine by shorting the vehicle's electronic circuitry.
http://www.e2v.com/ http://www.e2v.com/products/rf-power/rf-safe-stop/
EMP Cannon
EMP Weapons - U.S. Air Force and Boeing electromagnetic pulse weapon, capable of targeting and destroying electrical systems without the collateral damage often associated with traditional firepower.
HERF Gun - Microwave HERF (high-energy radio frequency) gun
Drone: the male of the honeybee and other bees, sting-less and making no honey. A person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer or any unmanned aircraft or ship that is guided remotely
EMP - ElectroMagnetic Pulse: sometimes called a transient electromagnetic disturbance, is a short burst of electromagnetic energy. Such a pulse's origination may be a natural occurrence or man-made and can occur as a radiated, electric or magnetic field or a conducted electric current, depending on the source. EMP interference is generally disruptive or damaging to electronic equipment, and at higher energy levels a powerful EMP event such as a lightning strike can damage physical objects such as buildings and aircraft structures. Weapons have been developed to create the damaging effects of high-energy EMP. These are typically divided into nuclear and non-nuclear devices. Such weapons, both real and fictional, have become known to the public by means of popular culture.
Laser: a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. The term "laser" originated as an acronym for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation"
Pursuit: an effort to secure or attain, to hunt, chase
UAV - Unmanned Aircraft or Aerial Vehicle: an aircraft that can navigate without a human pilot on board; a drone
I am interested in EMP/Laser Guns, (2nd Amendment), as you never know when a Drone comes flying and hovering over your home, while camping, or at a family event or the Boom Box Car that drowns out Sirens...Zap It !!
Shock wave generators are capable of producing focused acoustic or electromagnetic energy that can break up objects such as kidney stones and other similar materials.
EMP generators can produce pulses of electromagnetic energy that can destroy the sensitive electronics in computers and microprocessors.
Destabilized LCR circuits can produce multi megawatt pulses by using an explosive wire disruptive switch. These high power pulses can be coupled "with difficulty" into antennas, conic sections, horns etc for very directional effects.
Research is currently being undertaken to disable vehicles thus avoiding dangerous high speed chases. The trick is to generate a high enough power pulse to fry the electronic control processor modules without creating collateral damage to unintended targets. This could be a lot simpler if the vehicle was covered in plastic or fiber glass rather than metal.
The shielding of the metal body offers a challenge to the researcher to develop a practical system. A system could be built that could do this but would be costly, large and produce collateral damage to friendly targets.
All in All, we need to Stand By Law Enforcement, and FAA to help interrupt Pursuits, Reduce Rogue Drone Operators, from potentially being worse than a Bird Strike killing all aboard in order to save Lives and protect our Families and Friends.
Sadly, no matter how many Laws are Written regarding Gun Control, the Criminal will still have Guns, just as there will be Unregistered & Registered Drones used Illegally, the war on Illegal Drugs will never end, nor will Wars.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Playing the "Women's Card" DJT
Dear Donald J Trump
wherever Donald J. Trump goes Violence Follows, is this who Americans want for President...
...Donald about Hillary playing the "Women Card" "I think the only card she has is the women's card," Trump said, "She has got nothing else going. Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she would get 5% of the vote. And the beautiful thing is, women don't like her." "She is playing the woman card left and right."
Gee Donald, if it was not for a Woman and the Women before your Mother in your Family Tree, you would not be here.
Maybe in your Political Career or from High School, you remember "the women's rights movement in the United States, covers the years of 1848 to 1920, which includes the famed women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y...the formation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the passage of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, giving Women the Right to Vote !!!
In 1872, Victoria Claflin Woodhull, was the first female candidate for President of the United States.
A 136 yrs later, Hillary Clinton after her close race against Barack Obama in the 2008 election, no woman has ever come as close to becoming the first female president than her.
And Hillary has been deemed the first "serious" female presidential contender in American history. Hillary no longer wants to be a Secretary, aka Former Secretary of State
Donald J Trump, sorry for your loss Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, 7 Aug 2000, I feel if she was here today, would wash your mouth out with soap.
wherever Donald J. Trump goes Violence Follows, is this who Americans want for President...
...Donald about Hillary playing the "Women Card" "I think the only card she has is the women's card," Trump said, "She has got nothing else going. Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she would get 5% of the vote. And the beautiful thing is, women don't like her." "She is playing the woman card left and right."
Maybe in your Political Career or from High School, you remember "the women's rights movement in the United States, covers the years of 1848 to 1920, which includes the famed women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, N.Y...the formation of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the passage of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, giving Women the Right to Vote !!!
In 1872, Victoria Claflin Woodhull, was the first female candidate for President of the United States.
A 136 yrs later, Hillary Clinton after her close race against Barack Obama in the 2008 election, no woman has ever come as close to becoming the first female president than her.
And Hillary has been deemed the first "serious" female presidential contender in American history. Hillary no longer wants to be a Secretary, aka Former Secretary of State
Donald J Trump, sorry for your loss Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, 7 Aug 2000, I feel if she was here today, would wash your mouth out with soap.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Ad Annoyances vs Ad Blockers
Even with Pop-Up Blocker enabled, appears a window...that may play sounds or video...all which is in-your-face marketing and tactics that are downright annoying.
There are the delayed pop-ups as I scan the page to find the content I want to see or read...a window appears dab smack in the middle, and unless I acknowledge, its existence...remains.
I am tired of reading about how your advertising is the main way that you cover your costs and the use of software that blocks ads means you may struggle to continue in providing the depth and breadth of content you currently have up.
We the Consumer/End User also have to further deal with...
Web Cookies: that provide a way for your Web site to recognize Us and keep track of Our preferences.
Tracking Cookies: are placed on your computer by "third-party" advertisers to monitor the user's Web surfing habits and are generally considered an invasion of privacy.
Another Annoyance is that of AdWare / MalWare / SpyWare / Hackers / Viruses, and the need for added Security Software, at our Cost.
I understand if I care about my Privacy, I would not use devices of communication, surf/sail the web/Internet, that I should leave your site immediately, as to not waste more of my time.
We the End User, pay for our access to the Internet, Computers / SmartPhones/ Tablets/ Laptops/ Phablets, Software Applications and Programs, Hardware and other Devices as Modems/Routers/WiFi/Cable, Media Streaming to aid in connecting to the Internet/Web.
And if that is not enough, we the Consumer also deal with the annoying TV Commercials
Let us not forget Telemarketers and phone calls.
As well as paper advertisements delivered, placed in our yards, door step, on/in our door's and windows, under the windshield wipers.
All of the above are Unwanted, Un-Invited, made to sign acknowledging we accept the terms, FORCED is how I look at it, only Option is not to Accept, Go Online, Watch Media or Visit Your Site.
I will keep my Ad Blockers Active Enabled.
May I suggest Get your Costs/Money from the Manufactures/Providers/Services, as this would be past onto the Consumer anyway, nothing is truly Free, even the Air we Breathe comes at a Cost...So Leave Us Alone !!
We the Consumer/End User Already Paid in So Many Ways
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