ON THE ROAD

Submitted by ub on Sat, 05/20/2023 - 18:30
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The Pentagon's information security division says the Defense Department is on track to implement its zero trust cybersecurity framework through the information superhighway by 2027.  

Meanwhile, the USA has nearly 3 million kilometers of motorways, making us the largest road network in the world, nearly double that of China 1.7 million km and three times that of India one million km.

1U.S.3,097,27814.34%

2China1,709,9977.92%

3India1,052,7184.87%

4Mexico741,9493.43%

5Argentina703,0873.25%

PILLOW FIGHT

Submitted by ub on Sat, 05/20/2023 - 17:51
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'Put up or shut up: Cyber expert to get $5 million from Mike Lindell asks the courts to demand payment

Meanwhile, the sleeping grifter refuses to pay for playing.  https://www.mypillow.com/mypillows

A Love Story

Submitted by ub on Fri, 05/19/2023 - 13:53
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Happy Wedding Anniversary, Helen and Chuck Dolan, and their American love story. Pix include Neil and Jimmy.

FRANKLY FRANCIS?

Submitted by ub on Fri, 05/19/2023 - 10:30
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Mayor Suarez says Governor DeSantis's ‘personal vendetta’ with Disney is costing the state jobs, along with tax dollars and prestige.

AI AI OH

Submitted by ub on Fri, 05/19/2023 - 08:35
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We are seeing the future of artificial intelligence and AI is now a huge force that poses challenges for all our lives on Earth.

At the end of the day, the primordial point appears to be what is real as opposed to what's false. Academia and the free press are the essential elements in our global community to be able to attain that and find the best obtainable version of the vetted and scientifically verified truth.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

Submitted by ub on Thu, 05/18/2023 - 08:59
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CNN's Christiane Maria Heideh Amanpour tells the truth at Columbia University with a direct, respectful message, and plenty of class.

As one of the many proud recipients of the Alfred I duPont Award for excellence in journalism for NBC News Overnight and a former Columbia Univesity Gatekeeper, I will always be thankful for everyone who speaks truth to power.

RECOUNTING POTUS LIARS

Submitted by ub on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 20:01
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May 50 years ago the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee held hearings into Nixon’s bungled break-in at the Democratic Headquarters. 
 

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein is the investigative journalism team of former Washington Post Watergate reporters. Five decades later the dynamic duo opine on the great political liars and how they tried to destroy American democracy.

MANHATTAN SINKS

Submitted by ub on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 11:41
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Is New York City’s Manhattan Island sinking with its skyscrapers bringing it down, according to the findings of a new scientific study?

The model indicates the geology beneath the island was compared to satellite data showing its footprint is collapsing into Earth.

NOAA calls it subsidence, with a gradual settling or sudden sinking of Earth's surface that occurs when soft sediments shift or loads bearing down on the ground push it deeper. There are multiple causes, but the weight of cities is rarely studied.

HOMBRE DIGITAL MAN

Submitted by ub on Tue, 05/16/2023 - 12:17
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I’ve been involved in the digital media game for as long as it has been around. For years, I’ve seen many terms come and go.

From cutting edge to wearing out in a short period. Terms, like new media, convergence, multimedia, and engagement. They are often overused and rendered meaningless. 

The word of the moment that best seems to fit is sustainability.  But this one is too important to dismiss, so I want to at least clarify what it means.