A YouTube short, Dr. Tyson says Private enterprise is not good at doing expensive things that have never been done before. The government does it first. He gives some examples. https://youtube.com/shorts/ImE54PFjBsM?si=avoGG0dridmpb7Mu
Archive for the ‘Business’ Category:
2023-11-18 Tesla Doom And Gloom Article Spreads FUD
This article is spreading fear, uncertainty and doubt about Tesla. The author is completely unaware of all the other businesses that Tesla is also in. Musk has said that the energy storage segment of Tesla will probably grow to be bigger than the auto segment. The author is clueless about the Cybertruck, which is being
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2023-11-14 Amsec, Gary Lorenz, John Darjany – history of campus card
I finally found a bit of history about Gary Lorenz. He and I were high school friends. In 1972 he and John Darjany founded a company, Amsec, to make a “campus card system” for California Polytechnic University, Pomona. In 1974, Amsec was purchased by R.D. Products. A brief history of the campus card industry This
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Canoo’s New American Bulldog Electric Pickup
Canoo may not make it – the company is financially troubled. Check out Canoo’s rugged new ‘American Bulldog’ electric pickup truck
2023-11-10 Joint Electronics Type Designation System
Here is a wealth of information about much of the electronics that is used by government entities especially the military. You can find out what the system is for data processing hardware. This used to be called JAN – Joint Army Navy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System
2023-11-03 “Beware Of Wolves In Sheep’s Clothing” Trump, Johnson, et al.
Brian Tyler Cohen talks to Pete Buttigieg and excoriates extremist Republicans who use Christianity to force their beliefs onto others. 10 min video – last few minutes are the best.
2023-10-31 Iron & Salt Batteries made by Inlyte Energy
Inlyte Energy acquired Beta Research which has patents and a pilot production line to already make iron salt batteries. They say “competitive densities” but I don’t think they’re anywhere near to Li-Ion cells. But they’re much lower cost. They call them ‘sodium metal halide’ batteries. Advancing iron and salt batteries with $8 million in seed
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2023-10-30 Honda & High Tech 3D-Printed Metal Car Parts
Article Quote: “”The $99 million in Series C funding for Seurat is a good indication that the auto industry is bullish on 3D-printed car parts. Also referred to as additive manufacturing, 3D printing offers the potential to save energy, reduce waste, trim manufacturing timelines, increase throughput, and pump more flexibility into design and materials (check
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2023-10-29 SpaceX Building Roberts Road Campus In Florida
This 26.5 min. YouTube video is overwhelming in the amount of activity that Spacex is doing to “Make the machines that make the rockets and launches”.
2023-10-29 Tesla: 5 Important Issues
Nicholas Colas Wall St. analyst “drops 5 bombshells” about Tesla. 1 hour YouTube video.
