Weekly Roundup, Friday 31 March, 2017
Good morning After several weeks of pressing distractions, I’m back this week with the probably final (sixth) part of my series on the future of transportation. This week, it is time to look at the …
March 2017
Our New Opportunity to Make America’s Transportation System Great Again – Part 6
Part 6 : Are Flying Cars the Future or a Folly? This is a further part in our article series on how we have a new opportunity for the United States to once again take …
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 24 March, 2017
Good morning What a crazy week it has been, with the TSA managing to set a new low for inanity and insanity. We’ve seen some terrible things in the past – with the worst perhaps …
The Idiocy of the New Electronics Ban
The TSA has banned passenger flying from ten specific airports to the US from taking any electronic items larger than a cell phone into the cabin with them. The airports are in Cairo, Istanbul, Kuwait …
(At Least) Three Things You Need Due to the New Electronics Ban
At first, the new and utterly nonsensical ban on any electronics bigger than a phone on some flights seemed like it was something most of us would happily avoid. But by essentially including all flights …
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TSA’s Selective New Secret Ban on Some Electronics
The craziness of TSA security has reached a new height (or depth) with word leaking out about their promulgating a secret ban, prohibiting any electronics larger than a cell phone, on some airlines. Now, you’re …
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 17 March, 2017
Good morning My comments last week about California’s deliberate withholding of its Department of Public Health findings on cell phone dangers engendered a few comments and, quite understandably, a few concerns as well. As a …
Circular Runways?
Here’s an interesting article about a Dutch concept advocating circular runways for airports. Here’s the underlying website with the original research. Ostensibly, there is some sense to the idea inasmuch as it would no longer …
Is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Dangerous Too?
The surprising news last week that the California Department of Public Health has been suppressing its findings about the dangers of cell phone radiation for seven years caused several readers to sensibly ‘join the dots’ …
Radio ‘radiation’ Explained
This is the second part of a two article series about the dangers of cell phones and other devices that emit radio waves. Here is a link to the first part – ‘Is Bluetooth and …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 10 March, 2017
Good morning My extended ‘future of transportation’ series took another slight detour this week. Uber has been going through some gyrations of late, managing to offend just about everyone on the planet in the process. …
Is There a Road Ahead for Uber?
Who doesn’t love Uber? Who doesn’t love their astonishingly inexpensive rides that can be arranged from our phone with just a few taps of our finger. Who doesn’t love the simple cashless transaction with no …
