Category: Technology
Data Centers Growing Concern
RALEIGH – This week, Duke Energy joined the Trump administration’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, which is a set of bold commitments to ensure that data centers and other large energy users “build, bring, or buy the new generation resources and electricity needed to satisfy their energy…
Missile Warfare Depends on GPS
Editor’s Note: As Iran blocks the Straits of Hormuz, (with the exception of oil for the People’s Republic of China), this is a good time to look at the GPS satellite galaxies and the ‘one-way’ drones that Iran sends out to cause mayhem and death….
Coming (hopefully) to a Spot Near You!
With Uncle Sam’s blessings, the state Department of Transportation plans to scale back the number of Electric Vehicle charging stations it had originally committed to build along interstates and highways – moving funds toward under-served communities, rural areas and highways The first round of charging…
Big Tech’s Quiet Shift From Growth to Cash Flow
SILICON VALLEY, CA – For more than a decade, Big Tech lived by a simple rule: Grow first, worry about profits later. That era is ending. As 2025 closes, the largest technology companies are sending a clear – if understated – signal to investors. The…
‘Canary in the Coal Mine?’ Local Woman’s Plight May Foretell Our Future
Editor’s Note: Congress gave local officials the authority to control the deployment of wireless infrastructure in their communities. Now the FCC is trying to take that authority away. The current system is working, but telecoms are impatient with local zoning laws and want unfettered ability…
5G Build-Out Poses Threat Yet Dodges Local Control
The official notice is known as FCC Docket No. 25-276. Backed by Big Telecom, the FCC intends to allow cell site towers in your neighborhood every 600 to 800 feet. And, in the fine print, local standards like zoning and Home Owner Association rules are…
Expert Does Deep Dive Into Over-The-Air Antennas
Editor’s Note: In Part One of this series, the website TVpassport.com was introduced as a source of information for digital programs available locally. This is important if you would like to cut the cable and save money by viewing 30-plus programs for FREE. If you…
Free TV or Bust! Over-The-Air Reception: A Do It Yourself Guide (Part 1)
Editor’s note: With costs going ever higher to bring TV programs into the home, Mr. Allison offers readers a fresh, and surprising, look at what is available ‘over the air’ here in eastern NC. He also recommends a website known as http://www.tvpassport.com The first question…
Part 3 of 4: ‘It’s the System, Stupid!’
Milking ‘The Grid’ for all it’s worth
Editor’s note: A former engineer with Motorola, Mr. Allison is a frequent contributor to this newspaper. As electric vehicles, 5G Internet, and cyber-currencies proliferate, Allison explains how utilities must adapt in order to accommodate increasing demands upon The Grid. USA – In Part 2 last…
Part 1 of 4: ‘It’s the System, Stupid!’
Electric Vehicles actually increase carbon emissions!
Last week, Dexter Liu completed a well-written three-part analysis on the electric vehicle and why it is not ready for prime time. I agree. Here are additional considerations. Since the Tesla Model 3 weighs about the same as the Chevrolet Equinox, some interesting comparisons can…
Third in a three-part series:
Electric Vehicle future not quite ready for ‘prime time’
By Dexter Liu ‘Thermal runaway’ is a dangerous condition unique to lithium-ion batteries. Overheating can end up in a catastrophic fire. “Battery fires, what consumers should know,” a Forbes article published September 16, 2021, revealed that while the EV manufacturers’ claims of limited inventory were…
Second in a Three-Part Series:
Beware ‘thermal runaway’ in EV battery fires
By Dexter Liu USA – Did anyone tell you — should you be contemplating buying an Electric Vehicle — that, NO, you are not saving the planet any more or less than if you continued to drive that gasoline car? In fact, you will continue…
