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World's first crewless, zero emissions cargo ship will set sail in Norway
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/world/yara-birkeland-norway-crewless-container-ship-spc-intl/
The first electric vertical take-off and landing jet...seven-seat Lilium Jet can reach speeds of 175 miles per hour and travel 155 miles with 30x fewer components that traditional commercial aircraft.
Lilium announced a network of 14 vertiports in Florida, and a proposed network under development in Germany.
https://lilium.com/
Lilium is one of several in the sector to go public via SPAC merger. The company announced a SPAC merger with Qell Acquisition Corp (QELL) valuing the company at $3.3 billion. The merger includes a $450 million PIPE that counts Palantir (PLTR) as an investor along with Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, PIMCO and Tencent Holdings ADR TCEHY
https://www.benzinga.com/m-a/21/08/22599565/14-spacs-that-palantir-technologies-has-invested-in-or-partnered
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Anecdotal...our grandson who is 9 yrs old came down with COVID last week after having contact (grandson was masked) with an unmasked kid at school. Grandson was sent home to quarantine after unmasked kid was diagnosed positive. Our daughter was livid that grandson had to miss 2 weeks of school and apparently did not take seriously the possibility that grandson could have been infected. As a consequence both daughter and her husband who were previously vaccinated both came down with COVID with mild fever & cold like symptoms. All three have recovered however all three have now lost their sense of taste and smell.
Lesson: Delta COVID is not to be F'd with and the belief that children have a superior immune system that will protect them is BS...please take it seriously.
Report: 1 in 4 New Coronavirus Cases Are in Children
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-09-08/report-1-in-4-new-coronavirus-cases-are-in-children
This guy called it yesterday...
Shares of Globalstar soar 50% on rumor iPhone 13 will use satellites directly
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/30/iphone-13-rumored-to-have-satellite-phone-connectivity.html
(SpaceX) Top Apple analyst predicts iPhone 13 will have satellite communications features
https://mashable.com/article/iphone-13-satellite-low-earth-orbit-ming-chi-kuo
3 reasons why lumber prices will tumble 30% by year end, according to a veteran portfolio manager
Isabelle Lee
Aug. 28, 2021, 08:47 AM
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/lumber-price-outlook-3-reasons-decline-michael-gayed-housing-sawmill-2021-8
Stealthy battery company backed by Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos has a lot to prove
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/25/form-energy-raises-240-million-on-iron-air-battery-promise.html
CNBC road test: The U.S. EV charging network isn’t ready for your family road trip, let alone the expected wave of new cars
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/24/cnbc-road-test-the-us-ev-charging-network-isnt-ready-for-your-family-road-trip-let-alone-the-expected-wave-of-new-cars.html
CDC study shows unvaccinated people are 29 times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid
The new study also found that unvaccinated people were nearly five times more likely to be infected with Covid than vaccinated people.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/24/cdc-study-shows-unvaccinated-people-are-29-times-more-likely-to-be-hospitalized-with-covid.html
Delta cases show 300 times higher viral load - S.Korea study
https://news.trust.org/item/20210824091123-quxc4
The Technology 202: Study finds sites that mislead, not flat-out lie, attract record share of Facebook engagements
By Cristiano Lima
Tech newsletter reporter
Today at 9:14 a.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/24/technology-202-study-finds-sites-that-mislead-not-flat-out-lie-attract-record-share-facebook-engagements/
Some governmental agencies lie more than others. Look at what happened in Afghanistan... our military and intelligences agencies continually lied and wildly exaggerated our successes there for 20 yrs. There was some progress made as far as women's rights and education however no amount of U.S. military hubris or prowess could overcome the corruption and incompetence of the Afghan gov't, military and police and the lack of nationalistic identity and will of the Afghan people. The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves and in Afghanistan it could not be more relevant.
I believe our health agencies (NIH, FDA, CDC) are generally reliable and truthful however mistakes and incompetence happen occasionally. Fortunately there is a system of peer reviewed studies and data that must be published and scrutinized prior to any agency decisions that keeps them in check. The scientific community outside the NIH has far more expertise than those inside. I believe the scientific community generally agrees with FDA and CDC decisions and actions however there are occasional disagreements...i.e. Biogen's aducanumab approval & Fauci's mask controversy.
I believe Fauci's statements on masks were misleading and confusing however the controversy is overblown IMO. Fauci should have stuck to the science instead of trying to manipulate people's attitudes and reactions to the pandemic. The CDC's response in the initial weeks was thoroughly bungled IMO.
I view the health agencies as similar to the FAA. In the early days plane crashes were common place however over the years after many air disasters, lessons were learned and regulations were implemented to correct mistakes by the aviation industry in the manufacture and operation of air planes. The NIH, FDA and CDC have followed a similar track. They're not perfect but much better than the past.
Corporations lie occasionally but there is so much oversight and so many regulations that lies are the exception rather than the rule. Occasionally a Theranos(Elizabeth Holmes) or Nikola(Trevor Milton) will come along however with whistleblower laws and the diligence of the shorts the truth will eventually come out. The biggest lies by corporations by far are those propagated through advertising.
The media is by far the biggest source of lies and misinformation IMO. There are 2 parts to what I mean by "media". There is mainstream media and social media. Both are protected by the 1st Amendment which gives them almost free reign to say whatever they want. Because mainstream media is supported by advertisers and in many cases has shareholders, there is much more pressure and incentive for TV, radio and print publications to be honest with their viewers. But some mainstream media have figured out that lying is good for ratings which allows them to jack up their advertising rates. Fox, OAN and Newsmax are examples of going overboard on that business model and now may end up paying billions to Dominion. Lies are protected speech however lies that result in economic harm or loss of revenues and/or profits can be remedied through the courts.
Social media is the wild card and a much bigger propagator of lies and misinformation than mainstream media...no contest. It's all about eyeballs and mouse clicks. It's a tough problem but I support Twitter, Facebook and Youtube for trying to get a handle on what are obviously outright lies and misinformation about COVID. the 2020 election etc. As public businesses they have the right to police their customers. Some may call it censorship but what people forget is that the 1st amendment only protects individuals from government or state censorship and the social media companies are well within their rights to take such actions as they see fit. The social media companies are not restricting anyone's speech. People still have the right to say whatever they want...they just don't have the right to use a megaphone.
The link below is a pretty good resource I use to check the political bias and factual accuracy of mainstream media. It's a good tool that helps me sort out what may be fact or fiction which is sometimes hard to tell.
It's a good starting point...
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/
Virgin Hyperloop explains how passenger pods will travel at 670mph using 'levitation engines' that are ten times more efficient than fastest maglev trains
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9919323/Virgin-Hyperloop-explains-new-pods-travel-670mph-using-magnetic-levitation-engines.html
Fact Check-COVID-19 vaccines are not ‘cytotoxic’
Fact Check-COVID-19 vaccines are not ‘cytotoxic’
Spike Proteins
McCullough is a lying, discredited nutjob....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_A._McCullough
True. However it's against my nature to let obvious lies and misinformation to go unchallenged especially when lives are at stake.
Ban me if you want but I strongly urge you to more diligent with your postings and consider the possible consequences of someone making a bad health decision that could lead to serious illness or death based on misinformation you post.
This is not a game.
What statistics do you not believe?
The number of COVID cases?
The severity of COVID?
The number of deaths caused by COVID?
The number and severity of side effects of vaccines?
Why would you believe any of the stats you're posting?
What give YOUR sources credibility?
You are 1.8X more likely to die from a fall from stairs, 2X more likely to die from a fire, 28X more likely to die from a car accident and 44X more likely to die from accidental poisoning than myocarditis or pericarditis occurrence after the 2nd dose of an mRNA vaccine.
The odds are 1 in 232,283 (.000430%) of myocarditis or pericarditis occurrence after the 2nd dose of an mRNA vaccine.
U.S. review of possible link between Moderna vaccine and uncommon side effect delays adolescent approval
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/19/moderna-vaccine-myocarditis/
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Cases of VITT and Myocarditis associated with COVID vaccines are very rare and have been mild. No cases of VITT associated with Pfizer and only 3 cases connected to Moderna.
There is not a drug or vaccine on the planet that doesn't have some risk or side effect.
It is unrealistic and foolish to have a zero tolerance for risk before you would take a drug or vaccine that could reduce a much, much higher risk of serious illness or death.
The odds of contracting VITT or Myocarditis are infinitesimally small. The odds of contacting COVID are magnitudes higher. COVID can lead to long term complications or death. You are far more likely to suffer blood clots in the brain or heart inflammation from a COVID infection than from a vaccine.
from your link...
This is false....
gfp927z...this is total BS!
Blood clotting is NOT associated with either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine...
Barron's: Stem (STEM) Is a Play on the Future of Batteries. Its Stock Could Double.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/stem-stock-price-future-of-batteries-51629490431?refsec=technology
Elon Musk introduces Tesla Bot...universal basic income for all?
Tesla is actually going to make a ‘Tesla Bot’ humanoid robot for general purpose use
https://electrek.co/2021/08/19/tesla-bot-humanoid-robot/
You're assuming approval will be automatic. Even so...the label will be key and it could disappoint or be misinterpreted.
see...
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=165316601
I'm not holding any bios currently. I'm waiting for RVNC approval then will probably take a position. I have a feeling the label will be disappointing because of misinterpretation or high expectations and will buy if it sells off. I'm more into tech stocks and currently own FUBU, STEM and TSP.
I also like AMD, ASML, SNAP, UPST, ASAN, CRWD and OPEN. I'm expecting volatility to pick up in the fall...especially if the Fed starts to taper bond purchases which will put a floor on interest rates. That should result in a 5-10% stock market correction.
There have been less than .1% near term serious side effects reported for the mRNA vaccines and those effects are transient...not permanent.
Based on the MOA of mRNA the chances of long term side effects are next to zero IMO. The mRNA does it's job in a few days then disappears. That's a fact. There have been no blood clotting issues reported with the mRNA vaccines. The blood clotting problems are associated with the J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines which are not mRNA.
You are deathly afraid of some unknown or some side effect with very low odds of happening when the odds of contracting COVID or dying of COVID are exponentially higher. You worry about long term side effects of the vaccine with zero supporting evidence when you should be worried about long term COVID complications of which there is a mountain of evidence.
The vaccine may not protect you 100% from the Delta variant but data so far shows that if you are vaccinated and contract the Delta the infection will be much milder and your chances of hospitalization or death are minimal compared to contracting Delta while unvaccinated.
You roll the dice either way. Getting vaccinated is a no-brainer to me. Your odds of dying or serious illness are exponentially higher if you remain unvaccinated.
Rumor: BYD Will Supply Tesla With Blade Batteries
https://insideevs.com/news/524752/rumor-byd-blade-batteries-tesla/
Genetic engineering experiment results in huge increase in food production.
Interesting implications to say the least...
One Lost Methyl Group = Huge Amounts of Food Production
By Derek Lowe 28 July, 2021
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2021/07/28/one-lost-methyl-group-huge-amounts-of-food-production
Consumer Reports Calls Out Problems With Tesla’s ‘Self-Driving’ Mode
yikes!...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberleespeakman/2021/07/20/consumer-reports-calls-out-problems-with-teslas-self-driving-mode/