Have you ever wondered how powerful magnets and magnetic fields can be? There are various types of magnets; permanent magnets (like fridge magnets), temporary magnets (magnetized paperclips), and electromagnets (speakers). I'm sure you have played with one, or all three. But I bet you never realized how precisely you could magnetize something to the point that you could control it remotely. A magnet is the result of particles in an object which are arranged in a north/south orientation and emit a magnetic field. What the scientists have done...

There is certain information considered to be top-secret. This is information so important that only certain people in the world have credentials to discuss it, and even less have access to it. One such piece of information was the coordinated interference by the Russian Government of the 2016 US election. The US government knew about the interference in early 2016, but this information was considered to be top-secret and could not be shared with candidate Trump. Once a nominee from each party emerges, certain information is shared with...

As crazy as that may sound, that water bottle you carry in your car to cool you off, could end up roasting your vehicle. Though the risk is low, under certain conditions, the water in the bottle can act as a magnifying glass for the Sun light. At minimum, you could end up with a burn mark in your interior. But if luck is not on your side, with the right cabin temperature and Sun light intensity, that burn mark can turn into a fire. The solution is...

As I described in a previous post, Trump never intended to be President. During his 2016 Presidential campaign (which began in June 2015) there were many reports that Trump had Russian interests and as the Mueller Report confirmed, they at least began in 2013. Those Russian interests had tremendous potential and a reasonable person could consider them to be the overriding motive for his favorable stance on Russia. The LOI (Letter of Intent) called for the Trump Organization to receive 5% of all gross sales up to $100...

For the last couple of months, listening to podcasts has turned into a headache. The problem was a constant, and unpredictable pause of my shows. While listening on Bluetooth to an episode, all would be going well and suddenly it would stop. I did the normal troubleshooting, like make sure: The app as not “battery optimized”It could run in the backgroundUninstall/ReinstallTry a new appRestart the phoneTry different Bluetooth headphonesEtc, etc Nothing worked. Restarting the phone, or reinstalling the app helped to extend the frequency of the pauses, but...

We have all played with dirt and sand. Most of us can recall the first time we played with dirt and world of possibilities it opened. Suddenly we could "build" castles, highways, cities... But if you are like me, those possibilities quickly came to a halt when water evaporated and the soil or sand became dry and lost its shape. So you can image my thoughts when I saw a video claiming he'd "Engineered" dirt to support the weight of a car. Really? How can this be? What...

One of the biggest accusations of the Trump Campaign during the election was Trump's involvement with Russia. The love-affair between Trump and Putin (Russia President) was evident; from Trump's choice of words when referring to Putin, to his denial of interference (even after all US intelligence offices had confirmed it), to his portrayal of "the hacker" being a 400-pound guy. As long as it was not the Russians, that is all that mattered. Yet, when asked if he had any business interests in Russia, Trump's immediate response was...

On an regular basis, either annually or semi-annually, in the US (certainly in California), your highway vehicle must pass a "smog check". You know, the dreaded visit to the "smog check" shop where if your car passes, you only waste 1 hour of your life, but if it fails, there goes a month. They have the same thing in the EU, it's called ITV (Inspeccion Tecnica de Vehiculos), aka Vehicle Technical inspection. Like in California, you have to have your highway vehicle inspected on a regular basis. The...

President Trump promoted or retweeted various rallies that were organized by the IRA. On September 10, 2017, President Trump's personal account @realDonaldTrump responded to a tweet from the IRA-controlled account @10_gop (the backup account of @TEN_GOP, which had already been deactivated by Twitter). The tweet rad: "We love you, Mr President!"Mueller Report Volume 1, page 34 With a following in the tens of millions on Social media, a "re-tweet" or mention of a tweet, is normally considered an approval. And this is even more true when the President...

How much does it cost to disrupt the most powerful democracy in the world? About $100,000 in Facebook ads: To reach larger US audiences, the IRA purchased advertisements from Facebook that promoted IRA groups on the newsfeeds of the US audience members. According to Facebook, the IRA purchased over 3500 advertisements, and the expenditures totaled approximately $100,000.Mueller Report Volume 1, page 25 The Internet Research Agency, LLC (IRA), only needed to contribute about $100K to Facebook's bottom line in order to disrupt the 2016 election. Though there were...