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Another Kiwi in an Indycar? Wouldn’t Bet Against It.
If you have any type of fuel in your blood system you will be well aware of Scott McLaughlin, our reigning V8 Supercar champion. And if you know anything about Scotty Mac you will be aware that he has long harboured a strong desire to race in America in the
BFD Weekender: Is Artificial-womb Technology a Tool for Women’s Liberation?
Sasha Isaac Sasha Isaac recently graduated from New York University where she studied bioethics. Her master’s thesis was on transnational surrogacy in India. While some women experience pregnancy and childbirth as joyful, natural and fulfilling, others find themselves recoiling in horror at the physical demands of carrying and sustaining
From the No Shit Sherlock Files
A recently finalised and published Ipsos Global Mobility Navigator Syndicated Study, interviewed 20,000 consumers worldwide on their opinions on alternative engines and what it would take to get them to consider one. Apparently environmental concerns are not necessarily translating into BEV sales. (Battery electric vehicles). The Ipsos Global Mobility
Here’s a Ban Ardern Missed
Vermont State Senator Rodgers has submitted a Bill the state legislature to ban mobile phones for anyone under 21. In the case of our Australian visitor (aged 28), had such a ban been in place, it would not have prevented the live streaming. The good Senator has clearly shown what
I Don’t Need This I WANT It!
I first came across this retro technology at least 7 years ago if not longer and I was startled by the strength of my desire to own one of my very own. I still don’t own one because I am a bit like that Billy T James Joke… “I
The Lies of Those Opposed to 5G
There seems to be more than a few Luddites out there who are vocally challenging the rollout of 5G technology. During a visit to Whangaparaoa, I noticed one such crazy who has plastered their property with hand-painted anti-5G signs. I thought I’d check out their claims. 5G
A New Role for the Smugmobiles?
As the informed readers of The BFD are well aware, there was a concerted attack on the US election process in the run-up to the 2016 Presidential election. This nefarious attack was caused by the Russians who desperately wanted a strong man in the hot seat rather than their
Wind Turbines Traumatizing Animals As Well As People
PA Pundits – International James M. Taylor is an American lawyer, senior fellow for environment and energy policy at The Heartland Institute and a CFACT contributor. James Taylor is a keen analyst of science and public policy and a competition level poker player. The same wind turbines that are causing reports
Brash: No Justification for Race-based Spectrum Give-away
Press release: Hobson’s Pledge There is not the slightest justification for allocating any resource which is the common property of all New Zealanders on the basis of race, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said yesterday. In a deal announced Monday, Telcos will be able to bid for 160MHz
How to Be a Penniless Billionaire
As you may be aware, Vernon Unsworth (hero of the Philippines cave rescue) recently lost a defamation case against Elon Musk, who had called him a “pedo”. Such are the vagaries of American defamation law that, even though the accusation was completely false, and Musk admitted as much, Unsworth lost
NZ Tsunami Monitoring & Detection System to be Established
Press release: NZ First Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare on Wednesday announced the deployment of a network of DART (Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami) buoys. “New Zealand and the Pacific region are particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. It is vital we have
Tech Thursday
“It Will Be The End Of Energy Companies” | The FORBIDDEN Technology of Nikola Tesla
World’s First Solar-Powered Train
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