Philip Raymond – Lifeboat News: The Blog https://lifeboat.com/blog Safeguarding Humanity Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:55:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 AI swarm intelligence https://lifeboat.com/blog/2020/01/ai-swarm-intelligence Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:55:30 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=101409 Photo:
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]]> IOT needs decentralized, long-range connectivity. It’s finally coming https://lifeboat.com/blog/2020/01/tiny-long-range-connectivity-heralds-iot Sun, 12 Jan 2020 04:08:03 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=100710 No matter how cheap or fast paid internet service gets, the Internet of Things (IOT) won’t take wings until we have ubiquitous access to a completely decentralized, open-standard network that does not require a provider subscription. This month, we may be a step closer.

Let’s talk about internet connected gadgets. Not just your phone or PC—and not even a microwave oven or light bulb. Instead, think of everyday objects that are much smaller and much less expensive. Think of things that seemingly have no need to talk with you.

Now think of applications in which these tiny things need to communicate with each other and not just with you. Think of the cost of this “thing” compared to the added cost of continuous communications. Do so many things really need to talk in the first place?

First, there were Trackers…

]]> 50 Year Lie: Sugar industry blames fats https://lifeboat.com/blog/2020/01/50-year-lie-sugar-industry-blames-fats Fri, 03 Jan 2020 23:15:04 +0000 https://lifeboat.com/blog/?p=100456 Whenever someone refers me to a story with alarming facts that should surprise or outrage any thinking human, my spider-sense is activated. Does the story make sense? Is it plausible? If the message contains evidence of being repeated (or forwarded to more than two friends), then whatever is claimed is almost certain to be false.

If the subject is important to me—or if there is any chance that it might influence my view of the world, I check it at Snopes. The reputable web site confirms or debunks many urban legends and all sorts of viral web hype.

You never know what you might learn at Snopes. You can easily be lured into a rabbit hole, digging into the site beyond whatever prompted your visit in the first place.

Fact-checking can be fun! For example:

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