Evil

Firefighters in reverse are just plain evil pic.twitter.com/FEmr9KCg6b

— flops (@F73) March 1, 2019

Next?

I know... it's the Star Trek era with replicators...

Human history can be divided into five distinct societies

1. Hunter gather
2. Agricultural
3. Mercantile capitalism
4. Industrial capitalism
5. Consumer capitalism

Human population, knowledge, energy use & global environmental damage increases with each transition.

What next? pic.twitter.com/iJKoePfhzM

— Mark Maslin (@ProfMarkMaslin) February 28, 2019

Picture Frame Phone Charger

It's pricey at over $55, but I really like the idea of this picture frame with a builtin wireless charger for your smart phone. It also keeps the phone upright so you can see notifications easily. I could see myself with one at the desk in my office and another one on the end table beside by chair in our family room.

Smart Circuit Breakers

But no Alexa support yet...

Leviton’s new smart Load Center brings app control to your circuit breakers https://t.co/sHZWRiJ1sy

— donthorp (@donthorp) February 21, 2019

BoR - Bitcoin over Radio

Sending Bitcoin over shortwave radio.

Bad USB Devices

New Offensive USB Cable Allows Remote Attacks over WiFi - scary stuff. That's why you need to wrap your dongle.

Logging

This is one of my favorite old locks, used to secure registered mail containers. It can be picked, but that’s not the main security function. It has a counter that advances whenever it’s opened, making it difficult steal mail undetected. It’s essentially a re-usable seal. pic.twitter.com/q9IzoPtQEu

— matt blaze (@mattblaze) February 6, 2019

Wouxun KG-UVD1P

An oldie, but a goodie...

"I have 6 (six) variants of this radio with the original UV-1D being my favorite! Back in 2011 when I first became a ham radio op, the Wouxun was the 'cheap' low-cost entry level rig (the world before baofeng). Coming in at nearly $80 less than the stellar FT-60 the UV-1D was right in my budget range. 8 (Eight) Years later, it's still my 'go-to' handi. While it's not my favorite HT (Kenwood TH-k20) it is the one I find myself using anytime I am forced to use a hand-held radio. Over the years I've added a pair of 2m/6m and 2m/220 versions as well as a few spare 2m/70cm rigs. When my eldest passed his tech test last year-he got a New Wouxun HT. As you can see I'm pretty heavily invested in Wouxun, and although I sometimes wonder if I'd been better off with an offering from the Big3 (unattainable in '11), when you add it all up ($) it seems like money well spent. K4CDN"

Cyberpunk

The cool thing about cyberpunk coming true is that we got ALL the cyberpunk futures.

China: universal surveillance and social control

America: cool gadgets and staggering inequality

Russia: shadowy plots, covert ops, and assasins

Japan: Japan

— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) June 1, 2018

GarageMate

I could see this GarageMate (Bluetooth garage door opener) being very handy for bike rides and things around the neighborhood. I wonder how frequently I would wish I could open the garage door remotely from work or somewhere. At $54 and an easy install, I may give it a whirl.

Via KK Cool Tools