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Sunday, September 26, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Tesla “Safety Score” to Spy on Customers' Driving Behaviour, Phone Home
Tesla introduces Safety Score (Beta) system that incentivizes safe drivinghttps://t.co/dTGdg79HhV by @ResidentSponge
— TESLARATI (@Teslarati) September 26, 2021
Some Tesla owners think this is just great.
The car scores you based on forward collision warnings, hard braking & cornering, follow distance & forced autopilot disengagements. Almost like a credit score! It feels like it could be a game, competition with friends or maybe something with a reward for cheaper insurance!
— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) September 25, 2021
Why, it's “Almost like a credit score!” (bang in original). Indeed…just like a social credit score, to be precise. Perhaps if your score indicates “antisocial driving” your Tesla will only allow you to drive back and forth between your residential pod and socialist labour cubicle.
“They'll go into debt to buy their own shackles” — Kelvin R. Throop
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12:37
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Atlas V Landsat 9 Launch
The Launch Readiness Review has given approval for Monday's liftoff of the #AtlasV rocket carrying #Landsat 9 for @NASA_LSP. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:11amPDT (2:11pmEDT; 1811 UTC) from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Live status/webcast: https://t.co/W859rlSMf3 #CountdownToLaunch pic.twitter.com/mIJJJ7WYpi
— ULA (@ulalaunch) September 25, 2021
The Webcast of the launch is scheduled to start at 17:30 UTC on Monday, 2021-09-27.
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12:28
CONTEXT: Cryptocurrency-Trading Hamster Outperforms the Standard&Poor's 500
A hamster has been trading cryptocurrencies in a cage rigged to automatically buy and sell tokens since June - and it's currently outperforming the S&P 500 | Currency News | Financial and Business News | Markets Insider https://t.co/0pmqaVGTUm
— Alex Turnbull (@alexbhturnbull) September 26, 2021
Those with a grasp of history and a nose for irony will note that the hamster's name is “Mr Goxx”, who has his own Twitch page and livestream. Take that, potty-mouthed “stonks” day trader!
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11:58
THE HAPPENING WORLD: Weekly Space Report: Starbase Claw and Tank Farm, FAA Environmental Assessment, Inspiration4 Returns, and Landsat 9 Launch
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11:24