https://www.seeedstudio.com/2-4GHz-FPC-Antenna-1-16dBi-for-X...

To the contrary, innovation is proceeding full speed, despite patents. The only thing patents are doing is 1. enriching the lawyers on creation, 2. restraining law abiding innovators in country (meaning all other countries will proceed to ignore it anyway), 3. give the advantage to all other countries, and 4. enrich the lawyers again if they can find one of the in-country infringements to pursue (again ignoring all the others).

None of these outcomes is beneficial. The system is broken and antiquated. Ditch it.

big /s

And also the end of the open internet, replaced by slop addiction walled gardens.

And of course accelerating climate change with full throttle fossil fuel use to power it all. https://ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/googles-exponential-path-to...

New aids have a highly configurable user experience that will be deeply personal to the user: what do various taps and gestures do and how sensitive are they, what are the different discrimination modes (party, music, conversation, car, etc), and how to get to them, automatic behaviors etc. There's usually a user BT app but it's usually a horrible vast subset designed to keep the gatekeeping intact.

There's some disruption to be had here somewhere between the $3000 gate-kept experience and the $130 airpod one. It should include some open hardware and protocols, let the user adjust all the user knobs, but should retain the audiologist's role regarding the actual hearing profile and safety.

Crucially, the engine inlet spikes were computer controlled. And since it's an observation platform and not a bomber, is it going to be EMP hardened? That was probably classified at the time. /shrug

https://saemobilus.sae.org/papers/sr-71-digital-automatic-fl...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px9YLM6R6MM

Anyway, don't you think the modern platforms are prepared for a little ECM action?

During peak need, renting some capacity from subscribers already on your grid means you don't need to build another peaker plant.

There are faster (X-43 is mach 9.6 but unmanned) and higher and stealthier ships. But unless you're going to dip into the classified catalog, a rusty SR-71 is faster than the next fastest two ships which are both MiGs.

Detroit fought against safety features until it was forced on them and Volvo led the way. They continued to fight against infotainment, offering horrible in-house trash, until Tesla shamed them with something from this century. All the Japanese makers fought against the EV wave by putting up a fake signal with H2, which they knew would never fly, which let them continue without retooling.

Now, BYD shames them all with scores of features at a reasonable price. If it weren't for protectionism, they'd be wiping up western markets. And to your point, yes Hyundai is old but they're listening to demand and responding by delighting customers.

THIS is why I hate legacy auto companies. They don't want to delight customers. They must be dragged and forced to offer the bare minimum.

I have a Hyundai EV and it's the best vehicle I've ever driven. Japan and Detroit (et al) can suck it.

https://www.centerconsulting.com/ai-library/stories/eliza-ef...