Retiring Guy's Digest

Sonatus software-defined vehicle innovations. (12/11)

E-SKIMO electric-assist system for ski mountaineering. (12/12)

LG AI-powered in-cabin sensing solution sweet talk. (12/16)

Woven b. (1/7)y Toyota. (12/17)

Samsung ALoP technology. (12/29)

ZHAOWEI Dexterous Hand. (12/31)

January 2025

Circular Ring 2. (1/7)

Lymow One lawnbot. (1/7)

Withings Omnia (mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the healthiest one of all), (1/7)

Smart table lamp with a built-in JBL speaker. (1/8)

TCL Ai Mi robot. (1/9)

PocketBook InkPoster. (1/9)

Nékojita Fu Fu, animal robot from Yukari Engineering. (1/10)

Humanoid robots with AI-augmented conversation skills. (1/11)

LeafyPot smart planter. (1/12)

Ropet, fuzzy robot pet. (1/12)

Miroki robot. (1/12)

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Cryptocurrency fraud in the Name of the Lord (#82 in a series)

Case #82

Photo: Ministry Report

Headline: NBC Right Now, 1/9/2025

U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that on November 7, 2024 Francier Obando Pinillo, 51, of Miami, Florida was charged with 26 counts of fraud stemming from a scam that defrauded investors of millions of dollars between November 2021 and October 2023.
Pinillo used his position as pastor at Ministerio Apostolico Profetico Tiempos de Poder to induce members of his congregation and others to invest their money in a cryptocurrency investment business known as “Solano Fi”, the release said.

Headline News: Sound familiar?

Top headline: New York Times, 1/9/2025

Photo and bottom headline: History, 7/11/2023

From History:

“Kill the Indian in him, and save the man.”
Richard Henry Pratt, 1892
That was the mindset under which the U.S. government forced tens of thousands of Native American children to attend “assimilation” boarding schools in the late 19th century. Decades later, those words—delivered in a speech by U.S. cavalry captain Richard Henry Pratt, who opened the first such school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1879—have come to symbolize the brutality of the boarding school system.

Bird flu infects barnyard flock in metro Detroit

Aerial view: WXYZ

Headline: Detroit Free Press, 1/11/2025

More than 100 chickens, geese, ducks and other birds at the farm at Hess-Hathaway Park in Waterford have been culled after some of them tested positive for the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, township Supervisor Anthony Bartolotta said Friday.
The birds were identified Thursday by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Urban Development as being a "backyard flock" in Oakland County with the virus.

Related posts:

January 2025

Which states lost the most commercial birds to HPAI in 2024? (1/11)

Scientists keep tabs on bird flu's silent mutations. (1/10)

First fatal human H5N1 infection occurs in Louisiana. (1/7)

Mr. Ed is bummed about this latest H5N1 bird flu news. (1/6)

Punning the news: Paying egg-stra at the grocery store. (1/5)

Newsweek reporter feels stimulated about bird flu. (1/4)

Maybe ham will be on the table in many Michigan homes this Thanksgiving. (1/3)

Scientists are racing to find a new way to freak out MAGA. (1/3)

Wisconsin dairy farms as "dry tinder" for H5N1 outbreak. (1/2)

New England Journal of Medicine warns of emerging threat of H5N1 to humans. (1/1)

December 2024

Keeping tabs on human-to-human transmission of H5N1. (12/31)

The key is in the lock but it doesn't yet open the door. (12/31)

Bird flu and normalcy bias. (12/30)

Bird poop will save us from the next pandemic. (12/29)

Iowa records first human case of bird flu. (12/28)

Wildlife sanctuary in Washington State provides on refuge from bird flu. (12/27)

Lax response by US government allows bird flu to spread nationwide. (12/22)

Iowa reports first human case of bird flu. (12/21)

Bird flu in humans; it's here in the USA. (12/20)

Bird flu emergency in California: 300 herds test positive in last 30 days. (12/19)

Bird flu in chickens: IT'S EVERYWHERE IT'S EVERYWHERE!! (12/18)

Simply deadly: Raw milk in an era of widespread bird flu. (12/17)

Coming soon to your cat: Bird flu. (12/16)

Bird flu has now reach 49 states and 560 counties. (12/15)

Bird flu slaughters northern gannets in eastern Canada. (12/15)

Bird flu comes to British Columbia. (12/14)

What worries pandemic experts most about bird flu. (12/13)

Will Trump administration health policies spark another pandemic? (12/12)

Let's do the math about those 6,000,000 Iowa laying hens "affected" by bird flu. (12/10)

Top 5 states with confirmed cases of bird flu in cattle herds. (12/10)

Madison Wisconsin real estate: GEF 2 and GEF 3 will soon be for sale

Photo by Retiring Guy

Headline: Wisconsin Public Radio, 1/10/2025

Department of Public Instruction employees have already cleared out of a brutalist state office building known as GEF 3 (foreground), according to a Vision 2030 update released this week. It’s eventually going to be listed for sale in conjunction with the neighboring GEF 2 building (background), which houses the state’s Department of Natural Resources. (The GEF acronym, pronounced like “Jeff,” refers to General Executive Facility.)

Developers salivate over demolishing 45-to-50-year-old government buildings and replacing them with mixed-use development. (1/28/2024)

CES 2025: Ozlo Sleepbuds®

Screengrab from video below

CNET, 1/11/2025

$299 at Amazon

They're designed to be flush with your ear, which means you can sleep on your side without feeling them pressing into you. That also prevents them from falling out of your ear. Sleep-enhancing perks include biometric sensors in the earbuds that can track your sleep, sensors in the case that can identify potential sleep interruptions in your room, an in-ear alarm that won't wake up a sleeping partner and a 10-hour battery life, so you won't wake up to a dead battery notification. You can even play sound directly from the Sleepbuds, without connecting to another Bluetooth device, which means you won't even have to look at your phone before going to bed.

Related posts:

November 2024 (CES 2025)

HomePlunge. (11/21)

Bio Leg. (11/22)

FingerVision R1. (11/22)

XoMotion™ Medical Exoskeleton. (11/23/2024)

Pickpad order management system. (11/25/2024)

Aptera solar electric vehicle. (11/27/2024)

AirFarm Food Ark from Midbar Co.. (11/27/2024)

minVerse from Haply Robotics. (11/27/2024)

Conversational AI robot Romi. (11/27/2024)

Intelligent Illuminated Door Panel. (11/27/2024)

DEEP FINE XR spatial information construction solution DSC. (11/30)

December 2024

LG wants its appliances to add some sweet-talk to your life. (12/4)

iPetSuite wellness tech. (12/8)

iSleePad wellness tech. (12/8)

HipBO wellness tech. (12/8)

Sonatus software-defined vehicle innovations. (12/11)

E-SKIMO electric-assist system for ski mountaineering. (12/12)

LG AI-powered in-cabin sensing solution sweet talk. (12/16)

Woven b. (1/7)y Toyota. (12/17)

Samsung ALoP technology. (12/29)

ZHAOWEI Dexterous Hand. (12/31)

January 2025

Circular Ring 2. (1/7)

Lymow One lawnbot. (1/7)

Withings Omnia (mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the healthiest one of all), (1/7)

Smart table lamp with a built-in JBL speaker. (1/8)

TCL Ai Mi robot. (1/9)

PocketBook InkPoster. (1/9)

Nékojita Fu Fu, animal robot from Yukari Engineering. (1/10)

Humanoid robots with AI-augmented conversation skills. (1/11)

LeafyPot smart planter. (1/12)

Ropet, fuzzy robot pet. (1/12)

Miroki robot. (1/12)

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CES 2025: Miroki Robot

Screengrab from video below

CNET, 1/11/2025

It's not Miroka's first rodeo at CES, but the social robot from French company Enchanted Tools hit an important milestone in the last 12 months: It finally went on sale and people have been buying it. In terms of character design, Miroka is one of the most sophisticated robots we've met, and it's got an impressive array of capabilities, too. It's agile thanks to its roller base, it has opposable thumbs for picking things up and carrying them, and it can also converse with people. Want one? It will set you back a whopping 100,000 euros. [emphasis added]

Related posts:

November 2024 (CES 2025)

HomePlunge. (11/21)

Bio Leg. (11/22)

FingerVision R1. (11/22)

XoMotion™ Medical Exoskeleton. (11/23/2024)

Pickpad order management system. (11/25/2024)

Aptera solar electric vehicle. (11/27/2024)

AirFarm Food Ark from Midbar Co.. (11/27/2024)

minVerse from Haply Robotics. (11/27/2024)

Conversational AI robot Romi. (11/27/2024)

Intelligent Illuminated Door Panel. (11/27/2024)

DEEP FINE XR spatial information construction solution DSC. (11/30)

December 2024

LG wants its appliances to add some sweet-talk to your life. (12/4)

iPetSuite wellness tech. (12/8)

iSleePad wellness tech. (12/8)

HipBO wellness tech. (12/8)

Sonatus software-defined vehicle innovations. (12/11)

E-SKIMO electric-assist system for ski mountaineering. (12/12)

LG AI-powered in-cabin sensing solution sweet talk. (12/16)

Woven b. (1/7)y Toyota. (12/17)

Samsung ALoP technology. (12/29)

ZHAOWEI Dexterous Hand. (12/31)

January 2025

Circular Ring 2. (1/7)

Lymow One lawnbot. (1/7)

Withings Omnia (mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the healthiest one of all), (1/7)

Smart table lamp with a built-in JBL speaker. (1/8)

TCL Ai Mi robot. (1/9)

PocketBook InkPoster. (1/9)

Nékojita Fu Fu, animal robot from Yukari Engineering. (1/10)

Humanoid robots with AI-augmented conversation skills. (1/11)

LeafyPot smart planter. (1/12)

Ropet, fuzzy robot pet. (1/12)

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CES 2025: Ropet, fuzzy robot pet

Screengrab from video below

CNET, 1/11/2025

As its name suggests, Ropet is a robot pet and it loves nothing more than you stroking its fuzzy outer coat. Ropet's appearance can differ based on the color of its fur and face (which are both interchangeable), as well its accessories. But if I had to commit to a description, I'd say it's a sort of lamb-seal-owl hybrid. It's not just a pretty face either; there's some smarts going on behind those eyes. Using the camera in its nose (where else?) it can recognize different food types and if you show it, say, an orange, oranges will then appear in its eyes. It will dance to nearby music, and even chat with you using AI when it's connected to Wi-Fi, which is more than my cat can do.

Kickstarter

Related posts:

November 2024 (CES 2025)

HomePlunge. (11/21)

Bio Leg. (11/22)

FingerVision R1. (11/22)

XoMotion™ Medical Exoskeleton. (11/23/2024)

Pickpad order management system. (11/25/2024)

Aptera solar electric vehicle. (11/27/2024)

AirFarm Food Ark from Midbar Co.. (11/27/2024)

minVerse from Haply Robotics. (11/27/2024)

Conversational AI robot Romi. (11/27/2024)

Intelligent Illuminated Door Panel. (11/27/2024)

DEEP FINE XR spatial information construction solution DSC. (11/30)

December 2024

LG wants its appliances to add some sweet-talk to your life. (12/4)

iPetSuite wellness tech. (12/8)

iSleePad wellness tech. (12/8)

HipBO wellness tech. (12/8)

Sonatus software-defined vehicle innovations. (12/11)

E-SKIMO electric-assist system for ski mountaineering. (12/12)

LG AI-powered in-cabin sensing solution sweet talk. (12/16)

Woven b. (1/7)y Toyota. (12/17)

Samsung ALoP technology. (12/29)

ZHAOWEI Dexterous Hand. (12/31)

January 2025

Circular Ring 2. (1/7)

Lymow One lawnbot. (1/7)

Withings Omnia (mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the healthiest one of all), (1/7)

Smart table lamp with a built-in JBL speaker. (1/8)

TCL Ai Mi robot. (1/9)

PocketBook InkPoster. (1/9)

Nékojita Fu Fu, animal robot from Yukari Engineering. (1/10)

Humanoid robots with AI-augmented conversation skills. (1/11)

LeafyPot smart planter. (1/12)

Back pages