I Miss My Fan Regulator

A short rant on why I hate BLDC fans — they killed the fan regulator and now I have to deal with a stupid remote.

Rishikesh Sreehari

#Car safety experts at #NHTSA, which regulates #Tesla , axed by #DOGE

Job cuts at the US traffic safety #regulator instigated by Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency disproportionately hit staff assessing self-driving risks, hampering oversight of technology on which the world’s richest man has staked the future of Tesla.
#Musk #selfdriving #takedown #conflictofinterest #ai

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/car-safety-experts-at-nhtsa-which-regulates-tesla-axed-by-doge/

Car safety experts at NHTSA, which regulates Tesla, axed by DOGE

Tesla has a lot riding on the swift success of its so-called Full Self-Driving software.

Ars Technica
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation #FDIC is an independent agency created by the #Congress to maintain #stability and public confidence in the nation's #financial system. We have no more independent agencies. #DOGE invaded the #FDIC today and will be applying their atrocious #AI to plunder one of the last remaining secure #bank data and #statistics repositories. “The FDIC is a prudential #regulator, meaning for some banks it is the primary regulator enforcing all the capital requirements"
We all make mistakes - Alan C. Bonnici - Medium

The incident taught me several lessons, but most importantly: check your statements regularly. Had I not caught this withdrawal, it likely would have become permanent. For accounts with significant…

Medium

#Thailand's #mobile market is now effectively a cosy #duopoly - it's facetious of #BangkokPost to keep up the pretense of #market #competition after witnessing the #regulator and powers of the day failing to stop the True-DTAC merger. #telecoms #BigFail #journalism

#Bandwidth battle begins🧐🤔🇹🇭
" #NBTC chairman Boonbaichaiyapruck said the #auction is expected to attract major #operators,🤥 though the market only has two major operators: #AIS and #True"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/2957863/bandwidth-battle-begins

Bandwidth battle begins

<p>The auction of six mobile spectrum bands on May 6 is expected to attract private mobile operators looking to increase their network capacity, but some have complained that spectrum prices are too expensive.</p>

Bangkok Post

An erroneous transaction served as a stark reminder of the importance of regularly reviewing financial statements. 📊💳
Institutions often avoid penalties for mistakes, while customers face immediate fees for similar errors. This imbalance raises questions about the power dynamics in banking relationships and the role of regulatory bodies in ensuring fairness. ⚖️🏦

https://www.alanbonnici.com/2025/02/we-all-make-mistakes.html

#FinancialLiteracy #BankingIndustry #ConsumerProtection #TTMO #Banking #Regulator

We all make mistakes

This blog is about security and computing related topics with occassional hobby activities thrown in.

Canada regulator sues Rogers for alleged misleading claims about data offering
Canada's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc, for allegedly misleading consumers about offering unlimited data under some phone plans.
#regulator #misleading #claims #data #Canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canada-regulator-sues-rogers-for-alleged-misleading-claims-about-data-offering-1.7156116
Canada regulator sues Rogers for alleged misleading claims about data offering

Canada's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc, for allegedly misleading consumers about offering unlimited data under some phone plans.

CTVNews
Canada regulator sues Rogers for alleged misleading claims about data offering
Canada's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc, for allegedly misleading consumers about offering unlimited data under some phone plans.
#regulator #misleading #claims #data #Canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canada-regulator-sues-rogers-for-alleged-misleading-claims-about-data-offering-1.7156116
Canada regulator sues Rogers for alleged misleading claims about data offering

Canada's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc, for allegedly misleading consumers about offering unlimited data under some phone plans.

CTVNews
Canada regulator sues Rogers for alleged misleading claims about data offering
Canada's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc, for allegedly misleading consumers about offering unlimited data under some phone plans.
#regulator #misleading #claims #data #Canada
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canada-regulator-sues-rogers-for-alleged-misleading-claims-about-data-offering-1.7156116
Canada regulator sues Rogers for alleged misleading claims about data offering

Canada's antitrust regulator said on Monday it was suing Rogers Communications Inc, for allegedly misleading consumers about offering unlimited data under some phone plans.

CTVNews

In what kind of alternate reality does #Alberta's #energy #regulator operate? "Energy regulator hails #oilsands' increased #freshwater consumption as "significant progress" https://www.readtheorchard.org/p/energy-regulator-hails-oil-sands

#WaterisLife #drought #climateCrisis #abpoli #AER #Canada

Energy regulator hails oil sands' increased freshwater consumption as "significant progress"

Alberta Energy Regulator's recently released water usage report shows the amount of freshwater needed to mine a barrel of tar sands crude increased by 1.8% from 2022 to 2023.

The Orchard