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This hacker began to collaborate with the secret service after being arrested. What nobody knew is that he kept stealing big

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In the summer of 2003, a routine investigation for a series of robberies in Manhattan led to unexpected finding. An undercover agent of the New York Police Department followed a young man who behaved suspiciously and observed him for several minutes in the lobby of an ATM. I was extracting money with one card after another, All of them falsifiedtaking advantage of the day change to overcome the daily limits of withdrawal. That scene was just the tip of the iceberg of a much more complex criminal network, as detailed years later The New York Times. That young man was called Albert Gonzalez, although on the Internet he preferred to hide After alias as “Soupnazi”. What he did was known in the criminal forums as “CASHING OUT“: Use cloned cards to get cash before banks could react. His detention opened the door to an unprecedented operation. The agents discovered that he stored millions of card numbers on their computer and that, in addition to executing fraud, it had detailed knowledge about cybercrime techniques. Gonzalez was not any criminal The role of this individual in the community of cyber criminals was highlighted: he exercised as a moderator in Shadowcrew, a forum that centralized the exchange of stolen banking data, tools for falsifying cards and advice to exploit vulnerabilities in the financial system. When it was arrested, As NPR points out, He chose to collaborate with the authoritieswhich allowed him to dodge an immediate conviction and become an informant of the Electronic Crimes Unit of the Secret Service. For months, he collaborated in an undercover operation within Shadowcrew and facilitated an international maneuver that culminated in October 2004 with 28 arrested in several countries. The operation, Baptized as Firewallbecame a reference for cybercrime investigations. But the story did not end there. While working for the Government, Gonzalez parallelly built a much more ambitious criminal network. Using various techniques, it accessed internal systems of large American clothing and distribution chains such as TJX (owner of TJ Maxx and Marshalls), Offemax (stationery and office material) or DSW (footwear). Justice data indicate that he and his collaborators stole more than 40 million numbers of credit and debit cards. These intrusions included the installation of “sniffer” programs capable of capturing in real time the data of the cards used in point of sale. The numbers were subsequently encoded on virgin cards and used to remove cash in ATMs. Arrested in the middle of the Firewall operation The final jump came with the use of the SQL injection technique, which allowed to remotely access databases from web forms. With her, Gonzalez and her team They managed to infiltrate Companies servers such as Heartland Payment Systems, one of the main payments processors in the United States. The attack committed the data of millions of transactionsaffecting more than 250 financial entities, and went down in history as the greatest robbery of cards recorded until then. This was detailed by the United States Department of Justice in an official statement issued in 2009. Chains such as 7-Eleven (convenience stores) and Hannaford Brothers (supermarkets) were also affected. Albert González While collaborating with the day authorities, at night he continued to send stolen databases through contacts in Eastern Europe. He used ghost companies, opaque transfer systems and mules to bleach millions. He even sold committed information to hackers who were being investigated, thus feeding new lines of accusation. Finally, after a series of key arrests and the tracking of an email account linked to their old alias, the agents closed the fence. He was arrested in 2008 at a Hotel in Miami. Shortly after, he led researchers to a bidon buried at their parents’ house With more than one million dollars in cash. American justice condemned in 2010 to 20 years and one day in prison for crimes of conspiracy, computer fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering. It also imposed two fines of $ 25,000 each, which total a total of $ 50,000, and three years of freedom guarded. The ruling grouped the causes presented in Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. Albert Gonzalez, who, According to Podcast Malicious Life and The New York Timeshad come to hack NASA being a teenager and had caught the attention of the FBI, ended up becoming one of the greatest traitors of the hacker ecosystem and a key figure to understand the evolution of cybercrime in the era of electronic commerce. On September 19, 2023, he ceased to be in custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, As stated in the records of the American prison system with the number 25702-050. Since then, his trail has become discreet, as if he tried to definitely move away from his past. Images | Screen capture | Secret service (1, 2) In Xataka | Some users are using OPENAI O3 and O4-Mini to find out the location of photos: it is a nightmare for privacy

The World Cup, paper, scissors exists. And it is a very serious thing

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Netflix has taught us with ‘The squid game‘That children’s games are a very serious thing. As we grow, we stop playing most of them, but there is such an entrenched one that we use it when it is discussion or to decide something quickly: the stone, paper and scissors. And it is so important that there are even World Cups with thousands of dollars at stake. WRPSA. In this story, it is difficult to differentiate what is a joke from what is serious. Your YouTube channel seems a parody, and in the gallery of its website they modify works of art so that it seems that are playing this game and they have even one section of browser games that call “simulators.” But no, the World Stone Association, Scissors exists and is not an American, as we might think, but has a presence throughout the world. The adventure of World Rock Paper Scissors Associationor WRPSA, began in 2015. He was not born out of nowhere, but taking the witness of the World Rock Paper Scissors Society who had already held international championships between 2002 and 2009. And both one and the other organized tournaments of what you are thinking: stone, paper and scissors, facing those who consider them as the best players in the world and giving juicy awards. Rules. Should we explain how it is played? Basically, participants simultaneously perform one between three gestures: stone (closed fist), scissors (two extended fingers forming a ‘V’) and paper (the palm and all extended fingers. The mechanics is that the stone wins the scissors, the scisso known However, to compete in international events, at least with the rules of the WRPSA (Lizard and Spock are gestures that are not allowed), there are a number of elements that we must take into account. The first thing is that players must show their gesture at the same time. The hands should be hidden until the gesture is launched, they should look into each other, the best of three, five or seven rounds is played, there is a variant by teams and referees that are responsible for not cheating. Strategies. This game seems pure random and, obviously, there is a very, very important factor of randomness, but there are also some strategies that can be used to increase the possibilities of victory. Some are logical, such as not always using the same pattern, since it is something that can be used against you. Others have more psychology behind. For example, the research They suggest that winners tend to repeat their movements, while losers change to another gesture. Therefore, if you win, you are more likely to repeat the gesture and, if you lose, you can take advantage of the fact that the repetition trend exists in the winning case and trying to anticipate. For example, if they beat you with stone, the opponent may once again use stone, so you would get the victory. The best play to win? May your tactic be randomly. A Chinese mathematician named Zhijian Wang discovered that the most precise way to win is by choosing a random strategy. Also discovered That the most common pattern among the losing players of his study was precisely the stone, paper and scissors, in loop. Damage. As a notion in case you want to become a professional, it is not bad, but … Do you earn money? Depends. In the annual edition of the World Rock Paper Scissors Championships of Toronto, a main prize of up to 10,000 dollars is offered. The Rock Paper Scissors League From the United States, which organized events throughout the territory, distributed prizes of between $ 1,000 and $ 5,000. Other minor tournaments offer food checks, gift cards or film tickets for a year, but when a large sponsor gets into the equation, the monetary amount triggers. It was the case of the 2005 “championship” starring the Bud Light brewing brand, which during the Super Bowl of that year gave a prize of one million dollars. In 2006 and 2008 He sponsored The American League with a prize of 50,000 dollars to the champion and a pass for the international championship held in China. Jump to Europe. Some of these championships have been broadcast on television and, apart from the commented, some minor tournaments have been held that have cash awards, but above all they are a drinking food party with a good atmosphere. And in Europe we have not been left out of this peculiar sport. Perhaps, the most famous league on the continent is organized by Wacky Nation in the United Kingdom, giving prizes of up to 20,000 pounds in the 2019 edition. In Spain, the awards have been somewhat more modest, something curious if we take into account that culturally it is a game that is frequently used to decide something in a simple, fast and fair way. In 2023, the Polytechnic University of Valencia celebrated The first stone, paper and scissors tournament, a closed competition to its students, with 128 registered and with an award that consisted of a paratrooper experience for two people. Last year, the Caja Rural de Navarra and the General Commission of the University Tent They celebrated A tournament with 64 participants and 500 euros of the winner, 200 euros for the second and 50 for the third. Asia to your roll. But if we were talking about the finals of a World Cup in China before, it is because in Asia, as usually happens, they are at another speed in this type of issues. It makes a lot of sense, in reality, since in China it is where, during the Han dynasty (206 AC to 220 AD) there was a game called Shǒushìlìng It is the predecessor of the current game. China arrived in Japan in the seventeenth century, where it adapted and consolidated with the gestures and rules we use today. 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A secret room in Peru hid some tubes. Now we know that elites ruled with hallucinogens 2,000 years ago

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Long before the Inca Empire will dominate the Andes, the Chavín civilization (Active between 900 and 650 BC) had already established a complex cultural network that covered common agricultural techniques to shared forms of architecture and art. In fact, one of its most emblematic centers was Chavín de Huántara stone ceremonial monument located 430 kilometers north of Lima, whose architecture, symbols and mysterious acoustic They have intrigued To archaeologists for more than a century. That intrigue has given way to a fascinating discovery. Visionary rituals. Yes, now and through A studynew excavations and detailed chemical analyzes have revealed that a fundamental part of its social hierarchies system was based on deeply transformative rituals, enhanced by powerful hallucinogenic substances such as vilca (natural source of DMT) and wild tobacco species. These rituals, restricted to small private spaces within the ceremonial complex, were not designed for collective access, but constituted exclusive experiences for selected individuals, possibly Priests or spiritual elitesthus reinforcing the symbolic power and the established social order. Psychoactive and architecture. As Archaeologists tellthe analysis of the carved bone tubes found in several closed secret chambers has shown that they were used to Inhale substancesoffering direct evidence of the ritual use of these psychedelic drugs. Unlike the community practices observed in other Amazonian cultures, Chavín rituals were intimate, regulated and surrounded by an aura of mystery, probably destined to consolidate authority spiritual of certain individuals within a vertical structure of power. Complementing these practices, the investigators say that the temple architecture was designed to intensify the experience: Marine shell trumpets and rooms designed to amplify the sound point to a complete sensory strategy, where music and reverberation contributed to generating altered states of consciousness. Far from being mystical entertainment, these ceremonies were, According to scientistsideological tools of social cohesion, capable of inspiring the inhabitants to voluntarily collaborate in the construction of temples and monuments without the need for physical coercion. A system of avoided violence. There are much more, since one of the most suggestive findings in the study is the apparent absence of direct coercion in the Chavín Organization. The efficacy of rituals to legitimize hierarchies seems to have replaced the need for systematic repression or organized war. In this way, this delicate ideological balance was not eternal. Towards 500–400 AC, archaeological indications point to a prolonged period of Internal violenceprobably linked to a transition from a theocratic order to more secular forms of organization. This change would have undermined the symbolic bases of religious authority, leading to a progressive collapse of the social structure that the Chavín had maintained for centuries. Religion and inequality. Finally, For archaeologiststhe Chavín case demonstrates how inequality can be institutionalized, not only through force or economy, but also through deeply internally internalized beliefs. In the work they explain that the supernatural experience induced by hallucinogens became a way to naturalize The hierarchies and justify the concentration of power. The legacy of the Chavín, however, endures as a bridge between more egalitarian cultures and the sophisticated imperial structures that would arise centuries later, providing keys on how beliefs, architecture, psychoactive substances and power in the deep history of the Andes would be articulated. Image | Daniel Contreras In Xataka | Machu Picchu is 600 years old and was the great treasure of Peru. We have just discovered a 3,500 years old In Xataka | In 1594 a Jesuit described a secret tunnel near Machu Picchu. We have just confirmed the Inca underground labyrinth

A youtuber has a car that is worth four million euros. To drive it you have to pay 7,000 every 60 kilometers

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If there is a brand that has understood that maxim of whether you can put a price on exclusivity, that is Bugatti. Luxury brands play with the lists of people Millionaires who aspire to have the object in question to their credit, and part of that exclusiveness It is achieved both with the price and with the very scarce units. Of the Chins Super Sport? Just 30 units. What do you want Centodieci? Too bad, s10th 10th were manufactured. Even with their very high prices, Volkswagen every bugatti sold It cost him moneyso they had an idea: make the difficult thing not to buy the car, but to maintain it. Also Sell ​​customization packages with which customers They invest 500,000 euros on averagebut that is another topic. And within the exclusivity of Bugatti, there is a specific model that is not the most expensive of the concessionaire, but yes It costs a kidney and part of the other as you want to do kilometers. The reason? Their wheels cost a money and you have to change them every 60 kilometers. This is the very exclusive Bugatti Bolidewhich is also not made for roads. You’re going to remember every time you want to change the wheels The Bolide was presented as a concept in 2020 and began to be delivered in the middle of last year. It costs about four million euros and we return to the issue of exclusivity: there are only 40 units worldwide. It is a car that is very similar to the rest of his family, but with a peculiarity: he is not approved to circulate by road. It is a luxury hyperdeportivo, yes, but its natural atmosphere is the circuit. Changing anything in Bolide costs a moneyas in any bugatti and the rest of the supercar. The reason is that it is not as simple as lifting the hood, loosening a couple of nuts and making the change: you have to disassemble part of the car to, for example, make an oil change. And this is something that must be done frequently because the engine consumes more oil than that of a normal car. But Bolide’s issue are, as we say, the wheels, because in this case it is like a Formula 1. When you buy the car, the manufacturer includes four very fine tires that only serve to transport the car of the circuit asphalt. Once there, the main tires are mounted, Michelin specials who are like the slicks (without drawing) of those of competition cars. There is also rain version. These tires should be preheated before starting the car (again, as in the maximum engine competition) and degradation is bestial. The Bolide weighs about 1,300 kilos, but generates A suction force of more than 1,800 kilos. This makes the car stick to the ground, Like a vacuumto face the curves better, but also degrades the tires. Acceleration of 0 to 300 km/h in 7.37 seconds, 1,850 hp and total traction You eat some wheels that have to be changed every 60 kilometers. And what does that translate? The YouTuber Manny Khoshbin, a car lover, collector and who does not mind informing about the money that each of them costs him, Comment In one of its last videos that these changes at 60 kilometers cost about 7,000 euros. In the end, these extreme benefits entail the very short life of the tires in a car that is absolutely brutal. You just have to listen to how the engine roots when many lights it (just turning it on sure it costs more than filling the tank of my car). And the comfort that we have left is that … that of Lego costs less than 50 euros. Something is something. Images | Santaclaus93, CALREYN88, Bugatti In Xataka | They are founders and ultra -ups, but they have not always driven luxury supercoches: a review of the cars of the Tech millionaires

Spain has not yet enough batteries for its renewable boom

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The last blackout Monday, April 28 He has evidenced one of the vulnerabilities of the Spanish electrical system: weigh to advance in renewable generationthere is still the same challenge: energy storage. Insufficient growth. Spain has had A renewable boomS, but storage growth has not been able to keep up. Unlike countries like Germany, where Both sectors have evolved In parallel, in Spain it has been left behind. According to the data set out by Spanish Electricity, at the end of 2024 the installed storage capacity It was 3,356mwa very distant figure of the 22 GW target established by the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) by 2030. There is still a lot of work. The storage problem in Spain is not only a technical issue, but also regulatory and economic. Both Franc Comino, general director of Sonnen Spainand Manel Pujol, co -founder of Samara Energyhave stated for this medium that the main barrier is the absence of a regulatory framework that offers clear price signals to facilitate the integration of batteries. Specifically, Manel Pujol stressed that The current regulatory framework It excludes the participation of batteries not linked to self -consumption in balance markets, which slows its profitability and hinders its mass implementation. And not only batteries. The Spanish PHOTOVOLTAIC UNION (UNEF) has requested the European Commission to expedite the procedures to implement Grid forming. As has detailed For 20 minutes José Donoso, general director of the UNEF: “To have a more robust system we have to accelerate storage and use power electronics (Grid forming), that it is not yet being used because the European Commission is missing to approve the technical requirements. ” Systems that stabilize the network? Not only exists Grid forming but also the micro -redes. But deepen a little more in the Grid formingor network formation, refers to the capacity of certain storage investors to emulate the characteristics of traditional generators, maintaining the frequency and tension of the system autonomously, According to the economist. This technology allows renewable and storage facilities to function as a virtual “source of inertia”, providing stability in critical moments. It is not the only one. Also, there are the microredes that They represent a distributed model of energy management that combines renewable generation, storage and intelligent control systems. During the blackout, the micro -redes that could operate in “Isla mode” demonstrated their ability to maintain the electricity supply locally, disconnecting from the main system and avoiding collapse, has detailed Franc comino. In this context, Manel Pujol has stressed that the integration of residential batteries is already gaining ground, especially in solar projects, where more than half of the facilities they manage include storage, thus reflecting a positive trend towards the adoption of the distributed model. Financing. The price of batteries It has descended and it is expected that in 2026 the barrier of 100 dollars/kWh will be broken. However, the cost remains a barrier to small consumers, which slows their mass adoption. In addition, less than two months ago, the European Commission approved A aid scheme of 700 million euros to reinforce energy storage in Spain within FEDER funds. A possible solution. Franc Comino has indicated that to accelerate the penetration of storage, tax incentives must be applied: in the residential field through IPR and the industrialist through the Corporation Tax. Thanks to this measures, the initial cost of the batteries could be reduced and thus facilitate its large -scale implementation. For its part, Manel Pujol has stressed that access to public aid and the implementation of tax incentives should go hand in hand to prevent the cost of storage from becoming an insurmountable barrier for small consumers, especially in the residential field. Forecasts The future of the Spanish electrical system will depend on its ability to efficiently integrate energy storage and adopt advanced technologies such as gridforming and micrordes. In addition, Franc Comino has declared that the approved aids will not be enough if it is not accompanied by an extent in administrative processing and a regulatory framework that allows these technologies to be deployed quickly. For its part, Pujol emphasizes that the real challenge is not only in the infrastructure, but in changing public perception about storage and in developing a viable economic model so that the transition is accessible to all consumers. Spain has the opportunity to lead a new energy stage. The question is whether you will know how to move quickly. Image | Unspash and Kecko Xataka | Spain has opted for the plot, but has left the network thrown: how micro -redes fit the energy puzzle

Disney already knows where to build his next great theme park: Abu Dhabi. And he will not cost him a cent

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Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are immersed in a particular war: to become the focus of large investments to create structures that They seem like science fiction. When one announces a project, the other responds. An example is the battle to see Who builds the highest building. And that same war is in the world of attraction parks. Saudi Arabia It will have the ‘Dragon Ball’but Emirates has just won the fat prize: Disney has announced that its seventh large park will be in Abu Dabi. And the best thing for Disney is that it will be free. {“Videid”: “X9J5TW8”, “Autoplay”: True, “Title”: “Disney and Miral Announce New Theme Park Planned for Abu Dhabi”, “Tag”: “”, “Duration”: “150”} Short. It has rained a lot since Disney opened its last amusement park. Shanghai Disneyland It was its sixth Resort Park and opened in June 2016. It was a milestone of more than 90 hectares with some important changes (such as the typical American ‘main street’, but the ” the ”Mickey Avenue‘), And now Disney seems prepared to make the leap to a new territory. In a brief ad Yas Island. It is a site that is not alien to entertainment, since it is where the circuit of Formula 1 from Yas Marina, where is the theme park Ferrari World And where is also the Warner Bros Movie World. In Xataka The incredible history of marriage that lived 15 years in Disneyland without visitors realizing Plum. Disney will put the licenses and one eye on the project, but to give life to the park will take care of Miral. It is a group of Arab Emirates that is the same as Ferrari’s theme park operates and the truth is that it is not something alien to the mouse company. Tokyo Disneyland was the first outside the United States and already developed it with an external company, and the same happened with Shanghai’s. And something interesting is that it is a play that can leave the company very well. As we read in CNBCthis expansion in Abu Dabi is not part of the 60,000 million dollars that Disney will invest Through the next decade to improve their parks. Apparently, the entire cost of the project will be assumed by Miral and Disney will be in charge of what we commented: to yield the intellectual property of their creations and collect the benefits for royalties. Castles in the air. From the park, yes, it is known between little … and nothing. Beyond the conceptual image that leads these lines, everything else seems like a message too formal. That if it will combine the history, characters and iconic attractions of Disney with the vibrant culture of Abu Dhabi, that if it will be a world class destiny for entertainment and a path between the Middle East, Africa, India, Asia and Europe … and that will be on the coast (there is no other in Yas Island). It is expected that it is not very different from the other parks of the company, since in this Disney has a fairly clear policy and a iron control with which he can give his arm to twist in some elements (the aforementioned ‘Main Street’ absent in the Shanghai park), but with a very defined structure. Nor has there been talk of what attractions the park will have. In Xataka Eating in an amusement park is usually expensive. Then is this Michelin star restaurant by Disney World Parks War. What is clear is that the territory was very juicy for the Bob Iger company. The region is trying to separate itself from the oil business to focus on other sources of income, and there tourism plays a clear role. A brand as recognized as Disney is a caramel too juicy because it is known worldwide, and here it is something that the figures send. Despite the Challenges In parks such as Shanghai or Hong Kong, the company’s parks They generated 8,889 million dollars in the last fiscal quarter of this 2025. It is an interannual growth of 6% (and yes, they grow, but Not to the rhythm they want). It only remains to be expected that Miral, which also has the Warner Bros park of the island, begins with the construction. In the end, this new Disney park is one more piece in that particular war between Emirates and Saudi Arabia (with the imposing park Six flags of qiddiya), but also a strategic decision for a Sector of the Thematic Parks that is burning with Universal and its ‘Harry Potter’ or ‘Mario’ parks, and Warner’s to the other. Images | Disney In Xataka | Disney Adults: how parks are being filled with adults without children who leave the salary in nostalgia (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Disney already knows where to build his next great theme park: Abu Dhabi. And he will not cost him a cent It was originally posted in Xataka by Alejandro Alcolea .

The Benidorm of North Korea is about to open. Your problem is how to fill the crazy number of rooms

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In October 2024 confirmed the plan that had Pyonyang in hands. Benidorm is only one, but if tourism has become the Economic engine Of so many nations, they did not want to stay in the saga. Thus, North Korea announced that the ambitious project to turn Wonsan into a kind of Benidorm to the Korean There was a stern wind. The idea is now about to become a reality, it is called Wonsan-Kalma, and the number of rooms has gone hand in hand. An unparalleled resort. As we have gone countingKim Jong’s ambitious tourism project on the Kalma Peninsula, on the east coast of North Korea, seeks to position itself as one of the world’s greatest holiday complexes. A fact exposes the intentions: it has an estimated capacity between 7,000 and 20,000 rooms. Conceived as a tourist city from scratch, the resort Wonsan Kalma is described by analysts as the most huge tourism project ever driven by the regime. Announced Back in 2014the complex suffered multiple delays attributable to international sanctions and then at the closure of borders during the pandemic. However, its opening is already planned for June, and the regime has rehearsed a shy reopening to international tourism, although the economic viability of the resort remains deeply uncertain. Tourism as a strategy. Kim conceives the resort not only as a source of income in foreign currency, but as showcase of power and the modernity of your regime. However, the attractiveness of the enclave is in question: experts like Bruce W. Bennett and Marcus Noland They explained this week The doubts that foreign visitors attract in sufficient quantity to justify their huge investment. The logical basis of the project, which presumably aspired to capture South Korean tourists for its proximity and purchasing power, collides with the diplomatic impossibility of allowing them to enter. Meanwhile, and as We explain weeks agoRussian agencies have begun Offer tour packets for Citizens of Vladivostokbut even there the enthusiasm is doubtful. Russian travelers, According to the operators themselvesThey continue to prefer traditional destinations such as Thailand or Dubai. Oasis restricted to internal consumption. Thus, another plausible strategy of the regime would be to take advantage of the resort as an internal control and reward mechanism. They counted in Insider that the facilities could be used as an incentive for loyal citizens or exemplary workers, and the complex is designed with areas reserved for presidential delegations and suites. The problem? As Bennett points outaccess will be rigorously segregated, mainly to prevent North Korean citizens from entering foreign visitors. This structure reinforces the propaganda nature of the resort that, a priori, would serve more as a political showcase than as a real tourism center (something similar To “little manhattan” They raised recently). Structural limitations. Despite the monumental effort, the project drags many of the endemic problems of the regime. The Lack of experience North Korean in the hotel industry and the rigid state censorship are important obstacles to offer a credible tourist experience. In addition, recent history of the Ryugyong Hotel (That unfinished skyscraper for decades and symbol of North Korean failed excess) remains a latent warning. Plus: Kim’s fear of the free flow of information is incompatible with the logic of contemporary tourism. Therefore, although it is seen of modernity and luxury, it is likely to end up being Another monumental decorationwithout sufficient and useful tourists only as a propaganda tool. There is several examples similar A “diplomatic” letter. If you want, in parallel, the complex can be seen as a piece on the diplomatic board. In 2018, Trump had suggested Kim towill help your “big beaches” For economic development, and it is not ruled out that the resort is used precisely as a symbolic gesture in future negotiations, especially if Pyongyang seeks recognition as a nuclear power. Remember that the nation already has made “resort” For Russian soldiers. In that context, Kalma can always fluctuate, like promise or threat: It can be used to show openness or reinforce the cult of the leader. If so, Kim Jong Un, determined to differentiate himself from his predecessors, could see in “his Benidorm” not only a tourist destination, but a political statement to the world. Image | Diego Delso, Clay Gilliland In Xataka | Kalma is the first real effort of North Korea to become a holiday place. For now only for Russians In Xataka | North Korea has revealed a small manhattan of 10,000 apartments. The problem is what is behind the facade

Asian algae are becoming a huge problem

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In 2019, someone from the Tarifa City Council had The idea of ​​moving Asian algae (Rugulopterix Okamurae) that accumulated on their beaches to a landfill near the water treatment plant. It was an effective idea. Until it ceased to be. Today, They recognize that “they no longer know what to do.” They have a problem of more than five million euros that does not stop becoming more and bigger. And rate is just the best known example. Only “15,000 tons are collected in Ceuta. Antonio Vegara Jiménez said in Newtral. Despite all efforts, last year invading algae They started arriving in Galicia. That is, the thing gets serious. An ecological, economic and social problem. Every summer, millions of people approach the coast looking for sun, good weather, crystalline waters and clean sands. And it is increasingly difficult to find it. Instead of a beautiful Mediterranean beach, which are usually increasingly tourists and locals is that brown, viscous and smelly mass left by the “invading algae” when dying. In Spain, it is not necessary or remember, the beaches are A huge economic resource. At the tourist level, but also at the fishing level. Algae are threatening Some of the country’s main industries And the truth is that the coordinated response shines for its absence. For more than a decade, each town hall has made the war on their own and, let’s be honest, they are losing it. But why they are so dangerous. By its extraodinarily aggressive behavior. This species grows very fast, is very versatile and has almost no native predator. Therefore, it displaces native algae, drastically reduces biodiversity and cause innumerable problems for artisanal fishing, aquaculture, tourism, the funding of vessels and municipal management (that brown mass has urban waste consideration). How have you get there? In 2002 they began to see in France and for 2015, they were located in Ceuta. Possibly, it was due to merchandise ships, a well -known vector of invasive species. From there, its expansion has been rapid: first the Gibraltar field, then Málaga, Granada, and now other coastal regions. And what can we do? That is the worst: there are no miraculous solutions. Marine biologists warn that, once an invasive species is established and finds favorable conditions, eradicating it is almost impossible. Therefore, many researchers and businessmen They are starting to make the need virtue and seek to turn it into a resource (something that would help finance its management). But for now the situation leaves much to be desired. It is not the end of the story. Because what we are seeing with the Rugulopteryx Okamurae It is not exactly an isolated phenomenon. Em Mediterranean is changing and we don’t know where it will take that. Every year, driven by climate change, maritime traffic and alteration of marine ecosystemsS, more invasive species find a new home on the Spanish coast. With the economic and ecological future of our coastline, the most desperate thing is that the evidence tells us that we have no administrative instruments to face this problem. And when we decide to take action on the matter, it will probably be late. The safest thing is that it is already. Image | Jose Fraganillo In Xataka | The high temperatures (of the heat wave) are over tomorrow, but the Mediterranean looks like the Caribbean and that is a bad news

130 meters with batteries equivalent to 550 model and

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The transport network electrification To reduce emissions as much as possible is one of the challenges that companies and countries are facing. He electric car It is what catches us more closely, but where we also see progress is in the electric plane and in him maritime transport sector. And, in this sense, Latin America has taken a giant step with its new 100% electric ferry: the ‘China Zorrilla’. So much that it is already the largest electric ferry on the planet. Enormous. The ferry is a good starting point to start the electrification of the sea. Among its advantages is the Reduction of direct emissionsbut also lower maintenance costs (in theory) and a significant reduction in Submarine noisebeneficial for life in that environment. According to estimates, electrifying the 50 -meter length ferris to cover 100 -kilometer routes would save 50% fossil fuel in this segment, but what the ‘China Zorrilla’ has done is, as we see in MotorpasionDemential. And it is because of its dimensions. It measures 130 meters long, 32 wide and has capacity for 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. The ship has just been thrown into the Hobart shipyard in Australia, where it has been built, and the idea is to communicate the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires and Colonia de Sacramento, in Uruguay. It is a journey of about 55 kilometers that will cover three times a day. To batteries. The electrification problem is the same, whatever the vehicle: batteries. The larger and more capacity need, the larger and more heavy the batteries will be. In the case of ‘China Zorrilla’, these batteries have about 5,000 modules with a weight of about 280 tons. It is an absolute barbarity and, to put this in context, its creators They affirmed which is equivalent to batteries of 850 electric cars. It is the largest battery installed on a boat and its total capacity is 40 MWh. Let’s put the battery of the Tesla Model and Long Range with its 78.4 kWh. They are 0.0784, and the rapid calculations is that the ‘China Zorrilla’ has the capacity of almost 550 model and long rage. It is crazy for a 55 -kilometer journey, but in the end it is the ‘price’ of moving such a monster. And the load? Another mocked. It is the big question that may arise. If, despite the advances in speed, loading an electric car already has a considerable amount of time, what happens if we have to load a 40 MWh battery? The answer is simple: High power electroles. Specifically, giant ‘plugs’ that will admit 15 MW charges. The idea is that these loaders are in both ports, being able to recharge during the eviction and shipping of passengers with 24 MWh capacity. In theorythe 20% to 80% recharge will take about forty minutes and it is estimated that the night load pulls renewable energy, especially in the Uruguayan port. Without rival. Due to the type of controlled journeys that make this type of ships, their electrification is a very interesting idea that is already being explored in other parts of the world. In Spain, we have the ‘Barbarian Cap‘, a ferry that joins Ibiza with Formentera and has a battery of just 1 MWh. Is owned by Balearia, a company that is already shaping A much more ambitious project: Unite rate and tangier. There will be two 100% electric ferries with a total capacity of up to 39 MWh that is also provided that are loaded in 40 minutes in the ports and that will have something very interesting to reduce times: arms in the ports that will replace batteries. It will also have diesel support engines in case things are twisted and capacity for 804 passengers and 225 cars. In this sense, the ‘China Zorilla’ seems to continue reigning in the limited segment of electric ferries. And, in case you are wondering, the name of the ship pays tribute to the Uruguayan actress Concepción Matilde Zorrilla. Images | Buquebus In Xataka | The 100% electric plane of beta technologies aspires to be very versatile: it will also have a passenger variant

This is the new Flexispot promo

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If we have to buy something home, it doesn’t matter if it is a TV or a Elevable deskthe best thing we can do is expect a good offer. There always highlights Black Friday, but the rest of the year also has promotions that are worth it. The last one comes from the hand of Flexispot, although it is a bit different from the others for a simple reason: You will give orders of up to 1,000 euros. A little later we will explain what this new promo consists of, although it should also be noted that we have several of its products at a very good price. Just then, we leave you a selection of some of them: E5 lite lifting deskan economic option if we want a simple lifting table, by 189.99 euros. ERGONOMIC CHAIR BS12 PROreclining and very customizable, by 299.99 euros. E7 Plus lifting desktopcapable of supporting up to 200 kg of weight, for 419.99 euros. So you can get an order in Flexispot It is not the first time that Flexispot is thrown into the pool with such a promotion. It may sound strange or that it is an error, but nothing is further from reality. This online store offers, From 00:00 tonightthe possibility of taking us home an order valued at up to 1,000 euros totally free. The requirements for this are the simplest. Actually, the only thing we must do to enjoy this promotion is to be the fastest. Specifically, will be the first 15 people to make a purchase those that will take this discount of 100 %, as long as it does not exceed 1,000 euros of amount. Are you not going to be able to arrive on time? Don’t worry. In addition to this window we will have another one later with exactly the same conditions. In this case, it will be on May 21 at 00:00 when this promotion opens again. As in tonight, They can only access it the 15 fastest people. E5 elevable desk If we are looking for an elevable desk, an option that can square us very well is this E5 model. It has a double engine to raise or lower the desk at our please, capable of reaching the 25 millimeters per second. In addition, this will do so without issuing in any case more than 50 dBbeing able to load 100 kg of weight. It can be regulated between 60 and 125 centimeters (without the plank) and right now we can get him for 189.99 euros. * Some price may have changed from the last review ERGONOMIC CHAIR BS12 PRO If what we want is an office chair, then we can look at this BS12 Pro. It is an ergonomic model that stands out for being very configurable from A three buttons panel that has on one side. With it, we can adjust the height, block the backup angle and adjust the seat depth. The armrests can be moved in 3D and can be reclined to 135 degrees. Right now it comes out of 299.99 euros. ERGONOMIC CHAIR BS12 PRO * Some price may have changed from the last review E7 Plus lifting desktop The last of the options is another lifting desk, although in this case a superior model. The E7 Plus also has two engines, although in this case it reaches 25 millimeters per seconds. Without a doubt, its great plus with respect to the model we have above is in the weight that is capable of supporting, that in this case it reaches 200 kg. We have it reduced to the 419.99 euros. E7 Plus lifting desktop * Some price may have changed from the last review In addition to these three options, we also have more options within the new Flexispot promotion. This, which will last until June 3includes discounts of up to 50% and other advantages. We can consult all the information about this promo On the Flexispot website. Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Flexispot In Xataka | Better elevable desks: which to buy and six recommended models since 195 euros In Xataka | I have bought an lifting table to telework and exercise while: these are my advice and recommendations

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