Mobile Tech & Gadgets

up to 4,000 euros in aid (and it doesn’t matter if it is electric or not)

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Without him MOVES III Planone of the main incentives to change from a combustion car to an electric one is fading. Without the approval of the omnibus decree last Wednesday in the Congress of Deputies, aid to change electric car has disappeared. Shortly before the year ended, The Government approved the extension of these subsidies until June 30, 2025. The aids They have continued to be delivered in the first three weeks of January but the green light in the Congress of Deputies was still necessary. The approval of this aid was framed within the omnibus decree which, among other measures, also included transport aid which, consequently, They have also fallen into the part that corresponds to the State. Despite this, some autonomous communities keep them active in its entirety, partially or as a temporary measure. Although it had been approved previously, with the fall of the MOVES III Plan, regional aid for mobility or, as in this case, the replacement of an old vehicle with a newer one becomes especially interesting. In a project to modernize the vehicle fleet, Galicia has its own aid. Galician aid for the purchase of a car The main difference that exists between Galician aid to replace a vehicle and those collected by the MOVES III Plan is that in Galicia a financial amount is provided regardless of the type of technology chosen. It is the volume of CO2 emissions that really defines whether or not a vehicle receives a greater discount. These discounts are available for passenger cars (M1) and vans (N1) whose total costs (including taxes) are 42,000 euros. If the car is electric or a plug-in hybrid with more than 30 kilometers of electric range, aid is available for cars worth a maximum of 47,000 euros. Furthermore, if the car is adapted to a person with reduced mobility or has eight or nine seats, the cost may exceed the aforementioned figures by another 6,000 euros. The discounts will be the following: Car or van Help from the Xunta Dealer Help (Before Taxes) Help for large families Total amount of aid Cars that approve less than 100 gr/km of CO2 3,000 euros 1,000 euros 600 euros 4,000/4,600 euros CARS THAT APPROVED between 100 and 120 gr/km of CO2 2,000 euros 1,000 euros 400 euros 3,000/3,400 euros To the above we must add that the buyer will be obliged to scrap a vehicle that is ten or more years old. The Xunta de Galicia activates these aids for those who meet these requirements: a) Natural persons with habitual residence in the territory of the Autonomous Community of Galicia b) Legally constituted companies and self-employed entrepreneurs, who have a registered office or a work center in Galicia. Finally, it must be taken into account that the deadline to request aid is open until September 30, 2025. However, the aid is delivered in the order in which the application is received until the funds are exhausted, which will be 2,925. 180 euros for individuals and 250,000 euros for self-employed workers and companies. Regarding the application for aid, in this link You can check all the requirements that must be met and documents to fill out, but you should know that the concessionaires themselves will be in charge of making the aid request. Photo | BYD In Xataka | Buying a car: in-depth guide with types, aids, models and everything you need to know

This is what the affected rates will cost as of today

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The year 2025 has begun as 2024 for Premium operators: with price increases. They suffered it In Vodafone and In Yoigothen it was his turn To Movistarand now it is Orange who has applied An increase in monthly installments of several rates. Although the operator began warning the affected customers a month and a half ago, the day marked by Orange to apply it was today, January 27, 2025. And that has not happened a year since it entered into force The last price increase. The good news is that it is not a general increase throughout Orange’s commercial offer, but It affects only certain services and rates Fiber, mobile and television. Let’s see what those plans are and how much they will cost from now on. You will pay between 2 and 6 euros more per month Unlike Movistar and Vodafone, which every year apply their price increase in January, Orange had accustomed us to make it effective in spring, specifically, in April. But That has changed this year: In 2025, following the example of the competition, the Masorange group operator will also increase its quotas in the first month of the year. Image: Orange That increase, which was already communicated to its clients in advance so that they could unsubscribe if they were not sane, it enters into force today, January 27. The climb affects both the current customers of the affected rates and those that hire them from now on. And what are those rates? Because mainly the most complete fiber, mobile and television love, whose monthly fee It will rise between 2 and 6 euros per month. Of course, in some cases, they will bring an associated improvement (the famous strategy of “more for more”): Initial TV love: duck CIBER Protection and rises 59 to 61 euros per month (2 euros more per month). Initial TV love 2: It rises from 79 to 81 euros per month (2 euros more per month). Love TV Cinema and Series: Add cyber protection and rise 70 to 73 euros per month (3 euros more a month). Love TV Cinema and Series 2: It rises from 90 to 93 euros per month (3 euros more a month). Love TV Cinema and Series Total 2: It rises from 100 to 103 euros per month (3 euros more a month). Love TV Cinema and Series Total 4: It rises from 130 to 136 euros per month (6 euros more per month). Love TV Soccer: Add cyber protection and rises from 108 to 110 euros per month (2 euros more per month). Love TV Soccer 2: It rises from 123 to 126 euros per month (3 euros more a month). Love TV Total Soccer 2: It rises from 138 to 141 euros per month (3 euros more a month). Love TV Total Soccer 4: rises from 168 to 174 euros per month (6 euros more per month). Some tariffs discontinued such as the initial, medium, unlimited, total, lite, original and base also raise their prices. Of course, in the case of the base plans, they will double the fiber speed, which goes from 300 to 600 Mbps. In addition, the additional mobile lines They round their price, so that the Smartphone 0 rate goes to cost 9 euros, while the additional unlimited stays at 16 euros per month. My fixed rises its quota of 12.95 to 14 euros per month. And finally, the price of International callswhose establishment becomes 90 cents. International messages will rise to 90 cents/SMS from February 24, while Roaming services outside the EU will also increase the price from March 16. Cover image | Xataka In Xataka | Three of the great Chinese telecos in the US are in the eye of the hurricane. The reason: the government believes that they spy In Xataka | The largest European fiber giant has just been born. And it is Spanish

Xiaomi sweeps the high range with this mobile phone with a Leica camera. A real bargain during these sales

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If you have been thinking about renewing your old mobile for a while, now is a good time to get good deals, since many stores have discounts available on numerous terminals. Such is the case of PcComponentes, which has available the Xiaomi 14Tone of the best mobile phones from the Chinese manufacturer, on sale. You can get it even cheaper than on Black Friday, for 449.99 euros. *Some prices may have changed since the last review A mobile with an excellent quality-price ratio This Xiaomi 14T It is a terminal that was launched in the second half of 2024. It stands out for having a screen 6.67 inch AMOLED and that offers 1.5K resolution. In addition, its refresh rate is 144 Hz and it reaches a maximum brightness of 4,000 nits. Its photographic system is another of its great assets. It is signed by Leica and has a 50+50+13 MP triple rear camera and the front one is 32 MP. The processor it has is the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra, accompanied by a RAM 12 GB and 256 GB of internal storage. In the connectivity section, this Xiaomi mobile is also very complete. Integrates WiFi 6E, NFCUSB-C charging port and Bluetooth 5.4. In addition, it comes packed with artificial intelligence and the operating system it comes with is Xiaomi HyperOS. The best accessories to protect this mobile XTCASE Magnetic Case for Xiaomi 14T *Some prices may have changed since the last review Wayneer Screen Protector compatible with Xiaomi 14T, (3 + 3 Pieces) *Some prices may have changed since the last review Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Xiaomi In Xataka | I am an amateur photographer and this is the accessory that made my photos jump in quality. In Xataka | Best large phones: which one to buy and 12 recommended large screen phones

This is how this silent (and advanced) system called XProtect works

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Malware is not an exclusive threat to PCs. Macs can also become infected. For this reason, there are different third-party security solutions, such as Bitdefender, Intego, Malwarebytes or Avast, among others. What not many people know is that Apple computers have, for more than a decade, had a integrated antivirus called XProtect. XProtect It has been running silently in the background since it landed on Mac OS Unlike Windows Defender, there are no icons in the menu bar, nor do we have an application to manually perform system scans. How does XProtect work on macOS? The Apple ecosystem has a variety of protection measures, and XProtect is one of them. If we focus on macOS, the Mac operating system, Apple tries to avoid the malware from the App Store. The company reviews the applications so that no malicious software lives in its store, but let’s be honest, we don’t always use the App Store. Computers have always given us the freedom to install any compatible external software. To address the issue of external threats, Apple has a certification mechanism, where developers who do not use the App Store to distribute their applications can obtain a trusted certificate for macOS. Apple does not take this task lightly. Scans the applications and grants the certificate only when it cannot find known malware. Once this instance is passed, developers receive a certificate that they can attach to their application so that the target system can verify it, even when it does not have an Internet connection. At this point we find another of the protection measures. This is Gatekeeper, which looks for that certificate in the application that the user is trying to open or install. If the program does not have the corresponding certificate, the system warns users that they are trying to use software that cannot be verified. Since not all developers go through the certification processwe can ignore that message to use the application in question. Sometimes we will have to allow the installation of applications from the App Store and well-known developers from System settings > Privacy and security > Security > Allow applications from… XProtect is responsible for preventing the execution of malicious software. If for any reason the protection measures mentioned above have been violated, XProtect is responsible for preventing the execution of malicious software for the first time or detecting malware that has been executed on the computer. This integrated antivirus uses YARA signatures that are automatically updated periodically. XProtect comes into action at three key moments: when opening an application for the first time, when modifying an application in the file system, and when updating security signatures. If you detect known malware, blocks it immediatelynotifies the user and offers the option to send the software in question to the recycle bin. XProtect’s scope does not end there. Apple has improved the system to address problems that certain infections can cause. Once malicious software is removed, the built-in antivirus continues to scan for threats using a behavioral analysis engine. Of course, it does not have the ability to restart the computer. How do you update macOS built-in antivirus? XProtect updates automatically. However, you can buy if the system is installing the updates automatically. To do this, click the apple icon in the toolbar and then go to System settings > Software Update. Then tap the information icon under Security Answers. In the Automatic Updates category make sure the Install security responses and system files switch is turned on. So am I completely sure now? Although macOS has a solid security system, it is important to clarify that no system is 100% secure. In the world of cybersecurity it is often said that what is sought is to increase the level of difficulty for cybercriminals. And we achieve this in many ways. Integrated system tools are only part of this. The security features of the applications themselves, our security practices and, if necessary, third-party security tools also come into play. The level of difficulty varies according to the needs of each user. For example, for a long time iPhones and Macs can activate Isolation Mode. This is an extreme solution, but it is a good example of what it means to put higher barriers. This mode limits the functionality of applications, web pages, and certain system features. As a result, we obtain a more protected system, but much less useful than in its standard configuration. Images | Apple | Jakub Zerdzicki | Screenshot In Xataka | The Bank of Spain warns of malware capable of “capturing banking credentials.” His name: TrickMo

This is what the law says about the controversy over million-dollar fines

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Installing a security camera at home or in a business is an increasingly attractive option. The price of security systems makes them affordable, but it is also easy to control them from your mobile phone and they have live alert systems. It is a good way to gain security and are a deterrent against possible crimes. The problem is that it is not as simple as placing a camera wherever we want and starting to monitor: the Data Protection Law comes into play. It is something that happens in Spainbut also in Mexico, and in recent days controversy has erupted: if you install surveillance cameras, you will face a million-dollar fine. The commotion that has arisen is such that the Government itself has come out to clarify the issue. The controversy. A few days ago, a popular TikToker posted a video in which he talked about the situation. “Did you know that you can get into legal trouble because of the cameras you have in your business or home?” This is how the video begins, which, with a pejorative tone, accuses the Government of not acting to guarantee the safety of the citizen. Subsequently, and throughout the video, it clarifies the scenario in which these fines can be applied: if the cameras record public spaces or you as the owner disseminate the images. The seed, however, had already been planted. Media and users used this video to affirm that Mexico could denounce the owners of the surveillance cameras, causing the payment of million-dollar fines: up to 18 million pesos. Some of these media clarified the fact of the dissemination of the images or the orientation of the cameras, but others did not. The answer. The commotion has been tremendous, so much so that different institutional bodies have rushed to address the issue. They have done it in two ways: one, through the INAI, or National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data. In a videocomment that they have received several calls asking for information in this regard, commenting on the following: “The regulated subjects are those responsible who use personal data for purposes of disclosure or commercial prospecting. “If a person has cameras in their home and they do not have that purpose, but are used for personal treatment, the INAI will not impose any sanction.” The second, during an information section from the Treasury Room of the National Palace in which the Government denied the information. “The Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data held by individuals applies only to private individuals or legal entities that process personal data,” they comment. Basically, the same as the INAI. Cover of the PROFECO guide The buying guide. In fact, a few months ago it was the Government itself that published, through a document from the Federal Consumer Prosecutor’s Office, a purchasing guide with cameras for both internal and external use. In this studythey analyze various models, pointing out their pros and cons in a complete buying guide that would not make much sense if they were prohibited. The keys. But at the end of the document is the key. In a section called “Is the use of security cameras legal in Mexico?”, they confirm that it is. There are nuances: if it is inside a home or pointing towards private property, there is no problem, but if they record from the house to the outside, there are certain rules and restrictions to protect the privacy of others. What must be taken into account, according to the Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties, is: It must aim to protect assets and facilities, as well as the prevention and detection of crimes. Images of people should not be captured without their consent, especially in public areas, unless they are police forces. When you can face a fine. In the document, the LFPDPPP clarifies that “it is legal to install surveillance cameras inside a property, as long as people’s rights to privacy and personal data are not violated.” Regarding outdoor cameras, it states that “if you plan to install security cameras, we recommend you notify your neighbors, either by putting up a sign notifying you of the existence of the camera or through a meeting. This ensures that they will be aware that they are being monitored and can take steps to protect their privacy.” However, it is true that there are establishments in which it is illegal to place cameras: Dressing rooms, bathrooms and private business rooms. Schools. Hospitals. Churches. Furthermore, in these last three, use is restricted if you do not have authorization from the authorities. Therefore, it is legal to have a security camera in Mexico if you do not broadcast the recordings and if, pointing to common areas, you warn in advance with a sign or a meeting with people likely to be recorded. Image | Eufy In Xataka | Best surveillance cameras: which one to buy and 11 recommended models for indoors, outdoors, babies and pets

Chips that recover energy when working

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Michael Frank has been working in a technological discipline that seems like science fiction for more than three decades. One that apparently pursues something impossible. And yet, it may not. The goal? Than using a chip manages to recover energy. Chips have always done the opposite. They consume energy. A lot. More and more, especially now that we are immersed In the era of glottone artificial intelligence. And yet Frank is immersed in the development of the call “reversible computing“As they explain In IEEE SpectrumLast summer Frank left his work as a scientific engineer in Sandia National Laboratories to join a very special startup called Vaire Computing. It is there where he intends to become what he has already estimated in his studies: according to his investigations, reversible computing could Allow energy efficiency 4,000 times higher to that of alternative options. In Vaire Frank and his team are working in a chip prototype that will be manufactured in the first quarter of 2025 and that is very ambitious. Even so, for the first time a chip is expected to recover energy when used in an arithmetic circuit. Then, in 2027, they hope to have a supply processor designed for artificial intelligence inference. The advanced version of said chip, which will theoretically be 4,000 times more efficient than the current ones, It will take 10 or 15 years to arrivetheir creators warn. What is reversible computing In 1961 Rolf Landauer, an IBM engineer, discovered that deleting a bit of information on a computer had an energy cost and produced heat. For him there was a solution: try to compute tasks without erasing information. A traditional xor door is not reversible: you cannot recover entries just knowing the exit. If an additional output is added, a copy of one of the inputs is reversible. Thus, the two outputs can be used to “disassemble” the door Xor and recover the entrances and, with them, the energy used in the calculation. Source: IEEE Spectrum. Landauer made clear that it seemed unchanged, because store all the information You would fill the memory With unnecessary data. More than a decade later Charles H. Bennett, physicist and information theoretical in IBM, discovered a solution. Instead of storing intermediate results in memory, you could reverse the computing process, “disbelieve it” to store only the final inputs and outputs. “Almost 100% of the energy used by a chip ends up being dissipated as heat, so we are basically evil. But in a reversible chip you never dissipate energy. Do not allow energy to become heat, and recycles internally.” The idea was taking shape in academic environments, and in the 90 Frank ended up being one of those who immersed themselves in their promises. The problem is that when developing that concept they saw that although energy was recovered in the circuit, it was lost in the external power supply. Vaire Computing was founded by researcher Hannah Earley and entrepreneur Rodfo Rosini. Earley explained In TechCrunch How “almost 100% of the energy used by a chip ends up being dissipated as heat, so we are basically missing it. But In a reversible chip you never dissipate energy. Do not allow energy to become heat, and recycles internally. “ In Varie they have apparently propose na solution with traditional CMOS transistors. To do this, they use the so -called “resonator”, a system that manages to recover energy by changing a bit from 0 to 1 so as not to turn it into heat and store most of it into the transistor itself. That idea has already been explored in the past, but in Vaire they seem to have managed to integrate that resonator into the chip. They will start with a little ambitious chip and then work on those chips for inference to which they will be theoretically what will be what will be theoretically really demonstrate How far can you get with reversible computing, also well explained in this small essay published in the Newsletter Exponential View. Of course, It is one thing to promise those efficiencies and another very different to achieve them. The proposal is very interesting and of course could raise a revolution that accelerated the development of much more powerful chips and that were not so voracious in terms of energy consumption. It remains to be seen if they will achieve it. Hopefully yes. Image | Wu Yi In Xataka | The 2 Nm chips race will start in 2025. And it will be the most fierce of all

China is advancing at breakneck speed in nuclear fusion. It already has something ready that until now only the Netherlands had

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The path to a destination as challenging as it is nuclear fusion commercial must necessarily be full of small conquests. Of achievements that may seem modest, but that, in reality, are milestones that put us a little closer of an ambitious objective that seeks nothing more than to help us solve our energy needs without continuing to emit greenhouse gases. In this context ITER attracts much of the attention. And it is understandable that this is so. After all, it is a project of enormous magnitude, which is also led by the European Union. In fact, this organization is jointly assuming approximately 50% of the total cost of a plan in which the United States, Russia, China, Japan, India and South Korea also participate. However, the public commitment to nuclear fusion is not condensed solely into ITER. And it is not limited only to the European Union either. Not at all. Europe is signing up very important scientific milestonesbut there are other countries that are also bidding very high, and that, precisely, do not move in the orbit of the West. In fact, two of them, probably the most advantaged, are China and South Korea. China has a very sophisticated linear plasma generator to advance fusion In the field of nuclear fusion, plasma is the extremely hot gas that contains the nuclei of deuterium and tritium, the two isotopes of hydrogen, which are involved in the reaction. For these nuclei to overcome their natural electrical repulsion and the strong nuclear interaction to fuse them, they must acquire a very high kinetic energy. And this is only possible if the plasma reaches a temperature equal to or greater than 150 million degrees Celsius. As we can guess, very few known materials are capable of withstanding such a high temperature. However, this is not all. When a deuterium nucleus fuses with a tritium nucleus, they produce a helium nucleus and a neutron that is ejected with an energy of about 14 MeV (megaelectronvolts). The problem is that the neutron lacks a net electrical charge, so it cannot be confined inside the magnetic field which, however, does manage to retain the deuterium and tritium nuclei, which have a positive electrical charge. The components that will be most affected by the direct impact of high-energy neutrons and the most intense heat flow are the inner wall of the vacuum chamber and the mantle. This is the reason why when it originates as a result of the nuclear fusion reaction, this neutron is ejected towards the walls of the vacuum chamber with enormous energy. This particle is very important because in practice it will be closely linked to the production of electrical energy in nuclear fusion reactors, but, at the same time, it represents a very aggressive form of radiation that can significantly degrade the materials used in the reactor. . The components that will be most affected by the direct impact of high-energy neutrons and the most intense heat flow are the inner wall of the vacuum chamber and the blanketwhich is a mantle that covers it and whose purpose is regenerate tritium which is necessary to use as fuel in the nuclear fusion reaction. This is why it is crucial to develop new materials that are able to withstand the neutron flux and therefore ensure that the reactor will have a long operational life. Until now, only the Netherlands had a device capable of generating a high-flow plasma similar to what occurs in the vacuum chamber of a nuclear fusion reactor. But now China has it too. The Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences has successfully built a highly advanced linear plasma generator capable of accurately recreating the extreme conditions found inside fusion reactors. Its purpose is to use it to test candidate materials to be used in vacuum chamber constructionfor which it is essential to subject them to the interaction of plasma. Fortunately, China has confirmed that this machine will be available for international collaboration. Image | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science More information | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science In Xataka | Spain’s milestone in nuclear fusion: the first plasma produced by the SMART reactor invites us to optimism

New York has gone from being one of the most clogged cities to a car-free “sanctuary.” Your recipe: $15

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These days we have seen images of New York that seem taken from postapocalyptic movies as ‘I am Legend‘ or ’28 days later’. The streets in some areas of the ‘Big Apple’ have emptied during rush hours, and The person responsible has been… a toll. In no city in the world is so much time wasted in the car like in New Yorkwhich costs not only time, but also money. Specifically, the city estimates that the 700,000 vehicles that move through the southern part of Manhattan every day and get stuck represent a loss of 20 billion dollars in productivity. A nonsense, no matter how you look at it. The authorities know that this is a problem and have been trying to tackle it for some time. As? Through a toll. The measure, which should have been applied last summercame into operation on January 5 and delimits an area of ​​Manhattan named ‘Congestion Relief Zone’. If you want to access with a vehicle, it will cost you up to $14.50, a price that depends on whether it is a car or a motorcycle. If it’s a truck, it shoots up to $30. From Central Park to the southern peak of the island. The area is not small, precisely This price also depends on the time, but the consequence has been devastating: practically empty streets (at least by the standards of the city that never sleeps) when before they would have been full. And, apart from ending traffic jams and noise pollution, studies suggest that residents will also gain in health. Less cars, more health It seems obvious that, if the use of private transport is discouraged in favor of buses or the subway, there will be less pollution in the streets due to a reduction in pollution. The effects of the toll have not taken long to be noticed, with media such as Financial Times noting that the speed of access to Manhattan from New Jersey has nearly doubled. And leaving Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge has also gone from being a journey at an average speed of 20 km/h one at 37 km/h. There are points, such as the congested Holland Bridge, that have reduced traffic by 63%, while the use of public transport has increased by 14% in certain cases. In short: the City Council esteem Traffic in the limited area is 8% lower than at the same time last year, which means 219,000 fewer vehicles. As we say, also, less pollution. Or so it is expected. An environmental study published in 2023 estimated the impact that tolls would have on air pollution. Carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, benzene and other chemical particles linked to respiratory problems, cognitive decline and heart disease would see their numbers reduced, as would greenhouse gases. He studyas we read in Gristwas carried out on a regional level, covering 12 counties in New York and New Jersey, as well as a projection to 2045. In it, it was determined that Manhattan would experience a 4.36% reduction in kilometers traveled daily by vehicles in 2045, which would result in a 10.72% decrease in CO₂ for that year in the business district, where the toll has been applied. Carbon monoxide levels would fall by 6.55% and nitrogen oxide levels would also fall by 5.89%. Without a doubt, these are good figures in the short and medium term that can not only contribute significantly to the health of the population, but also to the planet, but it should be noted that the study simply estimated the impact of measures such as tolls. To see real results, it will be necessary to measure the levels of particles and pollutants from now on and draw a comparison with previous levels. Andy Darrell is the New York regional director at the Environmental Defense Fund and commented that “the most important thing is to get started,” but we will see if there is time for those effects to be noticed. The reason is that the viability of the project is in doubtwith Manhattan residents filing a class action lawsuit against the plan, a Donald Trump who is not in favor of the work of these traffic-free preserves and politicians against the toll, both Democrats and Republicans. Images | MTA, MTA YouTube In Xataka | New York has transformed its school buses into mini power plants to cover peak demand

A German developer has bought a Nazi bunker for one million euros. Now he wants to turn it into a “fortress” for the rich

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Germany is still grappling with the legacy of the Nazis. Throughout the country there is an extensive network of bunkers of the Second World War with the capacity to accommodate almost half a million people. Some of those left have been redesigned to serve citiesbut there are those who want to recover them for something similar to their original purpose: to be a fortress for the richest in the face of fear of a World War III. And they even have their own cryptocurrency: BunkerCoin. The project. It all starts when a real estate developer is occurred the idea: convert a World War II tunnel system into a bunker for rich people who fear a Third World War breaking out. those tunnels 13 kilometers long are near the town of Halberstadt, about 200 kilometers southwest of Berlin and were built by prisoners of the Buchenwald concentration camp. In 2019, businessman Peter Karl Jugl purchased these tunnels through his company Global Project Management for 1.3 million euros. Now you want to make profits. luxury bunker. Jugl’s idea is to create protected homes that also have all the facilities and comforts. “Similar to rooms on luxury yachts,” according to the project, with food to be obtained through agriculture and indoor mushroom cultivation. Among the amenities mentioned, we find a school, a workshop, a casino, hospital, workshop, gym and spa. So that the circadian cycle is not lost (although without sunlight it is somewhat complicated), the installation will simulate sunrises and sunsets in something extremely similar to what we can see in the nuclear shelters from the ‘Fallout’ saga. It will also be proof of a nuclear war. BunkerCoin. How is entry guaranteed? By purchasing a cryptocurrency, each one guaranteeing one cubic centimeter of space inside the bunker. It is estimated that a small room would cost around half a million dollars At the moment… The intention Historical memory. It is estimated that nearly 7,000 Buchenwald camp inmates worked in the tunnels and more than half died while digging. The purpose of the facility in its day was the manufacture of aviation equipment during the final phase of the war and, evidently, the plan for the luxury bunker has not pleased the descendants of those one bit. slaves who built it. Langenstein-Zwieberge is a memorial built in the vicinity of the prison camp that honors both victims and survivors and its director, Gero Fedtke, called the project “an inappropriate way of treating the historical heritage of the tunnel.” Disbelief. Curiously, all this has caught Jugl on a different footing. In a telephone interview granted told AFP that he has been letting visitors to the memorial access a section of the tunnel where historical traces from the Nazi era still remain, but he wanted to separate the tunnels from the prison camp located about two kilometers away. In addition, he commented that he is “building a facility to save human lives in an emergency and I have been treated unfairly, insulted and threatened.” An association of relatives of prisoners is not on that same page, pointing out that it is impossible to separate the tunnels from the camp, since the reason for the existence of that facility was to house the slave labor that would excavate the tunnels. Fedtke comments that, like the camp, the tunnels have historical relevance because in Buchenwald “hardly any historical traces of the Nazi era have been preserved and in the tunnel it is totally different.” still there. With all this commotion, Jugl has offered the state of Saxony-Anhalt the possibility of buying back the tunnels. It must be said that your company specializes in the purchase of “properties the bigger the better” with the aim of making them profitable and, now, it is offering the repurchase of the tunnel network for eight million euros. However, the state Ministry of Culture told AFP that they have not received any permit request for the construction of the bunker and that, “as it is a cultural monument, all structural or use changes require approval.” What they have received is the buyback proposal, something that has led some to think that Jugl’s plan was not to create any bunkers, but simply noise so that the state would give him more money than he originally paid for the tunnels and win. in the transaction. Whatever it is, it is a curious way to play with something as sensitive as the historical memory of the victims of Nazism. Images | Bunkercoin In Xataka | Faced with the escalation in Ukraine, Germany has dusted off something: a war manual and its underground shelters

the three causes that cause it and how to avoid them

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Often it tends to link procrastination with laziness when doing a task. However, reality is usually far from thatand the effort to postpone tasks It is related with problems in emotions management that occur in situations of stress, anxiety, rebellion or simply boredom. The writer and time management expert Elizabeth Grace Saundersrecommend in an article published in Fastcompany Analyze what is causing that rejection of doing a certain task will help you find an escape and face it before It is too late. Anxiety: just thinking about the task already scares you Before a complicated or tedious project, the simple thought of having to face that challenge can already make you avoid doing it, even knowing that it is A self -deceptionand that in the end you will have to do it equally, but with the added component of the anxiety for not arriving in time. In short, the fear and anxiety that generates a task that produces insecurity because you do not know if you are going to be able to do it, it already blocks you to face it again and, subconsciously, the Brain tries to avoid it at any cost. In these cases, the key is to keep in mind that the anxiety generated by the task will not do anything other than increase as the deadline expires. It will not disappear until you finish it. A strategy to face that initial blockage can be the become your own assistant. Dedicating some time every day to prepare the material, data or documents you need for the task can help reduce the emotional resistance of starting the process. If you have never done a similar project before, maybe talk to a partner who has done so to know how he faced it, or ask for some idea to AI tools. If you have already done something similar in the past, but it did not fully work out and the fear of failing is blocking you, think about what mistakes you made and how you can improve the work you did on that occasion. The simple fact of performing proactive actions to face the task already puts you on the path of reducing the uncertainty and anxiety that generates you. Rebellion: Do not align with the task Sometimes, procrastination appears When you do not align with a task. For example, when you have been commissioned to make a certain project that you think is the wrong or that it is not the best solution, but you also have to do it because they have ordered you and it is your work. Gretchen Rubin, author of the book ‘The four trends’recommend aligning that task that, by rebellion, you refuse to do, with some value of your identity. For example, to think that, even if you believe that it will not serve anything, it is part of your responsibility and your work ethics prevents you from doing something mediocre or directly, badly done on purpose, when you knew how to do it well. That change of approach links a task that is perceived negatively as something “that force you” to do, to something you “want to do” because you are a responsible professional … even if you do not agree with it. Boredom: nothing motivates you to start the task He boredom It can also be an activator that leads to the postponement of tasks, just like curiosity can be the engine that leads you to start others. The emotional component in this case, is closely linked to the motivation you feel to do that task. If it is a tedious task, or that you perceive of little importance, your brain may prefer not to do it. One way to face it is context That justify why it should be done. An obvious is: if I do not do this task they will say goodbye. But that is an extreme case. For example, even if it is a tedious task to enter data into a Excelthat work can be very important for your colleagues or as a tool for your company. Habits expert James Clear, author of ‘Atomic habits‘ Point out That, “if you have a hard time maintaining a habit because you think you are a discomfort, choose a different version of that habit. Each person likes different things. Find the most pleasant version of each habit you practice. Make your habits fun.” This, extrapolated to initiate a task that you consider boring consists of find a way to liven up. An option can be, for example, listen to some music or a podcast while doing the task. The association of a pleasant activity with a monotonous or boring causes the second to become less heavy. Another alternative that proposes Kirsten Milliken, psychologist and author of the book ‘Playdhd‘is to apply the Gamification to the task. This strategy consists of set small challenges Let the task more interesting. A kind of game in the form of play that takes you to its completion. How many data are you able to enter a certain period of time? How can you optimize the task to eliminate steps and do it faster or less effort? The objective, in short, is to disconnect the sensation of tedium and boredom of that concrete task. In this way, you will not respond when Have to do itbut you will see it as an occasion to listen to the last episode of your favorite podcast or review the songs of your playlist. In Xataka | Creating new habits is difficult. The author of “atomic habits” believes that there is something even more complicated: keep them Image | Unspash (Johnny Cohen, The Drink)

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