Education, Demographics: LA Schools may have to lay off 6,000 staff
The district has half the enrollment of 20 years ago - and recently handed out +!4 to +24% pay hikes and is basically bankrupt.
Economy: Everything is awful, except when it is not!
Not really, but when all you've got is doomer media and social media it can seem that way.
Environment: Cumulative burned acreage up to July 27, 2026
Surprised to find acreage burned, so far, is well below average.
Demographics: The continued collapse of families with kids
Big cities are losing youth population even faster than elsewhere.
Government: Which countries surcharge non-residents for park access?
The USS $100/visitor non-resident entrance fee to 11 national parks is among the highest such fees in the world.
Climate: “Carbon offset” carbon capture scams
Last week, 500,000 "carbon credits" in a local forest burned up, releasing their sequestered carbon into the atmosphere.
Personal finance: What an 8% annual return looks like in real life
This was seen on X - and this is true when investing in the stock market!
Nutrition: Why we stopped drinking milk
Fascinating look at the corruption of dietary food recommendations, this time, regarding milk and dairy.
Economy: US median home prices, 1963 to 2023
Reminder – you cannot compare home prices across the decades without taking in to consideration the differences in home sizes. The typical home today is twice the size of one…
Economy: US home foreclosures
Recent reports of an increase in U.S. home foreclosures are misleading as we come off near all time lows in foreclosures:
Economy: How many 100k income earners can buy a home in each market?
This might be misleading'ish.
Wireless: LoRa and Heltec V3
Interesting but unable to get the Bluetooth link on the device to show up on my phone's BT discovery.
Wireless: FCC proposes to end many WiFi and Bluetooth applications?
Seriously. The FCC has totally lost its mind.
Demographics: California schools lose 75,000 students in one year
Another enrollment collapse.