It’s official: NPIs cannot stop the spread of Covid, but might delay it a little
Up to 90% of the US population has had Covid by now, say some official estimates. Hard to understand what the goal is here – per reports, older variants are…
Autos: New Law mandates “kill switch” on all new vehicles sold in 2027
Law Will Install Kill Switches In All New Cars for all new vehicles sold beginning in 2027. Requires that vehicles automatically determine if a driver is impaired and refuse to…
Emerging tech: Indoor farming businesses collapsing
These companies promised a revolutionary way to deliver fresh food to cities. It turns out that’s very expensive. Source: Vertical Farming Is Latest 2022 Tech Layoffs Victim – Bloomberg It’s…
Demographics: “Value of graduate degrees is going down”
Yep: Another report from the New York Post suggests that students are pursuing graduate degrees to distinguish themselves in the job market. With degree inflation, or the rising percentage of four-year degree holders, “a…
EVs: Virtue signalers now wish to sell their Teslas
Because of the recent revelation of Elon Musk’s political views — all of which I abhor — I’m starting to worry about what sort of political statement the car is…
Follow up: “Biden Declares Success in Beating Pandemic in July 4 Speech”
July 4, 2021: A triumphant President Joe Biden all but announced an end to the pandemic in the U.S. on Sunday, celebrating what he called a “heroic” vaccination campaign on…
EVs: Winter battery capacity and need for more charging
No biggie – on your cross-country travels you can just spend more time sitting in your car, charging, during the winter – because your time does not matter. What a…
Energy: “Blackouts in US South Preceded by Reliance on Electric Heating in Winter”
The states hit hardest by blackouts in last week’s winter storm have significantly increased reliance on heating homes with electricity over the last decade, putting more strain on the power…
Energy: Norwegian EV battery industry to affect overall electrical capacity
Batterimarkedet i Europa er i ferd med å ta av. Norge trenger å satse kraft, kroner og kompetanse for å bli med. Source: The Norwegian battery industry is on the…
Follow up: Norway Court drops charges against individual flying a drone over Svalbard
In response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, Norway banned Russian aircraft from flying over Norway, or the operation of non-Russian registered aircraft by a Russian citizen. The bureaucrats interpreted the…