Tech: Is interest in VR helmets waning?
Meanwhile, he acknowledged that the current Quest is struggling to keep new users engaged. “Right now, we’re on our third year of Quest 2,” he told employees. “And sadly, the…
Public health and political officials accountable?
In April 2020, we wrote: ‘Lockdown is going to bankrupt all of us and our descendants and is unlikely at this point to slow or halt viral circulation.’ So it…
Energy: The inability to build new electric transmission lines
The inability to construct new, large electric transmission lines over hundreds of miles hampers the ability to use “Green energy” which must be routed from where it is available to…
Public health: What happened to Tomás Pueyo? He’s back
In early March of 2020, Tomas Pueyo wrote a post that argued in favor of school closures and strict lockdowns of the entire population. He was a nobody having no…
Brain injuries: “A third of all brain injuries go unreported – NZ Herald”
The likelihood of having a second concussion is high and damage can be cumulative. So even if the number one injury recovers just fine, number two might cause more issues.…
Public health: Public health fan group wants the public health emergency to continue forever
Socialist public health fan group is demanding the public health emergency remain in place forever and DEMANDS (capital letters!) a host of socialist programs be implemented. Hah hah.
Economy: Inflation Adjusted Housing Prices
Source: Inflation Adjusted Housing Prices For most of the 20th century, inflation adjusted home prices remained mostly steady. Remarkable, isn’t it? Real estate has been a hedge against inflation –…
Software: Dark patterns in UI design
Gee, see anything unusual in this user interface prompt at a web site I just visited?
Follow up: How public health fooled America
This column was published in November 2021. Looking back, everything said in the column proved to be true. Source: How Fauci Fooled America | Opinion
Follow up: “No Snow” California coming
A year ago: A year later: As of now, California has it’s 2nd deepest snow pack in their history records. It’s officially the snowiest season to date in Lake Tahoe…
Software: Microsoft adds ChatGPT to no-code/low-code software creation tools
Microsoft Corp on Monday bundled the technology behind ChatGPT with its Power Platform that allows users to develop applications with little or no coding, the latest integration of artificial intelligence…
Business: Businesses pushing “premiumization” to squeeze more from customers
They are doing a mix of practices attempting to persuade you that their products or services are a “premium” offering to which you should pay more. Airlines did this by…
Demographics: Many confused by media disinformation
First, it’s the fertility rate issue – 75% of the world’s population lives in countries where the fertility rate is below population replacement levels. This chart is for the U.S.…
Demographics: Percent of teens who work at jobs
If possible, I recommend most teens avoid jobs while going to school. Teens are better off investing in their education – it makes little sense to spend hours at minimum…
What’s old is new again: “Working Weekends is New Normal For Tech Layoff Survivors”
Back in the 1980s, tech companies promoted something called “flex time” – meaning you could, allegedly, set your own start and end time each day. Come in late but then…