Vegetarian: SF Bay area’s “fanciest” vegan restaurant closes-market not so large?
Vegan and vegetarian restaurants seemed like a good idea - except the market scope is small, 1%/4% respectively.
Climate: Lufthansa to add up to 72 Euro charge per fight, on average
European aviation giant Lufthansa Group is to introduce a new “environmental cost surcharge” of up to €72 per flight to cover part of the cost of complying with new green…
AI: Chat GPT 5 will have “Ph.D.” level intelligence
Chat GPT-5 will be able to hyperfocus on one obscure topic for years, producing scary predictions while engaging in plagiarism. Sounds great!
Demographics: U.S. annual population growth over time
The majority of U.S. population growth now comes from immigration into the U.S. from abroad.
Immigration: Trump proposes stapling Green Card to college diploma
Proposal to "staple a Green Card" to immigrant college graduates diplomas. Huge demographic changes are happening in the U.S.
Demographics, Global: US Foreign born population at all time high
49.5 million foreign born immigrants now live in the U.S., the highest percentage ever recorded.
Microsoft’s new AI Surface laptops designed for end user repairability
Microsoft's newest hardware is designed for end user repairability.
Climate: To stop climate change we must ride our bikes while naked
Seriously. It's Just Science and this is how it works.
Climate: We must ban playing golf
Climate activists demand an end to golf tournaments. It's Just Science, of course.
Education: Educational attainment over time
Did you know that as of about 1970, half of U.S. adults had not finished high school? Or that today, 4x more people have a 4 year degree than did…
Demographics: Where do people live in the U.S.?
Most of the U.S. population resides in about two dozen metro areas but most of the population is in about half a dozen regions.
Business: Brands owned by Disney
Disney is not just Disney, but also Marvel, ESPN, National Geographic, ABC, Lifetime, FX, Star, Pinewood Studies, Lucasfilms, Pixar - everything.
Personal Finance: Should you buy long term care insurance?
The answer is that for many, perhaps most, the answer is no. You are better starting well in advance and self insuring.
Business: The truth about Human Resource Departments
HR is not your friend - their primary purpose is to work for the company, basically the CEO.
Education: The mysteries of loan forgiveness
Random X post celebrates his $8k education loan paid off by taxpayers. He attended expensive Uni, owns a $560k home and is Comm Director for a Congressional Representative.