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Source: Jack Dorsey's Block shares plunge after Hindenburg report on fraud Some estimates ranged from 40-75% of accounts on the…

Facebook has no control over the hack. It's being blamed on a Google Chrome extension - but I don't use…

Through a mistake in Facebook's account management that enabled a hacker to attach a victim's phone number (linked to the…

This chart illustrates how the Fed got way behind on interest rates, will a crushing rapid rate hike sequence. The…

We now know that the extra cleaning was unlikely to have helped limit the spread of Covid-19, but it did…

Amazon will shut down DPReview on April 10, 2023. Content will go read only until they eventually take it offline.…

There will be no press release, no big announcement, as he would have to acknowledge that he was wrong. But make…

In 2020, Nature endorsed Joe Biden in the US presidential election. A survey finds that viewing the endorsement did not…

This morning I received a bizarre email, addressed to my email address but with someone else's name and photo: The…

The flood of patients never materialized. Why? Source: Long COVID: The truth about it is emerging, and it’s not what…

The federal government should expand its guarantee to all bank deposits regardless of size in order to slow bank runs,…

Amazon will lay off 9,000 more employees, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff Monday. Source: Amazon layoffs:…

It takes a special kind of expert to be wrong more often than a coin flip. Here, the NY Times…

Brain MRI's are said to have little value in treating patients with headaches - but we do ever more of…

Automation will increasingly support customer experience improvements, product releases and other client-relations objectives, analysts said. Source: Banks turn to automation…

Peter Zeihan suggests perhaps, maybe, kinda, we hope'ish that automation may help with labor shortages. Some think automation is hard…

She believes the mismatch is two-fold: the time it takes to hire is too long, and hiring overlooks underrepresented groups.…

Am thinking of making this topic a regular feature - but there are not enough days in the year and…

The trio worked together to suppress true information - specifically to suppress facts they knew to be true but preferred…

March 2020 In the spring of 2020, Covid case counts were low in the Czech Republic. A native writer from…

Combining the amenities of college life with the wallets and activity desires of older adults. Source: Retiring to college at…

https://twitter.com/RagingVentures/status/1615826088038473733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1615826088038473733%7Ctwgr%5E4bafb7bbdef42defdc1881615f624c528dc0bba6%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortune.com%2F2023%2F03%2F10%2Fsilicon-valley-bank-svb-short-seller-william-martin-twitter-2-months%2F Raging Ventures saw it coming and posted the details on Twitter on January 18, 2023, two months in advance…

Google's employee motto used to be "Don't be evil". They dropped that a few years ago and have not looked…

In a low fertility rate, declining population growth and eventually shrinkage, businesses can no longer depend on the traditional expanding…

Codon is a new tool that compiles Python code to run it more efficiently and effectively while allowing for customization…

KUOW - Bellevue School Board to vote on school closures DPS recommends closing 3 DPS schools this year as enrollment…

Source: American colleges in crisis with enrollment decline largest on record | Fortune What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned…

Two linked Minnesota Roman Catholic institutions are reducing language and other humanities offerings, including nixing all its ancient Greek and…

Bishop Connolly High School will close for good at the end of the school year due to a continued drop…

Portland 26% San Francisco - 25.5% Minneapolis 23% Detroit 23% Atlanta 21% Houston 22% Dallas 21% Nashville 21% Austin 19%…

Am surprised its only half: Trust in public health has been shattered—half of America has lost faith in the scientific…

And just like that, it's back: SVB, Signature bank failures: Yellen says only uninsured deposits at banks deemed a systemic…

As the young cohort shrinks due to our longstanding low fertility rate, the endless supply of new college students -…

Cognitive dissonance? Everyone must buy an EV but they are too expensive so must be subsided by other people's taxes.…

Microsoft is pitching the Copilot features as being more powerful than simply being “OpenAI’s ChatGPT embedded into Microsoft 365,” the…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday resorted to using special constitutional powers to push his plan to raise the retirement…

Today is the 3rd annual "15 days to flatten the curve" National Holiday. Most people celebrate it on March 15,…

I'm so old, I remember months ago when we needed to import more temporary tech workers from abroad - ahhhh,…

Dating to the 1700s and earlier the roots of public health had been the noblest of endeavors, doctors and engineers…

Most articles I read during the pandemic crowed that the bulk of humanity was ready to embrace a constricted life…

There have been a lot of well publicized (and far more, not publicized) aviation "near miss" incidents in recent months.…

The alleged shortage of tech workers is resolving itself. Meta layoffs: 10,000 more workers to be cut in restructuring (cnbc.com)…

Despite projections the U.S. could see more than 100 million COVID-19 cases this fall and winter, the country did not…

An advisor to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed fear that Japan will cease to exist if birthrates continue…

The NY Times relied upon a software engineer who retrained in sociology to study the intersection of technology and society…

SVB depositors will probably be bailed out by the taxpayers because SVB will be labeled "Too Big To Fail". (UPDATE…

By the time it was over, Slovakia had the 11th highest mortality rate in the world. But to her, in…

The Tesla driving tech startup crowd that just lost their cash in the SVB bank failure might be putting their…

And did this just 3 days before the bank collapsed. Experts rule! Seems likely that SVB will be declared "Too…

Amazon blames the FAA but the reality is the technology has not yet proven itself as effective and safe. Source:…

As soon as you hear the words "but it's different this time", it's time to sell everything: Silicon Valley Bank…

The trick is to listen to Jim Cramer - who pushed SVB stock just a month ago. Today the company…

I am so old, I remember a year ago when inflation would be mild and temporary - the good 'ol…

Among the 1,405 people who participated in the trial between October 2020 and August 2021, about 24% of those who…

This could get ugly very quickly: At Silvergate the problem was a run on deposits that began last year, when…

The Virality Project is part of the Stanford Internet Observatory which trolled the Internet looking for "misinformation" and "disinformation" -…

A good Bloomberg article on the labor shortage, the demographic problem shrinking our labor pool, and the reality of what…

It’s unrealistic to expect climate change to be meaningfully mitigated by expecting global demand for energy to drop significantly or…

Meanwhile, he acknowledged that the current Quest is struggling to keep new users engaged. “Right now, we’re on our third…

https://twitter.com/dylandulberg/status/1633837276437565446/

In April 2020, we wrote: 'Lockdown is going to bankrupt all of us and our descendants and is unlikely at…

The inability to construct new, large electric transmission lines over hundreds of miles hampers the ability to use "Green energy"…

He had the idea long before Covid upended supply chains, realizing he could quickly push through price increases when news…

In early March of 2020, Tomas Pueyo wrote a post that argued in favor of school closures and strict lockdowns…

The likelihood of having a second concussion is high and damage can be cumulative. So even if the number one…

Socialist public health fan group is demanding the public health emergency remain in place forever and DEMANDS (capital letters!) a…

Founders of Rewiring America, an environmental advocacy dark money group pushing to regulate and ban natural gas-powered stoves, have a…

Last week, Delta became the first of the biggest U.S. airlines to reach a new contract with its pilots, inking…

Apparently customers want only expensive, high-end, oversized, luxury cars now? Lower-end vehicles are more costly and less available than they…

Who could have seen this coming? It's a mystery ... New York City Mayor Eric Adams called on shop owners…

Two years ago, my hair cut cost $18. Today it costs $25. That's a 38% price increase in 2 years.…

Inflation-Adjusted Housing Prices show that housing prices don't "always go up" giving an unbiased look w/o inflation clouding the picture.…

Gee, see anything unusual in this user interface prompt at a web site I just visited?

This column was published in November 2021. Looking back, everything said in the column proved to be true. Source: How…

And in his Twitter exchange, Musk mocks the disabled. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1633011448459964417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1633016157568651264%7Ctwgr%5Edba4534f9f0a75b7f3a0261394d533d03dab08e6%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2Fembed%2Finset%2Fiframe%3Fid%3Dtwitter-1633016157568651264autosize%3D1 Apparently, Musk has not heard of voice-to-text systems. I wonder…

A year ago: A 'no snow' California could come sooner than you think - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) A year…

Microsoft Corp on Monday bundled the technology behind ChatGPT with its Power Platform that allows users to develop applications with…

They are doing a mix of practices attempting to persuade you that their products or services are a "premium" offering…

https://twitter.com/texasrunnerDFW/status/1632181048657281028 First, it's the fertility rate issue - 75% of the world's population lives in countries where the fertility rate…

In about 1979, about 60% of teens held a job (age 16-19). This fell to 35% by 2019 and is…

Back in the 1980s, tech companies promoted something called "flex time" - meaning you could, allegedly, set your own start…

I should not even be functional: The researchers found that people who reported three or more concussions had significantly worse…

I already have one for electric heating at our home: What Is a Heat Pump? Why Elon Musk Wants Tesla…

Robot security guards are patrolling office hallways, spotting problems and telling jokes. Source: Security robots are starting to replace human…

https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1632150149811273728

https://twitter.com/davidzweig/status/1632405066761007107 See the links at the right of this page for the many dozens of Court rulings against public health…

Source: Why AI Won't Cause Unemployment - Marc Andreessen Substack It is interesting to see that hospitals, colleges dominated by…

"That being said, there are some wonderful medical providers, therapy providers who thoroughly understand brain injury. I work with colleagues…

Yes, ChatGPT can generate software solutions. I have used this feature, so far only as a demo/test of what it…

Even more shocking - the NY Times notices that all the government programs to increase birth rates have not worked:…

The TODAY co-anchor did not continue on the show on Feb. 28 after testing positive. Source: Savannah Guthrie Tests Positive…

Power Slap - There is nothing entertaining or sportsman-like about this atrocity. Dana White is the definition of fucking asshole,…

This is from the NIH - indicating that today essentially the entire population has some form of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.…

https://twitter.com/HumanVsMachine/status/1632091609243197444

Apparently, many climate experts have financial conflicts while dispensing allegedly independent advice - pretty much like the financial conflicts that…

This NY Times report misses the obvious elephant standing in the middle of the room: Why Do So Many Men…

Charging an electric vehicle on the go is neither easy nor fast. Source: Electric vehicle drivers get candid about charging:…

Public health at work: “Can you imagine what would have happened?" former deputy health minister Lord Bethell told Channel 4.…

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month Until 2018, I knew nothing about brain injuries and suspect you know nothing about…

Larry Delaney, President of the Washington Education Association, said the expiration of those funds is just one of the many…

According to Euronews, the Polish birth rate has fallen by 40% since 1993, with the official rate resting at 1.4…

Source: Snowfall Tracker Lake Tahoe | Palisades Tahoe One of the problems for the media is they have turned every…

To learn more about brain injuries and the effects they may have on patients and their families, please see this…

All told, the above-outlined reasons for immigration growth have created a country where immigrants make up 23% of Canada’s total…

Source: Amid stubborn inflation, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck Which is much the same as it is every…

The Census Bureau’s monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) shows that the total foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) in…

The era of cheap air travel has passed: Delta Air Lines pilots on Wednesday approved a new contract that includes…

Brain Injury Awareness Month provides an opportunity to educate everyone from children and teens to adults and seniors about ways…

According to 20-year old Gallup poll of those age 18+: 7% of adults surveyed said they were an immigrant 18%…

Six weeks ago: Elon Musk May Never Be the World’s Richest Person Again (bloomberg.com) Today: Elon Musk is the richest…

Source: Why Experts are Almost Always Wrong | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine Expert prediction accuracy is often worse than if…

Over 200,000 Ukrainian refugees offered new start by big-hearted Britons Source: Over 200,000 Ukrainian refugees offered new start by big-hearted…

But as a recent article in the New York Times points out, bigger EVs have more embedded carbon emissions than…

An idea so crazy it might sell! With spares and tools coming from iFixit, no less .... The Nokia G22 is one…

The long-term persistence of atoll islands is under threat due to continued sea level rise driven by anthropogenic climate change.…

Looks like they have noticed the problem: An aging population is a big reason for the worker shortage that's helped…

This week: There is not sufficient evidence to recommend more than one COVID-19 booster shot a year for older people…

This week: I do not (yet) subscribe to the WSJ so cannot see the full text. Besides, next week there…

Companies are already replacing workers with ChatGPT | Fortune

Read the whole thread https://twitter.com/Marc_Veld/status/1629076698791649280

Slightly old news but seriously interesting: Honda today [Nov 30 2022] announced that it will produce an all-new hydrogen fuel…

Corn-based ethanol, which for years has been mixed in huge quantities into gasoline sold at U.S. pumps, is likely a…

Yet another triumphant success of models: Forecasters predicted a trace of snow, then Portland set an 80-year record. What happened?…

Fiction news site The Guardian is almost as funny as The Onion: In the aftermath of climate disasters, as victims…

It smells like bad managers or simple corruption: In a period when enrollment has declined by almost 8,000 students, BPS…

To save money and provide more resources to students, Seattle Public Schools may need to close some schools in the…

As Evers seeks billions for schools, some districts look to close schools amid declining aid and enrollment Source: As Evers…

The inability to account for thousands of children will impact the stability of the region and the workforce, experts said.…

The Denver district’s latest plan to address declining enrollment is broader than an ultimately rejected proposal to close 10 schools…

South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world - and its falling. Like many countries, their fertility rate…

Vikram Mansharamani, a lecturer at Harvard University with several degrees in multiple disciplines and author of Think for Yourself: Restoring…

More control over your data and your own personal A.I. assistant. They are part of the vision of the future…

Cascade Natural Gas outages affecting dozens of Bend and Redmond customers during a cold snap late last month have prompted…

Since record-keeping at the airport began in 1939, the greatest snowfall in a day was 14.4 inches in 1943. Source:…

By early 2022, about 95% of Americans had contracted COVID despite the harsh countermeasures. A John Hopkins University meta-analysis concluded…

Starting on February 20 Recreational Flyers may request an airspace authorization to operate in controlled airspace at night through LAANC…

Even as college applications surge, a number of institutions are in financial jeopardy. Source: More colleges to close even as…

Stephen Wolfram explores the broader picture of what's going on inside ChatGPT and why it produces meaningful text. Discusses models,…

When dueling celebrity epidemiologists met social media, a catastrophe occurred: a complete loss of trust in science itself.

Someone mistyped an email address - probably leaving out a middle initial - and it ended up in my in…

This is what counts as our brilliant technocratic overloads: If only we had been more like China ... We did…

She kept her brain injury a secret… until she couldn’t. Source: This Professional Speaker & Auctioneer Couldn't Talk Her Way…

Amazon Shelves Fully Remote Work, Requests Staff Return to Office | PCMag Many companies have made similar changes to their…

Source: Is Bing too belligerent? Microsoft looks to tame AI chatbot | AP News Chat bot compares AP reporter to…

“In the wake of that … the military fine-tunes their radar parameters to see more and of course they’re finding…

Do you want to know what effect quitting caffeine had on me? When I quit drinking caffeine, my life changed…

USAF shot down a $13 32 inch balloon with a 10 oz payload, launched legally under pico-balloon rules, and which…

Zuckerburg appears to be planning to lay off another 10% of the workforce: Thousands of employees at Facebook parent company…

13 Investigates found there are 20,724 fewer students enrolled at HISD now compared to when the pandemic hit, leading to…

I have updated this post with new information - about 1 in 4 US STEM workers were born abroad. In…

After the country’s health officials released new guidance that having over two drinks a week can be a health detriment, now…

These bad think thoughts used to be called conspiracy theories - now they are mainstream Science: Humanity Will Reach Its…

Although the club is not pointing fingers, there are suspicions among other prominent members of the small, pico-ballooning enthusiasts community.…

Source: Alaska governor drops college degree requirement for most state jobs to fight worker shortage Alaska becomes another state announcing…

“It’s hard to have children in the United States right now,” said Hayford, who is also director of Ohio State’s…

During various periods of the year, there may be little solar and wind available over large areas. The proposed solution…

In the first 3 months, Neil Ferguson's disease model projected: 4-8% of all Americans over age 70 will die. We…

This report from the University of California suggests that climate lockdowns are the goal - lots fewer cars, moving everyone…

Some Covid restrictions were “idiocy” and lengthy school closures were an "unnecessary mistake”, Germany’s lockdown chief has admitted. Karl Lauterbach,…

Now at 5 and 1/2 weeks, I continue to have occasional bouts of intense fatigue come over me and have…

OpenAI’s breakout hit was an overnight sensation—but it is built on decades of research. Source: ChatGPT is everywhere. Here's where…

They mostly try to blame everything except demographics for enrollment declines: Seattle education officials are considering closing some public schools…

Source: ‘They asked for 20$ an hour and Carl’s Jr said bet’: Carl’s Jr. customer orders meal via A.I. assistant…

https://twitter.com/ChefGruel/status/1623062626145288192 The $15 minimum wage, now $20 per hour demands, has led to the inevitable acceleration of restaurant automation. Also,…

I wonder if they understand that the labor shortage - hence low unemployment - is due to demographic issues? This…

Elon Musk took much heat for gutting Twitter last fall. But as some suggested, if that worked for him, you…

Let's preserve this for posterity. He's an MD, MPH. Trust the Experts. As usual, the public health experts were wrong.…

This is seriously stupid: At your next visit to AMC Theatres, getting a prime seat may cost you a little…

There are about 100 things wrong with this news report including this misleading summary but at least it gives more…

They are not blaming Covid - it's the declining fertility rate: Switzerland's ageing population and changing lifestyles are profoundly transforming…

The growth curve of deaths was not far from a steady line, upwards. We did lock downs. We did masks.…

July 2020: There is no question that the Czech Republic's remarkable progress on COVID-19 was the result of requiring an…

Look at this chart from the White House on October 11, 2023: Source: Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency…

Caffeine, a Risk Factor for Osteoarthritis and Longitudinal Bone Growth Inhibition María Guillán-Fresco 1, Eloi Franco-Trepat 1, Ana Alonso-Pérez 1, Alberto Jorge-Mora 1, Miriam López-Fagúndez 1, Andrés Pazos-Pérez 1, Oreste Gualillo 2, Rodolfo Gómez 1…

Schools and colleges are closing throughout the country due to declining enrollments. The trend is now accelerating due to the…

State of US Population and Death Statistics| 2023 State of the Union Facts (usafacts.org)

This is about the same percent that had a Bachelor degree in the early 1970s. About 14% of Americans 25…

Carrying up to 96 small USPS packages in its internal cargo bay, the new Cento needs nothing more than two…

Source: Jobs report January 2023: Payrolls increased by 517,000, unemployment rate at 53-year low Reminder - the new entrant cohort…

I am so old, I remember when The Expertstm said natural immunity did not exist (which never made any sense):…

Source: Heart Disease and Cancer Deaths — Trends and Projections in the United States, 1969–2020

Fewer children = fewer workers = a shrinking economy. China's declining population will have catastrophic ripple effects on the global…

I was pleasantly surprised to see it add #6 to the list. I would also add "business process efficiency improvements".…

Multiple concussions in a lifetime were shown to affect the ability to plan and pay attention, though research also underlined…

Intellectual elitism, credentialism, and classism must end. Restoring trust in public health—and our democracy—depends on it. Source: It's Time for…

Yet another Expert tells us how to think. We are to Trust the Experts. Thinking on our own is wrong,…

Starbucks began by purchasing roasted beans from Peets Coffee and Teas. Peets was founded by Dutch immigrant Alfred Peets. Years…

Each business needs to focus on how the fertility rate decline and changing demographics (older population, fewer young people) impacts…

"Some 40% of software engineers in the country are born outside the US,..." Chicago Seeks Laid Off Tech Workers With…

Interesting - it's now cheaper to "refuel" an ICE car than an EV. Of course, gas prices will fluctuate, probably…

The Guardian propaganda rag notices the fertility rate problem and proposes a socialist solution that has already been proven not…

This is a fascinating story - EVTOLS - which sort of take the concept of a quad copter to an…

Am thinking we are at peak or past peak higher education due to the population demographics: A critical way employers…

FB/Meta has been spending billions on a VR metaverse concept that nearly no "real people" have much interest in. Meanwhile,…

While black coffee has basically zero calories, few people dirnk black coffee today. Instead, it is coffee drinks with dairy…

Hah hah - 61%, not 52%, not 67%, but 61%! "There’s a 61% chance of recession this year, economists say—what…

So - apparently masks did not stop influenza then? “Looking back over the past couple of years, I’m pretty confident…

Define "cup"? Drinking two or more daily cups of coffee is associated with roughly twice the risk of a premature…

Department of Defense researchers say they have identified an algorithm for the optimal caffeine dosing and drugging schedule for everyone.

Agree with this - but it is even worse than what they describe: But for all the consternation over the…

Starbucks "Refreshers", which are marketed as a fruit drink, have 45 mg of added caffeine.

Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Lab have developed a technique that can pull carbon dioxide out of a factory…

I am currently reading Superabundance. The authors point out that by virtually every measure you can come up with, we…

Source: Microsoft Layoffs Reportedly Hit Key VR and Metaverse Teams – Metaverse Bitcoin News

Recently, I had daily migraines and extraordinarily high blood pressure spikes. The cause appears to have been coffee.

The bill aims to protect under-18s from harmful content; so if regulators find that Instagram has been steering British kids toward material…

Did any NPI public health did work sustainably? Anywhere? This was when you had to be vaccinated and test negative…

OpenAI works closely with Microsoft’s cloud service Azure. In July 2019, Microsoft backed OpenAI with $1 billion, and the investment made…

A total of 61% non-users say they are not interested in trying VR. Why is VR growth so slow despite…

The holiday superspreader meme was wrong (as all expert projections have been). This was due to "the power of the…

Fumio Kishida says Japan is on the verge of not being able to function. Source: Japan PM says country on…

 A rough respiratory virus season in the US appears to be easing, as three major respiratory viruses that have battered…

Between Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), about 100,000 workers were just laid off. I'm so old, l remember last week (Jan…

Stung! Sting reportedly played elite Microsoft event as layoffs loomed | The Seattle Times But Microsoft might have strayed off…

This financial disaster was due to public health "Experts" who thought they could shut down the world with ineffective NPIs…

Anyone who has used VR is aware of these problems: "I am totally immersed in the metaverse, have a big…

Our ACA policy deductible rose to $17,600 this year. It is no longer conventional insurance but an extremely high-priced catastrophic…

Does the Fed Print Money? No. The actual printing of paper money is handled by the Treasury Department's Bureau of…

Wanna buy some digital tulips? The cryptocurrency space is becoming a bonfire of failing businesses. Source: CoinDesk engages Lazard to…

They've blamed Covid school closures, more students being home schooled, more students going to "virtual schools" but ... The full…

Many do disclose they contain added caffeine, fortunately, so those who are caffeine sensitive can avoid their products. My guess…

But hey, it has zero sugar so it's all good! How Much Caffeine in Death Wish Coffee The caffeine content in…

That is about 38% of all U.S. adults: An estimated 103 million U.S. adults have high blood pressure, according to…

A new green tech startup wants us to rethink what we do with our banana peels, pepper tops and other…

Says Ken Fisher of Fisher Investments: 2023 will be like 1967's 'roaring bull market': Billionaire investor Note - Fisher Investments…

According to Electrek, Sony and Honda plan to lease or provide subscriptions to the upcoming Afeela EV. That said, they…

And note ChatGPT's directive to "grab a coffee" and enjoy some caffeine poisoning.

Productivity was also cited as an issue at Google and Facebook when they announced layoffs: “Every one of us and…

The Experts' Prediction: As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and…

By comparison, the younger population under age 18 numbered 73.1 million, or 22.1% of the U.S. population in 2020, a…

Here in the U.S. it is estimated that 420 million cups of coffee are consumed every day. Many of those…

From the FDA's own web page: For healthy adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams a day—that's about four or…

Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy…

Oddly enough, the goal is that only the elite will be permitted to fly - while telling everyone else to…

This is why my state closed the local parks and rec gym, locked the gates  to the high school fields…

Oregon has experience blowing up whale carcasses: Dead whale washes up on Oregon coast at Fort Stevens State Park |…

I am not exaggerating when I say that coffee nearly killed me. This is the first post on the topic…

How to erase all trust in public health and pharma using this one weird trick: Some vaccine advisers to the…

This might be why? Look at the population of the age 15-19, and 20-24 groups. Sources: Oregon community college enrollment…

“Polarization permeates our world, whether in domestic politics or interstate relations,” S. Jaishankar, the Indian minister of external affairs, wrote…

Mozilla has closed its Portland office, shutting down after a decade of operation in the Pearl District as workers shift…

EVs way much more than their equivalent gas vehicles. The GMC Hummer EV weighs 9,000 pounds. The Ford F-150 EV…

According to Bloomberg, two IT contract staff made changes to the live NOTAMS database, causing the data to become corrupted.…

The experts could not get a 2-week disease projection correct. Scary expert projections of even the near future turn out…

All countries need new social and economic policies to prepare for the reality of an aging world now, the United…

Here's the inflation breakdown for December 2022 — in one chart (cnbc.com) Sen. Warren does not understand we already have…

The current "acting" head of the FAA is, in fact, highly qualified. The Senate has not, however, approved the individual…

The remote work stuff is being gradually undone: Starbucks corporate employees will be returning to the office at least three…

California has seen heavy rains, leading to flooding. Many cities have offered 10 to 20 sand bags per home. Does…

If we had only been more like China, we would have ended Covid in just 15 days! The company is…

https://youtu.be/BBojlrrLneQ For many reasons, but especially due to the decrease in the fertility rate, we will see much more immigration…

Days after sacking a tenth of Salesforce’s staff, CEO Marc Benioff is continuing his apparent crusade against remote workers and…

Source: Some flights resume after FAA halts U.S. departures to fix system outage The previously named NOTAMS, renamed to Notices…

This shows why the world's population is eventually shrinking:

From lions and tigers to big hairy armadillos, a growing number of animals have been infected with the coronavirus. Here’s…

According to Comprehensive.io, a website that monitors the posted salary ranges of tech companies, tech companies with positions available in California…

These charts highlight the changing world population between 2022 and 2050, showing which countries are growing—and shrinking—the fastest. Source: Visualizing…

I am starting posts on business practices, both good and bad. Here is an example of dishonest business practices. I…

A new pension reform proposal was presented Tuesday that included plans to raise France’s retirement age — which is expected…

Unfortunately, this Bloomberg report is fake news when they left out a critical limitation from the underlying paper: California power…

Level 1 is 110v and fully charges your EV in a day or two (if battery is very low) Level…

The stoves, which are used in about 40 percent of homes in the U.S., emit pollutants including nitrogen dioxide, carbon…

Disney CEO Bob Iger told hybrid employees on Monday they must return to corporate offices four days a week starting…

Lots of good examples in here: "It'll Cost Us $100K To Make It 'Legal'": Homeowners Are Sharing The Entirely Avoidable…

Fast-forward a handful of decades, and now several generations of people are conditioned to buy the new thing and to…

Our overpriced ACA policy for 2023 has a deductible of $17,600. I kid you not. The average deductible for an…

The labor shortage is a long-term trend due to low fertility rates. Eeconomists think the solution is "more immigration", even…

"These excess retirements might now account for more than 2 million of the 31/2 million shortfall in the labor force."…

Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they're super careful, up to date on…

https://youtu.be/Qf85EuQKWeQ Many challenging issues for EVs to replace today's ICE vehicles. I think many of these challenges can and will…

Except I can and do turn off my cell phone: Another concern of Oregonians, according to Rep. Lively, is privacy.…

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule that would prevent employers from imposing noncompete clauses for workers that…

As explained in excruciating detail here, the World's Happiest Country metric does not measure anyone's happiness. Instead, it collects some…

Restaurant chains experimented with automation this year as the labor crunch pressured their profits. Source: Restaurant chains are investing in…

Demographics, fewer young people, demand for labor and higher salaries may result in fewer young people compelled to take out…

As inflation surged over the last two years, the Fed and leading private-sector forecasters were persistently behind the curve, seeing…

He's been wrong about essentially everything - just read the comments to his own post. But defends himself by "name…

To enable a broader transition from ownership to usership, the way we design things and systems need to change too.…

We just need to lock down harder and longer, say the "experts": That person self identifies as a professor. Reuters.com…

“If you look at the history of TikTok’s malign data flows and its misleading representations, I don’t see a path…

The server was down for a bit the prior day or two. The virtual server runs several wordpress blogs -…

Lots more complexity to this story than we see from the usual media coverage. Fascinating look at the trade and…

This 25-minute video is a good overview of the demographic challenges we face. The media spends about 1000x more time…

Covid, and then Russia's war on everyone, have led to numerous changes in global trade. Some argue that the multi-decade…

The "People's CDC" is a group that claims to implement what they think the CDC should be doing. Would you…

You may have noticed Covid is burning through the population of China after their non-sustainable ZeroCovid strategy was failing. About…

China, after ending its non-sustainable ZeroCovid strategy, is now having a massive outbreak of Covid. That's interesting: China also has…

Dueling experts: Risk of a dangerous new Covid variant in China is ‘quite low,’ U.S. health expert says (nbcnews.com) COVID…

Famous for setting an employee base salary of $70,000/year, Gravity Payments was perhaps not what it seemed: But, in interviews…

Up to 90% of the US population has had Covid by now, say some official estimates. Hard to understand what…

Law Will Install Kill Switches In All New Cars for all new vehicles sold beginning in 2027. Requires that vehicles…

These companies promised a revolutionary way to deliver fresh food to cities. It turns out that’s very expensive. Source: Vertical…

Yep: Another report from the New York Post suggests that students are pursuing graduate degrees to distinguish themselves in the job market. With degree…

Because of the recent revelation of Elon Musk’s political views — all of which I abhor — I’m starting to…

July 4, 2021: A triumphant President Joe Biden all but announced an end to the pandemic in the U.S. on…

No biggie - on your cross-country travels you can just spend more time sitting in your car, charging, during the…

The states hit hardest by blackouts in last week’s winter storm have significantly increased reliance on heating homes with electricity…

Batterimarkedet i Europa er i ferd med å ta av. Norge trenger å satse kraft, kroner og kompetanse for å…

In response to Russia's war on Ukraine, Norway banned Russian aircraft from flying over Norway, or the operation of non-Russian…

But as real-world data came in from places other than China the excuses for poor decisions become thinner, and the…

Each side of this mostly friendly argument has a strength and a weakness. The difficulty of the wage-stagnation theory is…

This might not be the improvement you think it is: Some estimate recent Covid variants have an R-0 value of…

Public health's NPIs were ineffective and unsustainable but at least they crashed the global economy: “I think that we are…

Agree: U.S. core inflation will have a "3-handle" and will be trending down in December 2023, said Adam Posen, the…

The labor shortage is a long-term trend, not a short-term problem. This shortage is caused by smaller cohorts of new…

Twitter censored online speech about Covid topics. 100% of what most of us see is selectively reported, edited, hidden, then…

Without context, this headline is so misleading as to be a fake news story, a lie at best. It fell…

If only we had been more like China, we would have crushed this in just two weeks ... China stops…

On the coldest days of the year, major U.S. utilities are switching off the power in rolling blackouts: As extreme…

China’s murky statistics are fueling widespread public distrust. Its narrow definition of Covid deaths “will very much underestimate the true…

‘Instead of focusing on demonstrated competence, the focus too often has been on a piece of paper,’ Utah governor stated…

In the pandemic’s bewildering early days, millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech…

Nature seems to be arguing that we return to those hugely successful NPIs like lock downs and masks, which stopped…

If only China had locked down more like, you know, China, they could have flattened the curve in just 15…

I'm so old, I remember months ago when monkeypox would take over the world and we would all die. "Expert"…

Tulips might have been a better investment in their heyday: “Many Americans are coming to realize that cryptocurrency is just…

Oh: Deaths that occur in patients with pre-existing illnesses are not counted as COVID-19 deaths, said Wang Guiqiang, the head…

Oregon’s population dropped in 2022 for the first time in decades, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.…

If only we had been more like China, we would have flattened the curve in just 15 days! China is…

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is offering $7,500 discounts on Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles delivered in the United States…

The fast-food giant is trying an idea that Starbucks has already been successful with. Source: McDonald's Launches a Whole New…

This is how businesses will address the long-term labor shortage: The doughnut maker plans to save $2 million annually by…

In the U.S., and most of the world, our societies are amazingly global, with widespread travel and trade between countries,…

CDC now thinks lockdowns and ineffective NPIs are the cause of today's rise in Step A, flu and RSV cases…

The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday that it intends to purchase at least 66,000 electric delivery vehicles as part of…

For the U.S., the median expectation for EV sales was 35% of the new vehicle market by 2030 — down…

India has 5 times more people in the critical 20-29 age bracket. Stated another way, the top 20% of the…

In 14 states, unemployment benefits and ACA subsidies for a family of four with two people not working amounts to…

Am expecting this blog to be censored and thrown offline very soon. Passing along good news is forbidden. The estimated…

When "triple demic" and "tri-demic" were not scary enough! According to Dr. Peter Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine, there…

Earth could lose 10 per cent of all plant and animal species by 2050, rising to 27 per cent by 2100,…

Four materials rank highest on the scale of necessity, forming what I have called the four pillars of modern civilization:…

Note - it is potentially illegal and a crime against humanity to present news items that may appear to be…

Not me - I have a Direct Primary Care doctor: WASHINGTON (AP) — The next time you message your doctor…

At some businesses visited in the past 3 months, a 25% tip was implied as standard. This is getting out…

AP is thriving in Florida. That’s not a good thing. Source: Florida and Advanced Placement: Why the state has so…

Elite tweeters will be given greater weight in signaling the Twitter algorithm as to who should be shadow banned, pseudo…

In Dec 2022 we are back to "just 15 days to flatten the curve!" Then just dogs, cats, deer and…

The increasing size of each new generation, and a push for ever more to attend schooling enabled colleges to continuously…

The "experts" assured us the ACA would fix this. In fact, our premiums would be 4x greater in 2023 than…

But a New York Times investigation has found that hospitals helped lay the groundwork for the labor crisis long before…

The crypto currency market is rife with fraud, failures to comply with existing laws and big swings in volatility, but…

The new price of the F-150 Lightning Pro, an entry-level model meant for commercial and business customers, will be $55,974…

Huh? (Not a spoof either - this is real)

In the Midwestern states and Ontario, more power generation is being retired than is being added back online, NERC’s Mark Olson told…

Or perhaps we should say our current high inflation was created by public health pandemic policies that did not even…

If only China had been more like China and taken Covid seriously, this would never have happened: But for a…

Washington drivers would pay 2.5 cents per mile under recommendation | kgw.com Vehicles could pay by the odometer reading or…

They admit it's a lie: Health insurance prices deflated in October and November, in an environment of high inflation for…

It only takes a tiny bit of logical thinking to understand why this was the eventual and natural outcome of…

Models making long range predictions are mostly wrong, all the time. Why do we give them any credence? Go back…

I previously estimated between 1 in 4 and 1 in 3 have lived abroad at some point in their life.…

Never, but when you are on a ACA market place plan, it's basically your only choice: When does a high-deductible…

Part 1 has been extended to Part 2. Part 1 grew larger than Wordpress can accommodate in a single post,…

Nov 8, 2022: One insider says the company’s current staffing isn’t able to sustain the platform. Source: Here’s how a…

The number of people who spoke a language other than English at home nearly tripled from 1980 to 2019, but…

Process efficiency improvements and automation are essential to addressing this, but will states embrace real solutions? When the economy takes…

By 2050, according to the UN, populations will be in decline in more than half Europe’s 52 countries, including Italy,…

Correct:The world is aging faster and allowing less immigration. It all adds up to a shrinking workforce population, Indeed and…

The Granite School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Dec. 6 to close three elementary schools. Twin Peaks, Spring…

The Graduate Record Exam or GRE is a standardized exam produced by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) organization, to judge…

U.S. Carbon (CO2) Emissions 1990-2022 | MacroTrends More here. And emissions by U.S. state (from EPA) - Excel spreadsheet format.

The vast majority of China’s population may eventually contract Covid-19, a senior health-policy adviser warned, as Beijing makes concerted steps…

Does anyone still cook real food, from raw ingredients?

It's nice to be a member of the global elite and have special privileges: Under the program, Meta maintains a…

This issue is going to become worse due to the large block of young adults who have decided to have…

The CDC director said the agency is considering expanding its system of Covid community levels to take into account other…

Cryptocurrencies are an energy hog, and are mostly powered by fossil fuel generators, depending on location: Buildings used to house…

Adjacent headlines on CNBC this morning

Actual alert from Los Angeles Public Health. It's wintertime. And for LA, that brings cooler temperatures, and you need to…

I suspect all of us can describe situations when experts were wrong, really wrong - and it was up to…

78% of CDC staff work from home/remotely unlike in the real world where people must do in person work. Source:…

If you wear a mask, you must wear a mask that actually works, wear it properly and handle and dispose…

But critics say Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapse shows that the movement was always morally compromised — “a con,” as author Anand…

New York governor signs law banning certain bitcoin mining operations that run on carbon-based power sources. Source: New York governor…

The pandemic of really bad analogies may never end - Even a brain injured idiot like me can figure out…

Secretary Xavier Becerra on Twitter: "An updated COVID vaccine can help protect you from the worst outcomes of COVID. If…

Simplistic perspective: Fewer people working because they have elected to retire makes it more difficult to cure the economy's supply-demand…

There are too few EVs and hybrids at this point to make generalized future projections about gas consumption. Most EVs,…

Google has settled with 6 of 7 states, and the FTC for running fake testimonial ads featuring "influencers" - who…

The strict policies saved lives, but cannot be sustained, said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the…

Health Secretary says the risk of introducing technology needs to be judged against the impact staff shortages have on the…

Delivery of a single meal to a home is inefficient and an EV doesn't improve that much - but at…

Companies such as Walmart and Delta Air Lines and Maryland’s state government have reduced requirements for some positions and shifted…

Agree with this: As I wrote in The Washington Post recently, the most profound chapter in human history is the industrial revolution happening…

The vaccines did not live up to their sales pitch claims: The CDC, in a real-world study, found the omicron…

Bingo You might think robots and other forms of workplace automation gain traction due to intrinsic advances in technology --…

This is spot on: According to the latest UN reports, two-thirds of the global population live in countries with below-replacement…

Automation is here and growing rapidly: Research company Brandessence predicts that the market for autonomous farm equipment will reach $155…

So of course, the climate activists proposed we largely ban air travel. Because. Today, in fact, fashion accounts for up…

https://3d.coldstreams.com/2022/11/24/preping-for-more-drone-regulations-senators-alarmed-over-potential-chinese-drone-spy-threat/ Back in 2018-2019, the media was flooded with stories about alleged dangerous drone flights and sightings; I suspect these…

We already compost all food waste from prep and any unusable leftovers (not much of that): By composting leftovers, a…

From the demographics, the U.S. fertility rate has been below replacement level for most of the years since 1972. We…

Instead, MacAskill is the thinker perhaps most associated with the moral philosophy known as “effective altruism,” which was profoundly influential…

https://twitter.com/ndcarson/status/1595145358723911680 As noted here previously, they were marketing fake "meat" to meat consumers, in the meat department, at twice or…

The U.S. fertility rate has been below replacement level for most of the past 50+ years. The U.S. population increased…

The U.S. government is discussing banning or limiting use of TikTok over alleged national security fears and data privacy -…

Just over 51%, or 24.6 million addresses of the total 47.9 million, are below purchase price on their investments, according…

Bankman-Fried was worshiped by much of the media when skepticism might have been better: Is Sam Bankman-Fried, the disheveled, media-hungry…

Great application for EVs - local deliveries. Source: Crwe World | Domino's® to Roll Out Nationwide Fleet of 800 Chevy…

Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy,…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made some startling admissions last week about his immigration views: “We have a population that…

The FAA's original remote ID proposal for R/C model aircraft would have required that all model aircraft transmit their position…

For more than a decade, Credit Suisse Group AG has claimed to be “carbon neutral” in its operations. Every gleaming…

The staffing shortages extend beyond physicians and nurses, and include technicians, respiratory therapists and other hard-to-fill jobs, Klibanski said. Source:…

Voluntarily. Mostly. By people doing what we've done: Replaced old attic insulation with R-60 (higher than that actually) Upgrading old…

This is how regulatory expansion happens - "mission creep" as agencies gradually broaden their powers and domains: Today, Governor Polis…

Prediction: Actual: The blue line is Feigl-Ding's prediction for Covid cases. The black line is what has actually happened combing…

Airlines and regulators are pushing to have just one pilot in the cockpit of passenger jets instead of two. It…

The Regional Airline Association (RAA), which represents the airlines that provide 43% of scheduled passenger flights in the U.S. and…

Galactica is an AI system designed to analyze and summarize science papers. Meta says it's better than a search engine.…

And while SBF’s FTX takes the cake for crypto’s biggest con in dollar terms, it’s noteworthy how many other conmen…

Literally tens of billions spent on projects that have yet to deliver: Investors are particularly irritated about what one might…

Annie Wright, who runs boutique trauma therapy center in the Bay Area, talks about what she's seeing amid the massive…

Tech is shedding jobs, and in places, shedding luster. Climate is expanding, and so are its human capital needs. If this…

July 2022: Biden’s repeat Covid is due to Paxlovid rebound. Experts insist recurrences are rare. (nbcnews.com) November 2022: You're MORE…

And that's where the danger comes in. Because it's not just hypocritical to act like capitalist accumulation is altruism. It's…

A new report released during COP27 reveals that only one scenario could possibly reduce emissions in time. Source: Bloomberg -…

He’s telling his best remaining people that they can either sign a loyalty oath pledging to work epic hours under…

This is the only way forward. You must wear a 100% effective mask, 24 x 7, including at home, for…

Toyoda and other company executives have said all-electric vehicles aren’t viable for many drivers – especially in the foreseeable future…

Source: Artemis I mission takes flight in historic leap forward for NASA's moon program - KTVZ

Bitcoin has dropped 77% from its trading peak in November of last year to the latest blizzard of the crypto…

If you run a web server or Wordpress blog and want to block a country, like say, Russia, from having…

FBI Director Christopher Wray assured lawmakers that "it is certainly something that's on our radar and we share your concerns."…

Fallout from the collapse of FTX appears to be spreading as companies struggle with falling token prices and a liquidity…

Finding is bad news for fertility and men’s health, says co-author Prof. Hagai Levine, adding that if the decline continues,…

The second least reliable category is Electric Vehicles (cars and SUVs) with an average predicted reliability of 36. Source: Who…

This applies to software systems used by "public bodies" in The Netherlands. Of course, since the same software is often…

This week, the world's population ticks over a historic milestone. But in the next century, society will be reshaped dramatically — and…

US consumers are seeing home buying conditions at their worst in a generation as mortgage rates soar in response to…

Graduates entering the workforce with good career prospects and high starting salaries are the most satisfied with their major, according…

Some experts say the value of a bachelor’s degree is fading and more emphasis should be directed toward career training.…

FanX, a "comic con" like fan event, had up to 125,000 attendees over 3 days at the Salt Palace convention…

Even before the pandemic hit, growing public aid programs undermined employment by offering open-ended assistance to men capable of working.…

Stated another way, our NPI mitigations did nothing: About 3 out of every 5 human beings carried antibodies against COVID-19…

They renew it every 90 days. It's no longer about disease management. Source: U.S. extending Covid public health emergency through…

The coddled kids at FB are upset: The parent company of Facebook informed its employees it would be cutting down…

Advanced economies have a problem: Many workers are approaching advanced and retirement age, especially in Japan and Europe but also…

Head is spinning African nations must be allowed to develop fossil fuel resources to help lift their people out of…

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that there has been a 90% drop in global COVID-19 deaths…

In the 12 months since bitcoin peaked at over $68,000, the crypto trade has unwound, sending many coins to zero…

Most higher ed leaders are all too aware that some of the shifts—such as a decline in students entering college…

Buying a new car has always been a strange experience not, typically focused on the customer: Results from the survey…

The founder of virtual reality (VR) firm Oculus claims he has designed a new headset that can kill you in…

The mask force is strong with this one: Dr. Betty Choi, a pediatrician, children’s book author and mother of two…

This is why businesses desperately need workers with broader global understanding - this is tone deaf beyond words: KFC apologized…

And just like that, the short life of remote work options: New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers…

Beyond Meat reported a wider-than-expected loss as demand for its meat substitutes tumbled. Source: Beyond Meat (BYND) Q3 2022 earnings…

This is what happens with subsidies - they end up as a subsidy to the manufacturer who raises prices roughly…

Republicans were expected to have strong results in the mid-term national elections - particularly during a time of high inflation,…

Think social media has peaked Meta is laying off 13% of its staff, or more than 11,000 employees, CEO Mark…

Finally, a win for first-time home buyers; the Netherlands may soon offer a subsidy of up to €75,000 to help…

Three-quarters of these Americans, all under the age of 25, say the pandemic negatively impacted their mental health, with many…

"We've reached a stage in the world where the majority of countries and the majority of people in this world…

"Models" - this is a model whose input includes the output from other unproven models: Nobody can predict the future,…

Economists are missing the elephant in the room: Where are all the missing workers? Well, it’s not workers in their…

"Prepping" now means that you should buy highly manufactured freeze dried "food": Once the domain of end-of-timers and right-wing radicals,…

Most of us do not have an option of moving to another country - yet being "international" and globalized is…

Not much, surprisingly. Source: Fast Facts on Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions | US EPA Transportation (all types) accounts for 27%…

Mentour pilot explains the background to the U.S. pilot shortage - and it may come down to union rules: https://youtu.be/oYM8dG-ZGRo…

Much of the media is having a meltdown over Twitter's proposal to charge users for a Blue Check verified account.…

For those of us growing up in the 1960s (or perhaps the 1950s), Halloween was a big event. Our streets…

This occurs as more workers do remote work and no longer need to be in the big city office. Smaller…

Meanwhile, most of the population is stuck on the Population Bomb meme that was wrong the day it was published…

Germany's fertility rate is 1.6: The labor shortage is magnifying the pressure. With workers in high demand and inflation jumping…

Ibbitson, 67, said over the next several decades that demographics will be the key driver of the global economy as…

All signs point to a crushing surge in health care costs for patients and employers next year — and that…

Source: Fed approves 0.75-point hike to take rates to highest since 2008 and hints at change in policy ahead 30-year…

The concern is that the incidence of myocarditis due to vaccine administration is considered too high in the younger age…

The problem is Europe's storage capacity was mostly filled up before the sanctions against Russia. In 2023, there may be…

Source: Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok

President Biden on Monday warned that oil companies would face a “higher tax” on their excess profits if they don’t…

In October 2022, we have an update from the CDC - the CDC is discontinuing publishing "case" disease models due…

I'm so old, I remember when an expert predicted everyone would have Monkeypox by July: Follow up: Monkeypox projection made…

Share price fell to $93/share today and appears to remain in free fall from its peak of $384/share in September…

The CDC Director contracted Covid one month after receiving her bivalent booster shot (likely her 4th or 5th booster). Like…

In the US, some young men report that legal changes to reproductive rights have catalysed them to opt for vasectomies.…

Drops typical fuel usage from 500,000 Liters to 475,000 liters - so it can carry coal. What? This is confusing.…

Guess it is a mystery why this happening: Santa Clara Unified and school districts all over the Country are concerned…

Contrary to what some Americans seem to believe, the United States historically has been a polyglot nation containing a diverse…

Good grief By the 1920’s, nearly one-third of the American population consisted of immigrants and their families. The birthrate among…

According to the World Bank, Ukraine’s 2020 birth rate was 1.22 children per 1,000 woman, one of the world’s lowest.…

ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt specifically cited the declining community birthrate as one of the factors. ASD CFO Jim Anderson defended the cuts saying that…

The attacker: Depape is known by some to be "out of touch [with] reality," according to CNN. The network also…

Our 2023 individual market ACA "Bronze" insurance policy premium will be $1,924 per month with a $17,400 annual deductible for…

Source: Inflation Has Middle Class Americans Worried About Economy Ahead (Subscription required) Economic conditions can have an impact on the…

META: 100.03 -29.79 (-22.95%) (cnbc.com) Update: It's now below $99/share. In tech, compensation often includes significant shares. This has to…

Head injuries are a low probability but very high-risk event when bicycling or motorcycling or even skateboarding. Much is made…

Click through to watch the short video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/interestingengineering_let-this-robot-gardener-do-the-hard-work-activity-6991060844142858240--p-M Automation is rapidly becoming capable of doing many tasks previously thought too…

These patterns have leveled out, the researchers found, with about 15% of all Americans working fully remotely, 30% maintaining hybrid…

We are seeing slowdowns in earnings reports from many companies, plus announcements of layoffs. I suspect we are in a…

The tight job market is hurting Army recruitment of young Americans, compounding health concerns and wariness about serving after decades…

An opinion poll is a measure of contemporary propaganda success, thus, this is expected after the onslaught of bad news:…

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, not so many - which is a surprise: Age. Minimum wage workers…

EVs are soaring in popularity amid tax incentives and high gas prices, but how and where to charge up remains…

The technocratic elite (often socialists and democratic Marxists) frequently say we need more social benefits to encourage families. The problem…

No mention - at all - about the decline in the number of young students due to population demographics: While…

The low birth rates are becoming obvious in various parts of the U.S. Facing declining enrollment, the district is proposing…

How not to do a propaganda operation ... ...RT.... presenter said Ukrainian children who considered the Russians as occupiers under…

Wow - remote work didn't last long: Over 50% of CEOs say they’re considering cutting jobs over the next 6…

South Korea's fertility rate is the lowest in the world at 0.8.

In 2017, 49,780,000 people living in United States were born in other countries. Source: Global Migration Map: Origins and Destinations,…

World class experts in avoiding Covid all eventually got Covid - from Dr Fauci, CDC Director Wallensky, HHS Director, Yale…

Periodic downturns help to cleanse the economy of companies that do not deserve to live on, according to the Tesla…

“They also expect you to clean dishes, throw the garbage, do laundry. Should I also cook 3 course meal before…

Current battery tech to power electric aircraft have insufficient energy density to make electric passenger airline flights realistic. Plus: Reserve…

This post was originally written two weeks ago. I have updated with new information and charts that help explain why…

See the long column to see why Dr Doom predicts economic disaster: We're Heading for a Stagflationary Crisis Unlike Anything…

‘Kamikaze’ drones are relatively cheap and can be deployed by the dozens, raising fear among civilian populations. Source: Mass drone…

Svalbard is an island in the Arctic, and home to the most northern city in the world. There's not much…

The city of Sunderland has canceled the Sunderland Airshow, permanently, saying this is done due to climate change. The annual…

That quote below sounds profound until you realize per history most people's lives have gotten better over time. Data documents…

We are on day #964 of 15 days to flatten the curve - and why the public health emergency can…

They don't know, they merely "believe"? U.S. health officials believe Pfizer and Moderna’s updated boosters will provide stronger protection against…

Source: How many more warning signs does Mark Zuckerberg need to see before he pulls the plug on his metaverse?…

We are seeing many colleges and universities reporting a decline in enrollment. Some of this may be due to prior…

Rural areas are becoming older because their existing populations are aging in place, and few young adults are moving in…

Emigration, war and a plunging birth rate form a ‘perfect storm’ Source: Russia’s population is in historic decline from emigration,…

Economists say to solve this problem with more immigration. Left out is that 90% of the US nursing profession is…

This is an average for everyone in each category. This should NOT be read as saying you'll make $80,000 per…

Dr. Ashish Jha, head of the White House Covid taskforce, said everyone older than 50 and senior citizens in particular…

It might result in higher profits, but not lower prices for consumers. Their goal is to turn grocery shopping into…

Hospitals generate excess "emergency service" bills for routine births: Hospitals squeeze excessive emergency room charges from routine births - oregonlive.com…

In early 2021, the world was consuming 3 million disposable face masks PER MINUTE. That means 180 million face masks…

Robots are spreading at a record pace, from their traditional strongholds like making automobiles into nearly every other human endeavor.…

Activists say their goal is for just 3.5% of the population to engage in "civil disobedience" as that will be…

Enrollment declines and underfunding have hit the higher education system hard. A number of colleges are in financial jeopardy. Source:…

This is in the Netherlands -public health lied about everything: “This report confirms that the school closures were also taken…

Faced with declining enrollment and aging buildings, Kansas City Public Schools is considering closing 10 schools as part of its…

This has much utility in the business space, and longer term, even in the home. And more practical than Meta's…

Summary This week, a Pfizer executive, testifying in the European Parliament, was asked if Pfizer tested their vaccine in regard…

Salaries for Master's Degrees: Income Gap Narrows With Raises for Bachelor's - Bloomberg From population demographics, the cohort of young…

Kroger is the second-largest grocer by market share in the United States, behind Walmart, and Albertsons is fourth, after Costco.…

This is a repost of a 2016 blog entry on how the less known "Generation Jones" followed the "Baby Boomers".…

It is about becoming more efficient, less labor intensive: Large banks including Truist, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo emphasized that…

All of the non-pharmaceutical interventions were effectively useless: At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 40% of Americans…

5.5 million Americans are disabled due to a brain injury. Nearly 3 million people visited an ED for TBI-related injuries…

Hospitality, personal services, manufacturing and production, back office and logistics jobs are all at above-average risk of automation, according to…

"Low code" is a way to develop applications - or control systems - and to accelerate development of automation solutions.…

2015 Forecast: Augmented And Virtual Reality To Hit $150 Billion, Disrupting Mobile By 2020 | TechCrunch 2022 Forecast: Virtual and…

2021 versus 2100 population distribution. More old folks, fewer young folks. Source: Visualizing The European Union's Aging Population by 2100

He has been known as Dr. Doom for over a dozen years now. The debt crisis is here, Nouriel Roubini…

This seems like a bit of a problem: More than 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another…

These safety features open new opportunities to deploy robotic automation systems, side by side with human workers, so each can…

aiwan's ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd (3711.TW), one of the world's largest semiconductor testing and packaging firms, said on Wednesday…

This assessment will prove false within a few years, of course but it fits the meme of the day of…

These 2022 news headline sound bad until you look at context - over time, the numbers stay much the same…

Nearly 125,000 Illinoisans Went Looking For A New State To Live InIllinois isn't alone in losing people to other states,…

The linked post is, to some extent, trying to explain why there seems to be an increase in political activism.…

It is interesting that the per capita peak was in the 1960s. (1) [OC] The world's biggest polluters based on…

Samuelson was 100% wrong. For decades, since its 1961 edition, students of economics had read in Paul Samuelson’s textbook the…

Public health messaging is a fiasco. Many Americans believe masks, which have failed to control the community spread of Covid-19…

Source: Midterms 2022: The Changing Demographics of the Electorate In addition to many other factors, this change in population demographics…

The pop media seldom does good reporting on the population demographics issue. This report, though, from the Orange County Register,…

Architect Belinda Carr tours a modular home construction factory in Switzerland, showing how automation improves efficiency, accuracy and quality, safety…

Source: The truth about electric car range: how far an EV will really go on a full charge While good…

The immigration solution that works for some (but not all) countries: However, the fact that Czechia’s population is now bigger…

This article is spot on. Most developed economies have been graying, thanks to low birth rates and rising life expectancy.…

Among millennials, especially, the fertility rate is very low. Between 2007 and 2012, the birth rate among Americans who came…

This text appears in the book Empty Planet (highly recommended): A 2016 Pew Research poll showed that 60 percent of…

"The world is aging" is a correct and true statement but I suspect it is misleading to most readers (see…

Amongst heads of companies in 1954: 93% of large company CEOs had traveled internationally 89% of mid-size firm CEOs 86%…

Canada’s population grew at the fastest pace since around the height of the baby boom, with immigration responsible for nearly…

Creating a recession is another way to address a labor shortage, perhaps:

Nutrition studies are notorious for problems with self-reported data, correlation without causation, and even cherry picking so ... ‘We found…

I had hepatitis in May of 2022: Hepatitis A is no longer mainly a travel and food-related infection, as the…

As we enter post-pandemic reality, a downturn in the economy, and, in tech, businesses are reassessing resources to take advantage…

And these are not just the obvious mechatronics robots but now software tools that automate worked previously done by white…

Charging takes too long, "fast charging" is expensive, and even with the Federal build out, a lot of places still…

Summary All adults travel experience: 71% of all U.S. adults have traveled internationally at some point in their lives (Wow!…

Someone stole personal identity data on all customers of Optus and began posting it online. Optus apparently required substantial personal…

To add to the public health messaging confusion this is, of course, different than the CDC's recommendation: The Norwegian Institute…

“The pilot shortage for the industry is real, and most airlines are simply not going to be able to realize…

The Onion files a friend of the Court brief to the US Supreme Court. Die laughing.  

Tweet Unfortunately, she doubled down on that claim; it's not parody.

As our population demographics evolve, we lose about 25 languages each year. About 1.2 billion people speak Mandarin or Cantonese…

Beginning in 2023, China is expected to start shrinking. This is a long-term issue that will continue the rest of…

Protectionism, sky-high energy prices in Europe, manufacturing scaling back due to lack of affordable energy and countries holding massive amounts…

The fashion industry, which relies heavily on fossil fuels for production of polyester fabrics, accounts for 10% of global carbon…

https://twitter.com/pieterstreicher/status/1575756741488222210 And KEY POINT: While an earlier vaccine rollout could have saved many lives (est. 70k) from the Delta variant,…

Previously: NBER research paper finds college educated workers should postpone saving for retirement until they are older – ColdstreamsPossibly: “Are…

This seems like a good summary of Putin's speech: https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin/status/1575853684852150272 As I do not speak Russian, I cannot verify the…

After 2+ years of many white-collar workers working from home full or part time, what would encourage them to come…

The reporter is 100% unaware of the global decline in fertility rates and as a consequence writes a scary headline…

According to DEQ, TTS Charging falsely claimed more than 16,000 in credits in June, alleging it dispensed nearly 15 million…

Public health has often said, in so many words, if we'd been more like China we would have stopped Covid,…

Minimalism is the practice of decluttering one's life - and many adherents took it to extremes, limiting themselves to owning…

Russian IT professionals are moving abroad en masse to avoid military mobilisation, industry leaders have warned, despite official assurances that…

Many media stories and talking heads on TV say Hurricane Ian's destruction is a symptom of human-induced climate change, and…

This is probably true: https://twitter.com/thesiriusreport/status/1575432761292341248 Some countries have announced plans to implement blackouts during parts of the winter months. Typical…

“Older adults tend to show less flexible thinking, such as forming new concepts and abstract thinking, lower response inhibition, as…

During the pandemic, public health was quick to institute numerous restrictions on our lives - restrictions that their own prior…

The layoffs will cost the company $30 million to $40 million. Source: San Francisco tech company DocuSign lays off hundreds…

At the Oregon plant, massive lithium batteries will store up to 120 megawatt-hours of power generated by the 300-megawatt wind…

Sounds like layoffs may be in their future - this is from a Bloomberg reporter https://twitter.com/KurtWagner8/status/1575552346708267008 Share price is now…

Duh: A Chipotle restaurant in California will test a robot to make its chips to combat a minimum wage bill…

Germany shut down most of its nuclear power plants because ... Their leadership is stupid. The result is an increase…

Source: Prototype electric airplane takes first flight in Washington state - oregonlive.com

This is what happens when you turn over life to public health technocratic elite who had no understanding of the…

Microsoft sent me a job ad for a Program Manager, posted on LinkedIn.  I clicked through to read the description,…

Preliminary data shows the school district is down to 321,000 students this year. Chicago has lost about 82,000 students over…

With a fun propaganda campaign, Indianapolis is seeing school closures due to declining enrollments - they call the closures "Rebuilding…

Trade is expected to grow slightly faster in 2022 and 2023 than it did in the previous decade, despite the…

In a series of micro-experiments that it later analyzed with other experts, it found that people were more likely to…

Russia's population has been dropping for years. With Putin's war underway, skilled workers are fleeing Russia, and now with his…

Source: Multiple Offers Ease as Affordability Is Further Eroded

While U.S. residential electricity costs aren’t as high as in Europe, prices will rise Source: Why Your Electric Bill Will…

Electric car drivers hit by 42% hike in price of public chargers - The RAC said the cost of using…

We are going to see advanced automation via even humanoid robots. This is an amazing bit of engineering. Last Saturday…

For all the attention that soaring inflation has gotten this year, one of its most surprising direct offshoots has gone…

Meta, parent of FB and IG, is putting some workers on a "30 day list" during which they can try…

As California (and some other utilities) become reliant on unreliable wind and solar PV power, a study says that EV…

Good God, this is insane: Under a tentative deal Washington state employees would get $1,000 bonuses for receiving a COVID-19…

The product was marketed all wrong, as explained here: But when the inflation hit, omnivorous shoppers balked at spending $8.35…

The fertility rate in Alaska is 1.8 and has been steadily dropping for years. There are 18 Anchorage schools with…

Tonight, Microsoft showed me a LinkedIn ad for a position. I clicked through to read the description. Below that, they…

We've all been there – feeling like we never have enough free time. Turns out, that might actually be for…

Christians could fall below 50% of the U.S. population by 2070 if recent trends continue. Source: America's Christian majority could…

Interesting discussion - most people think "retirement" is somewhere from age 62 to 68 and few would say age 70.…

No explanation provided. Just 3 weeks ago, they posted a thank you to the 7 new hires that would be…

The cost of flights departing from Moscow skyrocketed after Vladimir Putin announced a “partial military mobilization” in a televised address.…

The U.S. fertility rate has been collapsing since 1800. The "baby boom" was a self-correcting anomaly. The impact of this…

The linked article below notes the problem and is optimistic we can embrace necessary changes to accommodate this demographic time…

Russia launched a de facto war against Ukraine in 2022. Their military forces have proven inept, compared to what we…

Here's another view of the U.S. population pyramid, this one in 5-year buckets. This makes the labor shortage issues even…

Hertz is buying Bolt EVs and EUVs, starting in early 2023, and will then expand to other future models. Source:…

Self-checkout requires just 10% the amount of labor of staffed checked out lines: Despite the fact that self-checkout systems can…

They are sinking many times faster than sea level is rising: 44 of the 48 most populous coastal cities have…

The U.N. secretary general said Tuesday that developed economies should impose an extra tax on the profits of fossil fuel…

One cannot make this up: Beyond Meat Chief Operating Officer Doug Ramsey was arrested Saturday after allegedly biting a man's…

100% of my colleagues who had international experience moved up - global experience is now a requirement. Because of this,…

They don't even pretend - this is straight up lying: “Now is not the time to eliminate these vital flexibilities,”…

Source: FastStats - Immunization Some of these students will "catch up" by the age of 5, when they enter school…

U-Haul publishes an annual list of where it's rental truck demand is - basically from somewhere to somewhere else. Here's…

Most EVs are sold for one-third more than their base sticker price - there is no such thing as an…

This is a fantastic, detailed, yet easy to read Q&A about Covid-19 boosters - highly recommended: Updated COVID-19 Boosters FAQ…

Oakland is closing public schools, a precise and grim measure of a city’s health. In the case of this proud…

The world’s population continues to grow, but the pace of growth has slowed to a rate of under one percent,…

Since I drive older cars, I did not know about this: Stop & Start Technology automatically stops and starts your…

The solution for delivering affordable EVs competitive with gas cars will depend on new battery tech that is not yet…

Energy is a global market and actions undertaken in Europe will have impacts in the U.S. A potential spike in…

July 28, 2022 - PNW fire season "to be worse than last year" What to expect this fire season Grant…

According to the Pew Research Center the birth rate in the US has been on a continual decline since 1964.…

Teens as young as 13 could soon be making coffees and packing groceries, as part of a proposal by the…

The average price of an EV in August was $61,955, up 7.8% from $57,472 in August 2021, according to Edmunds.com.…

As we know, the U.S. fertility rate has been below the population replacement level for decades. This is true of…

The link is a fair analysis of the overall lifecycle carbon output of an EV versus a gas-powered car: How…

Source: FedEx warns of looming global recession Worth listening to FedEx on this point. They are a global logistics company…

Source: Labour shortages felt all over Europe – EURACTIV.com All countries, basically. This report, though, fails to mention the fertility…

Employers insert descriptive words and phrases into job ads that lead to fewer applicants over age 40. Some word choices…

YouTube has started showing as many as 10 unskippable ads in a single video for some users, as it appears…

Source: The Decline in Fertility: The Role of Marriage and Education — Penn Wharton Budget Model As of 2019, about…

An Uber employee fell for this old phishing trick: The person who claimed responsibility for the hack told The New…

The decline in births is causing some smaller hospitals to consider closing their obstetrics units. Research suggests they begin to…

Watch the video. It's a shortage across multiple job functions, not just pilots. Why the U.S. is running out of…

In 2030, America will experience a demographic turning point when all baby boomers will be older than 65. That will equal one…

To be fair, the "experts" have been wrong about almost everything the past two and half years. It's known as…

Government poverty-reduction programs were decisive. Source: America's successful war on poverty Part of it (but not all of it) might…

Last fall (2021), we thought we'd see a return of trick or treating after prior years' Covid restrictions. We had…

The declining youth population in the U.S. is already leading to tough decisions about closing elementary schools. In a few…

Technocracy privileges the opinions and viewpoints of technical experts, exalting them into a kind of aristocracy, while marginalizing the opinions…

There are multiple factors at play here: There are 4 million fewer college students than there were a decade ago.…

The working-age population historically drives the economy. According to a report by the World Bank, the world’s working-age population peaked…

For the last 50 years, fertility rates have decreased worldwide, due to women's empowerment, lower child mortality and increased cost…

Beyond Meat hit a high of $194.95 but now trades at about $22/share. BYND Stock Price | Beyond Meat Inc.…

Just days ago, Biden was emphasizing that his policies (he says) are driving the economy forward and controlling inflation. Today,…

Productivity, measured as nonfarm business employee output per house, also fell in both quarters, decreasing by 7.4% and 4.6% quarter-on-quarter. These…

When your business is advertising and operating a frictionless platform for propaganda messaging it might be that even its network…

In a world where population demographics is shifting to a surplus of older workers and a significant shortage of younger…

What does this mean? US solar capacity is expected to grow from 129 GW today to 336 GW by 2027,…

I sure didn't see this one coming: A study released this year found that the crop grows well when planted…

Lots of scary information about overpopulation - until you reach page 10 of this 22-page BBC report when, oh, by…

Fascinating idea - but does not say if these are cost effective with conventional panels or not. Will look forward…

I do not yet understand the details on this: It is the latest example of a growing global movement to…

This makes a lot of sense: Hot water systems are important and are one of the most basic energy storage…

If you have an interest in developing global skills, do it in your 20s or 30s as opportunities diminish as…

Nearly one-third of gym-goers say they have not returned to their workout facility.For those that haven’t returned, 27 percent said…

But China also faces long-term challenges that won’t go away, beginning with an onrushing demographic decline.The United Nations projects that…

Ten single spaced pages of Covid restrictions to attend a "con"-like event in mid-November 2022! Kumoricon » COVID-19 Expectations for…

Customers consuming food or beverage on site has dropped so much that many "fast food" services are closing their dining…

Today we’re announcing we’ll be expanding our DroneUp delivery network to 34 sites by the end the year, providing the…

Traditionally, warehouses and distribution centers have been labor-intensive operation centers with a large number of employees moving inventory to the…

Zipline offers a compelling, high value density delivery service in remote areas, so far demonstrated and operational in some countries…

More than a year after the Great Resignation took hold in the United States, Canada is grappling with its own…

Many countries have investor visas that enable individuals to make an investment in a country, and in exchange, receive residency,…

Name a fast-food restaurant and the odds are the company has recently developed a branch without any restaurant at all.…

In about 2 years, the big population decline now in effect at about age 17 and below will become the…

The 20.9% estimated includes loss in direct value and loss in purchasing power due to inflation: Americans are feeling poorer…

More casual-dining restaurants and takeout joints are dispensing with direct phone lines, opting instead to divert customer calls to voice…

He acknowledges the root cause: It’s hard for the government to increase the share of adults who are working, and…

Automation offers significant benefits to employers struggling to adequately staff warehouse environments. In addition to reducing the need for labor…

Read an item this morning promoting more people to ride bikes to work and to stores. Which reminded me of…

I am so old, I remember when the U.S. had actual infrastructure to support modern life. Oh well. Several Oregon…

As the population of younger, new workers declines, as labor becomes more expensive, automation will replace much that we thought…

This is good: The latest generation of hard hats are designed to cushion the brain during an impact by absorbing…

This is brilliant. Watch the video clip. Best viewed on Reddit --> here. https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/wy4gax/usa_demographic_composition_19002020_oc/

Source: Queen Elizabeth II has died - BBC News

Sec. Yellin, who said a year ago that inflation would be mild and temporary, promotes free college and subsidized childcare…

2.1 is the population replacement rate. The U.S. as a whole is about 1.63, above, but 1.78 by others' estimates.…

My own state has a 2020 fertility rate of 1.39. Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney introduced the Family Security Act.…

The carrier said Thursday that it agreed to buy 200 electric air taxis from Eve Air Mobility, an Embraer-backed startup,…

The all-electric Chevrolet Equinox EV is scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. next fall, starting at around $30,000.…

But open only to those under age 36: Skilled workers from around the world could find it easier to live…

And should increase year over year each of the next ten years: Solar power generation rose 28% in the summer…

https://twitter.com/econprof_mathur/status/1566438353804951553 When I have been in fast food outlets, I see that most employ 6 to 10 staff. Depends on…

Watch: https://twitter.com/carbon_robotics/status/1567294796217327617 Lots more automation to come as the population decline is addressed through increased mechanization and decreased need for…

Source: Apple’s satellite plans just sent this stock on a wild ride The iPhone 14 will support text messaging via…

As of the mid-1960s, only about 1/2 of adults had completed high school and about 1 in 13 had completed…

WaPo says the U.S. must import vast numbers of immigrants to contend with the birth rate decline. They then do…

Automation is how the declining population's labor shortage problem will be addressed: A robotics company is installing restocking robots in…

Many blame past Covid restrictions but they all know it's due to the declining younger population due to declining fertility…

The decline in birth rates has been underway for 20-30 years, depending on the country. Every country says they hope…

Along with many warehouse laborers permanently leaving the field due to a multitude of factors including reskilling, pandemic-related illness and…

My Mom was 41 years old when I was born at tail end of "baby boom"L While fertility rates dropped…

As previously reported, most professionals and college educated are over saving for their retirement years, and in so doing, are…

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Finance projected a 7% decrease in California public school enrollment between…

Reconciling ambitions for carbon neutrality with continuing dependence on fuel poses a big problem for the state’s refineries and policy…

“Bermuda is facing a demographic crisis” and “the prospect of Bermuda’s declining and aging population in the coming years raises…

As the nation recovers from the pandemic-induced recession, finding workers to fill job openings has been a headwind for many…

With fewer Alaskans choosing to have children the state’s population is expected to begin a decades-long decline in most areas.…

I have seen this phrase "aging population" appear in the media for years, probably decades. It's confusing as it applies…

The young tend to spend more on products. Think of buying a home and then needing to (eventually) add furnishings,…

Nonsense - this issue is global and not just the U.S.: The most important reason for America’s deepening baby bust…

Source: bne IntelliNews - Population decline to take Emerging Europe back to the early 20th century

I added a big update to this post so adding this link as a new, updated quick look: 22-Demographics: An…

Why mitigations and lockdowns were mostly useless: For more than two years I basically lived like a hermit to avoid…

Predictions about the pandemic rarely age well. In the United States, the pandemic appeared to be winding down in May…

This is all over the country: Similar scenarios are playing out all over Oregon. A lack of qualified healthcare workers,…

Schools in India also seeing a decline in enrollment due to decline in births: According to the study, enrollment is…

The Demographic Outlook: 2022 to 2052 | Congressional Budget Office (cbo.gov) White and youth population losses contributed most to the…

This graphic paints a picture of the world's population, showing which countries are most likely to welcome the next 1,000…

And just like that, UC Riverside researchers are saying the same thing as this blog: Supply chain struggles have been…

Is the decline in the global fertility rate a good thing or a bad thing? Perhaps it is neither -…

They blame the pandemic but ignore the other problem - Australia's fertility rate is less than 1.8, meaning negative population…

First, we have this forecast from May which projected that everyone in the world would have monkeypox by the end…

Wow. The Cirrus SR22 in X-Plane 12 – Official Trailer - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlwnR0KhpJc

Most of the "return on investment" value of a college education goes to "people who come from affluent families and…

From the United States Census[1] Percent of Population that spoke a language other than English at home: 1975: 5.71980: 11%1990:…

Just as WW2 impacted population demographics and age distributions up to the present, the policies (most of which did not…

Source: Why new IRS rules will be an absolute disaster for casual eBay users EBay and others will have to…

“For the promotion of orderly and regulated safe migration and in the fight against the shortage of manpower, a new…

The University of Portland sees 21% of students who had made down payments for fall enrollment - disenroll. The university…

We usually think of international skills as being applied when we head to other countries. But in fact, global skills…

Military struggling to find new troops as fewer young Americans are willing or able to serve. Source: Military struggling to…

Interesting figures - overall, just under 15% of the U.S. population was born elsewhere but note this: About 1 in…

Almost all U.S. population growth over next 20 years will come from immigration, and after 20 years, 100% will come…

The optics on this look sort of bad: The California Air Resources Board recently approved a rule to require all…

CNN explains that experts say the population is not collapsing but then goes on to say the opposite in most…

At first glance, this sounds good - high upfront costs but dramatic savings in operational/variable costs: From the PGE site,…

Automation will place increasingly large roles in fast food services: Two Panera Bread locations in upstate New York are testing…

Many companies are seeking to do this, including the announced SpaceX/T-Mobile partnership: Satellite companies are rushing to connect our phones…

This is very cool: if you can funnel enough water volume into a pipe, and then run that pipe into…

Tent Partnership for Refugees, a nonprofit founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, helps people displaced by conflict or persecution—and the…

EV batteries can act as utility power batteries. If lots of EVs do this, they can represent a size-able battery…

European oil major Shell Plc cautioned that Europe may have to brace for a string of winters with exorbitant power…

Most EVs will not meet the "made in North America" requirements to qualify for tax credits during 2023 and the…

In typical markets, the better value product wins - because customers like the features, the price and relative delivered for…

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people over 75 years old in the labor force is…

The complaints point to all sorts of problems with the experience of owning a Tesla vehicle, including an inadequate number…

The "experts" who predict the future were wrong again: We are entering an unanticipated reality—an era of slow population growth…

Population growth is slowing or reversing just about everywhere in the country. That has enormous implications for our future economy…

College officials are preparing to welcome a pair of students from the African country to the downtown campus in the…

Wonder why? College enrollment is down nationwide, from about 17 million in 2020 to 15.9 million in the latest data…

The bigger issue for Pennsylvania higher education is its ability to attract students while the college-aged population in the commonwealth…

A Google news search shows numerous headlines raising awareness of the shrinking population. Apparently, this is becoming mainstream. I have…

Currently, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube apply heavy handed censorship to user created content. Twitter, and Youtube, have both sanctioned, even…

So to address the shortage, some in the industry and in Congress are calling for some big changes. Among them…

Existing T-Mobile phones should have access to text messaging capabilities in remote areas, routed via Starlink satellites. The satellites to…

Ford Motor is hiking the starting prices of its electric Mustang Mach-E crossover by more than $8,000 for some models,…

Fully-autonomous restaurant Mezli will open on August 28 in San Franciso. Its co-founder and CEO hopes the new robot-powered eatery…

I am so old; I remember just a year ago when the "experts" said inflation was going to be mild…

(Part 5 has not yet been finished) Korea's fertility rate is now 0.81 and the country's population will be cut…

Wonder how California will handle these issues too - particularly with summertime power shut offs to stop forest fires: China’s…

(Parts 4 and 5 are still in progress and editing) Today I stopped at Walmart to pick up some groceries.…

Read the full thread from economist, Former Treasury Secretary and former president of Harvard University. https://twitter.com/LHSummers/status/1561701542591356931 Biden's actions, per other…

The U.S. fertility rate today is 1.78. A rate of 2.1 is needed to maintain the population at its current…

The major airlines have scheduled 574,489 departures in October and 555,515 in November, according to recent data from Airline Data…

I have been doing a LOT of studying on the importance of global thinking, for more than a year. This…

Tesla chargers seem to rank the highest: Stations need to be added to areas where there are currently gaps in…

The next “5 to 10 winters will be difficult,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo warned on Monday as energy…

I wonder what their EV charging infrastructure looks like? In a statement Friday, Bank Australia said it would scrap loans…

My house is on a septic system. Recycled urine is why my backyard grass is striped with intense green sections!…

I started my career with a B.S. in computer science and worked for software (mostly) companies during most of my…

Market growth is now stagnant or shrinking: “The industry in general is struggling, and Beyond isn’t helping,” Rupesh Parikh, senior…

Oddly, no one predicted this to be a super spreader event - yet a similar size event in Sturgis SD…

Source: Ranchers Put More Cattle In Feedlots as Drought Cooks Pastures - Bloomberg (Paid subscription required) Beef prices are set…

Side effects of Putin's war: ‘We realized that there’s no way we can return’: Russia’s best and brightest are leaving…

The National Academy of Sciences has barred Jane Lubchenco, a key White House climate aide, from involvement in NAS publications…

This is an excellent chart showing EVs and various criteria such as charging rate in terms of miles per minute.…

Comprehensive table examines taxes, by state, taking into account property, income, sales and other taxes. Source: Tax Burden by State…

People who suffer from sleep disorders[1] probably not welcome in the executive suites: Specifically, here are the survey’s most popular…

The following chart shows the rate of the growth of the young, working age, and elderly population (65+). Looking at…

We estimate that 82% of people in US have been infected at least once as of July 11(Figure 6.1). 102_briefing_United_States_of_America_8.pdf…

We have very low unemployment and there is a shortage of workers. Typically, this is blamed on Covid-19 and/or pandemic…

Pundits said San Diego Comic Con 2022 was a super spreader event. Source: San Diego Comic-Con 2022 - A Super…

This is the calculation I did months ago. But I am brain injured idiot, so what do I know? Read…

"Free trade" used to be the buzzword of the day, now we are returning to less free trade.

OHSU Health roles (Interesting - that now goes to a dead link - let's hide the error.) A later revision…

Source: ‘Headed in a bad direction’: Omicron variant may bring second-largest US Covid wave Wrong again. Cases Deaths

https://twitter.com/grahamwalker/status/1546858498805313536 Reality August 12, 2022 - WRONG AGAIN

July 11, 2022 Source: COVID-19: Doctors explain 5 reasons why omicron's BA.5 will be the 'worst' subvariant yet - ABC7…

The Expertstm predicted a winter seasonal surge in South Africa. Reality (June 23, 2022) They made no changes to public…

2021 when the vaccine was widely available and you should get the vaccine: CDC chief Rochelle Walensky said earlier this…

Microsoft has detailed a serious bug in Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Due to the issues outlined in Knowledge…

Vaccinated and masked college students had virtually no chance of catching Covid-19 in the classroom last fall, according to a…

Manchin’s office declined to comment. He told reporters last week that he wants automakers to “get aggressive and make sure…

April 2019: Global warming has caused such extensive damage to the Great Barrier Reef that scientists say its coral may…

This person asks about prior infection, and not tripled vaxxed + Covid infection. If you are triple or quadruple vaxxed,…

A huge event in Chicago (C2E2) run by Reed Pop Entertainment on Aug 5-7, where community Covid risk is HIGH,…

This is a lie and CNN fell for it:But the decisions of some parents not to vaccinate their children don't…

Pearson's CEO Andy Bird told reporters moving to the blockchain and NFTs would allow the textbook publisher to get sales…

If you’re generally healthy, fully vaccinated and boosted and have recently recovered from a breakthrough infection, you are currently about…

And to treat asthma in ages 12-17 or chronic kidney disease among 2-4 year olds! Is there anything Covid can't…

I am not a fan of massive modeling exercises to predict the future - as documented on this blog the…

Kids in the US typically get vaccinated against 16 diseases by the time they're grown. Protection ranges from 6 months…

I am cutting back use of Twitter as most of the stuff there is garbage, increasingly from hysterical people living…

The goal is that college tuition be free and 100% socialized. Once other taxpayers pay off the loans of the…

As I have been predicting for several years: Robots have been making their way into kitchens nationwide as the technology…

Twitter is filled with posts all saying the same words suggesting a bot net attack: And then this, which I've…

BMW starts selling heated seat subscriptions for $18 a month - The Verge Customer ownership does not optimize continuing revenue.…

Expertise has committed mass suicide the past 2 1/2 years. Mild and temporary. Right. The consumer price index, soared 9.1%…

I'm so old, I remember when our technocratic elite said it would be just 15 days to flatten the curve.…

From April 2020 to July 2021, the city lost nearly 7% of its population, going from 873,965 to 815,201 residents…

"We're talking about moving into the Metaverse. We're still in the dinoverse unfortunately, and this is pretty bad for Canada…

Pay and job security has not been the greatest for some in the EE field. While the global chip shortage…

"They’re as transmissible as measles which is one of the most contagious viruses out there. I think most people can…

The year is 2030. Thanks to accelerated cross-sector innovation, low-carbon lifestyles have become the norm. We enjoy energy-efficient homes attuned…

Mine already does this - it's a Garmin map/navigation unit and it beeps if we go X miles an hour…

The theory espoused by the Tyee writer is disconnected from immunological science. He says: Public health officials’ COVID complacency has…

Source Transfer payments are payment made without a contemporary and corresponding delivery of a good or service. In other words,…

At the core of this housing supply action plan is a federal push to budge local zoning codes that restrict…

Everyone will know everyone else's business: for example, how much insurers Aetna and Humana pay the same surgery center for…

Over the years I owned an original Mac notebook (1999 time frame), a dual processor G4 desktop, and later 2…

This, below, is America, not the constant drumbeat of horrible, terrible scary news trumpeted by the media as they seek…

Bitcoin just finished its worst month on record, losing more than 38% of its value in June, as of Thursday afternoon. Ether, the…

The female protestor who sparked fury today when she glued herself to priceless artwork in the National Gallery has been…

DAPS Coin, this morning from Coinbase. Cryptocurrency and block chain makes sense to me, for many applications, including security and…

May 24, 2022: Forecast for monkeypox case growth to 300 million by end of June 2022 and everyone on the…

Trying to stop bad drones? This article dives into the different types of counter drone systems (drone jammer, anti-drone gun,…

Fast charging for a fee I stopped at a different station the next day to try fee-based fast charging using…

This lab finding could explain why some have bad outcomes with Covid-19: The virus that causes COVID-19 undertakes a massive…

Rather than enable damaging email correspondence to become part of the public record, IBM settles age discrimination case that sought…

Today I saw a social media post from a professional health care provider upset over a SCOTUS decision this past…

I was recently in another western country and noticed the lack of "safety culture" there. After my return, I saw…

Generally, no, you cannot. After the SCOTUS ruling on abortion, online forums are filled with people saying this is no…

None of this should be necessary but it is what it is due to government bureaucratic regulations. Will remove seats…

Of all the fields in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – the engineering workforce has the lowest…

You may have noticed that TikTok's short videos have taken over the social media world. Youtube is doing #Shorts. IG…

Says electrical generation capacity is now 2.3% less than in 2021 and various parts of the U.S. will run out…

It is a mystery why so many use Twitter to prove they are idiots. In recent days, tweets like the…

Media redefines the term "surge" - I guess. Says we are now having a "surge" in new cases of Covid.…

We paid off a $20k medical debt - the hospital accepted a negotiated payment from our group payer, but then…

Rescues like this are a weekly occurrence here. The climber had a sleeping bag and tent and stayed safely in…

Face plant. Germany says it will compensate for a cut in Russian gas supply by increasing the burning of coal…

2022 has been the year without a spring. We are still running our wood pellet stove to heat our home…

Numerous experts predicted a massive increase in "cases" due to the end of the airline mask mandate. The "increase" that…

The past 7 weeks have been most unusual for me: Had hepatitisHad a routine, pre-scheduled colonoscopy exam under general anesthesia,…

Hotels look to automate check in, make requests for towels, etc, into an app or text message - generally reduce…

The Environmental Protection Agency said it would set the 2022 levels for corn-based ethanol blended into gasoline at 15 billion…

Even if you're enjoying gloriously fast broadband at home wherever you live in the world, you're still going to be…

The team discovered only  73% of the charging equipment worked.  Problems included non-working screens, payment system failures, network failures and…

On Wednesday, [Ford CEO] Farley said that he wants the company's EVs to be sold online-only, with no dealer markups…

I looked at Twitter again today. Nothing's changed. What a sad swamp. Every day, there are "experts" name-calling and bashing…

Corinthian actively defrauded students, targeting those with little income and resources. Corinthian Colleges collapsed in 2015. Now, the action will…

November 23, 2021: The continent is facing a surge of infection which has led to a lockdown in Austria and…

Retired four-star General Barry McCaffrey joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss how he assesses the latest Russian offensive move into Ukraine,…

The country may soon see a rise in COVID-19 infections now that airlines have made masks optional. That’s according to…

Expert Opinion, September 2021 "The possibility of a 'twindemic' is pretty real this year," said Brian Dixon, the director of…

Wrong again. As many as 5 million people could flee the country in coming weeks, a movement that some health…

GM cut the price of the Bolt EV by $5,900 compared with the 2022 model year, with a starting price…

Our very elevated inflation rate is a wealth tax on cash assets, and on other assets too that do not…

Graduates from the top 50 non-UK universities can apply to come to the UK through a new visa scheme. ....…

Just discovered this news source: Stacker | Expert analysis, digestible stories They derive much content from analyzing data. I like…

14 years into the original 500-mile-high speed rail line to be built by 2020 it is now down to 172…

In January 2021, a professor of primary care health sciences at the University of Oxford said that joggers and cyclists…

January 2022: Explosive Hunga-Tonga volcano will not affect climate Scientists have long known that large volcanic eruptions can have an…

Have discussed this topic many times in the past - automation is coming to the restaurant industry. Self-order kiosks, self-order…

Advocates expressed anger and disappointment on Friday in response to news that the Biden administration is leaning toward forgiving $10,000…

The Fed's preferred inflation gauge rose 4.9% in April from a year ago, a still-elevated level that nonetheless indicated that…

Pride and gratitude topped the myriad emotions that washed over Gonzaga University’s Commencement ceremonies Saturday and Sunday. The jubilation was…

Elon Musk is correct here: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1529645883280834561 To illustrate, it is said that the U.S. population uses about 7% of the…

The U.S. economic contraction to start the year was worse than expected as weak business and private investment failed to…

I had a failed software update on one of my other blogs. While I did fix that failure, I inadvertently…

An estimated 1,500 private jet flights by the global elite were used to attend the conference, plus private helicopter shuttles…

The intrigue: Walmart and DroneUp will offset the cost of delivery with revenue from other drone-related services, such as insurance inspections,…

I'm so old, I remember a year ago when the experts said inflation would be modest and temporary: Ofgem said…

The global elite jet set, currently at Davos, Switzerland via private jet (an estimated 1,500 private jet flights), plan to…

Oxfam added that an annual wealth tax on millionaires of two per cent, and five per cent for billionaires, could…

Covid-19 has a side effect causing people to post long threads on Twitter about Long Covid. https://twitter.com/SBLitAgent/status/1528368646388695040 The thread roughly…

Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at environmental organization Friends of the Earth, previously described carbon offsetting as…

500 square miles so far, with estimates it may reach 1,000 to 1,500 square miles. Northern New Mexico's still raging…

Very interesting concept: One tech CEO wants remote offices to resemble employee-only coffee shops. Source: The future of the office…

This is the state of modern scientific discourse - sliming anyone you disagree with and engage in name calling, rather…

Until a week ago, I was fighting hepatitis of unknown origin. Blood tests last Thursday show the infection has gone…

The average price of an EV today is about USD$60,000 with batteries being the largest single component. E Source estimates…

In West Virginia, Obamacare premiums would spike $1,536 on average if stimulus aid expires. Source: West Virginians will see the…

Nadella told employees that the company is “nearly doubling the global merit budget” and allocating more money to people early…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiEGVYOruLk&list=PLmWYEDTNOGULG6eg0zgzvRercwqRP6mII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8Z51no1TD0

This was incredible - and the results even more so. In the past 4 days, this video has been watched…

Over the last ten years (excluding Covid years) about 10 million people or about 3% of the total US population…

Domestic fares continued to surpass 2019 levels due to a rebound in demand and more expensive fuel this year. Source:…

Producer prices were expected to increase 0.5% in April, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Source: Wholesale inflation rose…

Luna, the sister cryptocurrency of controversial stablecoin TerraUSD, has collapsed to nearly $0. TerraUSD, or UST, has been dragged into…

Very interesting concept video. https://twitter.com/verge/status/1524467655767470080

Suicide hotline numbers pinned to top of popular crypto forum Source: ‘I lost my life savings’: Terra Luna cryptocurrency collapses…

I am so old, I remember only a year ago when the experts said inflation would be mild and temporary...…

April 27, 2022: Lifting of Covid mask mandate on US transportation horrifies health experts | Airline industry | The Guardian…

A study of public electric-vehicle stations in California's Bay Area found that only 72.5% of chargers were operational. California has…

Users of smart televisions and some digital platforms in Russia reported seeing an anti-Ukraine-war message on their screens. Source: Russian…

He said: 'Our "never again" lasted only 77 years.' Source: Ukrainian president Zelensky says 'evil is reborn' as Europe marks…

My thoughts, from the very beginning: https://www.tiktok.com/@grahamcweaver/video/7094741351593610542?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Cryptocurrencies/digital currencies have important roles to play. This video sets expectations correctly -…

May 4th 2022: California renewable energy: State ran nearly 100% on renewables (for 2 minutes) May 8th 2022: (Reuters) -…

Interesting ideas: Instead of a password, devices could look for your phone over Bluetooth. Source: Apple, Google, and Microsoft want…

The request, if enacted, would allow Russians with a masters or doctoral degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering…

Don't worry - in a few years, President Ocasio-Cortez will cancel these debts too! 'Buy now, pay later' sends TikTok…

Newly released documents showed the CDC planned to use phone location data to monitor schools and churches, and wanted to…

Last week, the White House announced it wants Congress to act on new laws that would permit increased monitoring and…

August 5, 2021 Projection -> Cases to quadruple by October in UtahVaccination and masks are key to keeping children safe…

This was forecast to be a superspreader event. https://twitter.com/vickilynn07/status/1426723615542759424 Like all such forecasts, this one was completely wrong. I marked…

Projection from December 2021: https://twitter.com/DataDrivenMD/status/1473083518808821761 Actual Result There were a few states that had high numbers of pediatric patients (many…

October 2021: Graven said he’s also preparing for the possibility of another variant. “There will be a day where some…

“This [2021] fire season is going to be worse than last year,” the vice president said. Source: Harris drops by…

As noted in my previous follow up on this failed projection, as of Nov 2021, there had been 459,000 total…

30 states now are hitting hybrid and electric owners with annual fees, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures,…

There's kind of, sort of, a problem with electric vehicles catching fire. Dozens of electric buses will be taken off…

Note - that's 2013-2017. The mix may have changed in 2018-2022. But it seems likely this is a real issue…

Source: EU estimates up to 80% of population has had COVID

Source: Chipotle staffing back at pre-pandemic levels, company is exploring automation, CEO says As noted here many times in the…

Every day during the pandemic there are dueling "experts". If the public is confused about inconsistent, contradictory and incoherent messaging,…

If you want to know the scope of the fiscal nightmare approaching, realize that since January 2020, the United States…

Following the record surge in COVID-19 cases during the Omicron-driven wave, some 58% of the U.S. population overall and more…

While not yet a perfect solution, Microsoft has released a video showing how to open up the Microsoft Surface Laptop…

Impressive:The University of Washington has developed a COVID vaccine and will soon have it shipped overseas for use. Source: University…

They should have hired Trevor Jacob for this! Pilots Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington were unable to complete the never-before-seen…

To say the least: Putting vehicle owners in a tough position Source: GM reportedly stops providing battery pack replacements for…

However, pre-entry COVID-19 tests will still be required for partially vaccinated or unvaccinated travellers ages 12 and older who are…

Would apply to phones, notebook computers, cameras and more: The EU is working to standardize device chargers in an effort…

As I previously noted, VR headsets are difficult to use for those who need eyesight corrective lenses, especially those who…

Modeled scenarios with faster relative growth rates (of Omicron as compared to Delta) indicate that a large surge of infections…

Good summary: Why People Born 1955–1964 Aren’t Baby Boomers | by Nichola Scurry | Atta Girl | Medium "Baby boom"…

Congested cities often have the fewest places to charge EVs. Source: Startups try to make it easier to charge electric…

Another moment in accurate disease model projections: When Ontario lifted public health protective measures in March, the expectation was that…

Avoids using carbon-based gas for heating, enables using existing furnaces thereby saving huge costs for homeowners, and enables dual heating…

It may be possible to use existing but no longer used oil and gas wells to tap underground geothermal heat…

The U.S. government Thursday filed a civil action in federal court in Portland against drone distributor HobbyKing to collect a…

When you hear the word "tech" in the news, it almost always, as in this article, means "software". Not sure…

Experts said inflation was to be mild and temporary. Amazon on Wednesday added a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge for…

It was not the pandemic but the policies issued by public health officials who fixated on a single disease: All…

This is stupid: Joe Biden will announce Tuesday that his administration will lift the summertime ban on E15 gasoline to…

Sad to hear this: Alaska Airlines has announced that by the end of 2023, the Seattle-based carrier’s fleet will consist…

https://www.tiktok.com/@beachlawyerpaul/video/7082975740295269675?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Serious question - why invest so much in a 4-year degree that probably starts at far less and which has…

Epidemiologists have been wrong about most everything pandemic related. The economists who said the government could print money without worrying…

First Light Fusion, a spin-out from the University of Oxford, has confirmed that it has achieved fusion through a technique…

The US government issued more stimulus money than needed. When economic output fell by $2.3T, the government spent $3 trillion…

On Feb 1, 2022, the Chief of Norway's National Institute of Public Health said that "infections will rise when restrictions…

Follow up on Oregon's OHSU disease models for Omicron. Like nearly all models, this was wrong, off in space, as…

Like nearly all forecasts that predicted an event would be a "superspreader" for Covid, this one in Canada was wrong,…

The median price of an EV in February 2022 was $64,685.

Hundreds of Russian soldiers have fled the Chernobyl area after digging trenches into highly contaminated radioactive soil within a "do…

Large study finds no evidence that cellular phone usage causes brain tumors. This more than a decade after prominent public…

Mild childhood head and brain injuries can have long term effects. I know - I've had several TBIs.

The Science appears to support making Standard Time, not Daylight Saving Time, permanent. Of course, governments are passing laws to…

Many pundits blame oil price hikes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the sharp increase in inflation. This chart shows…

I'm so old, I remember when the experts said inflation was to be mild and to be short lived... :Fed…

The intent is to send direct messages to people in Russia informing them of what is happening in Ukraine.

Source: 2022 ID.4 See the problem? I'll give a hint: The ID.4 is rated to tow 2,700 pounds. Don't see…

Hacked databases Of 100 Russian databases that were analyzed, 92 had been compromised, said Fowler. They belonged to retailers, Russian…

And then we see this: Famed Russian pianist Boris Berezovsky has shocked the classical world after calling for pressure to…

Newer research suggests many of us with decent incomes "over saved" for future retirement options that may never happen. I…

Tesla, Rivian have raised prices, as has a major battery maker. Source: Tesla Is Not the Only Auto Maker Raising…

This could be due to measurement error - and perhaps inflation (de-valuing of the dollar) really is that bad: Rosenberg:…

Elon Musk warned this week that Tesla faced ‘significant recent inflation pressure’ Source: Tesla raises prices across entire range, with…

Have long thought Starbucks, fast food and restaurants make the perfect locations for EV charging: Volvo will install fast chargers…

Tesla has released footage unveiling its pre-fabricated system to deploy new Supercharger stations in record time. This new one in…

WASHINGTON — The war in Ukraine has prompted the biggest rethinking of American foreign policy since the Sept. 11, 2001,…

Source: These 28 countries have compulsory military service - Best Citizenships How many countries in the world conscript women? Just…

Source: Over 300 Companies Have Withdrawn from Russia—But Some Remain | Yale School of Management

Russia's central bank on Saturday said it has decided not to reopen stock market trading on the Moscow Exchange from…

Good luck finding a non-Tesla 350 kW DCFC. While the Hyundai Ioniq 5 isn’t the king of range in its…

A measure of an EV's energy efficiency is to look at how many miles it can travel on 1 KWH…

Sweeping sanctions against Putin's oligarchs has led governments to limit and in some cases end their lucrative pay-for-passport programs. Source:…

But only the profits and not the expenses: The plan would also establish a quarterly payment program to provide direct…

Seems lots of people are now asking this: But in only two short weeks, new questions have arisen as to…

Postwar vision of harmonious world trade was already under pressure; invasion of Ukraine risks further economic fragmentation. Source: Economic Blacklist…

But how many people still have shortwave radio receivers available? The BBC World Service is turning to shortwave to deliver…

And the top 20% of households received about 85% of the benefits. The PPP was launched by the Trump administration…

Best’s Wikileaks-esque entity published what it claimed was a huge trove of files stolen by a member of the Anonymous…

The consumer price index for February was expected to rise 7.8% over the past year, according to Dow Jones estimates.…

The U.S. is extending a requirement that masks are worn on planes, trains and other forms of transportation until the…

For any Tesla employees who is a Ukrainian national and has been asked to return to Ukraine for active duty…

NBC Today show "reporter" tells us how to improve our gas mileage - but in the clip, she is doing…

Besides flight bans over Europe and North America, the overwhelming majority of Russia's airline jet fleet is leased from western…

In 2017, US Senators accused Russia of interfering in US energy markets by secretly funding U.S. environmental activist groups. A…

I'm so old I remember when our political leadership lied to us a year ago and insisted inflation would be…

https://youtu.be/mUfwy3f3R4s

Anonymous, the "hactivist" collective movement, claimed credit Sunday for taking over multiple television and streaming channels in Russia to broadcast…

It's not the only backbone connection but it is a large one: Russian Internet Takes a Hit as Cogent Disconnects…

https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1500553480548892679

Do not travel to Russia due to the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces in Ukraine, the potential for harassment against…

2/3ds of Germany's energy supply comes from Russia. For years, the U.S. warned Germany of building up a dangerous energy…

See below for why I do not buy this: According to MacRumors, Apple is in the process of designing high-tech…

Cell phone service providers are shutting down their older 3G services - which means a lot of devices that relied…

There are roughly 250,000 technology professionals in the country. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine imperils many of their lives. It has…

Read the thread below, for details. Short summary Russia military is not using encrypted digital radios but unencrypted analog radios…

The global internet domain nonprofit known as ICANN confirmed Tuesday that it has received a letter from the Ukrainian government…

The Swiss-based company building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany has fired all 106 staff after…

Last Wednesday, a few hours before Russian tanks began rolling into Ukraine, alarms went off inside Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center,…

She points out her Dad is Belarusian and Polish and her Mom is mostly Ukrainian, and they all live on…

Link to Part 2: Climate Hypocrites (there is more!) When the pandemic began in early 2020, I thought it likely…

"Ukraine has returned to Russia," the article, which ran on RIA Novosti and has since been taken down, said. Source:…

Multiple Russian state-run media outlets were hacked across the country to display anti-war messages and Russia's war dead, as President…

One of the world’s most successful ransomware groups is reeling from a massive dump of its own internal data after…

It previously bumped up the time limit from 60 seconds to three minutes in July.. Source: TikTok is extending the…

Nuclear Explosion Nuclear explosions can cause significant damage and casualties from blast, heat, and radiation but you can keep your…

https://www.tiktok.com/@person2850/video/7068858411428908293?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7068063158485059077

https://twitter.com/mfa_russia/status/1497234734765780997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1497234734765780997%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2022%2F02%2F25%2Frussia-ukraine-news-us-europe-impose-sanctions-as-attack-continues.html

There is little any of us, as individuals, can do to affect Russia's invasion of Ukraine. All I can do…

Airbus said it plans to test a hydrogen-powered engine on a modified A380 by the middle of the decade, in…

An essay by a mathematical biologist on why the CDC has lost its way and is now, basically, a useless…

A top official of India's central bank has compared cryptocurrency to "Ponzi scheme" and suggested an outright ban in its…

General Motors says it will start making Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles again in early April after an eight-month pause due…

It's okay. We can print however much money we need, say the experts: The producer price index was expected to…

I was not expecting this! A new virtualization mainline module makes the process much more efficient and standardized Source: Android…

You may have noticed that while you can change a battery in your DSLR camera, you cannot change a battery…

Both were wearing helmets and both suffered fatal head injuries at the ski resort. For the second time in two…

If Russia invades Ukraine, I suspect this is part of an eventual plan by China to take or re-take Taiwan,…

The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey's first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions because people…

IBM executives discussed in emails how to force out older workers and derided them as “Dinobabies” who should be made…

Nice - the experts blame the public for not taking head injuries seriously: Bob Saget’s death — the result of…

February 10, 2022: Inflation surges 7.5%February 20, 2022: Inflation eroded pay by 1.7% over the past year Remember all those…

Software in the radio hangs in the radio boot process upon encountered an errant image sent by KUOW-FM. Apparently the…

I am skeptical of politicians and climate change enthusiasts who propose we completely eliminate all fossil fuels in - select…

Says EV charging can have a business model on par with gas service stations.

The global elite get everything and ignore all rules: A massive steel bridge in Rotterdam is to be partly demolished…

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the (British) House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle told a gathering of counterparts from some…

Covid predictions? These experts are done with them As this blog has documented, disease models provided little useful information. Their…

In the past few days, I discovered some things about my past. I had not realized until now, just how…

Culver City, Calif.-based Parallel Systems is testing autonomous battery-electric railcars for short-haul freight operations, and has raised $49.55 million in…

Trevor Jacob competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics on snowboard. Since then he appears to have made his living producing…

About 20 years ago, today's BigTech companies argued that Microsoft was favoring their own products (Internet Explorer) and the entire…

UPDATE FEB 7 - 2022: IRS abandons plan to use facial recognition to access one's tax records. The collection will…

The new web site for ordering free Covid rapid tests limits tests kits to 4 kits per residential address. People…

ANA, Japan Airlines and Emirates were among the carriers that canceled flights over concerns that new 5G service could interfere…

For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to 25 Miles an Hour, Ignore Angry Drivers Source: For Maximum EV Efficiency, Stick to…

Many are priced in the $70,000 to $100,000 (or even higher) price range. If EVs sell in quantities - government…

Part 1 reached 120 single spaced pages in length and is no longer editable in Wordpress. Back in early 2020,…

Watch the video at the link. A Wall Street Journal investigation found that TikTok only needs one important piece of…

In January 2022, politicians are seeking a continued ban on evictions of those not paying rent. Depending on where you…

As you may know "experts" who previously told everyone to wear cloth facial coverings now say everyone - including children…

The use of green and blue to show whether a message to a user is made through iMessage or via…

GM made headlines at CES with announcements of new EVs, progress on autonomous vehicles and thousands of orders for its…

With modified quadcopter "drones": This full-contact team sport helps high schools adopt drone education. Source: U.S. Drone Soccer Launches National…

The Chevy Bolt has been stuck on hold due to the battery fiasco. Sounds like Bolt shipments might not resume…

Pluton is a security tech to be embedded inside future CPUs. A bit like moving the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)…

Electric cars made up nearly two thirds of Norway's new sales in 2021, with Tesla the top selling automobile brand…

Including this blog: Hundreds of projects launched since 2020 show that Chinese police, state media and the military are gathering…

None of the elite leaders and public health "experts" believe their own rules and guidance. There is a field of…

Show Will Close One Day Early on Jan. 7th at 6 p.m. Source: CES to Open With 2200+ In-Person Exhibitors

I save bookmarks of past forecasts for future follow up. Steven Kashkett of USA Today claimed in July of 2020…

Source: Hyundai shutters engine development in shift to electric and hydrogen vehicles

All electric cars experience some degree of range loss in cold weather. For EV owners in colder winter climates, daily…

Researchers say trees set aside as part of cap-and-trade system are releasing carbon as they burn in fires that are…

Mark Zuckerberg thinks we all want to live in a virtual world of interactive experiences, wearing VR helmets or futuristic…

Each user would then need their own VR headset and sharing headsets might be difficult? Virtual-reality headsets tend to leave…

The CES 2022 technology conference is pressing ahead with an in-person show in Las Vegas next week despite the Covid…

This happens when they assume that anyone over age 45 is not a customer for VR - these VR glasses…

This is a very bad idea: A beta tester has claimed she was virtually “groped” in the metaverse VR platform…

The “real estate of the future” is plagued by buggy software, empty servers, and huge opportunities for abuse. .... In…

These things usually come down to which country can offer the best tax break bribes available only to really big…

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is kind of falling apart. Again. Twitter, Meta/Facebook, T-Mobile, General Motors, Google, Lenovo, AT&T,…

Source: Air freight prices to and from Asia | FRED Blog

There's a term called "transversal" skills - referring to one's ability to be 21st century forward thinking, to understand other…

Hmmmmm: My Twitter conversation with the chairman of the Sage Covid modelling committee | The Spectator This UK disease modeler…

The organization responsible for North American electric reliability said on Friday that several parts of the United States could face…

Bitcoin is computationally intensive - which translates into enormous consumption of electricity. There are now hundreds of competing cryptocurrencies, many…

Prices for American consumers are rising at their fastest annual rate since June 1982.The consumer price index (CPI) rose 6.8%…

The CDC estimates about half of the U.S. population had had Covid-19 from Feb 2020 to Sep 2021. Source: Estimated…

The photo-sharing app has quietly rolled out a pop-up notice prompting users to “try a new account.” Can a fresh…

This has been quite a fiasco for everyone involved: GM won't restart Bolt production until the end of January at…

I bought a Hubsan Zino Mini SE Drone. This is a <250 gram quadcopter with 4k/30p video ability. Tiny! Just…

"Analyzing sixteen years of stolen vehicle numbers from Piedmont, California—a “super user” of ALPRs—this report finds no statistical evidence that…

I made this chart on Nov 30th Dec 1st, and it is up to date as of that day. As…

For a long time I used Mozilla Firefox. Firefox has noticeable impacts on the battery life of my notebook computer…

Got tired of the black background and desired something more appealing. Will see how this goes! Image by James Osborne…

I started a new blog on travel topics - the layout, appearance and content is very different from this blog.…

https://youtu.be/WCawtiU4o1o Image by ELG21 from Pixabay

Many people over age 50-55 were furloughed or cut in layoffs during the pandemic. Many have found it difficult to…

What percentage of reviews on Amazon are fake? According to the 2018 findings on Amazon, the category of products that…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y4kKQEWBTQ A friend just emailed: The M2 money supply is up by over +39% since the start of the pandemic.…

Indoor mask mandate in effect in Santa Cruz Co.An indoor mask mandate is now in effect in Santa Cruz County…

Source: Granny, 63, and granddaughter, 6, are kicked out of hotel by POLICE after she gave bad review | Daily…

I have been wondering about this: Write-downs of power plants, auto factories and fossil-fuel reserves could cause big losses in…

"...all-electric SUVs are the lowest-ranking category, with an overall reliability of below average. A popular belief is that because electric…

This is a huge strategic shift as CVS announces it will gradually close 10% of its stores, as sales increasingly…

Likely reduces labor costs a bit more, may speed up product delivery into customer hands: Starbucks is opening a pick-up…

Apple made self repair, or even repair by technicians not authorized by Apple, difficult or impossible. Apple announced a reversal…

EV battery experts also underscore that fires in electric vehicles occur at lower levels than gasoline cars. For example, Abuelsamid…

One of the main reasons why people pursue an MBA is to gain access to a diverse and expansive network.…

Students from a large list of university programs can now take courses where group projects are done across time zones,…

One can imagine college administrators using this to justify tuition hikes: Not only do cheaper universities lead to lower average…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that labor force participation was "quite depressed" compared to pre-pandemic levels. Source:…

The Death of Expertise: The experts assured us inflation was not a problem and just temporary. A year ago. Take…

EVs will be one of the best growth opportunities for electric utilities in decades: The increasing popularity of electric vehicles…

Computer generated social media influencers: Sporting neon hair and flawless skin, Bangkok Naughty Boo is one of a new generation…

Business travel spending this year will likely rise 14% from 2020 to $754 billion, slower than the 21% year-over-year increase…

Source: Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels NYU has admitted over 17,000 international students for 2021-22.University of…

Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it would scrap its dual share structure and move its head office to Britain…

Tesla has started to deploy Starlink antennas at Supercharger stations in an apparent effort to offer satellite-based internet to owners…

"Flight shaming" is a fad out of Europe, where residents vow to not use air travel in favor of cars,…

Major ski area to begin charging a $25 per day parking reservation fee for all weekends and holidays, to reduce…

Of interest to Amateur Radio operators: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWLp8thps-I/ The Icom ID-52 digital radio transceiver was originally going to ship in early…

According to estimates from professional services firm Arup, the COP26 climate summit held in Glasgow, U.K. over the last two…

3 to 5 years back, or so, there was peak interest in "minimalism". Not only is "minimalism" dead but it…

It's like a world where everything is surprisingly real 🙂 https://youtu.be/enMwwQy_noI Saw this last night and had me laughing out…

Annual CPI: 6.2% Source: Consumer prices see largest year-over-year spike since November 1990 Some private economists are estimating "real inflation"…

The subscription product includes special features reserved for Twitter power users, such as the ability to undo a tweet or…

The experts assure us this is not really a problem, is minor or temporary or something: Wholesale prices rose 8.6%…

Source: Infrastructure bill mandates new technology to prevent drunk driving — here's how it would work - MarketWatch I do…

Stripping iPhone 13 models down, what iFixit discovered is that Apple has added a small chip (“about the size of…

EV range drops, sometimes quite a bit, in cold weather. Temperature effects the battery chemistry, use of electric heating inside…

Stated another way, about 70% of workers need to go into offices. Only about a third of all workers have…

This forecast did not age well: And there you go: Pandemic should end by mid-year | Coldstreams Business and Tech

In February, as cases were falling rapidly, the disease modelers projected a large rise in daily new cases starting as…

This did not age well: We’ll Have Herd Immunity by April – WSJ | Coldstreams Business and Tech

I forgot to follow up on Eric Feigl-Ding, PhD's typical fear mongering posts from earlier this year. He shared a…

Other than some "follow ups" on prior predictions for the pandemic, I think I have logged everything I wanted to…

Speakers at the Microsoft Ignite technical conference introduced themselves by specifying their gender, ethnicity, appearance and personal pronouns, seemingly in…

A few months back experts said opening schools would be a super spreader event. For the most part, like all…

Or something: Bank of Canada plans to keep eye on climate change impact on inflation | The Star

Can you find a deal on Craigslist vacation rentals? Maybe. Resident of a seaside community has a couple show up…

Oreo cookies, Ritz crackers and Sour Patch Kids will be more expensive in 2022, Mondelez CEO Dirk Van de Put…

Source: Muriel Lezak, Portland’s pioneering neuropsychologist and brain-injury expert, dies at 94 - oregonlive.com Having dealt with a 5" skull…

A majority of states do not require school students to wear face masks in school.A majority of states have ended…

Source: G-20: Prince Charles warns Glasgow summit is last chance to save planet Back on planet reality: Prince Charles tells…

No kidding: Increasingly, even climate scientists are noting that the constant, and often poorly supported doomsaying threaten the credibility of…

Source: Expedia releases 2022 travel hacks including the best time to book airfare and hotels Buy your tickets on Sunday,…

While running endless stories about side effects, alleged deaths, deaths of the fully vaccinated who got Covid, and then run…

Fake Reviews I get email spam like the following - soliciting my purchase of an Amazon product, whose price will…

She just disqualified her self - it does not work this way - at all: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told…

Some forecasts in early summer suggested the U.S. would experience its worse fire season on record. This is a follow…

"Experts" assured us inflation would be minor and temporary. A year ago. Data indicates high inflation and hints the economy…

A very detailed write up of what occurred to TWO Bolts at the same DCFC: Stranded: Greenlots DCFC induces "Conditions…

Labor shortages may be the most intractable of the cost risks that U.S. companies faced in the latest quarter, and…

Source: Facebook wants to re-focus on younger users – Social Panic Facebook sees TikTok-like platforms as having a better strategy.…

As the Mach-E module section detail above illustrates, the Mach-E’s module architecture apparently contains a significant thermal design weakness – the…

Source If, throughout the pandemic, the "experts" had simply said, "We don't know" or "there is much uncertainty" they would…

Aviation could face a historic rupture in its growth trajectory as it grapples with pressures to reduce its impact on…

Study says EV charging can exceed costs of fueling costs: The study has four major findings: There are four additional…

THIS is what they should have said in the spring of 2020 instead of speaking from positions of authority and…

After a months-long fight between Roku and YouTube's parent company Google, Google announced Thursday that it would no longer allow…

Australia detained 5 million people for 262 days: SYDNEY, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Millions in Melbourne are readying to come…

Expert Prediction October 20, 2021: "It's going to be bad." A new study says this upcoming flu season will be…

Have you noticed that the media is incapable of using the word infrastructure without prefacing it "crumbling"? English should be…

United CEO Scott Kirby says jet fuel prices generally rise as demand climbs. Source: United Airlines CEO says to expect…

Tesla has dropped AM/FM radios from cars, effectively. If you have an older Tesla and do the $1500 "infotainment" upgrade,…

John Catsimatidis, the billionaire supermarket owner of Gristedes and D’Agostino Foods, warned that food giants such as Nabisco, PepsiCo, and…

America has already slipped into a recession that could be as bad as the 2008 financial meltdown according to key…

I am so old, I remember a few months back when experts said we did not need to worry about…

"I don't think it's smart," Fauci said during a CNN interview after he was shown pictures of college football stadiums…

OHSU says “about 22% of Oregonians are still vulnerable to infection” from the delta variant.The effects of herd immunity for…

Back in May 2021, I showed how the U.S. is proposing to adopt Scandinavian social benefits and taxation: Adopting Scandinavian…

A new research paper written by a team of academics and computer scientists from Spain and Austria has demonstrated that…

Google sends large amounts of obfuscated data from your phone to Google - no one knows what Google is collecting:…

The State is short of the power demanded during some summer periods. Under state de-carboning rules, they are shutting gas…

The global chip shortage could persist for another 2 to 3 years, says the president of Hisense, one of China's…

Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday condemned one of Missouri’s largest newspapers for exposing a flaw in a state database…

Likely an effect of authoritarian rule the past 19 months: Americans once again say the government is doing too many…

California passed it's AB5 law that changed the classification of many workers from independent contractors to being required to be…

While waiting for an order to be fulfilled, I count the number of staff working at fast food restaurants, espresso…

https://www.tiktok.com/@torpilot1/video/7014622502987123973?sender_device=pc&sender_web_id=7018232535068067333&is_from_webapp=v1&is_copy_url=0 A lot of studying. A lot of hours flying aircraft.

But the experts tell us there's not much inflation and even if there were, it's just momentary. We can print…

This Nature item advocates taxing EVs by weight, saying because batteries are heavy, models say EVs will result in more…

I'm so old, I remember when the government officials assured us they can print as much money as needed and…

Some think the government should regulate "The algorithm": Whistleblower Frances Haugen says the software that decides what we see in…

Public health remains stuck in the dark ages, about 200 years ago. As of October 12, 2012, Oregon Health Authority…

Principal defines these Super Savers as people saving either 90% of the maximum in their retirement plan — such as…

During the pandemic, many corporations moved to online training programs - doing away with offline education seminars, workshops, conference sessions.…

I have seen forecasts that Halloween will be a superspreader so of course, Thanksgiving and Christmas are back on the…

Disease model forecasts make astrology look reliable: In the final weeks of this summer, with Covid-19 cases soaring and the…

It's as if Crying Wolf at every opportunity has backfired and absolutely no one is going to pay attention to…

Disease models are essentially useless. Their primary value is to issue scary forecasts, that are wrong. Even when correct, they…

An anonymous hacker claims to have leaked the entirety of Twitch, including its source code and user payout information. The…

Neat! The U.S. Forest Service approved Perimeter Solutions’ fire retardant that’s intended to be used as a preventative measure and…

Re-opening of public schools was going to cause a mass increase in "positive cases". Like nearly all super spreader predictions,…

The U.S. government is secretly ordering Google to provide data on anyone typing in certain search terms, an accidentally unsealed…

This may explain part of the "worker shortage" - much of it may be a self inflicted shortage created by…

No one in public health has a clue how a "supply chain" works: Several industry groups have warned world leaders…

I am fortunate to have good eyesight. However, I do have a distance vision set of eye glasses; I am…

Bedford has just been named a MacArthur Fellow and was also awarded a $9 million, 7-year grant from the Howard…

Is this temporary supply/demand bottlenecks or is it longer term inflation? Shipping bottlenecks that have led to rising freight costs…

At least three promising antivirals that could prevent symptoms and limit transmission of Covid-19 are in clinical trials. Source: A…

Leading up to Labor Day weekend (Sep 4, 5 and 6), the "experts" warned us of a "Surge expected after…

My state's health and science university issued a report in late August projecting that by the end of 2021, about…

Sophisticated global travelers now book two trips around the same time - just in case Covid restrictions cancel one of…

https://twitter.com/thenation/status/1440413526728740871 Saving the planet requires that we stop gaping and gawking at travel blogs and vacation selfies. Instead, everyone who…

I wrote this in August of 2020 as a joke - it was satire and parody of news headlines. Sadly,…

The process of replacing batteries may take many months: GM expects to begin replacing battery modules in recalled Chevrolet Bolt…

Microsoft's new approach is to rely (mostly) upon an Authenticator app on your phone. Whether this is important depends on…

They raised $210 million so far SpaceX CEO Elon Musk helped achieve the St. Jude fundraising goal of the Inspiration4…

Boston Dynamics is the SpaceX of robotics: Hyundai will have Spot help with safety operations at one of its plants…

Fiegl-Ding's claim did not age well. In mid-July, Eric Feigl-Ding, a nutritionist who fashioned himself as an epidemiologist, said the…

Fully vaccinated marathon runners mandated to wear face masks - outdoors - for about one-third of a marathon. Because Trust…

Photo is of Australian government mandatory quarantine facility camp near Darwin: Source: Covid-19: Lockdowns work and we have no alternative…

Another Chevy Bolt EV caught fire this week. This seems to be GM's response: General Motors Co. urged some owners…

Here in the U.S. we get see much news blaming too many unvaccinated for the Delta wave of the pandemic.…

Facebook curates your "news feed". FB promotes posts that have likes, comments or shares, or which are from people you…

February 2021 ACA policy enrollment - 11.3 million: Overall, 31 million people were enrolled in marketplace or Medicaid expansion coverage…

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1437884711930515456 At the national 9/11 ceremony on Saturday, the politicians were all milling about, out doors, no masks, chatting with…

(Original text had no paragraph breaks - I've added them to improve readability. TL;DR Summary: Public health mitigation measures did…

"Coding" school "boot camps" have become popular. The programs, often six months or so in length, promise to train students…

I wrote about this last May. In Denmark, most workers pay 40% to 70% of their annual income as taxes;…

As I predicted long ago "I think there will be a dramatic recovery in holiday tourism within Europe next year,"…

The CDC reported that 214 children 17-years old or younger have died of COVID-19 nationwide so far this year —…

Toyota's upcoming EV, prefaced by the bZ4X Concept, is said to retain 90 percent of its initial battery capacity after…

Stimulus checks forever some lawmakers are pushing for a fourth round of stimulus aid that would effectively send recurring payments…

The proposal will give Detroit's Big Three automakers a big competitive edge and has drawn criticism from foreign automakers like…

https://twitter.com/OHAOregon/status/1436704847554879488 Click through and read the comments. Seems the public has figured out that N95s likely work, surgical masks have…

The end of sustainable mandates But it appeared that more than three-fourths of fairgoers weren’t wearing masks outdoors, where they…

The Times report stated the odds of a fully vaccinated person contracting COVID-19 on a given day are 1 in…

The Delta variant cycle has peaked. This has nothing to do with mitigation measures, many of which were put in…

Source: CA moves to end sale of gas powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers | The Sacramento Bee Switching to EV…

As of today, vaccination is Federally mandated via proxy. This did not age well: Joe Biden: Covid vaccination in US…

Unplugged, sitting in a parking lot, the burning vehicle also destroyed the two adjoining vehicles including a Maserati. Early Monday…

"Roadmap to Freedom". https://twitter.com/NSWHealth/status/1435774751847305222 The conspiracy theorists appear to have been correct all along. Geesh.

President Biden has proposed that all personal bank records be turned over to the IRS every year. Really. Specifically, the…

Tesla has actually managed to obtain a patent on its wild idea to use lasers to clean debris off of…

In a earlier universe, this would be considered good news. Today, the news focuses on millions losing unemployment benefits. Meanwhile…

Oregon Health and Science University projects that by the end of 2021, nearly 60% of all Oregon residents will have…

Study in Israel found health care workers are more likely to become infected with Covid-19 in the home, than at…

But apparently it is. Red Bull flying - through 2.4 km of roadway tunnels. Insane. Need to watch on FB,…

Business travel is taking a hit as the number of Covid19 cases climbs across the US, a major new study…

The media concluded the as yet unpublished study proves masks work, even cloth masks that the CDC and public health…

Making this a "sticky" post at the top. From time to time, I edit old posts, typically to: Reduce wordiness…

We will now silence those who engage in double wrong think. If you don't know about Sen. Joseph McCarthy you…

https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1433517047577726991 The 83% refers to the percent of adults who have antibodies - which could come from vaccination or having…

Probably the single best online resource for tracking Covid. Up-to-date estimates of key covid-19 metrics for your county or state…

On several occasions recently, we've had tracked mail items that, late in the day, are marked "DELIVERY EXCEPTION - UNABLE…

Credentialism is a form of the Appeal to Authority argumentative form. This is considered one of the worst forms of…

If the latest speculation from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is true, it means you could make calls from the mountain or…

They made this exact same forecast for last winter too and it didn't happen: COVID-19 and the flu may hit…

So it will be managed as competently as Covid-19? The new federal office—designed to address what the White House says…

This one was not an EV but a portable stand alone Li-ion battery pack. The failure of a charging portable…

Nearly one-third of the entire U.S. population had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020 — a much…

Governor Gavin Newsom Campaign Rally - Stop the Republican Recall Car Rally THIS IS A CAR RALLY Location: Parking lot…

Investors and analysts are so focused on the steep cost of recalls for carmakers that they haven’t considered the role of…

Cuomo had lied about the deaths due to Covid: New York now reports nearly 55,400 people have died of COVID-19…

The rules are mostly random except everyone now bans bandanas and balaclavas, which the CDC loudly endorsed in April of…

This is UW IHME so take it with a grain of salt: The latest modeling from the IHME indicates that…

True: ‘HOAs are basically neighborhood tyranny systems’ — why people are blasting homeowner’s associations on Twitter - MarketWatch I have…

GM issues third recall for the Bolt, now including batteries up through the 2022 model year - in other words,…

From the 1976 book "Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health", by Ivan Illich. He spoke numerous languages, traveled extensively and…

Scientists sharply criticized the Biden administration’s push to widely distribute Covid booster shots, saying the data provided by U.S. officials…

Over the past two weeks I saw news reports quoting "experts" saying that people would be charged more for health…

I visited this park often as a child, and have been back as an adult several times. Have cross country…

To understand, one only has to look at the poliovirus vaccine that was invented in the 1950s. Distribution started in…

That statement did not age well. As long as you do not need to work, need to visit restaurants, gyms,…

Public health messaging remains incoherent: July and September 2020: Masks are more effective than vaccines - CDC Director Robert Redfield2020…

Finnair, one of the largest airlines in Finland, has announced that since August 16, fabric masks will no longer be…

NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT: Bersin’s idea is to remove the politicians from the decision-making entirely and put it in the hands…

According to internal sources, hotel occupancy on Disney property was expected to be at 93% this upcoming weekend. It is…

Experts warn it's time to invest in higher-quality masks with a tight fit in the wake of the Delta variant,…

The mandate pertains to both vaccinated and unvaccinated visitors. Any time you are within six feet of someone else, outdoors,…

Air travelers create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions that mostly harm other, less well-to-do people. Source: Opinion: Big Tech…

NHS public health directs teams to put plans in place to ensure everyone is above average.

... when states reported Covid related data on a daily basis. Fortunately, Covid is no longer an emergency so many…

What does it mean when the "most powerful nation on earth" loses a war to Afghanistan? Think about that.

Imagine a society where one group of people is blamed for all the society's current ills. Imagine a society where…

I have seen numerous doctors express frustration that the CDC does not collect important data, which is often collected in…

Touches on why our mitigations seem pointless. Read the whole thread. https://twitter.com/julianlewis2012/status/1426626045344686080

For now, job postings that demand vaccination requirements represent only a small percentage of the total listings. However, the trend,…

Someone who wishes to frame you can set up a anonymous email account and email illicit photos to you. Apple…

Now an analysis by a group of US medical researchers on more than 350 studies has found just over 35…

Some in the U.S. think the U.S. would be so much better off if we had only been like Australia:…

This is brilliant - well done. Test your knowledge of how government interventions affected the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: COVID Charts…

U.S. Preparing Plan to Offer Vaccine Boosters, Perhaps By Fall Says it will just be a 3rd shot of the…

I'm so old, I remember a few months ago when mandated vaccinations and vaccine passports would never happen in the…

About as weak a study as you can find: Link between wildfires and COVID cases established. This poor quality paper…

The level of idiocy in the country is amazing. Last spring you could download the PDF file from official government…

The fact checking site never fact checked itself - as their co-founder plagiarized dozens of articles and wrote fake content…

“You’re going to see the delta wave course through probably between late September through October,” Gottlieb said. “Hopefully we’ll be…

If you have read this blog you know that I view most disease models as on par with astrology. I…

Chicago health officials on Thursday reported 203 cases of COVID-19 connected to Lollapalooza, casting it as a number that was…

Six weeks ago today, the governor held a ceremony to reopen. Now she'll announce details of a new statewide mask…

Who would have expected 100% renewable might not yet be ready to power a state 24 x 7 x 365?…

Biden advisor Emanuel now says cloth masks don't work. https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1425507067457064965 What does it say about the skill of the experts…

Employer Mandates Government officials have made clear they want employers to mandate vaccinations and many are already doing so, with…

Application development tools haven been improving for decades and are to the point where many applications no longer require the…

Source: The most vaccine-hesitant group of all? PhDs - The Post (That's a UK based news service). Not the split…

New features build on Total Cookie Protection, simplifying privacy management. Source: Today’s Firefox 91 release adds new site-wide cookie-clearing action…

Imagine Amazon will data mine the NSA repository to figure out how to market more stuff to all of us:…

Well, not random bits of cloth facial coverings, the experts are now saying: Which masks should you not wear? It…

Certain types of facial hair, like beards, can make mask fitting difficult. Masks that fit well protect you better. To…

Since the 1960s, the New Left has argued that we can’t solve any of our major problems until we overthrow…

It's Shroedinger's Vaccine: They both work and do not work simultaneously! We are now at day #528 of 15-days to…

Twitter’s image cropping algorithm prefers younger, slimmer faces with lighter skin, an investigation into algorithmic bias at the company has…

Yesterday, I completed a long cross country driving trip. On the last day, we encountered a restaurant that had just…

This is what happens when "experts" are completely disconnected from real people and real lives: https://twitter.com/Adam_Creighton/status/1423232417339412482?s=20 As someone else said…

About 150 firefighters and more than 30 fire trucks and support vehicles were at the blaze over the weekend as…

The program is said to be in disarray; its unclear if the technology can actually work in the real world…

Source: The shipping company DHL is the first customer for Eviation's electric cargo planes

EV enthusiasts like to say that EVs catch fire 1/10th as often as gas vehicle fires. But gas vehicles do…

But they totally forgot about children under age 12 who cannot be vaccinated. Typical of public health. https://twitter.com/EisenPress/status/1422605373920399360

Good to know. Or something.

Trust has been lost: "The Biden administration's handling of the Delta surge has left Americans confused and frustrated, fueling media…

Good thing this environmental degradation was for a good cause - it stopped Covid dead in its tracks! https://twitter.com/LizAnnSonders/status/1422233985976000517

There are two aspects to this issue: (1) Many gas/petrol stations will disappear and it seems likely that many do…

Laughable: The founder of the world's biggest plant-based meat company has suggested that a tax on meat could help tackle…

Yep. https://twitter.com/AlastairMcA30/status/1421322905053392901

How an EV drive from Boston to New York in a non-Tesla car turned into a nightmare Source: EV charging…

Confusing messaging, again: The Director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, acknowledged that new COVID-19 restrictions are…

Low-code platforms allow ordinary people to develop extraordinary apps that solve everyday business problems. Source: The untapped potential of citizen…

Not yet sure how this works - article does not give sufficient detail: Indiana is testing a new type of…

The Australian government says its COVIDSafe app identified 2,827 potential close contacts from 37,668 encounters in NSW and Victoria. Only…

Amazing - SARS-CoV-2 doesn't target funeral attendees, only targets wedding attendees. Can weddings go ahead? People are not allowed to…

My house is powered by solar photovoltaic panels - why should my use of a gaming PC be prohibited? I…

On the EV1 were many industry firsts and many widely used today in both ICE and EV vehicles. Among the…

https://twitter.com/ValaAfshar/status/1416459344342831112

This will be interesting: EAA AirVenture -- OPENER, a pioneer of electric aerial vehicles for consumer travel, today announced the…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that the company's network of DC fast-charging stations for its electric vehicles, also known as…

Strava, a fitness tracking app created by two former Harvard University rowers, has more than 86 million users and saw…

Like all social media with user generated content, Amazon's reviews have tons of fake reviews: Apple has removed Fakespot, a…

Source: Greenland halts new oil exploration to combat climate change and focus on sustainable development - CBS News Reality: There…

Perhaps for those with genuine high speed, affordable network connections Windows 365-cloud-based computing has value. For those lacking such connections,…

GM said officials with the automaker and LG Energy Solution, which supplies the battery cells, have identified a second "rare…

Sounds Air is looking replace small aircraft, on shorter regional routes, with electric powered aircraft. Notes that maintenance costs will…

Japanese researchers have broken an internet speed record by transferring data at 319Tbps — nearly twice as fast as last…

I recently saw social media comments from a virologist who noted that eventually - nearly everyone in the world will…

In March of 2020, public health told us that wearing medical grade face masks did not work when used by…

Last week, the UK contact dection phone system "pinged" one half million residents who were then forced into isolation for…

For short flights of 100 to 500 miles with 9 passengers. Ravn Alaska said it will buy 50 electric planes…

For 18 months, many of us have lived under a "state of emergency" during which public health "experts" suspended civil…

Public disappointed with government's response to Covid-19, thus, must find a target to blame. White House disappointed with social networks'…

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, a Democrat, announced Friday that the commonwealth will invest $700 million of federal funds to provide…

"United Airlines Ventures (UAV) announced today it, along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, has invested in electric aircraft…

The Return on Investment was obvious to them: Internet service providers and their trade associations spent more than $230 million…

Cranbrook, BC is one of my favorite small towns. And after this, it still is 🙂 But then, as he…

The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. Source: Disable the Windows print spooler to…

There are numerous videos on Youtube of anti-scam hobbyists successfully scamming or destroying scam call centers in India. This video…

Read the whole thing: Opinion: The unintended harm of subsidizing electric vehicles and charging stations - MarketWatch

This work with Tesla vehicles designed to charge at the 300 KWH rate. Regardless, the Tesla charging network is a…

April 9, 2021: How Cuba Beat the Pandemic: From Developing New Vaccines to Sending Doctors Overseas to Help Others |…

There are now two of the "fixed" (post recall) Chevy Bolt TVs that have caught fire. Previously GM said there…

The Producer Price Index (PPI) was u 7.1% year over year. On a 12-month total basis, the deficit posted $2.6…

As of July 13th, "surge" is the media's favorite new all purpose scary sounding word - surge in Covid cases,…

Go down through the whole thread to see photos (mostly captures from Microsoft Flight Simulator). Very clever design here from…

People also conflate the success of bitcoin as a digital currency with the success of bitcoin as a speculative investment.…

The consumer price index was expected to increase 5% year over year in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow…

Sounds like it. https://youtu.be/sz1LM9kwRLY

Over a week ago, I stopped logging my state's Covid-19 data and doing my own analysis. The state discontinued releasing…

Source: “Bad mergers” and noncompete clauses targeted in Biden executive order | Ars Technica One company I worked for handed…

United Airlines CEO: Kirby stated that personal travel has rebounded and leisure travel has "more than 100 percent recovered." The…

This does not distinguish between those with vaccination immunity and natural immunity - just that they are shown to have…

Following nearly a year and a half of sheltering in place, Oregon reopened for business on June 30. Source: What…

Wow.  This is old news I did not know about until now. Michael Katze, famous for his studies of Ebola…

If you are able to be vaccinated, please do so soon. If you are able to be vaccinated, there is…

Missed this item from last May - this is amazing: IBM Unveils World's First 2 Nanometer Chip Technology, Opening a…

I pointed out in the spring of 2020, and several times since then, that smartphone based Covid-19 tracking apps were…

Back around Memorial Day, the "experts" predicted yet another "surge in new cases":  Follow up in mid June: Post holiday…

The rancor intensified last week, when Urs Hölzle, one of the company's longest-tenured and most senior executives, announced plans to…

Bad feeling about this - we seem to be gradually adopting all of these methods in the West, over time.…

The majority of apps used by iPhone and Android users are made by Apple and Google, according to a study…

To reduce battery power demand, OnePlus phones are, without user permission, prohibiting hundreds of apps from running on the faster…

This summer's (2021) fire season could be as bad as the wildfire season of 2015, which was the worst season…

Trustwave said the ransomware "avoids systems that have default languages from what was the USSR region. This includes Russian, Ukrainian,…

May 4, 2021 - after Delta variant cases increase in India: The United States is closing off non-essential travel from…

US President Joe Biden will soon sign an executive order that will give farmers the right to repair their own…

The goal of Youtube, obviously, is to increase the percent of time you spend watching Youtube, and their ads every…

Prices for graphic cards (GPUs) have skyrocketed this past year. The shortage of the cards appears to have been caused…

That's what they said about winter 2020/2021 too - how did that projection turn out? now health experts are warning…

This outside my usual interests but just saw that the dance company Pilobulus was in the news. In my tech…

https://youtu.be/ssZ_8cqfBlE

They expect 70% of applications to be developed by their internal users rather than software specialists: We started with our…

When these attacks become so large, at some point this will be seen a declaration of war, no different than…

Lidar, or laser-based radar, is a key enabling technology for most auto makers’ self-driving cars. Lidar is good at identifying…

The head of a top American defence contractor has warned that US capability in advanced computing has “shrunk to an…

This a great 11 minute video summarizing the breadth of the fields of computer science and computer engineering. There is…

Sweden's Coop grocery store chain had to shut all 800 retail stores after the attack: The number of victims affected…

The politicians said the collapse was due to climate change: Engineers who have visited or examined photos of the wreckage…

https://twitter.com/james_e_baldwin/status/1411752212716474378 The above author is a Lecturer in history at the Royal Holloway University of London. The '68 pandemic had…

The scientists and epidemiologists directing COVID policy claim there is substantial evidence to support mitigation policies, such as social distancing,…

But note that Twitter thinks "Dear America" requires translation. I selected the option and Twitter said this means, when translated…

It is too early to tell where the epicurve goes next. If it follows the pattern in some other countries…

Now up to the Lambda variant. Models from IHME and ICL suggest we will run out of Greek letters before…

But U.S. residents might not have a way to prove their vaccination status as most states and the Federal government…

(Paraphrased as seen on social media) If you suffer from depression, lack of motivation, irritability, bursts of anger, fear and…

As of this weekend, the Oregon Health Authority will no longer provide Covid test and body count data on the…

If you are able to do so, please get vaccinated against Covid-19. Vaccine and vaccination clinics are both widely available…

The mandate for authenticated identify documents came after 9/11 - 20 years ago. Some states, like mine, took their time…

Taxpayers gave airlines about $300,000 per employee. The Times analysis finds that the money's primary use was bolstering airline share…

https://twitter.com/MichaelRStrain/status/1410365341188997121 R^2 = 0.25. This is not a correlation. In case he deletes the chart

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