Policy, Climate: Fed Government mandates using the train
Employees are directed to take trains for all trips under 250 miles, instead of flying: White House asks employees to travel by train, EVs when possible (msn.com) (Note – here…
Yes: “Will mortgage rates ever fall to 3% again?”
3% mortgage rates were a very unusual market in recent years. For much of the past 40+ years, interest rates were 7% or greater.
Demographics: Gen Z doesn’t want kids ’cause everything is awful
Everything is awful, say the doomers. Doomerism takes hold and no one wants to have families, to work, or make the world a better place. A self fulfilling game.
Demographics: The declining youth worker population
The young worker population peaked in 2000.
Social: Instagram is now 75% video content, 25% still photos
Still photography is almost gone on Instagram. If we shoot still photos, where do we go to for sharing?
Climate: Government was tracking heat losses from buildings
Using a satellite thermal imaging system, governments were hoping to track heat losses from buildings – and planned to contact building owners about fixing that. However, the imaging satellite has…
Crypto: Solving the riddle of hidden, coded messages found in a 19th century dress
Mysterious messages written on paper hidden inside a 19th century dress were eventually decrypted. And you won't believe what they were (click bait)!
Environment: Using nets to capture debris in drainage systems
Using nets to catch water borne trash - great idea!
Public health: We should be doing routine self tests for numerous diseases, every day
In a post-COVID world, there’s a new landscape for at-home medical tests (medicalxpress.com)
Smartphones: Google to end cloud storage of location data
Google to end cloud storage of phone location data and store it only on the phone device itself. Thus, no longer accessible to police dragnets.
Climate: Stop breathing to reduce climate change
People who breathe in the UK, "contribute to 0.1% of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions". We must stop breathing.
Public health: Much said about Covid vaccines was inaccurate
Much that we were told about Covid vaccines, such as 95% effective at preventing illness, was not true. A public relations disaster.
Climate: To fight climate change, we need to raise electricity bills by $600/year
To fight climate change we must make electricity really expensive.
Autos: NHTSA wants mandatory alcohol detectors in all new cars
NHTSA wants everyone to blow into a tube and have their breath analyzed before being able to start a car's engine (or EV?)
Demographics: Gen Z lack an ability to evaluate risks, and thus, are overcome by anxiety
Study finds Gen Z has a poor ability to evaluate risks in life, and views everything as on or off, with no in between level. Hence, they are anxiety ridden.