How many Americans live in another country?
Estimates range from 1-3% of Americans live abroad at a point in time; probably its around 1.5%. Less than 1% of retirees retire abroad.
I completed the requirements for an M.S. in software engineering
This is a post from January 2013 that I never previously published. I completed the M.S. in software engineering in December 2012.
Education: “Expert” says don’t push “practical majors”
"Expert" says study what you want in college and don't worry about taking "practical majors". Makes sense for the wealthy elite, of course.
Business: The Dunning-Kruger Effect May Not be Real
The Dunning-Krueger Effect said people overestimate their knowledge/ability. But this finding was a statistical blunder. The authors were the unskilled ones.
Climate: Now it’s a human disease
Woman in her 70s, with asthma, diabetes, heart failure, and likely obese, without AC, diagnosed as having "climate change".
Business, Tech: TechCos back to using “Rank and Yank” Layoffs
Tech companies back to stack ranking, putting 15% of workers on PIP every year, doing continual layoffs.
Media: Everything is awful, so says the media
You have probably noticed that in the media – everything is awful, and even if it is good news, it will be spun into bad news and negativity. As newspaper…
Policy: What % of income do billionaires pay in taxes
The wealthiest billionaires average 23% of income paid in Federal taxes, compared to 13.6% for all taxpayers.
Climate: Few want to pay huge costs
Youth unwilling to pay more than $10/month to fight climate change. Hmmmm.
AI: Microsoft Copilot conflates two different people
I used to work with the Eric Larsen described in the first two paragraphs. The last paragraph is a completely different Eric Larsen (see that person’s bio here). The errors…