Follow up: Forecasts for wildland fires this year did not come true
The year was forecast to have devastating wildfires all over the west. But that didn't happen.
Public health: Nutrition science messed up
Cardiologist says nutrition science was wrong in the 1980s onward and increased heart disease risks.
ACA’s Confusing Numbers – how many signed up for ACA insurance?
Official data on enrollees is inconsistent, contradictory and misleading. Also most people had pre-X condition protections before the ACA.
Economy: Trends in net worth
The largest change is in the net worth of the top 1% and then the top 0.1%.
Social: Meta/FB/IG make large profits on scams
Never, ever click on a FB/IG ad.
Demographics: Getting rid of stuff – pianos, hutches and fine China dishware
Due to an "inheritance glut" and other changes, pianos are now free, 8-10 place "fine China" place settings sell for $50, and few want Grandma's "hutch".
Apple only supports the OS for 3-5 years: Windows 10 users switch to Mac OS X?
Story claims Windows 10 users who cannot upgrade after ten years of support are switching to Macs whose OS gets 3-5 years of support...
Economy: Should homes be turned in to multi-unit room rentals?
Should we tax "unused rooms"? And what is a unused room?
Demographics: The Downsizing Dilemma
"Boomers" are supposed to downsize to smaller homes. But the US has not built many smaller homes in most of the past 50 years.