Demographics: How worker shortages are affecting everyone
A good Bloomberg article on the labor shortage, the demographic problem shrinking our labor pool, and the reality of what will probably be done.
Bill Gates: Telling people to live in the dark and not eat meat will not solve climate change
It’s unrealistic to expect climate change to be meaningfully mitigated by expecting global demand for energy to drop significantly or people to stop eating meat, Bill Gates said at an…
Tech: Is interest in VR helmets waning?
Meanwhile, he acknowledged that the current Quest is struggling to keep new users engaged. “Right now, we’re on our third year of Quest 2,” he told employees. “And sadly, the…
Public health and political officials accountable?
In April 2020, we wrote: ‘Lockdown is going to bankrupt all of us and our descendants and is unlikely at this point to slow or halt viral circulation.’ So it…
Energy: The inability to build new electric transmission lines
The inability to construct new, large electric transmission lines over hundreds of miles hampers the ability to use “Green energy” which must be routed from where it is available to…
Public health: What happened to Tomás Pueyo? He’s back
In early March of 2020, Tomas Pueyo wrote a post that argued in favor of school closures and strict lockdowns of the entire population. He was a nobody having no…
Brain injuries: “A third of all brain injuries go unreported – NZ Herald”
The likelihood of having a second concussion is high and damage can be cumulative. So even if the number one injury recovers just fine, number two might cause more issues.…
Public health: Public health fan group wants the public health emergency to continue forever
Socialist public health fan group is demanding the public health emergency remain in place forever and DEMANDS (capital letters!) a host of socialist programs be implemented. Hah hah.
Economy: Inflation Adjusted Housing Prices
Source: Inflation Adjusted Housing Prices For most of the 20th century, inflation adjusted home prices remained mostly steady. Remarkable, isn’t it? Real estate has been a hedge against inflation –…
Software: Dark patterns in UI design
Gee, see anything unusual in this user interface prompt at a web site I just visited?