Business: Businesses pushing “premiumization” to squeeze more from customers
They are doing a mix of practices attempting to persuade you that their products or services are a “premium” offering to which you should pay more. Airlines did this by…
Demographics: Many confused by media disinformation
First, it’s the fertility rate issue – 75% of the world’s population lives in countries where the fertility rate is below population replacement levels. This chart is for the U.S.…
Demographics: Percent of teens who work at jobs
If possible, I recommend most teens avoid jobs while going to school. Teens are better off investing in their education – it makes little sense to spend hours at minimum…
What’s old is new again: “Working Weekends is New Normal For Tech Layoff Survivors”
Back in the 1980s, tech companies promoted something called “flex time” – meaning you could, allegedly, set your own start and end time each day. Come in late but then…
Brain injuries: Long-Term Cognitive Deficits Seen With Traumatic Brain Injury
I should not even be functional: The researchers found that people who reported three or more concussions had significantly worse cognitive function; those who had four or more mild concussion…
Automation: Security guards replaced by autonomous robots
Robot security guards are patrolling office hallways, spotting problems and telling jokes. Source: Security robots are starting to replace human guards
Public health: Tracked cell phones and used stake outs to shut down churches
See the links at the right of this page for the many dozens of Court rulings against public health tyrants who violated laws and Constitutions. Public health’s credibility is shredded,…
Economy: Owning a house is a hedge against inflation
Source: Why AI Won’t Cause Unemployment – Marc Andreessen Substack It is interesting to see that hospitals, colleges dominated by public universities and colleges, medical care, and so on have…
Brain injuries: Brain injuries frequently neglected in treatment
“That being said, there are some wonderful medical providers, therapy providers who thoroughly understand brain injury. I work with colleagues up at Oregon Health Sciences University, my colleagues down at…
Automation: ChatGPT is automating software development
Yes, ChatGPT can generate software solutions. I have used this feature, so far only as a demo/test of what it might do but the possibilities are intriguing. Source: Programmers are…