Aviation: EVTOLS may replace helicopters in near future
This is a fascinating story – EVTOLS – which sort of take the concept of a quad copter to an extreme point for human transportation – may be so versatile,…
Demographics: Employers should nuke the bachelor’s degree requirement
Am thinking we are at peak or past peak higher education due to the population demographics: A critical way employers can address hiring shortages and broaden the pool of candidates…
Tech: While Meta spent billions on VR “metaverse”, ChatGPT snuck up on everyone
FB/Meta has been spending billions on a VR metaverse concept that nearly no “real people” have much interest in. Meanwhile, ChaptGPT AI-based query system snuck up on the world and…
Caffeine culture: Does Coffee help you lose weight?
While black coffee has basically zero calories, few people dirnk black coffee today. Instead, it is coffee drinks with dairy and sugar, often many hundreds of calories per "cup".
Public health: Viral interference stopped the flu during Covid, say researchers
So – apparently masks did not stop influenza then? “Looking back over the past couple of years, I’m pretty confident in saying that COVID can certainly block flu and RSV,”…
Emerging Tech: “How ChatGPT Hijacks Democracy”
Agree with this – but it is even worse than what they describe: But for all the consternation over the potential for humans to be replaced by machines in formats…
Caffeine culture: Even “fruity” drinks at Starbucks contain caffeine
Starbucks "Refreshers", which are marketed as a fruit drink, have 45 mg of added caffeine.
True: Bill Gates – “‘Better to be born 20 years from now…than any time in the past’”
I am currently reading Superabundance. The authors point out that by virtually every measure you can come up with, we are doing much better than at any time in the…
Business, Tech: Microsoft said to layoff workers in “key VR” teams
Source: Microsoft Layoffs Reportedly Hit Key VR and Metaverse Teams – Metaverse Bitcoin News
Caffeine culture: Caffeine withdrawal
Recently, I had daily migraines and extraordinarily high blood pressure spikes. The cause appears to have been coffee.