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.
Public health: “Study of airplane wastewater shows COVID-19 travel restrictions failed”
Did any NPI public health did work sustainably? Anywhere? This was when you had to be vaccinated and test negative before boarding a flight. None of it worked. “Despite all…
Business: “Microsoft announces new investment in ChatGPT” – this is the 21st century Gold Rush
OpenAI works closely with Microsoft’s cloud service Azure. In July 2019, Microsoft backed OpenAI with $1 billion, and the investment made Microsoft the “exclusive” provider of cloud computing services to…
Tech: Consumers lack interest in VR
A total of 61% non-users say they are not interested in trying VR. Why is VR growth so slow despite its possibilities? Source: CES 2023 revealed multiple VR headsets, but…