Wow – what a heart tugging story – well worth reading
Cranbrook, BC is one of my favorite small towns. And after this, it still is 🙂 But then, as he looked at the young woman who had taken his dog,…
Anti-Scam hobbyists taking down India-based scam call centers
There are numerous videos on Youtube of anti-scam hobbyists successfully scamming or destroying scam call centers in India. This video is mind blowing in the sophistication of the scammers and…
Electric vehicles are not a panacea to controlling climate
Read the whole thing: Opinion: The unintended harm of subsidizing electric vehicles and charging stations – MarketWatch
Surge in uses of the word “Surge” in newspaper headlines
As of July 13th, “surge” is the media’s favorite new all purpose scary sounding word – surge in Covid cases, surge in inflation, surge in prices, surge in air travel,…
Awesome and innovative light aircraft design
Go down through the whole thread to see photos (mostly captures from Microsoft Flight Simulator). Very clever design here from the 1970s. Some investors are trying to bring it back…
Taleb says bitcoin effectively worth zero
People also conflate the success of bitcoin as a digital currency with the success of bitcoin as a speculative investment. To be a currency would require it to have some…
Inflation is inflating: “Inflation climbs higher than expected”
The consumer price index was expected to increase 5% year over year in June, according to economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Source: CPI report June 2021: Inflation climbs higher than…
Up to 90% of UK adults have Covid-19 antibodies
This does not distinguish between those with vaccination immunity and natural immunity – just that they are shown to have antibodies to Covid-19 (does not include those with T-cell immunity…
15-days to flatten the curve was 18 months
Following nearly a year and a half of sheltering in place, Oregon reopened for business on June 30. Source: What does reopening Oregon really mean? : Oregon Vaccine News 15-days…