Transportation: What does the MPG rating mean when used on an Electric Vehicle?
The MPGe rating of EVs does not mean that much for a consumer. Indeed, switching from gas to an EV may, for may, merely outsource their CO2 emissions to the…
Health policy: “The U.S. can slash health-care costs 75% with 2 fundamental changes”
Adding price signaling to health care, and adopting Indiana's HSA deductible concept, would dramatically alter how health care works - and lead to lower prices. Ideas so good they will…
Disaster tech: Should California require fire proof construction methods in wildland fire areas?
Standard wood sided homes with a shake roof are easily burned by wild fires. Homes can, however, be built to be highly fire resistant through the use of non-flammable roofing…
Business: A Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
A writer for VICE got scammed by AirBnb rentals. And then went on to uncover a nationwide scam. AirBnb refuses to discuss this publicly. The FBI is now involved. Am…
STEM: Software development was “dominated by women”- No it was not
Article about software engineering makes the untrue claim that the field was previously "dominated by women". That claim is false; however, the percentage of women working in the field prior…
Communications: California loses cell phone service in power cut offs
Up to 1,000 cell sites dropped off line during PG&E's power shut offs in California, cutting off entire communities in an era when 80% of 911 calls are cellular/wireless based.…
The problems with models versus the real world
The problem with reliance on models and simulations: "Model-land is a hypothetical world in which our simulations are perfect, an attractive fairy-tale state of mind in which optimising a simulation…
Case study: How not to run a Great Clips hair cut joint
A case study of how a "no show" at a Great Clips hair cutting place led to a cascade of errors resulting in a ditzy stylist giving me a completely…
Business: San Francisco to require tech entrepreneurs to receive a permit from the city before launching their tech products
A new San Francisco city government office will be given authority over new product trials and product launches in San Francisco. Companies introducing new products will require approval and a…
Business: Electric vehicles require less labor to assemble
Less labor potentially means higher profits, creating an incentive for manufacturers to switch more production to EVs.