AI: Energy demands of AI, need for more power generation
Tech companies seek to fund power generation for more AI data centers.
Business: Remote work is so last year
Now, for the 20% who get to work remotely, it's an entitlement for coddled affluent professionals.
Climate: Ban advertising
Den Haag bans all fossil fuel ads, airline ads and cruise ship ads. Because climate.
Global: China raises retirement age, but it was quite low
Women could retire at 50 or 55, men at 60 - now both ages will move up.
Education, Demographics: College degrees less important today
The collapse of the college degree.
Climate: Ban homegrown fruits and vegetables
Only "professionals" should be permitted to grow fruits and vegetables. Home grown is 5 to 8x worse for carbon emissions, say experts.
Climate: Poison meat to end meat consumption, Make smaller people
We should poison the meat supply to end meat consumption, and genetically engineer smaller people. It's Just Science!
Climate: Make Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Great Again!
It’s Just Science, of course. What Would Happen If Everyone Suddenly Stopped Eating Meat? For more on the B-12 issue, see The Accidental Vegetarian – Coldstreams
AI: Oh no, the AI models are regressing
Uh oh, this seems headed in the wrong direction: OpenAI o1: New AI model launched with ‘PhD-level’ reasoning, math, coding skills (msn.com)
The American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands
The Dutch are awesome.