The bias of most in power who are looking at the current American health care system is to make money. The inclusion of insurance companies as a prerequisite to staying health has made many very wealthy and has provided many others gainful employment. No wonder those who are part of the current system are reluctant … Continue reading Single payer healthcare saves money
Month: August 2018
Switching between Google Maps and Apple Maps in iOS
Extremely useful info when you're tired of being pushed into the wrong (for you) map program. Have left out portions only applicable to jail broken devices as inapplicable to most users. https://lifehacker.com/how-to-switch-between-google-maps-and-apple-maps-in-ios-1828196797 How to Switch Between Google Maps and Apple Maps in iOS Gabe Gurwin Tuesday 5:00pm Filed to: GOOGLE MAPS 20.9K 142 Image: Dan Chung (Unsplash)People generally … Continue reading Switching between Google Maps and Apple Maps in iOS
Bill Gates’ book recommendations from the past eight years
Bill Gates has definite predispositions in his reading preferences but he often picks books that I might otherwise have missed. Here's a Quartz article listing his choices, broken out by genre, over the past eight years. I've left the link to signup for direct emails from this website. All the books Bill Gates has recommended … Continue reading Bill Gates’ book recommendations from the past eight years
Another indicia of the poor/wealthy divide — savings rates (duh)
The savings rate is an indicia not only of the country's economic health but of its population's ability to be self-supporting in old age. The savings rate appears to have trended up but only because the amounts sourced from passive income (dividends, interest, capital gains, etc.) have increased. Those who rely solely on earnings are … Continue reading Another indicia of the poor/wealthy divide — savings rates (duh)
Thoughtful explanation of Republican denials, including climate change
Opinion The G.O.P.’s Climate of Paranoia By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist Aug. 20, 2018 Image Until its recent retirement, the J.M. Stuart Station provided electricity largely by burning coal from the banks of the Ohio River in Aberdeen, Ohio.CreditBrian Snyder/Reuters War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Truth isn’t truth. Rudy Giuliani’s latest bon mot … Continue reading Thoughtful explanation of Republican denials, including climate change
12 Sci-fi/fantasy book to movie adaptations that are worth watching
https://theportalist.com/sci-fi-and-fantasy-book-to-movie-adaptations? Watch some of your favorite stories come alive on the big screen. BooksPop Culture 12 Jul 2018 by Allison Wild With film, directors can bring books out of our imaginations and fully realize them on the big screen. There’s nothing quite like seeing a fantasy universe come alive right before your eyes—especially ones as rich … Continue reading 12 Sci-fi/fantasy book to movie adaptations that are worth watching
Barack Obama’s Facebook post with five suggestions for summer reading
Barack Obama and Bill Gates often come up with books that are worth considering for your limited reading time. Note that the last item here has been recommended by both of them. Here's President Obama's post from Sunday, August 19th: One of my favorite parts of summer is deciding what to read when things slow … Continue reading Barack Obama’s Facebook post with five suggestions for summer reading
10 Criminally neglected sci-fi/fantasy movies from the last 10 years
http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/10-criminally-underseen-sci-fi-movies-from-the-last-10-years Am a huge movie fan of almost every genre but horror and most comedies. Means I have an insatiable appetite for more content to see. This link includes two guilty favorites: "Snow Piercer" with Chris Evans and "Under the Skin" with Scarlett Johansson. Both are pure and straightforward stories with interesting premises and fine … Continue reading 10 Criminally neglected sci-fi/fantasy movies from the last 10 years
Am always in the market for a good thriller — and Scott Turow can recognize one (smile)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/books/review/olen-steinhauer-middleman.html? A New Thriller Imagines a Revolt Against the Corporate Order Image Credit Ben Jones BUY BOOK ▾ When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Scott Turow Aug. 7, 2018 THE MIDDLEMAN By Olen Steinhauer 360 pp. Minotaur Books. $27.99. In the 20th century, when communist revolutions swept away … Continue reading Am always in the market for a good thriller — and Scott Turow can recognize one (smile)
Methane is more dangerous than CO2 so this matters
For years I've been watching the Arctic tundra and the seabed off Russia for the increasing amount of methane emitted. This story points out that permafrost is under attack. As usual, when an article contains a lot of media, am just giving you the link. But this is definitely worth reading. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/08/news-arctic-permafrost-may-thaw-faster-than-expected/
Those who fail to learn from history — Is it possible to stop dividing ourselves from “Others”?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/06/25/trumps-hardline-view-of-immigration-draws-parallels-to-the-1930s/? Trump’s hard-line view of immigration draws parallels to the 1930s By Ishaan Tharoor June 25 Email the author History doesn’t repeat itself, the saying goes, but it often rhymes. This week in Washington, the ugly doggerel of the present was voiced in angry and tendentious tweets from the White House. President Trump’s decision to forcibly separate migrant children … Continue reading Those who fail to learn from history — Is it possible to stop dividing ourselves from “Others”?
Finally, a look back at the financial collapse of 2007-2008
But still no accountability. Indeed the minimal constraints put on large institutions are being thinned and, in some cases, wiped out. Having lots of cash doesn't make you smarter -- it just adds hubris and a feeling that you're responsible for success founded on luck and others' efforts. Here are links to two New York … Continue reading Finally, a look back at the financial collapse of 2007-2008
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