The repercussions for society are legion -- everything from the inability of many educated women to find their male peers to marry or have children with, the upcoming concentration of women in the professions and (possibly) politics, and a struggle of men to be treated as a subset of society needing help. https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-university-fall-higher-education-men-women-enrollment-admissions-back-to-school-11630948233 A Generation … Continue reading A generation of men isn’t graduating from college
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Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than many countries
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/09/03/climate/bitcoin-carbon-footprint-electricity.html Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible? In 2009, you could mine one Bitcoin using a setup like this in your living room. ↓ ↓ Amount of household electricity required to mine one coin: a few seconds’ worth. Bitcoin’s value: basically nothing. Today, you’d need a room full of specialized machines, each … Continue reading Bitcoin mining uses more electricity than many countries
Delays, product shortages and rising costs aren’t going to vanish
http://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/business/supply-chain-shortages.html The World Is Still Short of Everything. Get Used to It. Pandemic-related product shortages — from computer chips to construction materials — were supposed to be resolved by now. Instead, the world has gained a lesson in the ripple effects of disruption. By Peter S. Goodman and Keith Bradsher Aug. 30, 2021 Like most people in the … Continue reading Delays, product shortages and rising costs aren’t going to vanish
In case you missed it, Google stock went up 66% this year — here’s why
I am NOT recommending a purchase of this stock. I simply think this article describing WHY its stock price has risen is a useful description of the factors that can drive such an increase. Please note that one factor not mentioned is its size. Institutional investors must constantly find places to put large chunks of … Continue reading In case you missed it, Google stock went up 66% this year — here’s why
Apple allowing app purchases without taking a cut to avoid regulation
TECH Apple will let some apps guide users to websites to make payments, bypassing Apple’s cut https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/01/apple-will-let-some-apps-guide-users-to-websites-to-make-payments-bypassing-apples-cut.html PUBLISHED WED, SEP 1 20218:52 PM EDTUPDATED 4 HOURS AGO Kif Leswing@KIFLESWING KEY POINTS The rule does not apply to all transactions through the App Store. Game oriented in-app purchases will still need to use Apple’s payment system.But … Continue reading Apple allowing app purchases without taking a cut to avoid regulation
10 times you shouldn’t use your credit card for payment
http://www.rd.com/list/times-to-never-use-your-credit-card/ 10 Times You Shouldn’t Use Your Credit Card for Payment Jenn SinrichUpdated: Aug. 26, 2021 Credit cards might be convenient and reliable, but here are some scenarios where swiping or entering your digits could be dangerous. TIM ROBBERTS/GETTY IMAGESWe don’t even think about swiping our credit cards these days since it is so common. … Continue reading 10 times you shouldn’t use your credit card for payment
If you’re unvaccinated, you’ll now have to pay costs of that decision
Fact is that it costs employers, the government, hospitals, healthcare workers, large amounts of money for every person who either gets ill themselves (and usually more ill than a vaccinated person would have) and every person they give COVID to. Why should an employer absorb an extra $10,000 of health costs per unvaccinated employee? How … Continue reading If you’re unvaccinated, you’ll now have to pay costs of that decision
Spending down in retirement is tricky
http://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/opinion/how-to-enjoy-retirement-without-going-broke.html? OPINION PETER COY How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke The problem of decumulation is a tricky one, even for Nobel Prize-winning economists.Aug. 27, 2021, 3:00 p.m. ET Credit...Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin, The New York Times; Photography via Getty By Peter Coy Opinion Writer I’ve been asking readers to suggest ideas, and I got this one … Continue reading Spending down in retirement is tricky
Highly recommended, very detailed article about bitcoins, their energy use, and how bitcoins function
This is written by one of the many authors who publish on Seeking Alpha that provides access to a limited number of articles a month. Some of the articles go very deep into the weeds, like this one. The article is written by Lyn Alden Schwartzer of Stock Waves Yes, it covers how mining bitcoins … Continue reading Highly recommended, very detailed article about bitcoins, their energy use, and how bitcoins function
Housing price surge may not be a bubble after all
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/08/17/1028083046/home-prices-are-now-higher-than-the-peak-of-the-2000s-housing-bubble-what-gives Home Prices Are Now Higher Than The Peak Of The 2000s Housing Bubble. What Gives? August 17, 20216:30 AM ET GREG ROSALSKY Pixabay Even before the pandemic pushed the U.S. housing market into overdrive, the price of the average American home was on a rocket ride, climbing more than 50% between 2012 and 2019. … Continue reading Housing price surge may not be a bubble after all
Wingspan digital board game gorgeously converted for iOS
All three of my posts today have two articles -- just that sort of day. Wingspan used to be just a board game. It was then converted to platforms such as Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo Switch before its recent release for iOS. The first one, set out below, is a fulsome review. The second is … Continue reading Wingspan digital board game gorgeously converted for iOS
Pandemic may have changed fundamental behaviors — like the impulse to shop without purpose
OPINION GUEST ESSAY I No Longer Want to Shop Aug. 2, 2021 Credit...Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin, The New York Times; Photograph via Getty By Erin Aubry Kaplan As Covid-19 vaccinations began to open up the world for some of us in pandemic-battered Los Angeles, going back to restaurants, dance clubs, bars or theaters was at the … Continue reading Pandemic may have changed fundamental behaviors — like the impulse to shop without purpose
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