Thoughts on the complexity of modern technology.
Category Archives: Business
This Fine EdD
DOCTOR Jill Biden’s “dissertation” was hilariously terrible.
Lab-Grown Chicken
…has been approved by federal regulators.
I wonder how much it will cost?
Conservative Boycotts
…should terrify corporations.
Good.
Henry Petroski
RIP.
I have several of his books on my shelf.
A Question For The Climate Crazies
What evidence would it require for you to change your mind, and for you to realize that it is not a crisis, and that we don’t have to destroy the economy in the name of climate?
This is a (semi)serious question, but mostly a note to write a longer essay about science and falsifiability, that I didn’t have time or gumption to write tonight.
Space-Based Solar Power
For the first time since the 70s, Congress takes an interest.
It’s not a sufficient step, but it’s a necessary one, even if small.
Lunacy
No, Secretary General, fossil fuels are not “incompatible with human survival” — they’re indispensable to human survival.
“Smart” Homes
Why it’s stupid to have one.
I wouldn’t mind them if they weren’t controlled by the cloud, though.
Student Loan Debt
Can Republicans fix it?
It’s an attempt to tackle the root causes, but even if the bills pass, Biden will probably veto them. But some kind of reform is long overdue.