by Jonathan | Oct 2, 2023 | News
Amazon is now advertising on their boxes that they are “made with less material.” They actually have taken it a step further in some areas, doing away with the boxes completely. What can we learn from this? First, the Amazon is not straightforward, to say...
by Jonathan | Sep 27, 2023 | News
WSJ has an article hitting on how rising interest rates are hurting consumers. Not exactly stunning stuff. But this graph blew me out of the water. Car payments are now $800/mo new and $600/month used? The most I’ve paid for a car is $20,000 (used) and the payments...
by Jonathan | Sep 20, 2023 | News
News in the US continues to report that Qin Gang was fired over an affair. Maybe. I think that the interesting thing is that Qin had a child. Pro-life isn’t a thing in China, and it is rather surprising that a high level official wouldn’t simply push for an abortion,...
by Jonathan | Sep 11, 2023 | News
The White House released photos of the situation room after a makeover. It now looks the way that we all imagined it did. The old situation room The renovated situation room The highest-tech photos: the communications center: What struck me in 2014 when the White...
by Jonathan | Sep 2, 2023 | News
The Washington Post published a relatively short article with analysis of the fire based on video, along with showing some of those videos. I recommend you read the article but here is the short version: There are three major land parcels that run north to south on...
by Jonathan | Aug 21, 2023 | Cybersecurity, News
The Wall Street Journal reports today (2023-08-21): More Cyber Companies Announce Layoffs. It’s not a clickbait headline, there really are companies laying off cybersecurity workers but it’s important to realize it isn’t indicative of the larger job market. The...