by Jonathan | Feb 4, 2024 | Short Takes
That’s roughly the equivalent of having added an additional state to the grid over just the last three years. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/02/over-2-percent-of-the-uss-electricity-generation-now-goes-to-bitcoin/
by Jonathan | Dec 31, 2023 | Short Takes
With over 20,000 Palestinians dead — mostly women and children — this is a commitment to many more. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months,” pushing back...
by Jonathan | Dec 18, 2023 | Short Takes
Arlington’s Confederate Memorial offers a “mythologized vision of the Confederacy, including highly sanitized depictions of slavery,” according to a report prepared by a commission set up in response to that legislation. The report notes that an...
by Jonathan | Dec 17, 2023 | Short Takes
In what world would I authorize a shopping app to read my emails?
by Jonathan | Dec 17, 2023 | Short Takes
This is fantasy.
by Jonathan | Dec 17, 2023 | Short Takes
WSJ shows how Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon and Tesla jumped 23% in 2023, twice the index’s rally as a whole. The Magnificent Seven stocks have swelled to represent about 30% of the S&P 500’s market value, according to Goldman Sachs Global...