Growth of single person households in the United States
Surprisingly, and contrary to bad reporting, much of this rise is due to the ageing of the Baby Boom and widows living alone.
Economy: US median family income, over time
Much to most people's surprise, it's gone up.
Nutrition Science’ish, per Dave Barry
When eating guidelines are more complicated than the Tax Code :) Liink to Dave Barry's column.
Nutrition: “Plant-based” is an invented marketing term
The term "whole food, plant-based" diet is a marketing term invented to overcome the public's stigma against vegetarian or vegan eating.
How did we survive before the era of “Extreme Heat Warnings”?
The NWS tells to stay in the shade, use AC, drink fluids, don't sit in hot cars - because people can't figure this out?
Dueling experts: AHA versus USDA Dietary Guidelines
Dueling experts issue differing nutrition guidelines. What are regular people supposed to do?
Media: WaPo accused of using “surveillance pricing” for subscriptions
Accused of setting subscription rates, per customer, based on what they think they know about the customer.
Policy: Portland OR proposing spending $1/2B in tax money for sports palace
$1/2 billion in tax money for a sports palace for an NBA team owned by a billionaire.
Android: Tablet gets too warm in sunlight
Was surprised to find that my Android tablet quickly overheats when using it as a reader, while sitting out in the sun.
Demographics: Did smartphones lower birth rates? Nope
Only if smart phones were invented 200 years ago. Except for the post WW2 bump, birth rates have been falling in the US for 200+ years.