A succinct, clear analysis of the spot that Trump has stuck himself in with his tariffs, and it’s — surprise — from a tech site.
https://gizmodo.com/trump-demands-walmart-eat-the-tariffs-2000603785
“Constipation” Cure
A workaround has been implemented for an old problem on the amazing Voyager 1 spacecraft. Would AI have had the insight this engineer did?
… one of our engineers had this insight that maybe there was this other possible cause and it was fixable.
The Netfix Was In
Continuing to dig through piles of stuff in my office, I came across the booklet for my now useless first generation Roku player, from 2008.
Look at all those connections! The original name for the product was, “The Netflix Player by Roku.”
Prattman Cave
I’m on a tear, reorganizing my office and the space that I suppose should be called the media room. Going through many long-buried things, I was reminded that I used to make DVDs.
Remember when the music and movie industries were so concerned about recordable media? They were convinced that people burning their own CDs and DVDs would destroy their businesses forever. Now, they couldn’t care less about physical media.
Crowd Funning
Why did the Afrikaner “refugees” migrate to America instead of the Netherlands, the land of their ancestors? They’d have lots of fun up there. Karen, Kathleen and Kristel got back together for some K3 reunion shows! Full disclosure: My mother’s family was originally from Holland.
https://www.belganewsagency.eu/original-k3-reunites-for-anniversary-concerts
Bond-Age
Trump will still be president when I have to start dealing with the Required Minimum Distributions for my IRA CDs. Where will those post-tax withdrawals go? I’m considering T-bills and notes for shorter-term interest, and perhaps bonds for when I’m gone. With that in mind, I’ve been following the bond market.