NIL Turned College Sports Into Minor‑league Spectacle
NIL has destroyed college sports. We had a really good run there for a while when college sports mattered and the players and teams meant something to each other. Now it’s just the minor leagues.
Apple’s Autocorrect Repeats Deleted Letters on iPhone
Dear Apple, if I’m typing on my iPhone and hit the wrong letter and press backspace to delete it, stop replacing it with the same letter I just deleted.
Iran Rescue Model Should've Been Used in Benghazi
The way we rescued our missing pilot in Iran is the kind of force we should’ve sent to Bengazi to rescue the Americans there.
Newsom's Wife Pushes Bill to Ban Conservative Content
Gavin Newsom‘s wife wants to create legislation that forces tech companies to ban conservative content and creators https://t.co/zVOltcd44I
Snowflake’s New CRO Predicted After Insider Leak
Snowflake has a new CRO. Which was 100% predictable when the last one went on Instagram and divulged insider information in a blackout period. https://t.co/um1qZp1OWT
Street Smarts Will Outpace Book Smarts in AI Era
If you were talking to a teenager, what would you tell them will be a more important skill for the jobs of the future in the AI era - Book Smarts or Street Smarts?
Cap Student Loans at $50k, Slash College Costs
We need to do this for all loans. We’d see the cost of college plummet overnight. Universities have become slush funds for administrators, which is why they are giant expensive resorts with pools and waterslides and grottos. Cap student loans at...
Cardiologists Out‑earn Fire Lieutenants’ Overtime, Minus Pension
Cardiologists make slightly more than city fire departments pay their lieutenants for overtime. Only without the pension.
Age Shouldn’t Exempt Planes or Pilots From Strict Checks
After a certain age I think planes should require rigorous routine inspections to be permitted to fly. Same for their pilots. It’s kinda wild 70 year old dudes (or 30 year old women on a half dozen antidepressants) can fly 80...
Microsoft Forces Edge, Betraying User Choice with Updates
I’ve never understood the “tricking your users” concept, and Microsoft is absolutely notorious at it. Every single Windows update it tries to change your settings and default selects Edge as your browser etc. https://t.co/6Bva4MHiwo
Bitcoin's Future Value Stands at $0, Needs Fix
Pretty wild the known Future Value of all Bitcoin is currently $0.00 We now know it can - and will - be broken in the future unless they pull out a heroic fix. But as it functions today; Bitcoin will be...
Build Dozens of Nuclear Plants Now for Near-Free Power
We should be building a dozen new nuclear power plants in America right now, today. The best time would’ve been 20 years ago. The second best time is now. We know how to make electricity so abundant it’s darn near free....
Board First-Class First: Airlines' Profit Drivers Demand Priority
Airlines who literally make all their profit from their first class passengers should always board them first, no exceptions
Simple Fixes: End Iran War, Cut Tariffs, Boost Energy
Would be so easy to fix this economy: - accelerate end to Iran war - end all but the most critical tariffs (meaning 99% end) - fund the DHS - Simplify and subsidize US energy infrastructure build out
Amazon Turns Into Alibaba Dumping Ground for Generic Chinese Goods
Amazon has become an Alibaba dumping ground. The leading products in almost every category are no-name Chinese products like this “EHEYCIGA” dog bed https://t.co/0PaTUwxHOs
Airplane Power Outlets Are Unreliable; UK Adapter Fixes It
Why does every airplane outlet suck? None of them can hold a cord or charger in place for more than 2 mins. The only thing I’ve found that works is using a UK adapter and then plug your charger into...
Insurance Should Sue for NP‑only “Doctor Visit” Scams
Insurance companies should sue doctors offices and hospitals that bill them for a “doctor visit” when the patient only sees a Nurse Practitioner. Personally I’m tired of the Nurse Practitioner scam. And it is a scam. They pay them far less...
Foreign Propaganda Uses Slick Videos to Attack Data Centers
Lots of live-streamed, professionally-shot and edited videos on Facebook opposing data centers from people nobody’s ever heard of until three months ago. Now they have tens of thousands of followers seemingly overnight and thousands of dollars of professional camera gear. This...
Real Estate Prices Set to Plummet—Sit Tight
I think the real estate market is cooked. Prices always lag the causes of a real estate slow down, but it’s undoubtedly here. If you’re in the market for any type of real estate, just sit tight. Prices are going to...
Non‑tech Editors Erode Credibility of Tech Journalism
A BA in Philosophy and zero tech experience is who they pick to be the Editorial Director at Wired - a (former) tech publication. This is why most tech journalism has lost all credibility. They pick the theatre kids to...
Hotel Check‑in Belongs Fully Automated, Not Human‑driven
And why does it take ten minutes for every person in front of me in line to check in to a hotel? Hotel check in should be 100% automated and take 30 seconds
Airlines Cutting In‑Flight Service Over Minor Turbulence
Prior to Covid I could probably count on one hand how many times I had a flight discontinue all in flight service for “potential rough air”, now it happens on probably a third of my flights. Maybe more. Happens all...
Family Fun Persists Despite Oregon's Stormy Beach Weather
Had a good time with my son in Oregon despite Cannon Beach having 60mph winds and rain https://t.co/nlVQkLDzbg
Future AI Must Prioritize Resource Efficiency
The thing that matters most in future AI models is being less resource intensive (memory, network, compute, power, space)
NYC Plane Crash Ignored by TV, Trending on X
Plane crash in NYC an hour ago and still not a word on CNN or Fox News Lots on X
Stagflation: High Rates, Inflation, Negative Growth—Already Here
This is what stagflation looks like - high interest rates, inflation (often caused by high energy prices) along with negative economic growth We are 100% there if you ask me
Supreme Court Says You Can Film Anyone Publicly
Fun fact: in the USA you can video and take photos of anyone in any place generally accessible to the public - the Supreme Court has ruled on this - and no security guard can make you stop.
Travel Chaos Makes Business Trips Unbearable
I am about to cancel all my pending (important) business travel because the hellscape I’ve gone through to travel for my son’s spring break is just not worth it.
Did Nvidia Knowingly Ignore Illegal Chinese Device Usage?
Serious question: did Nvidia know they had so many illegal devices active in China? They surely know when and where their devices are being used. So did they look the other way? Or did they help the authorities? They had to...
Voter Threatens to Fund Challengers over TSA Delay
I’m going to donate to the primary challengers of ALL of my sitting representatives in the Congress and Senate if they do not get our TSA funded by the end of the month. I will try to get all of them,...
Stagflation: Prices Rise While Economy Slows
By the way, this is what stagflation feels like. Prices are going up, even though the economy is slowing down. It’s the worst economic indicator.
Empower Top Talent: Hire and Step Aside
Hire high agency people and then stay out of their way. Too many companies put up too many speed bumps that just slow down the people who bring in the money.
ATL TSA Wait Times Far Exceed Official Website Reports
I’m beginning to think that Atlanta airport’s website can’t be trusted when it comes to TSA wait times. I’ve never seen them list over an hour of wait on their website at any checkpoint and yet news and personal stories...
Learn Branding From P&G Product Managers—Unmatched Insight
Everybody should have the privilege of working with (or going to B school with) a product manager from a major consumer package goods company. Proctor and Gamble in particular. You can learn more from them about branding and consumer behavior...
Atlanta Airport: America’s Most Efficient, Logically Designed Hub
Atlanta is the best run airport in America, possibly the world. I don’t know why it gets hate, other than just not liking how big it is. It’s so logically laid out: one automated subway down the middle, gates in...
Backup Generator Proves Worth During Repeated Power Outages
Two wind storms in three days. We only had power back 24 hours before we lost it again. My Generac sure has paid for itself.
Ohio Faces Prolonged Outages After Historic Windstorm
Long power outages here in Ohio from yesterday‘s unprecedented windstorm with another wind advisory tomorrow night https://t.co/3fyELeenLR
China Seeks to Cripple Western AI, Despite Cancer Cure Potential
This is why China wants to shut down AI and data centers in the west, and will spend an infinite amount of money to do so. If we’re going to cure cancer, it’s going to be AI that does it
Utility Delays Restoration; Hours Pass, No Power
Several hours into the power outages here and according to my utility’s website they haven’t even begun the restoration process yet. Zero homes restored in 8 hours. Thousands without power. This is going to be a long outage.
AI Forces Schools to Reinvent Teaching for Future Jobs
Schools are really facing an existential crisis unlike anything they’ve ever experienced. AI renders the way they teach completely pointless. Every job will require AI familiarity, so blacklisting it is foolish. AI also makes memorized knowledge pointless. Memorizing history to...
Future Jobs Demand AI Mastery: Start Using Now
Students should probably be using AI for almost everything because the second they graduate they’ll be using it in every job they get
IPhone's Keyboard and Voice Dictation Are Unusable
I honestly can barely use my iPhone anymore. The keyboard is so bad, and speech to text even worse.
Most Late Flyers Could Avoid Hassle With Ten Extra Minutes
I fly almost every week and I’m telling you on 90% of flights there’s always somebody showing up late after they’ve ended boarding and they always have some super valid excuse on why the airline should make an exception and...
Missile Labels Are Nonsensical—Make Them Black Boxes
“Made in Dayton Ohio” Does anyone else realize how absolutely idiotic it is that we put labels on missiles? Or munitions of any kind? Or military equipment in general? That stuff should be a black box https://t.co/HpDe4ObdJt
USPS Package Zigzags Across States, Highlighting Systemic Chaos
The USPS is a total disaster. A package from Nashville to Cleveland has taken the following route over the past two weeks : Nashville > Horse Cave, KY Horse Cave > West Harrison Indiana West Harrison > a dozen other facilities A dozen...
Arc Raiders Teaches Human Behavior Better than Textbooks
You can skip all psychology classes in college and just play Arc Raiders for one day. You will learn more about human behavior than you could spending years in textbooks. https://t.co/QHivhWaD1r