Sorry to be so boring, but now I am angry with Gmail. It seems to me that Alphabet has adopted Elong Musk’s approach to customer service, programming, and destroying value. I wanted to send an e-mail and surfed to gmail.com. I was directed on to mail.google.come/mail/u/0/#inbox screenshot below. Notice there is no otion to use the e-mail site to send an e-mail. I have to click on the 3 horizontal lines to get “show main menu” then...
Read More »What makes ultra-processed foods so bad for your health?
Not too much has changed in the process food industry. Baloney, salami, hot dogs, sweet rolls, etc. are still the same. Process foods consists of any “raw agricultural commodities that have been washed, cleaned, milled, cut, chopped, heated, pasteurized, blanched, cooked, canned, frozen, dried, dehydrated, mixed or packaged or anything done to them altering their natural state.” It also includes adding preservatives, flavors, nutrients and other...
Read More »Marking my Beliefs About Weapons to Market 4/N
I have written about my disagreements with the pentagon about military procurement here, here, and here, April 11 2022 I wrote “5. some relatively cheap weapons are highly effective. They include Javelin, NLAW, Stinger, and StarStreak shoulder fired missiles. They also include Bayraktar drones. They may include Switchblade suicide drones (not depoloyed yet). They have somethings in common or especially they all lack some things. Shocking price...
Read More »Chrome Messes Up
Is anyone else having trouble with Chrome. I get a page not private error when I tried to open this page. I am now using Firefox. Chrome seems to have added a popup which, first of all, demands attention, but second of all causes older Chrome to correctly note that Chrome has become malware and block my access (for example to this page). Now many companies do this sort of stuff, but, until now, Alphabet has behaved well. I think it...
Read More »Impact of low-value care received by Medicare beneficiaries outside of their health systems
The topic is important as too much resource and funds may be being spent on care with little return. Eighty-one percent of combined low value care was by out of network clinicians of which 90% was by specialists. There is some issues here. If I can find more detail, I will revise this short blurb. The impact of low-value care received by Medicare beneficiaries outside of their health systems (medicalxpress.com), Timothy Dean. Results from a new...
Read More »Giving Farmworkers a Significant Raise in 2020
How much would it cost consumers to give farmworkers a significant raise? A 40% increase in pay would cost just $25 per household, Economic Policy Institute, Daniel Costa and Philip Martin, October 15, 2020 A 40% increase in pay would cost just $25 per household . . . This was up in 2020 at posted by Dan. Doing some of the housework around Abgry Bear, I ran across this post as displayed by Dan. I added the chart. Framers are still the...
Read More »Rule Changes Offer Little Relief as Student Loan Payments Resume
If I was new to this dilemma, I would believe this is better news than prior announcements. But it is not good news, it is news coming too late for the borrowers holding exaggerated debt due to penalties, consolidation fees, interest, interest on that interest, and rate changes. If this was said a decade ago, it might make sense. It is only now, the Department of Education has caught up with how old some of these loans are today. Why does this...
Read More »Ford Reveals New Lineup of EV Chargers + a Home Version
This is mostly about commercial charging stations for companies. However, the company does offer a home version which I have added a picture and the pricing. Not cheap. It does solve the issue of where do I charge my vehicle? Not endorsing this as it is early on in the introduction of EVs and barely touching on the economics of an EV. Still, my Detroit attachment to automotive. The other factor(s), needing to be brought to the forefront is the...
Read More »Viruses of the mind
Guess post as written by Infidel753 and taken from his Blog of the same name. Infidel753: Viruses of the mind, Infidel753 Blog Viruses are the simplest of all living things. Indeed, it’s questionable whether they should be considered “living” at all. A virus does not eat, breathe, digest, or perform any other of the organic functions of such true organisms as animals, plants, or bacteria. It consists of a string of DNA (or, in the case of...
Read More »Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions
AB: This particular article had warnings about use, changing any of the content, and proper recognition. Fair use is an issue as if giving credit to the authors and proper authorities. Liking this piece which explores the makeup of the batteries, etc. which energize the EVs being touted today. It explores the detail of what elements and compounds will go into the new energy efficient, less polluting vehicles. There is only so much easily available...
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