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Well, Well, Well, Look Who’s Still Doing Absolutely Nothing
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 8 Comments • 3 Likes • 9 hours ago
“Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged “extraordinary action” should Trump ever defy a Supreme Court order. “Extraordinary action,” to Schumer, is apparently a...”
The progressive left has been reduced to rambling rants that drift from scapegoating to backbiting to searching for triggers. Manifestos from the hippy retirement home doesn't seem like a path forward. The media made a small ado over Sen. Corey Booker bloviating the longest of any Senator in...
Can China Fight Deflation and Trump's Tariffs at the Same Time?
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 2 Comments • 1 Like • 3 days ago
“China is facing a double whammy: corrosive deflation and tariffs that threaten to block trade. Chinese workers will be the biggest casualties.”
There are more gig workers in China (at 200 million) than the whole labor force of the United States (at 168 million). The size of the Chinese labor force was estimated to be 772 million in 2023. China has such a large labor pool available that concerns over productivity aren't important....
Many College Degrees Are Now Useless—Here's What Is Worth Your Money
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 4 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 days ago
“This article explores why many college degrees are losing value and highlights the paths—skills, certifications and fields—that actually lead to...”
When reality bites. Or, those Harvard degrees just ain't worth what they used to be.
This Was Bound to Happen, an AI Tries to Rewrite Its Own Code… Towards an Out-of-Control Intelligence?
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 3 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 days ago
“An advanced Japanese AI quietly tried to rewrite its own code—just to run a bit longer. Developers were caught off guard by what seemed like a...”
Oops.
17 High-Protein Foods That Beat a Protein Shake
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 7 Comments • 3 Likes • 4 days ago
“Cottage cheese, chicken breast, navy beans, and salmon are examples of foods that contain as much protein, or more, than protein shakes.”
The latest fad diet in the spotlight is a 'high protein diet'. The Mediterranean diet has lost some of its pop culture luster. A high protein diet appears to be a better fit with social norms in the United States since it is essentially a meat-and-taters diet that includes more more meat and...
Our Hearts Bleed for the 1%
By: Nerm_L • Opinion • 8 Comments • 2 Likes • 6 days ago
“Beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly ...”
The dollar is crashing. Yup imports will cost more but exports are more attractive. Gold seems to be going through a rough patch, too. If that safe haven has become shaky then the 1% is definitely in trouble. Not much yet but the trend is in the wrong direction. Are we going to see more...
How Healthy Is Asparagus?
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 11 Comments • 2 Likes • 6 days ago
“Spring is the peak season for this nutrient-dense vegetable. Here's how it benefits your body.”
My mother had an asparagus bed next to the gooseberry bushes in one corner of our truck patch. Spent a lot of time tilling and weeding that truck patch. And complained to high heaven. Man, I didn't know how good I had it as a kid.
Sen. Cory Booker says Congress should hold hearings on whether insider trading on Trump's tariffs occurred
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 18 Comments • 1 Like • 6 days ago
“There is enough of an offense here, there's enough smoke here that should demand congressional hearings.”
What a great idea, Cory. Democrats need some sort of busy work that keeps them out of the way.
Microsoft is digging its own grave with Windows 11, and it has to stop
Via: Nerm_L • News Viners • 2 Comments • 2 Likes • 6 days ago
“Progress for progress's sake?”
Windows 11 was obsolete before release. Otherwise Microsoft wouldn't need to update the guts of the OS so often. I have purchased a Windows 11 laptop. Windows 11 seems to have been optimized for quiet quitting rather than productivity. The new designs adds a lot of mouse clicks to the...