Happy August! Or, as many of my neighbors are fond of saying: Happy Fogust. San Francisco sits on a peninsula surrounded by chilly water, so when warm summer air rushes in, thick fog obscures the landscape. Some days, the blanket is so thick, visibility is just a few hundred feet. It’s an apt metaphor for…
Monthly Archives: August 2022
I don’t suffer from chrometophobia — the fear of spending money — nor do I have a compulsive buying disorder, which actually affects about 18 million adults in the U.S. But despite a desire to be an earth tone/thrift store/reusable soap kind of person, I just really want stuff. I want the baggu hat that…
A new version of Winamp has arrived, with an initial RC1 (Release Candidate 1) installer for the classic media player now available to download. You may (or may not) fondly remember Winamp, but it certainly represents a major nostalgia trip for many folks who used the media player to listen to their MP3 tunes many…
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has expressed a keen interest in Apple’s in-house M series silicon chips, suggesting that his platform may offer greater capabilities on such arm64 machines. The report, which he explains contains “nothing really interesting,” but rather “a lot of random small stuff,” was written on a silicon device: “I did the release…
Some potential drawbacks to low-risk investments include low returns and illiquidity. Ariel Skelley/Getty Images The safest investments retain their value, are easily convertible to cash, and are not volatile. Examples of low-risk investments include CDs and fixed annuities. Safe investments may not have high returns, and their value may erode over time. When it comes…
PlayStation Five (PS5) BI Photo Isabel Fernandez Pujol Amazon is starting to send out invitations for customers to buy the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. The company announced the invitation system in June for the in-demand PS5. Customers who receive an invitation get a special link to purchase the console within 72 hours. Amazon…
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Redwood trees in Oakland, California in 2022. Gado/Getty Images Hyperion is a 380-foot redwood tree in Northern California. Once it was ‘discovered,’ it became a destination for eager hikers. Now, the area is off limits because of the potential damage caused by overvisitation. So much for secrets. In 2006, the world’s tallest tree was “discovered”…
Elon Musk and Chamath Palihapitiya Getty Twitter has subpoenaed Chamath Palihapitiya and multiple members of Musk’s social circle. One of Musk’s associates called the legal requests a “giant harassing fishing expedition.” Twitter has also subpoenaed the banks that are helping finance the $44 billion purchase. Twitter has issued a slew of subpoenas to some of…
Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes was charged with seditious conspiracy in the January 6 investigation. Photo by Philip Pacheco/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images A judge said a delay of the Oath Keepers trial would “wreak havoc” on his docket. Oath Keepers argued that the recent publicity around House January 6 hearings justified a delay. Judge Amit…