Economists at Deutsche Bank have proposed making staff pay a 5% tax for each day they choose to work remotely. They argue it would leave the average employee no worse off because of savings made by not commuting and not… Read More ›
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Cars Make Your Life More Expensive
According to Joe Cutrufo, spokesperson of Transportation Alternatives, not only does a car-centric system contribute to urban sprawl and congestion because “more parking equals more driving,” but there’s a missed opportunity. Instead of forcing developers to pay for parking spots… Read More ›
Creating a diversity disaster
But for all of the enthusiasm that she and peers exhibited (including the loud group of men from various departments who eagerly threw in their comments from the back of the room), Riemer says she saw little change in the… Read More ›
What happens when you stop exercising?
In fact, a few days away from exercise – even a week – might just be what you need for your mental health, according to Adrienne Herbert, personal trainer, podcast host and author of the upcoming book Power Hour: How… Read More ›
How quickly we forget?
We cling on to hope and we all desperately want good news to help us get through the rest of 2020. The problem is that many of us are so stuck in that mind-set that we are ignoring the recent… Read More ›
Why people leave Facebook
With the exception of Google, there has never been a company that has had this many people using its services. In this context, it may seem strange to talk about those who are choosing to leave Facebook. But those who… Read More ›
A Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer, Still Filled With Cargo
Two German ships called Karlsruhe sank in the Baltic during World War II—one at the beginning of the war and one at the end. Remarkably, both were identified only this year. In September, the German cruiser Karlsruhe—which was sunk in… Read More ›
Time to go sleepy for a while
‘Sleepy Joe’ is an insult that Donald Trump uses against Joe Biden and in a strange kind of way this is just what we need. Think about what the past few years have given us; Putin, China going backwards (politically),… Read More ›
Nintendo’s Ring Fit Adventure busted my shoulder (and some others as well)
This is of course guesswork and I am not suggesting that this Nintendo Switch game is wholly responsible for my current shoulder issue, Nintendo has a LOT more lawyers and money than me, but after a little bit of research… Read More ›
Honor the Material
Consider the technical differences between the new iPhone 12 and the original iPhone from 2007: screen resolution has increased 23X, CPU performance by 350X, and graphics performance by a whopping 700X! Even by tech industry standards, these numbers are staggering…. Read More ›
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