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After years of advocacy and planning, the Board of NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently approved the city’s congestion pricing program, which will start on June 30 and help the city finance major upgrades to …

We visited Congaree National Park in South Carolina, one of the least-visited parks. There isn’t a huge amount there; it’s basically one visitor center, a couple of primitive campgrounds, a boardwalk trail, some back country …

It’s the ides of May, almost. What’s this? I’m writing mostly at a “drafts blog” these days. I publish occasional roundups, with excerpts of that writing here. This post will be a roundup of March …

recession, stock market decline, and housing market decline. From December 19th (Newport Beach Independent): Economic Slowdown: The U.S. is likely to enter a recession, with consumers expected to deplete their savings, leading to only one …

[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]On March 26, 2024 (just a few weeks ago, if you're watching this as it comes out), a large container ship struck one of …

One of the best series of credit card commercials was the now-classic Capital One “What’s in your wallet?”, which reimagined the user as either an observer of or participant in family-friendly Viking raids. That always …

Previously we covered early chatbots, bots talking gibberish, and self-taught number crunchers. But what we got so far is still boring. AI was promised to overthrow the world order and not just classify arrays of …

Walked along the harbour to the office this morning and came across some swimmers. It might look warm and sunny but that water is cold. Going by the zodiac boat that was watching over them, …

One stereotypical nerd gadget I’ve never seen the point of, that I always assumed was the nerd equivalent of hand-woven gold hi fi cables, was the mechanical keyboard. I assumed they were, as the phrase …

Reading Time: 38 minutes Do you ever get the feeling, maybe, that you perhaps don’t quite have the same…checks and balances as other people? That perhaps your moral compass is somewhat askew? I ask only …

I can’t remember when I first heard of Prof. Michael Geist, but I’ve been following his work since at least the late-2000s. I got to meet him at a CIRA mixer event held on the …

If you’re out on the street and your wheelchair breaks down, you need immediate help. (You can’t always rely on Love and Magic!) And similarly, if you’re stuck in your house because of a flat …

Starbucks has been capturing the hearts of travelers and collectors for over three decades with their iconic mugs, beginning in 1994 with the City Mug Collector Series. This series celebrated cities across the globe, including …

Dear Readers, Over the years, some of us (the past and present members of the collective that runs this blog) have been fortunate enough to meet some of you. We say fortunate, because such encounters …