psychicfairMichael Peck writes about the Soviet plan to demoralize the French. I suppose it could be a sign that I am somewhat removed from the Cold War (having come of age as it was winding down) that I find uncompelling the notion that this would have had much effect.

As we know, everything bad for you is good for you, including but not limited to video games.

Trams are a waste of money.

Alexandru Visineşcu is being tried for Crimes Against Humanity for his role in a Communist prison camp in Romania.

Meteors blazed across the Tennessee sky, and NASA got it on camera!

Theologians and scientists gather to talk about aliens.

Soleil Ho argues that foodie trends hurt low-income families.

After learning 20 things in North Korea, the Tim Urban fails to figure out Japan.

When nostalgia and Big Data collide, the Chinese end up reproducing the relics we’re looking for on eBay.

Enjoy it while you can, though, because China might not be a copycat forever. As I’ve said in the past, China simply doesn’t want to make our cheap junk forever, and this will change the dynamics of “outsourcing everything to China.”

io9 delivers up the story of some interesting micronations.

David Brent is coming back!

Climate change is allowing us to build an internet connection through the arctic.

I don’t know that there has ever been a time in my life when I haven’t had access to $400. It’s all quite depressing.

Housing costs are costing Britain its young people. Fortunately, the young Brits have places to go.

The atrocity that is the Designated Hitter rule was a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Corporate responsibility: An company that specializes in automation is looking to help those it is displacing.

The dangers of helicopter parenting? Teens who talk on cell phones while they drive are as often as not talking to their parents. Or so they say…

Walmart continues its efforts into entering the business of primary care.

On 3/3, there are 303 days left in the year.


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7 Responses to Linkluster March 3rd

  1. says:

    What percentage of fast food workers is capable of finishing an undergraduate engineering program? Job displacement will occur, and there aren’t any serious solutions.

  2. Trams are a waste of money.

    Places like Portland, Seattle, and Washington DC are building them to serve marginal areas with something that’s cheaper than light rail, but better than “rapid bus” service. The real problem is that large cities aren’t using them to replace heavily used bus lines, and smaller cities are paying near full price for hipster shuttles in lieu of building them as complimentary networks. it’s still annoying to hear when people say “we should connect newly developing area and core area with a streetcar, while the heavily used bus route languishes with a slow crowded bus”.

    Housing costs are costing Britain its young people. Fortunately, the young Brits have places to go.

    It’s not so much that housing costs are pushing young people out of the UK, but it’s simply that there’s enough opportunity in the rest of the world for the skilled upper end of British society that they simply have less incentive to go. Even if the housing was cheaper, if you can make more in the States or the Commonwealth, you’ll take it.

    • trumwill says:

      Even if the housing was cheaper, if you can make more in the States or the Commonwealth, you’ll take it.

      Some will, but a lot of people really like London.

      It’s kind of weird, I’d think that with London costs raising so enormously, that one of the other cities in Britain would be able to take advantage, but I guess the curse of having an Alpha City makes it harder for another city to become the Prime Beta.

      • that one of the other cities in Britain would be able to take advantage

        Which leads to the question of “why would I go to this other city” which has nearly the same housing restrictions, high costs, and rules as London, but with none of the advantages?

        To be honest, Liverpool and Manchester have seem some growth, especially the latter which seems to be enjoying a renaissance, but Birmingham is still seen as a high employment dump that reeks of the American rust belt.

      • I don’t know that there has ever been a time in my life when I haven’t had access to $400. It’s all quite depressing.

        I suspect that would be true for some my co-workers and even family members. When you earn low wages and have high living expenses, it’s hard to save up money, and it’s pretty easy for that money to disappear due to whatever circumstance comes up. And yes, sometimes you $100 saved up ends up going to a family member that needs it for their $400 emergency.

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