Saturday, July 19, 2025
Judge Slams Uber for Withholding, Possibly Destroying Evidence in Waymo Trial; May Undermine Uber in Other Litigation
Uber is in serious hot water in the Waymo trial. If Uber did try pulling a fast one on the court, the blowback could extend to other cases.
The Cash Comeback: Evidence and Possible Explanations
Contrary to technologist hype, demand for cash across advanced economies has been rising.
Theresa May Capitulates on Brexit Settlement, Agrees to Pay Full Liabilities; What Will Brexit Ultras Do?
The UK finally concedes to reality on one issue. But will it make enough progress on other matters to get EU approval to talk trade?
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/28/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Net neutrality, NAFTA, Moore v Jones, tax “reform,” dictators, consumer confidence, limited liability, Oxford comma
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Why Burning of Fast Fashion Clothes to Fuel Power Plants is Troubling
Debunks recent news accounts touting fueling power plants with defective fast fashion rather than fossil fuels. Much more is required.
Bitcoin -> Energy Use -> Pollution
Bitcoin uses a computation system to prevent fraud, but computation takes energy, which damages the environment, all at an increasing rate.
Legatum: the Brexiteers’ Favorite Think Tank: Who is Behind Them?
Arguably the UK’s most influential think tank, Legatum’s background in ‘disaster capitalism’ reveals much about its Brexit agenda.
Gaius Publius: The Building Is Burning and All the World’s Babies Are In It — Using Force to Fight Climate Change
It’s going to take force to fight climate change and there’s little time to waste. Asking and negotiating won’t do the job.
2:00PM Water Cooler 11/27/2017
Today’s Water Cooler: Sanders 2020, The Democrats Store, new home sales, manufacturing, Black Friday, ThyssenKrupp, Amazon warehouse hell-hole
Tesla’s “Semi” Truck: Perspectives from the Cab and the Truck Stop and the Dock
Looking at the Tesla Semi from the driver’s perspective.
Don’t Look to India’s Universal ID System as Model for Biometrics to Replace Social Security Numbers
India’s Aadhaar universal identification number scheme, including biometrics, is no viable model for replacing Social Security numbers.
‘The Saudis are Going to Fight Tehran to the Last Dead American’
The Saudis are utterly incompetent at military operations. You’re seeing that in Yemen. It is going to be, if it is going to be, an extremely brutal war. Iran will respond probably asymmetrically.
