Chips and Salsa: Snack-sized News and Posts
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I collected these articles while on vacation. We went to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for hiking, golfing, and good food with great friends.
Not Elon Musk's Boring Company in Australia.
It seems we always have to have a 'catchy' word to describe new trends. For a while is was "Quiet [insert random employment activity]". Now it's maxxing. The problem this creates is that the label becomes the defining feature of the topic and leads to false assumptions.
The Triumph of Maxxing, a Suffix with a Superpower | Psychology Today
Time marches on.
The baby boomer business transfer is coming | Marketplace
One of the hardest things business leaders have to do is incorporate geopolitical risk into their business plans.
Ukraine has already won the war against Russia according to Finnish President | CNBC
Too often, the pressure to sell quickly gets in the way of knowing and understanding your customer.
Relationships Are the Strategy, Revenue Is the Outcome | Inc.
I always try to arrive early. Life is stressful. Creating more stress by cutting it close just seems silly to me.
What Arriving Early Tells Us About People | Silicon Canals
An interesting take on how science-fiction analogies often fail to include key tenets of the story.
The looting of science fiction | Aeon
There is a planet where rain is gasoline.
I wrote a newsletter wondering why there was no privacy-based outrage about smart glasses. I guess people are catching up.
From Outcry to Acceptance: The Evolution of Digital Surveillance | Mark Rapier
The Economy
Behavior changes may be an early warning sign.
Why the ultrawealthy want to diversify away from America | Fortune
We don't have two economies. We have an unbalanced economy.
Bank of America warns America now has 2 economies | The Street
The composition of the economy is constantly changing.
Largest American Companies 1994-2025 | The American Business History Center
Thoughts from McKinsey.
State of the Consumer 2026: When tech acceleration and cost pressures collide | McKinsey & Company
We are not on an island.
IMF Downgrades Global Growth Forecast | Statista
My February newsletter on the economy.
The Economy Looks Strong; Why Does It Feel Fragile? | Mark Rapier
Entertainment & Humor
I have always been a fan. In the Paramount streaming era, the two best shows are Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks. They had a good set-up for another series at the end of Picard. Starfleet Academy had potential. I can't help but think the decision to have any Star Trek in production is financially driven. It is an expensive show to produce.
Paramount Canceled Star Trek's Best Future at the Worst Time | ScreenRant
I always wanted to be a futurist.
10 Far Side Comics That Predicted the Future | CBR
AI
What happens when we stop investing in human knowledge?
'AI gravity' is pulling you toward dependency. Here's how to push back | MIT Sloan
The early wave of AI adoption may not be as valuable as people assumed.
Ford hired AI and sacked humans. It backfired badly | The Independent
Decision made based on assumptions that no one questioned.
AI Costs More Than The People It Replaced | Forbes
Critical thinking is, and will always be, a human skill.
We Are Losing the Ability to Discover What We Didn't Know to Ask | The New York Times
When decisions are made based on hype and FOMO, the outcomes are usually not what was desired.
Employers who laid off workers citing AI are already starting to regret it | CNBC
The unexpected impact of AI on other parts of the economy.
This "will rattle many": IBM stock tanks as AI budgets shift | Axios
Quotes
“Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult.”
Maya Angelou
“Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?”
Lily Tomlin
“I used to work in a fire hydrant factory. You couldn't park anywhere near there.”
Steven Wright
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