VS Code is Total Garbage Software
I once wrote that you could really do well in managing a remote server with VS Code. It’s...
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Category: Review
Why the 2026 ACA Bronze‑Plan Shift Turns Affordability Into an Underinsurance Trap
The surge in Bronze and Catastrophic enrollment isn’t a success story—it’s a warning that more households are staying covered only by accepting the cheapest premiums and the steepest out‑of‑pocket bills.
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Why the Class of 2026 Job Panic Is About Experience Filters, Not an AI Takeover
The real bottleneck is slower hiring and tougher experience screens that turn internships, timing, and school prestige into the new gatekeepers.
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My Lunch at Findlay Market, in 30 Images
A lunchtime walk through Findlay Market and the blocks around it, with all 30 photos posted in capture order and annotated with mural credits, building history, and local context.
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Why One‑Shot Prompts Are Dead: AI Memory and Vector Search Turn Chatbots Into a Personal Second Brain
The era of “ask‑once‑and‑forget” is over—modern agents now stitch together your entire digital history to answer new questions.
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Why “No Artificial Colors” Is a Trust Trap for Parents: The 2026 Clean‑Label Loophole
Parents see “no artificial color” as a health upgrade, but the FDA’s 2026 label shift lets ultra‑processed foods stay the same while the marketing gets cleaner.
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Ambient AI Scribes Fuel Upcoding, Raising Employer Health Costs
AI‑driven note‑taking promises clinician relief, but it’s quietly becoming a pricing lever that inflates claims and employee out‑of‑pocket spending.
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The Facebook and YouTube Black Box is Responsible for Addiction
The court rulings signal a new legal view that design choices aimed at keeping minors glued to screens are product defects, not merely content‑moderation failures.
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The Transition from Ownership to Permanent Renting (Software, Hardware, and Life) Is a Consumer Trap
Modern capitalism has swapped durable goods for endless subscriptions, turning families into perpetual renters of their own lives.
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The Vitamin K Refusal Drift: Why the Real Newborn‑Risk Story Starts Before the Delivery Room
Expecting parents need to see the prenatal trust gap that turns a routine vitamin K shot into a preventable brain‑bleed risk.
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How to Make Money in Crypto in 2026 Without Trading
If your crypto plan still depends on calling tops and bottoms, you are playing the loudest and least reliable game in the market. In 2026, the smarter edge is getting paid by onchain activity itself.
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Kalshi’s Mentions Board Is Pricing One Story Above All Others
A March 20, 2026 read on Kalshi’s mentions markets points to one dominant cluster: Netanyahu, Iran, Hormuz, and the White House briefing cycle.
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AI Real Estate Listings: Save Time & Stay Compliant in 2026
AI‑powered copywriters let agents focus on clients instead of endless wording tweaks.
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The Self-Checkout Compliance Squeeze: why Connecticut’s grocery staffing bill signals a wider retail‑throughput problem
The Connecticut proposal to cap self‑checkout lanes and force tighter staffing ratios is the first clear sign that compliance, not theft, is reshaping grocery operations.
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The Mild‑Hybrid Insurance Trap: Why the “Practical” Powertrain Is Quietly Becoming a Repair‑Cost Problem
Even as the BEV debate dominates headlines, mild‑hybrid models are slipping into fleets and raising hidden repair and insurance expenses.
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