The big tech guys quietly work to keep you in their grasp..... They all tell a similar story: They ran apps that helped people limit the time they and their children spent on iPhones. Then Apple created its own screen-time tracker. And then Apple made staying in business … [Read more...] about Apple goes after apps that cut down your time on their iPhones….
Other Things
Gentrification 2019….
They're Back! The NY Times does a piece on how white's are moving back into the central cities and the nearby suburbs that where abandoned in the 1950's and 1960's..... White flight and white return are not opposite phenomena in American cities, generations apart. Here they … [Read more...] about Gentrification 2019….
Amazon on-line sales slow…
It is moving from on-line retail sales to services the company offers.... Their num bars are still in the billions of dollars though.... Most of Amazon’s revenue still comes from sales on its website, but an outsize chunk of its profit is from other services, including … [Read more...] about Amazon on-line sales slow…
Toys ‘R’ Us looking to make a smaller sized comeback….
I have young grand daughters... I sure would welcome them back..... By Christmas maybe? Toys ‘R’ Us is plotting a comeback — but with stores that are much smaller than the ones the iconic retail chain operated in the past. Tru Kids Brands, a licensing firm formed last … [Read more...] about Toys ‘R’ Us looking to make a smaller sized comeback….
More on the Biden Presidential campaign roll out….
Joe Biden aims straight at Donald Trump.... The theory of lanes in a presidential primary is somewhat overwrought. The idea that more liberal candidates like Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are competing for a defined, more liberal universe of voters, … [Read more...] about More on the Biden Presidential campaign roll out….
Trump…America.. and the American Political Media…PDog Op-ED
This morning something kinda dropped on me.... The report that Democratic candidates for office next year seldom are asked by voters they encounter about the Mueller report...And Donald Trump.... Wow! REALLY? Yup.... Folks?... there seems to be a disconnect going … [Read more...] about Trump…America.. and the American Political Media…PDog Op-ED
The ‘uncured’ bacon thing….
It's actually cured according to a Washington Post piece.... It’s “uncured” bacon. You know the stuff. It populates the shelves at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, and there are generally a few choices at supermarkets. It says “uncured” in big letters, and you buy it because you … [Read more...] about The ‘uncured’ bacon thing….
The REAL reason’s Republicans want the citizen question on the 2020 Census form…
The Supreme's just heard arguments for and against the addition of 'are you a citizen' question on the upcoming 2020 US Census... The effort in the count isn't just to get a statistical guess at how many people are in America for Republicans.... As the demographics of … [Read more...] about The REAL reason’s Republicans want the citizen question on the 2020 Census form…