Month: May 2022

Right to Repair and the Environment

I have a major environmental problem for you… Right to Repair. Basically, every manufacturer from phones to dishwashers to cars to heavy equipment have explicitly designed their products to not be repairable or only repairable by them. They also design products specifically to fail following warranty periods. Finance MBAs drive this to increase profits… And they’re right, it does.… read more “Right to Repair and the Environment”

Hang up and call 911

When you are trying to call medical providers, every single voicemail repeats the same irritating phrase, “If you are experiencing life threatening symptoms, please hang up and call 911.”

I think I have heard that phrase 50 times today. Sometimes 4-5x in the same medical providers phone system.

Our lawyer centric country is a disaster.

Ukrainian Sureogates

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/magazine/surrogates-ukraine.html

Great story about women in Ukraine who were surrogate mothers when Russia invaded.

Laurel and I just had a family friend be our surrogate, so we especially understand.

The parents in this story who did not go into Ukraine to get their babies are cowards. I would probably leave Laurel behind with our kids, but an intended parent owes the surrogate and his own baby to do everything to be there for the birth.… read more “Ukrainian Sureogates”

The Revenues and Expenses Song

What is the Revenues and Expenses Song?

The lyrics go like this:

Revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses, revenues and expenses…

I think you can follow how this goes from here.… read more “The Revenues and Expenses Song”