Baby Boomers Vs Millennials
Things I Want to Program
- Golf practice app that shows charts, average scores and best scores for practice items of your choice (like how many putts from 3 feet went in out of 10 or something).
- Qwirkle
- Gin Rummy
Trying to restrain the robots
Great article on the most important issue of our time outside of the rise of AI.
The Economist | Trying to restrain the robots https://www.economist.com/node/21757464?frsc=dg%7Ce
Criminalize Fake News
I spoke with two men recently who shared my political philosophy of libertarianism. However, when we talked about current issues we were on opposite sides of the table. The only reason for this was they read one news source and I read another. We believed different facts. Truth however is real and one of us is wrong.… read more “Criminalize Fake News”
Best Free Beginner Golf Lessons – How I Dropped 40 Strokes
I had never played golf in my life before six months ago, but I have taken up the game in a big way since then. I have improved massively over that time – my first few rounds were 128’s, but my round yesterday I scored an 88! I dropped 40 strokes in just six months.
I am not some gifted athlete; my wife regularly reminds me she is far more athletic than I am.… read more “Best Free Beginner Golf Lessons – How I Dropped 40 Strokes”
Expel Bad Kids
Schools, both public and private, should be able to expel bad kids permanently. Those kids should not have the option to get a free education after that. They could pay a private school if they decided it was important. Bad kids ruin school for all kids.
I am mostly referring to high school ages here.
Reduce Economic Inequality
We need to tax wealth, not income, to increase social mobility. Taxing income hurts entrepreneurs, taxing wealth pushes the idle rich to work harder.
Americans Spend More on Healthcare But Get Less
Americans spend more on healthcare but get less for one simple reason. We artificially restrict the number of new doctors each year through licensing and other government regulations, which reduces the supply of medical professionals. When you restrict the supply of anything and demand is inelastic, prices go up.
Golf Goal
I am wondering how much it is reasonable for a golfer to improve in six months and also in a year with an hour a day of practice. I have been practicing about that much for the last six months and my handicap has come down from a brand new player level of probably 50 to a 23 now.… read more “Golf Goal”