Author: timbatchelder

Vox.com: Remote work is overrated. America’s supercities are coming back.. https://www.vox.com/22352360/remote-work-cities-housing-prices-work-from-home

Virtual access has allowed me to participate in life. What happens now?

Source: As a Disabled Person, I Don’t Want to Go Back to ‘Normal’ Post-Pandemic

 

What’s important? Speed or the planet?

Source: Google Maps will default to the greenest not the fastest route

Study finds Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro can help with hearing loss

Source: Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro tested as a hearing aid — here are the results | Tom’s Guide

Google made an ASMR video about switching to a Pixel. https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/3/19/22340529/google-pixel-switch-commercial-edible-meditation-god

The New York Times: The Hottest Amenity From Developers? A Power Plant Made of Batteries.. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/business/energy-storage-batteries-developers.html

How to Get Really Rich! https://nyti.ms/3dMDYOJ

 

The snakebitten COVID-19 vaccine launch, beset by supply shortages, unused doses, and vexing technical complexity, has brutally exposed the weaknesses in the US and Massachusetts health care delivery systems.

Source: Fragmented, decentralized health system plagues vaccine rollout across US, Mass. – The Boston Globe

The New York Times: Opinion | There’s One Big Problem With Electric Cars. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/opinion/electric-cars-SUV.html

The Next Web: This AI-powered gadget could completely disrupt the ridiculous hearing aid market. https://thenextweb.com/neural/2021/02/15/this-ai-powered-gadget-could-completely-disrupt-the-ridiculous-hearing-aid-market/