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Amazon could be (almost) OK if it just became a SLOW standard

Central planning works great. Not in USSR, in “capitalism”. Now, if it only were slower…

The best argument for Universal Basic Income? The laws of physics

What is the worst that could happen if robots actually took all jobs? Not getting a salary anymore, or getting one just to screw the world with it?

Ford and others prove me right on driverless cars. Again

Last year I saw CEOs of the car industry implicitly acknowledge that the world has reached “peak car”. It happened again, just worse. For them, at least.

The continuing, appalling idiocy of "modern", "smart" phones

…is something we all know, but do not fight enough.

The sadly wrong targeting of some "smart" outdoor gear

Quick! Who REALLY needs an electric, smartphone-ready outdoor grill?

Six "smart" devices whose very existence seems dumb

Please behold six of the gadgets we are supposed to rely on to keep the economy growing and generate lots of well paid jobs: