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Inflation is over — if you calculate it the way Europe does

2 years 3 months ago
Over at the Wall Street Journal, James Mackintosh gets some surprising front-page treatment for a dovish take on inflation: If core inflation came in just below 3%, the Federal Reserve would breathe a huge sigh of relief....It isn’t merely a dream: Measure U.S. price changes the way Europe does, and inflation was already there in ...continue reading "Inflation is over — if you calculate it the way Europe does"
Kevin Drum

St. Louis County Council discusses property tax relief for seniors

2 years 3 months ago
St. Louis County officials met to discuss a bill that would give senior citizens relief on property taxes.  Instead of ending in a vote Tuesday afternoon, no decision was made.  A majority spoke in favor of the tax relief, but the main reason it didn't come to a vote was because some council members had questions on how exactly this bill would be implemented. This all started when Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 190 last week.  It created a program that allows most seniors who receive…
Mercedes Mackay

Japanese Media Spots The Trick After Latest In-N-Out Trademark Tourism Popup

2 years 3 months ago
Finally! We’ve been covering famed burger chain In-N-Out’s longstanding bullshit tactic for retaining trademark rights all over the world by standing up popup locations briefly once every couple of years just to satisfy the requirements to use the mark in commerce. What is far too common in the coverage about lawsuits or threats of suits […]
Dark Helmet

KAI Hires Mark Talbot as Senior Project Manager

2 years 3 months ago
KAI is excited to announce the hiring of Mark Talbot, AIA, LEED AP, as Senior Project Manager at its Dallas-Fort Worth office. As a Senior Project Manager, Talbot acts as the primary point of contact and liaison between the client and design team. He is responsible for the internal and external success of the project […]
Dede Hance

Some AI experts are really rattled by the whole extinction thing

2 years 3 months ago
Philip Tetlock's Forecasting Research Institute conducted an exercise last year on the topic of human extinction events. Why? Who knows. Their report was released yesterday and, long story short, a group of various experts predicted a roughly 10-20% chance of catastrophe by 2100 (10% of human race dies) and a 1-6% chance of total extinction ...continue reading "Some AI experts are really rattled by the whole extinction thing"
Kevin Drum