oh, Austin
Austin rents up, up and away.
“Average rent, which sat at $1,367 and dipped to $1,300 at its pandemic low (-4.9%), skyrocketed to $1,647 by September 2021, a 25.3% year-over-year increase.” | learn more
fun facts
The UK uses miles, not kilometers.
I’ve been to the UK more than once, and somehow this was still news to me. | learn more
fun facts
The hard-to-copy Chinese mail keys.
I tried to copy a mail key this week. The self-service machine wouldn’t do it. The key desk at Home Depot couldn’t do it. I finally took it to a locksmith, who, before even seeing my key, warned that he […]
fun facts
Andy Warhol drawing gets upcycled.
In 1954, Andy Warhol drew Fairies, a simple ink drawing on paper. A group called MSCHF bought it for $25k, made 999 identical copies. ““Possibly Real Copy Of ‘Fairies’ by Andy Warhol” is a series of 1000 identical artworks. They are […]
on the blockchain
Why crypto is a lot different today than in 2017.
Way back then, every project was a concept full of hypothetical revenue earned at the protocol level and accrued to the token holders. Today there are multiple projects that generate protocol revenue. This is still not quite “solid ground” for […]
on the blockchain
Venture fund 1confirmation’s OpenSea investment memo from 2018.
The marketplace recorded $3.4 billion in transaction volume this August, up 10x from the month before. | learn more
thoughts of food
Illegal sprinkles force British bakery to shelve popular cookies.
“A slice of the 12-layer chocolate cake known as “Bruce” is adorned with colorful sprinkles at the British bakery Get Baked. But regulators say the topping is illegal, as it includes a color additive that is permitted only for other […]
thoughts of food
No more than 200 feet away from food.
“This snack curator for Google is one of the most powerful people in food.” | learn more
under the microscope
Strategies for targeting senescent cells in human disease.
This paper was recently published in Nature Aging. “Here we review features of senescent cells and strategies for targeting them, including immunologic approaches, as well as key intracellular signaling pathways. Additionally, we survey current senolytic therapies in human trials.” | learn more
under the microscope
Space travel and senolytics.
Senolytics are the class of drugs that target senescent cells (so-called “zombie cells”). While the basis for using these drugs to delay, prevent or reverse aging is still limited, there’s certainly a lot of excitement in the field. Also, there’s […]