Down in Champaign, IL there was once a bar called KAMS. It was well known for the best of parties and the worst of odors. Last year, it was finally closed and the building demolished. This year, it reopened in […]
“Everyone who works in a newly legalized pot store must undergo a state background check. And that’s putting a pinch on hiring.” I wouldn’t be too hard on IDFPR, the department responsible for licensing, since I bet they’re not getting […]
Tedium always does a nice job of digging up the fun details about topics they cover. “Before the world of employment became obsessed with the résumé, we called them application letters.” | learn more
“Akon says he has signed an agreement with the government of Senegal to build a city with a cryptocurrency-based economy named Akon City.” | learn more
Hope is on the horizon for a new weapon against antibiotic resistance: “magnetic nanoparticles that physically tear them to shreds.” | learn more
“Thanks to the inherent transparency of blockchains, we can look at cryptocurrency’s money laundering ecosystem from a high level, and draw insights that aren’t possible when studying money laundering in the traditional fiat currency world.” | learn more
Delivery-only restaurants, also called ghost kitchens, haven’t won me over as a consumer. The lack of a brick & mortar affiliation is certainly part of the problem. Affiliating a ghost kitchen with a brick & mortar brand I already trust […]
Bagels were once relatively unknown outside of New York City. “A bagel,” the newspaper of record explained in 1960, “is an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis.” The bakeries were “located in the basements of apartment houses and other large buildings […]
The 2nd order consequences scare me here: what will people choose to eat if they can really just melt away body fat after bad diet choices? “It sure sounds like an online pop-up ad, but Harvard scientists have created and […]
“The web-based standard FHIR could hasten the day when we can view our full medical histories on a smartphone screen. Tech giants are hungry for a piece of the pie, but obstacles remain.” | learn more