What I have learned today [2015/5/11]

1. Diabetes drug prices are increasing. There are only three companies and price matching seems to be going on.

2. Choose the fixed annuity features carefully.

3. To save on car insurance take defensive driving class and always shop around once a year.

4. Non-financial American firms hold 1.73 trillion in cash. More acquisitions and buybacks are likely. Hopefully, the cash will be used efficiently.

5. There is a robot that delivers stuff in hotels. Wow...less people needed in hotels.

6. Tabacco tax revenues are down. Less people smoking, healthier lives :D

7. Companies  subsidize trips to expand employee's perspective. This is a great policy. I strongly believe traveling opens your eyes and expands one's thoughts.




*From Snapshot Serengeti

What I have learned today [2015/4/29]

1. Microsoft shows that augmented reality is here. The technology came a far way and yet need to go further. But the possibilities are immense. We won't have to travel as much to meet and talk to people. Giving online classes would be much more fun and interactive. Also, it would be much easier to describe and talk about objects. Awesome.

2. Algorithm can detect drunkenness. This technology could help detect number of drunk people in the streets and prevent crime. Police could be dispatched to send the drunk people home safely and make sure that they don't do anything stupid.


3.Oregon challenged breweries to make beer using treated sewage water. Yup, beer was made because water was unsafe to drink back in the day. Pretty clever idea ^^

4. Reading a textbook on Kindle is No No. The screen is too small and the figures are a bit off.

5. Soon warehouse operations will be mainly run by robots. Lower costs and more efficiency but the we really need to think about training the displaced low skilled workers.




*From Penguin Watch