#100 How a secret rent algorithm pushes rents higher

Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.

Texas-based RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the company’s proprietary algorithm is hurting competition.

Getting Stuck in the Past

Why do we miss new technology waves? Two reasons that stop us from continuous learning.

Pimping my Casio with Oddly Specific Objects' alternate motherboard and firmware

The project keeps the original Casio LCD but replaces the entire motherboard with a modern microcontroller and open firmware. The combination gives you long battery life but lots of new functionality in a classic case.

In 1984 Apple bought all the election advertising space in Newsweek

Apple bought all of the advertising space in November/December special election issue of Newsweek in 1984, and devoted it all to Macintosh. Below you can see all 39 pages of the advertisement, as well as Newsweek’s front cover.

White House is pushing ahead research to cool Earth by reflecting back sunlight

There are several kinds of sunlight-reflection technology, and none have been thoroughly researched due to a perceived moral hazard. But sentiment is shifting.

Low Earth Orbit Visualization

A visualization of satellites, debris, and other objects tracked by LeoLabs in low earth orbit.

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