Here are a few tidbits of random information to assist in your procrastinations.
Winter Cleanup
As of Dec. 1, 2023 Google will start deleting “inactive” accounts — that is, accounts that have not been accessed during the past twenty four months.
Save the Algorithms
OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is a non-profit.
Grandma’s Recipe?
Tattoo inks contain pigments that are mixed with water and may contain a variety of other components, depending on the ink. The FDA has not approved any pigments for injection into the skin for cosmetic purposes.
A Drop in (Most) Every Cup
At least 45% of the nation’s tap water contains one or more types of the chemicals known as per/polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, according to a recent study by the USGS.
The Rotary Engine Returns
Mazda has introduced a new PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) that uses a rotary engine. It is the first constant electric propulsion PHEV system, using the gas engine only to charge the batteries.
Barcelona Really is Overcrowded
9 out the 10 most densely populated square kilometers in Europe are in Barcelona.
Online Plumbing
The nation that so aptly described Paris Disneyland as a “cultural Chernobyl,” has risen to the occasion again. The Mayor of Paris just called X (FKA Twitter) a gigantic global sewer.
An FKA Admission
Speaking of X: An anonymous person, formerly known as Me, once wondered whether the late singer formerly known as Prince ever used X, formerly known as Twitter, to tweet about Angi, formerly known as Angie’s List, while traveling in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma? Kinda annoying, right?
That’s all for now; got to get back to my “home office,” FKA my TV room.
Peter has spent the past twenty-plus years as an acting/consulting CFO for a number of small businesses in a wide range of industries. Peter’s prior experience is that of a serial entrepreneur, managing various start-up and turnaround projects. He is a co-founder of Keurig.
