 Happy Valentine's Day! Hope it was nice for you?
We celebrated with a wonderful little dinner at home - going out doesn't seem like the thing anymore, compared to staying in.
Meanwhile, it's all happening...
 WSJ: New York vs Florida, by the numbers. "As recently as 2013 the two states had similar populations, but so many people have moved to the Sunshine State that it’s now roughly 2.6 million people larger." Not noted, but relevant: New Yorkers do not vote for President, while Floridians have the largest vote. 
 So, will Hogwarts Legacy run on your laptop? The game is attracting a lot of interest; apparently it's a great game, but some critics have felt criticizing author J.K.Rowling's personal beliefs was more important than the game itself. A symbol of our times, in which virtual signaling often trumps reality. For myself, I always enjoyed the Harry Potter books and while I'm not a gamer, look forward to giving the game a try...
Imagine an America with steep billionaire taxes - and without Amazon, Pixar, SpaceX, and Tesla. It's easy if you try? Too easy, and I shudder at the thought.
The key to this is realizing that value creation is not a zero sum game. Big winners do not imply big or even any losers.
 Techcrunch thinks Google is losing control. Hmmm. I think the AI jury is still out, and there's many quarters to be played. How long ago would we have counted Microsoft out of the cloud race?
I think it *is* true that Google's incredibly profitable ad/search monopoly has enabled bad habits in new product development. Maybe this will be a time of focus for them.
Excellent: Becker's: Co-chair of the telehealth caucus on the future of virtual care. "U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, co-chair of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus, said after the passing of the telehealth extensions granted by the Omnibus Appropriations bill, he expects Congress to redefine the definition of telehealth to include wearables." AI and wearables are two huge tech trends affecting healthcare.
 You're going to need a bigger chart: Visual Capitalist: 33 problems with the media in one chart. It's fun to pick on them - and these are real problems - but what can be done? I think the key is that the smartest people don't become journalists, so journalists are not the smartest people. We need to make it a more attractive field for smarter people. Which means changes to the business models...
(Of course, some of the smartest people are blogging :) ... and Tweeting!)
Robert Scoble thinks Siri will need a radical rewrite, and that it's getting it as something he calls "AI Mesh". Hmmm. Watching with interest.
Miguel de Icaza tweets Helium is nothing but hot air. I've avoided paying attention to it; apparently it is a network of IoT routers which mine crypto. Okayyy. $365M has been raised and "regular folks" have paid $250M in, so far total revenue is $6.5K/month. Too early or too late?
 Liron Shapira: this tweet could not exist about blockchain technology.
My view: Blockchain is cool tech separate from the new asset classes. I've yet to see a compelling application. And I've yet to see an application which couldn't also be done without blockchain.
 Scott Adams: Robots read UFO news. Heh.
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