Author: John Philpin

But after a decade of operation and perhaps a year or so away from its initial public offering, an essential unanswered question remains: Is Uber viable?

( Taxi Leaks ) has the full story.

JP Says : “No.”

Omarosa Manigault Newman “has a stash of video, emails, text messages and other documentation” of rampant fear and loathing inside the Trump White House, The Associated Press reported on Friday.

( Xeni Jardin ) has the full story.

JP Says : “As Xeni had it in the original article … invest in popcorn stocks.”

Zinke Considering Selling Public Lands

“The Trump administration is proposing to dispose of federal land in Utah that was protected within the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument until its boundary was redrawn by the Interior Department earlier this year.

Said Zinke at his Senate confirmation hearing: “I am absolutely against transfer or sale of public land.”

( Taegan Goddard ) has the full story.

JP Says : “Hands up if you are surprised. No, thought not.”

The blockchain bonanza is over for graphics card makers.

“The results were pretty good overall, with strong demands for Nvidia products for AI and data center applications. However, cryptocurrency-related demand has cratered.”

( Timothy B. Lee ) has the full story.

JP Says : “Wait you mean that growth doesn’t go on forever? Who knew!”

Trump had stupid argument with Vietnam veterans about Apocalypse Now

It’s incomprehensible to most people that Trump could be this dumb and stubborn without being somehow medically compromised.

( Rob Beschizza ) has the full story.

JP Says : “Not incomprehensible at all really.”

AirPods’ Live Listen Feature in iOS 12

Live Listen … makes an audio bridge between your iPhone’s microphone and the AirPods. This means that you can directly route the audio that iPhone’s microphone picks up to the AirPods that are in your ears. It’s designed to help users with a low hearing.

( Khamosh Pathak ) has the full story.

JP Says : “Now that is really, really .. clever. “

 

Judge Rules Mueller Probe Is Constitutional

A federal judge appointed by President Trump “ruled that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is constitutional and legitimate, rejecting an effort by a Russian company, accused of financing a massive political influence operation in the United States, to stamp out the ongoing investigation.

( Taegan Goddard ) has the full story.

JP Says : Let me repeat that, so that there is no confusion.

“rejecting an effort by a Russian company, accused of financing a massive political influence operation in the United States, to stamp out the ongoing investigation”

 

A group of Oxford dons were sunbathing nude by the River Cherwell when a female student floated by in a punt.
Most of them scrambled to cover their nakedness, but Sir Maurice Bowra instead put a flannel over his head.
When asked why, he said, “I don’t know about you, gentlemen, but in Oxford I, at least, am known by my face.”

( Greg Ross ) has the full story.

Sam Nunberg reveals that John Kelly is ‘prodding’ the president to arrest Omarosa over tapes

“White House chief of staff John Kelly is seeking to get former White House aide Omarosa Manigault arrested.”

( Dominique Jackson ) has the full story.

JP Says : “Back in a minute – just off to get the popcorn.”