Morris Pondfield

Consultant, Professor, Terps, Ravens plus O's Fan, an early adopter. There is no box.

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

Just in time for spring, five new and renovated rural retreats — including ... — @stephronyt @nytimestravel https://t.co/BCGRZ81gzC #travel #nature #resorts

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

"The question now is, will #IranWar & ongoing #MiddleEast conflict b tipping point for #fossilfuels, as govts worldwide finally see importance of #diversification, if not only for tackling #climatechange, then for ensuring #future of their #energy supply?" https://t.co/6vSuts17EI

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“A prolonged closure of the #StraitofHormuz is a guaranteed global #recession” https://t.co/5wval77rwH #Iran #oil #Economy #OilPrices

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

"These were not simple #oil fields. The Orinoco Belt is among the most technically demanding heavy oil regions in the world. Sustaining production requires..." https://t.co/mE9F1Jel0S #Venezuela #OilPolitics #oilandgas #technology #oilcompanies

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Fear that #AI will decimate #jobmarket is growing fast among educated #middleclass — and not just among the young. It’s fear that's impacting their #mentalhealth. It's also threatening to impact who they'll vote for.― @noreenahertz https://t.co/kVc9llFlCT #artificial_intelligence

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@NormOrnstein Why the #AI data-center boom is a job-creation bust
https://t.co/lHDqwdDK8C via @WSJ “#Datacenters have rightly earned a dismal reputation of creating the lowest number of jobs per square foot in their facilities” #jobs #Economy

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“Confronted with evidence of his own failure, #Trump announced that he’s changing course and pursuing a more responsible economic direction.
No, I’m just kidding. He’s actually firing the commissioner of labor statistics.” #BLS #Economy #JobsReport
https://t.co/ncuprt4qNr

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@NormOrnstein Prediction is very difficult, especially of the future. — Niels Bohr

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

“It is absurd”
https://t.co/zDsTo8AjUZ #iPhone #Apple #China #India #technology #consumers #Manufacturing #design

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

@NormOrnstein The mission of the Gestapo expanded steadily as from 1933 onward, “political criminality” was given a much broader definition than ever before & more forms of dissent & criticism were gradually criminalized. — Sheila Fitzpatrick

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

@NormOrnstein "Scientists say the world is made of protons, neutrons and electrons. They forgot to mention morons."

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

@NormOrnstein Who carries around $3,000 cash??

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

@NormOrnstein People will say with a straight face that having one choice for dear leader is tyranny – but having two is freedom. — Michael Malice

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

"Crazy leaders are hard to predict. Unpredictability creates uncertainty. And uncertainty kills investment and hiring, at home as well as abroad. In trying to win a bigger share of the spoils, brinkmanship ensures there are fewer spoils to be won." https://t.co/l8LCjuLCQ1

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

Yet instead, punch drunk on the #AI Kool Aid, govts are racing in the opposite direction…Could it be that politicians have forsaken their own #criticalthinking because they’ve been using #ChatGPT too much? ― @noreenahertz https://t.co/oCGoIemOeX #technology #dumbingdown

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May be a tough case to crack....
https://t.co/GjIHRqZynI

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“The problem is math. Price becomes a choke point. When something is not viable anymore, it just breaks down”
https://t.co/8npa6jE3Pz

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

"including growing population, deepening rule of law & success of non-traded goods that fueled America’s growth…may all sound technical & academic. Alas, it's Trump who, in his mangling of history & economics, is steering America/world back to a dead end" https://t.co/QvFRXruqIM

[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

"Watch Duty is already a lifeline for the state’s residents."
...be safe
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[Morris Pondfield @mpondfield]

"Showing the surface wind on the map, showing evacuation zone on the map, showing evacuation zone where the fire is. Putting entire story from multiple locations into one place that anyone can use... It now provides fire information in 22 western states." https://t.co/NhgaUvEhGD