Monthly Archives: December 2021
Apple puts Indian iPhone factory ‘on probation’
Hundreds of staff at Foxconn in Sriperumbudur were reportedly hit by food poisoning.
Households face £1,200 hit in 2022, says think tank
The Resolution Foundation says households face a £1,200 hit due to higher taxes and energy bills.
Choices, desires, and satisfaction
Satisfaction is a balance between choices and desires. Simplicity is one strategy of reducing choices to match desires through introspection. Consumerism is strategy to increase desires to match choices through marketing. Copyright © 2007-2021 earlyretirementextreme.com This feed is for personal,
In praise of idleness
While I think of something interesting to write, you may want to spend some idle time reading this essay by Bertrand Russell. Do you still remember how to be idle? Or are you always focusing on how to be more
UK air travel sees huge slump in 2021 due to Covid
International flights to and from the UK fell to just 400,000 this year, says analytics firm Cirium.
Boeing 737 Max: Indonesia lifts ban after 2018 Lion Air crash
The announcement came just a day after Ethiopian Airlines said it would resume 737 Max flights.
Vinyl sales soared again in 2021, thanks to Abba
The pop icons’ surprise return helped UK vinyl sales top five million for the first time since 1990.
Riot Games to pay $100m in discrimination case
The League of Legends maker agrees to settle a 2018 gender discrimination class-action lawsuit
Covid: Enjoy new year but be cautious, care minister says
Gillian Keegan’s comments come as England reports another record 117,093 Covid cases.
When form follows function
In this post I will discuss the theory about accomplishing something. In this sense I refer to accomplishment as the result of a given action whereby action I also mean inaction. For instance, the decision not to take action is