Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity - The New York Times

California draws more electricity from the sun than any other state. It also has a timing problem: Solar power is plentiful during the day but disappears by evening, just as people get home from work and electricity demand spikes. To fill the gap, power companies typically burn more fossil fuels like natural gas.

That’s now changing. Since 2020, California has installed more giant batteries than anywhere in the world apart from China. They can soak up excess solar power during the day and store it for use when it gets dark.

Social Security Funds Are Running Dry. Don’t Panic. - WSJ

xkcd: Good and Bad Ideas

The Dangers Atop New England’s Most Notorious Peak - WSJ.— Been there, done that.

Lesser known Apple Watch Workouts: Lightsaber Duel

Inside the Dramatic Dance of Raindrops

The real dance is in the beautiful fluid movement of the droplet shapes. When two drops collide, the water pulses and curls until the shape settles down. But the new combined droplet may also shatter immediately, sometimes stretching out into a sheet before bursting into a shower of tiny droplets. The cycle repeats itself—catch-up and coalesce, catch-up and break—on and on until the drops reach the ground. The harder the rain, the more often droplets bump into each other and the more frantic the dance.

There’s More to Warren Buffett’s Game Than Just Picking Great Stocks

We assumed the hypothetical Berkshire hedge fund—let’s call it Berkaway LP—charged a management fee of 2% of assets, plus a performance fee that took 20% of any gains above 6% (or, in one iteration, 8%).

Over a period when the S&P 500 compounded at 10.2% annually and Berkshire at 19.8% annually, Berkaway would have returned somewhere between 13.6% and 15.9% annually.

Rabbit vs. Meta Glasses vs. Humane: Finding a Usable AI Gadget | WSJ - YouTube

What kinds of property crime are on the rise?

I’m the Architect of the Death Star, and I Swear They Told Me I Was Designing a Military Resort - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

Backdoor Roth IRAs Are Promising—and Perilous - WSJ

iPhone 15 Precision Finding | Find Your Friends | Apple - YouTube

‘Finance Bro’ Outfits Desperately Need an Update. We Have Fixes. - WSJ

Apple reports second quarter results - Apple

2024 Q2 Apple Results: $90.8 billion revenue, Services record – Six Colors

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The Bear Came Over the Mountain | The New Yorker — Beautiful. A short story about dementia.

As its best, the short story genre is a laser focused exploration of the truisms of human life.

USPS Forever Stamp - The Ansel Adams Gallery

Postal Service to Honor Ansel Adams With Stamps Showcasing 16 Stunning Portraits of the American Landscape - Newsroom - About.usps.com

The New Math of Driving Your Car Till the Wheels Fall Off - WSJ

Please Avoid Memorizing These Unhelpful Mnemonic Devices - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency

Inside a Navy Submarine Navigating the Arctic - The New York Times

‘Empty Chair Feeling’ to Pervade Berkshire Meeting Without Munger - WSJ

Here’s What Goes Into Your Mortgage Rate - WSJ

How a NASA Probe Solved a Scorching Solar Mystery | Quanta Magazine