No more pennies, and other Canadian innovations

No more pennies, and other Canadian innovations

Donald Trump ordered the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting pennies. Pennies are stupid. They cost 3.69 cents each to produce and distribute. Producing 3 billion worthless pennies cost the government $85 million last year. The only problem with this is that Congress, not the President, authorizes minting of coins, so you can add…

American imperialism redux; Shifty AI models; Grammarian vs. errorist: Newsletter 8 January 2025
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American imperialism redux; Shifty AI models; Grammarian vs. errorist: Newsletter 8 January 2025

Newsletter 77. Toxic growth, journal editors resign, business novellas, three people to follow and three books to read. Bigger’s not better, for companies or countries Companies pursue size. If Donald Trump has his way, so will the United States of America. Observe what happens when companies get bigger and there are some relevant lessons. The…

Newsletter 16 August 2023: Leave a crater; newsless Canadians; purloined permissions

Newsletter 16 August 2023: Leave a crater; newsless Canadians; purloined permissions

Week 5: Why books are worth doing, Canadian social media sites eschew news, the revenge of copyright, plus 3 people to follow, 3 great reads, and how to ghostwrite a business book. Work on a project with heft: a book, for example Some people dream of singing on stage or teaching in a classroom —…