Four occasions when you shouldn’t buy a house
Buying a house remains a milestone for most people, conferring personal and financial security, and even status. But it is also an expensive commitment…
Month: July 2024
Student loan interest increases
If you are taking out a student loan after July 1, you will be paying more interest. The interest rate on federal undergraduate loans will be 6.53 percent…
That’s a really long word
Let’s hope we don’t get pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis because it is a good bet we can’t pronounce it. According to the Oxford English…
Naz Reid becomes fashion accessory
In May, when fans were realizing the underdog Timberwolves were still alive in the post-season, tattoo apprentice JC Stroebel had a brain storm. “Will…
These guys take a bribe
If you’ve had trouble with squirrels digging up your bulbs and plants and eating your flower buds, the editors of This Old House magazine may have a…
Hot dog etiquette: Keeping it real
Nothing is more casual than a hot dog in the summer, and the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council has eight tips to keep it that way: 1. Always put…
A nuclear reactor formed by nature
Two billion years ago, there was a nuclear reactor in what is now the African nation of Gabon. No, it wasn’t put there by aliens or an ancient…
First hydrogen-powered yacht debuts
Dutch luxury shipbuilder Feadship has introduced the first hydrogen fuel-cell powered superyacht, called Project 821. After five years of design and…
The proposed Oklo nuclear reactor looks like a Swiss chalet.
AI, climate power move to nuclear energy Artificial intelligence is hungry for energy. By some estimates, at current growth rates, AI alone could demand…