"What makes you assume they were ever taught the skill? At any age? "

It's not an assumption; it's explicitly stated in the summary as part of the NYC curriculum:

"The city's education department says students learn clock-reading in first and second grade."

It isn't even MacRumor's own unsourced rumor. They are merely repeating the unsourced rumors of others.

"All that mean people don't change phones as often as they used to"
It has always been normal to not get a new phone every year. Nothing has changed.

"so why release a new model every year"
They don't release a new phone every year because *everyone* is buying a new phone every year, they release a new phone every year because a lot of people are buying a phone each year and having a new model is a selling point.

Independent regulatory agencies have been delegated substantial rulemaking authority by Congress. As such, these quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial functions do not constitute "executive Power" and control by the office of the President can be limited. See Humphrey's Executor v. United States: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F...

"Wouldn't it be a more interesting experiment"

It is an uncontrolled experiment, therefore not more interesting.

A) You can use the same payment method for up to four people without further intervention, just tap for each in turn.

B) You wouldn't use this for the class field trip example, but for other cases you get a reloadable OMNY card: https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fomny.info%2Fomny-card
This is also useful if you want to pay cash, or if you get a transit benefit from your employer that isn't via a contactless card, etc.

"In this case it has nothing to do with the current administration. "

The President's Malaria Initiative, launched by George W. Bush, is one of the largest sources of government funding for malaria control in the world. It was subject to the stop-work order earlier in the year. The dissolution of USAID eliminated much of its support staff. Most of its awards were cancelled. Its funding was cut by 47% in the FY2026 budget request.

https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kff.org%2Fglobal-hea...

"go back to using ddt"

No country in the world has banned DDT for public health use. The problem is diversion to half-assed agricultural use, which has the effect of breeding resistance into mosquitoes and reducing its effectiveness for public health.

'Immediately split Intel in two, between fab and design.
The Intel name needs to stay with the design firm. The separate fab needs to lose all traces of the Intel name. Call it "Innotech".'

The problem is that internally Intel views itself first as a manufacturing firm. Designs are just something to make use of the fabs.

To be fair, some of it is also a money laundering operation for Iran.

"something that is undeniably good, "

A stopped clock is correct twice a day; that doesn't mean it is an effective timepiece.

Only an insensitive clod would be naked and petrified.

"Supposedly 50+ countries have contracted the White House. There is talk of some offering zero tariffs in both directions.

The White house just rejected 0% tariff from Vietnam.

"We we ban algorithms"

-1, illiterate

Who is banning algorithms? This law does not ban algorithms.

It bans price fixing that uses an algorithm to hide the fact that it's price fixing.

Why do you hate free markets so much?

The resolution to revoke the emergency for the Canada tariffs already passed the Senate, but due to the bullshit redefinition of a day in the rules for the budget continuing resolution it can't get fast-tracked in the House. However, the new emergencies for the other tariffs are not covered by that redefinition.