Numlock News: June 7, 2024 • Deer, Bikes, Dating Apps
By Walt HickeyHave a great weekend! CampPacking lists for weeks-long camps are getting comprehensive, and parents shelling out thousands of dollars for sleepaway camp are often coming to the conclusion that shelling out a couple hundred to just get the whole camp trunk squared away by the professionals is worth the expense. For instance, a prepared bundle of toiletries from Camp Kits can run $98 to $185, prep services can run $125 per hour to pack the trunk, and a “camp appointment” at the children’s boutique Denny’s in New York can average $1,500 to $2,000 to take care of a fully loaded, thoroughly labeled camp wardrobe. Dealing with the laundry upon return home can also be outsourced, with First Class Laundry Services in West Palm Beach offering a pick-up and drop-off service for $225 per trunk to extract any camp funk. Tara Weiss, The Wall Street Journal Deer 255Researchers and fans are mourning the death of Deer 255, a mule dear who famously carried out an annual 240-mile migration from southern Wyoming to central Idaho, tracked over the course of 3,300 miles since 2016 with a GPS collar. Deer 255 was legendary for her massive journeys. According to the collar data, she passed away in the Red Desert of Wyoming, and the cause is believed to be by a mountain lion. For years — 10 years and 10 months — Deer 255 articulated the divisions of the West, from highways to fences and more. Michelle Nijhuis, High Country News YuntaiYuntai Waterfall is a 312-meter waterfall in China’s central Henan province in the Yuntai Mountain Geopark, which sees millions of visitors per year. Well, things are not exactly as they seem, as during the dry season the falls are supplemented by a pipe pumping water over the edge, a finding that has infuriated tourists. A clip showing the origin of the water of China’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall has been shared extensively. MarriageTokyo is trying to create new couples with a dating app, as the actual numbers are rough. Last year there were 474,717 marriages, down from 504,930 in 2022, and the number of births declined by 43,000. Japan is in trouble for a couple of reasons, but the main one is that the labor crisis within the country is unable to sustain workers from other countries. Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press BikesThe United States has lost its entire ability to produce bicycles, a process that took only 30 years. The U.S. now imports 97 percent of bicycles purchased from China, and re-shoring bicycle manufacturing is a new priority in Congress. A new bill will suspend tariffs on bike components for 10 years, as well as offer loans for manufacturers for new equipment. WindowsChina detests the American tech industry, except for Windows, which is generally considered to be great. It’s hard to get an estimate, but in general Microsoft’s market share is considered to be as high as 80 percent. Naturally, lots of that is temporary, but the local hopes — say, an operating system called OpenKylin — ain’t exactly closing the deal. Russell Brandom, Rest of World With Cat-Like TreadRosatom, Russia’s state nuclear agency, made an arrangement with a Chinese company to establish an arctic container shipping route. Rosatom has cut a deal with Hainan Yangpu NewNew Shipping Co., Ltd. to make a joint venture with 12 voyages planned in 2024, and ultimately the hope is to move 50 million tonnes of cargo per year. Thanks to the paid subscribers to Numlock News who make this possible. Subscribers guarantee this stays ad-free, and get a special Sunday edition. Consider becoming a full subscriber today. Send links to me on Twitter at @WaltHickey or email me with numbers, tips or feedback at walt@numlock.news. Send corrections or typos to the copy desk at copy@numlock.news. Check out the Numlock Book Club and Numlock award season supplement. Previous Sunday subscriber editions: The Internationalists · Video Game Funding · BYD · Disney Channel Original Movie · Talon Mine · Our Moon · Rock Salt · Wind Techs · Yeezys · Armed Forces · Christmas Music · The Golden Screen · New York Hotels · A City on Mars · Personality Change · Graphics · You Are What You Watch ·Comics Data · Extremely Online · Kevin Perjurer · Kia Theft Spree · Right to Repair · Chicken Sandwich WarsSunday Edition Archives: 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2019 · 2018You're currently a free subscriber to Numlock News. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. |
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Numlock News: June 6, 2024 • Glaciers, Gyros, Gross
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By Walt Hickey Gross The 2023-24 Broadway season saw total grosses hit $1.54 billion, a tad south of the $1.58 billion collected last year in box office, which is still 17 percent off the 2018-19 gross
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By Walt Hickey I'm on a fun creator panel at Tech Week in New York on Wednesday, if you're around it should be very neat! Lifetime In the mid-2000s, Rolling Stone magazine began to offer a $99
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