Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Jan 16, 2023
The public launch of ChatGPT and AI powered image software in late 2022 clicked as a new topic to explore in a blog after it made headlines, and I had a chance to test it out. The promise of AI as a world changing force has always been limited to the... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Apr 22, 2022
Artist Credit: Beeple For those who don’t follow the world of cryptocurrencies closely, the evolution from Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin to the 18,000 other new ‘digital currencies’ that have launched in the past several years continues with the creation... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Nov 15, 2021
Everyone has their own views on environmental investing and how to weigh investment performance vs personal ideals. How far do you take it? There are many approaches to applying personal values to investing… everything from the mercenary “I don’t care... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on May 05, 2021
Every so often I’ll read an article on how electric cars are a nice step forward, but the real future is in hydrogen powered cars or the so called ‘hydrogen economy’. Believers in hydrogen technology state that if we can produce hydrogen from only renewable... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Mar 31, 2020
“We don’t have any silver bullets, so we are just going to have to use a lot of lead bullets.” – to quote author Ryan Holiday from his book on stoic wisdom ‘The Obstacle is the Way’. This simple analogy fits well with where things are today in the effort... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Jan 17, 2020
There is more to this question than someone’s irrational (or not so irrational) fear of flying. We have all heard the trite saying that ‘you are more likely to get in a car crash on the way to the airport than a plane crash on the way to your destination’... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Nov 25, 2019
During a recent conversation with some friends, I was fascinated to hear them describe the new program that their car insurance company had rolled out. In exchange for a savings of up to 25% on their car insurance, customers are required to download a... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Sep 29, 2019
Looking back over the last few months, as summer draws to a close, one of the events that drew the most buzz this summer was the introduction of electric scooters to Calgary’s streets. Two rival California based start-ups ‘Lime’ and ‘Bird’ introduced... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Jun 27, 2019
The ‘Beyond Meat’ craze seems to be popping up everywhere these days. From A&W’s launch of the Beyond Meat burger last year to Tim Horton’s recent introduction of a Beyond Meat ‘sausage’ patty in their breakfast sandwich, it is hard to go a day without... Read more Published by Jeffrey Mackie on Jun 14, 2019
My last blog on electric cars received a few comments from readers, which are always welcome. (It is nice to know that people actually read these blogs!) One reader suggested doing an analysis of whether the adoption of electric cars has an overall benefit... Read more