by David Brooks | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
You’re reading this column so you probably know this, but I didn’t until I wrote this story, prodded by the cold snap and people running out of heating oil (which heats about half the residences in New Hampshire): Homeowners who run out of heating oil and...
by David Brooks | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
This is an email I received after my UFOs-aren’t-aliens column. It makes me happy: It is so true when you call yourself a geek. the word geek has always meant, and still means, someone who knows very little about anything! Unlike you, I have a brain. I...
by David Brooks | Jan 2, 2018 | Blog, Newsletter
How many patents each week have an N.H. connection – that is, get issued to a person or a company in the state? A reasonable number, actually. Here’s the list for the final week of 2017, courtesy of Targeted News Service: Cryptzone North America, Nashua,...
by David Brooks | Dec 28, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
Those of you who can never remember which Interstate 93 off-ramp in Concord is Exit 13, which is Exit 14 and which is Exit 15, take note: You’re actually supposed to be confused about which is Exit 39A, which is Exit 39B and which is Exit 40. But don’t panic. This is...
by David Brooks | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog, Newsletter
As we all prepare to profit from Santa Claus’ annual globe-trotting jaunt, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge not just how physically astonishing it is to visit a couple billion homes in one night, but how mathematically astonishing it is to know the order in...
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