by David Brooks | Sep 22, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
As if you needed confirmation as you watch your lawn turn brown, the National Weather Service says the state just experienced the driest summer since records began in 1895, and also one of the hottest. During June, July and August the state received 7.5 inches of...
by David Brooks | Sep 22, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Sept. 21. *** Lock Member DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Manchester, New...
by David Brooks | Sep 22, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
One of (too many, alas) discouraging developments in recent years is the advent of massive data centers sucking up electricity and making the energy transition that much harder, often doing nothing better than creating imaginary currency for speculators or using LLMs...
by David Brooks | Sep 21, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
At some point 154 years ago, an egregious act of vandalism occurred atop Mt. Kearsarge: Somebody took a chisel and made a 400-square-inch carving in the granite that’s still there today. Don’t be angry, however. Unlike most graffiti, that carving is unique and...
by David Brooks | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
To find a Sun Day celebration near you, check Third Act. Thanks to Tesla, which launched as a high-end performance car and still defines electric vehicles for many, people shopping for lower-priced cars don’t think of looking at EVs and especially don’t think of used...
by David Brooks | Sep 17, 2025 | Blog, Newsletter
When it comes to electric vehicles, it feels like our brains translate v-e-h-i-c-l-e as “car.” We shouldn’t. As they can tell you at Lancaster’s Transfer Station, removing an engine that spins by blowing up oxygenated aerosols and replacing...
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