by David Brooks | Jan 27, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
The continuing stories about A.I. systems creating sexualized images of real people is just the latest example of new technology allowing people to be horrible in new ways. Except that as New Hampshire knows from a 2007 legal case, people have been using similar tech...
by David Brooks | Jan 27, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
inks 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 in the week through Jan. 25. Combined Neural Network KAYAK SOFTWARE CORPORATION,...
by David Brooks | Jan 26, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
It looks like we may have found something that New Hampshire’s legislators can agree on: Composting dead people. So says New Hampshire Bulletin in this story. One of those methods is “natural organic reduction,” sometimes called “human composting.” In this...
by David Brooks | Jan 26, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
I had 4 1/2 inches on the ground at the start of the storm (which isn’t done, although now at 8 a.m. it has stopped for the moment). Then I got 13 inches of new snow. But I have only 16 inches of snow on the ground. That’s because, obviously, overnight the...
by David Brooks | Jan 20, 2026 | 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. That’s the...
by David Brooks | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire saw a jump in the number of newborns last year according to preliminary figures, with the most in-state births reported in 14 years except for a short post-COVID spike. However, that mini baby boom doesn’t mean trends in New Hampshire’s...
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