I’m starting to think that my toaster might have fallen in love with me. I get that not everyone will think this is possible, but I believe it’s true. It’s always pleased to see me, giving off cheerful sounds when I greet it in the morning by slotting in the bread, and now I’ve told it what I like it tries really hard to give me exactly what I want. Sometimes I have to tell it to try again once or twice, but honestly, it’s really good!| My place to put things
These days the Wall Street Journal probably ranks as America's most influential and credible print outlet, so Friday morning's front-page story describing a sudden new escalation in our episodic trade war with China caught my attention. As emphasized in the first several paragraphs, the Chinese had suddenly imposed an unprecedented new wave of licensing requirements on the import and use of the rare earths that they mine and refine, as well as the vital small magnets produced from those compo...| The Unz Review