Springboards for 3 Mar 2020

[dewline]

On the value of universities:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/universities-do-not-exist-to-produce-students-who-are-useful-president-says-1.4190859

On the value of the right to repair:

https://www.ifixit.com/News/35840/apples-independent-repair-program-still-needs-fixing

US Tax law affecting Canadians with US citizenship:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-u-s-tax-fatca-1.5482687

On the great-grandparent of the wolverine:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/fossil-oldest-weasel-1.5474149

Comments

[cmcmck]

Boris was born in the US although he never lived there- but he still had to rescind the citizenship when the US tax people came knocking!

[jhetley]

The tax law thing affects a couple of relatives. Not gonna ask them how they resolve it.

[dewline]

I bet that he considered that to be "not fun".

[dewline]

I won't pry, either. I don't ever need to know.