Mori Nishimura moved to Japan, worked in real estate, and started a business. Provided by Mori Nishimura Mori Nishimura, 34, grew up in New Zealand and moved to Japan at 16. After graduation, he began his career at real estate companies in Tokyo. Last year, he started his own company, which provides nature-based stays in mobile cabins in Japan. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mori Nishimura, 34, the CEO of A Cabin Company in Japan. It's been edited for length and clarity. I felt lost growing up. As a kid in New Zealand, I never questioned where I belonged. But as I got older, I became more aware of how different I was from my peers, which sparked my curiosity about Japan and my father's decision to leave it behind. My father moved our family to Auckland because he wanted us to grow up surrounded by nature and away from the pressures of city life in Japan. There weren't many Japanese families around, and I often felt caught between two cultures. At 16, I moved to Japan by myself and enrolled in a boarding school in Kyoto. Life there was the opposite of New Zealand: Suddenly, I had curfews instead of the freedom to roam. For the first time, I wasn't the odd one out. Two-thirds of the students were returnees — kids who had grown up abroad and come back to Japan — and they understood. Nishimura became fascinated with the Japanese countryside. Provided by Mori Nishimura Exploring the countryside Later, at university, I started exploring Japan. In the morning, before school started, I'd often drive out to different places and go surfing. I became fascinated with the Japanese countryside. It reminded me of my childhood in New Zealand, when I used to escape into the woods near our house and build huts. After graduating in 2015, I felt lost again and considered returning to New Zealand. Instead, I stayed in Tokyo and worked in real estate. A few years later, I started posting on LinkedIn about Japan's real estate market, the countryside, hospitality, and other interests. Eventually, I decided to strike out on my own. During the pandemic, I traveled through rural Japan and reflected on what I wanted next. I came across a US company building tiny cabins on trailer chassis and saw an opportunity in Japan: fully operational accommodations that could bypass building permits and zoning laws because they were legally classified as vehicles. I adapted the concept. Nishimura drew attention from his posts on LinkedIn about building tiny cabins. Provided by Mori Nishimura Starting a company from scratch In 2024, I shared the idea on LinkedIn and wasn't targeting investors. Over time, though, the posts began attracting people who wanted to be part of what I was building. A year later, when I launched a pre-seed fundraiser, investors reached out to back the business. My two full-time employees also found me through LinkedIn — the platform became an unexpected way to build both a team and a network of supporters. The money raised from the fundraiser was used to open the first cabin in a national park in Chiba — about a two-hour train ride from central Tokyo — in August that year. The 16-square-meter cabin is made from Japanese sugi and hinoki cedar and centered around a large picture window overlooking nature. Guests get complimentary firewood, coffee, and tea, plus bikes for rides to a nearby supermarket. It reached full occupancy within three months and has stayed booked ever since. My second cabin opened in May, and my third will open in September. Nishimura opened the first cabin in Chiba, outside Tokyo. Provided by Mori Nishimura Since the cabins are built on trailers, they are legally classified as vehicles rather than buildings. Running a startup in Japan has been challenging because the ecosystem is still relatively new compared to those in other countries. There aren't many venture capital firms, so there aren't a lot of funding options. The cabin costs about 30,000 Japanese yen for two guests, or about $190, a night. So far, around 70% of our guests have been women. That came as a surprise, as I thought we'd get more solo male travelers, but we haven't had any. So far, 70% of guests have been women. Provided by Mori Nishimura Living up to my name I didn't tell my parents when I started the business; they probably would have stopped me. When they found out, they were surprised but supportive. My father was my biggest inspiration. About five years ago, he moved back to Japan and started looking for affordable land in the countryside where he could build a small cabin himself. But after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, he never got to see it completed. That experience gave me an even stronger sense of purpose in building the company. He also gave me the name "Mori," which simply means "forest" in Japanese. It felt like I was born to do this. He opened his second cabin in May. Provided by Mori Nishimura Rebuilding my relationship with nature My company focuses on nature, but I don't get to go out as much these days, except when I bring in guests. I work every day of the week. Resting in Tokyo or any other big city is different because you never really switch off. I like doing campfires and having barbecues when I have the chance. I want to enjoy my own cabin, but I can't because it's booked out. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hoping to build stronger ties with Silicon Valley. Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to partner with Silicon Valley. Zelenskyy said the tech hub's AI skills and Ukraine's wartime drone experience could be "powerful." Ukraine has built a drone arsenal that's captivated the world as it fights Russia's invasion. Ukraine has experience fighting and defending itself using drones. American tech companies have AI firepower. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the combination of the two could be world-changing. "American technological companies have a lot of different interesting AI technologies that we don't have. And we have a lot of things that they don't have because of our experience on the battlefield," Zelenskyy said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "I think this cooperation can be huge and the most powerful in the world." Ukraine, out of necessity, has built an arsenal of drone tech and anti-drone tech on a shoestring budget, captivating the global defense industry as it's largely held the line — despite its underdog status — since Russia launched its full-scale invasion over four years ago. Ukraine said three types of homegrown drones allowed it to strike in the vicinity of Moscow earlier this month, and that it had developed a fixed-wing mid-range attack drone that's helped it strike in areas Russia once deemed safe. It's learned valuable lessons in the process, like the need for drone units to always be on the move and for their command centers to be buried underground to protect them. The AI craze in the United States, meanwhile, coupled with a Defense Department eager to develop new autonomous military technology, is fueling the growth of a Silicon Valley defense tech industry. Companies like Anduril, led by Palmer Luckey, who built the Oculus virtual reality headset that Facebook bought in 2014, have raised billions to develop new uncrewed weapons systems. Ukraine has since become an important potential proving ground for some of that new hardware. Through a state-backed "Test in Ukraine" program launched last year, hundreds of international companies have applied to test drones, counter-drone systems, AI, electronic warfare tools, naval drones, and ground robots in Ukraine. Zelenskyy on Sunday said he wants to deepen this symbiotic relationship further, and soon. His message to Silicon Valley: Stop talking and start building. "We need to negotiate already," Zelenskyy said Sunday. "Not to speak about it. Just to take steps and to do it as quick as possible." Read the original article on Business Insider

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Torsten Sløk is the chief economist at Apollo Global Management. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apollo's chief economist said there's "zero evidence of AI-related job losses." A parade of tech leaders celebrated that take over the weekend. At least a dozen major companies, meanwhile, have cited AI in their decision to lay off workers this year. Anyone worried that AI will replace them should take a deep breath, at least according to Apollo Global Management's chief economist. In a blog post on Friday, Torsten Sløk said there is "zero evidence of job losses because of AI," citing the ADP National Employment Report. Instead, he said, companies are hiring candidates who have AI skills. "Many firms are hiring AI implementation experts, and the data center buildout is putting upward pressure on salaries for AI experts and on prices of semiconductors, equipment, and energy," Sløk said. "The bottom line is that the AI spending boom is stoking both employment and inflation." Sløk echoed that sentiment in an April blog post, writing that "cheaper inputs don't shrink industries. Instead, AI is going to increase both productivity and employment." The latest ADP report found that private companies added almost 110,000 more people to their payrolls in April. Anxiety that AI will eradicate the average job is everywhere, stoked in part by those behind the technology. While Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have recently changed their tune as they gear up for their respective IPOs, they have both warned for years that AI could upend entire job categories. Amodei famously said last year that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs. Sløk's analysis resonated with some figures in the AI industry, including Box CEO Aaron Levie, Dell CEO Michael Dell, and White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks, who all agreed with his view in X posts over the weekend. David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs, also made a similar argument last week in a New York Times opinion piece. An EY survey of 240 financial service CEOs, meanwhile, found that about 60% thought investing in AI would maintain or increase their staff head count in 2026. These optimistic takes, however, seem to clash with recent reality. At least a dozen major companies have cited AI as a factor in staff layoffs this year. In February, Block CEO Jack Dorsey said the company was slashing its workforce from over 10,000 to under 6,000. "We're already seeing that the intelligence tools we're creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company," Dorsey said in a memo shared to X. "i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now." Cisco, Atlassian, Cloudflare, Coinbase, IBM, and Snap are also among the companies that have cited AI as a reason for layoffs. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, one of the pillars of the AI industry, has criticized companies that blame AI for layoffs. "I think the narrative that connects AI to job loss for many of the CEOs that are doing it is just too lazy," Huang told a media outlet in Singapore last week. Altman has called the practice of blaming AI to reduce staff "AI washing." In his blog post on Friday, Sløk said that, in his view, the current employment climate is an example of the "Jevons paradox," an economic theory that says as new technology increases the efficiency of a resource, the more that resource is consumed. In this case, that resource would be human workers. "It is Jevons paradox playing out in real time: cheaper technology is creating more demand and more jobs," Sløk wrote. Read the original article on Business Insider

Erin Vlack has carved out a new life for herself in Spain. Courtesy of Erin Vlack Erin Vlack was 280 pounds overweight and resolved to get in shape and change her lifestyle. She took things further when she moved from North Carolina to Spain to be closer to her son. The single mom told Business Insider that she is much happier and healthier after the switch. This story is based on an interview with Erin Vlack, 48, a pharmaceutical supply chain consultant living in Valencia, Spain. It has been edited for length and clarity. In April last year, two months after leaving my steady job in pharmaceuticals, I was in discussion with another company about a full-time position. It was tempting to accept the senior directorship they offered, but I dismissed the idea at the last minute. My 25-year-old son, Gavin, was studying medicine in Spain, and I missed him so much. "What if I moved to Europe to be with him?" I asked myself. I spoke to immigration lawyers I reached out to immigration lawyers that very afternoon. I'm a great believer in striking when the iron is hot, before excuses creep in. Vlack lives near her son, Gavin, in Valencia. Courtesy of Erin Vlack Now, just over 12 months later, I'm renting a three-bedroom house less than 20 minutes away from Gavin in Valencia, the happiest and healthiest I've ever been. Still, I'm no stranger to reinvention. A decade ago, at 5ft 5in, I weighed 430 pounds — 280 pounds overweight for my height — and wore size 28 clothing. I struggled to catch my breath when I did anything active, like taking my kid to the park. Have you started a new life abroad? Please email Jane Ridley at jridley@insider.com if you'd like to share your story with Business Insider. Both my parents died within a year of each other, and I binged and comfort ate out of grief. I was a single mom, and there were financial issues that left me unable to afford fresh food all the time. I'd buy things from Walmart and the Dollar Store, which weren't very healthy. Before long, I looked in the mirror and thought, "Oh my God, what have you done to your body?" I had a mastectomy The shock was enough to make me follow the Keto diet and start exercising. I lost 172 pounds before having gastric bypass surgery in 2022, which helped me get down to 140 pounds and size six jeans. In 2024, I had a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction because breast cancer runs in both sides of my family. Vlack before and after her dramatic weight loss. Courtesy of Erin Vlack But the biggest change by far was selling my home near Raleigh, North Carolina, donating my property to charity, and arriving at the airport in Madrid with three suitcases. I quickly found my bearings and my house with Gavin's assistance. I traveled on a so-called "non-lucrative visa," which means you come to Spain with only your passive income and savings. Now, I'm waiting to convert to a highly qualified, high-value immigrant status that will allow me to be a digital nomad. I'm fluent in Spanish now As soon as I get my new visa, I'll plow my energy into the clinical trials supply company I founded. It feels exciting to be working for myself. I'm in it for the duration and plan to stay in Spain, where I'm fluent in the language, until I can apply for long-term residency. The only things I really miss about the US are my friends and my sports car. Vlack enjoys the easygoing nature of Spanish life. Courtesy of Erin Vlack It's great to be so close to Gavin again. Although he's busy with his studies, we make time for meals and hugs. We recently returned from a weekend trip when we talked, cooked, and enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine. Food here is healthy Everything is easygoing here. You'll walk through a plaza where a group of kids is playing while parents enjoy a coffee and casually kick the ball back to them. The produce is fresh, and people walk everywhere. I look after my health by going to the gym six times a week and doing yoga outside on my terrace. Every morning, I wake to the magnificent views of the mountains near the city. I've never felt more content and settled in my life. Read the original article on Business Insider

Although I follow a tight budget, I don't cut corners when it comes to beauty. These low-cost skin, hygiene, and hair products from Trader Joe's have become staples in my routine. Ashley Archambault Many of my favorite hair, skin, and hygiene products are from Trader Joe's and cost less than $10. I use Trader Joe's fluoride-free toothpaste and lemongrass-coconut body oil every day. The best Trader Joe's beauty products include Enrich moisturizing face lotion and hair oil. I used to think I had to spend a lot on beauty products if I wanted quality, but Trader Joe's has completely changed my mind. Typically, I stick to food when I shop at the grocery chain, but on one trip, a $6 hair oil caught my eye. Although I follow a tight budget, it felt like a great price, and I decided to try it. I couldn't believe how much it seemed to improve the health of my hair after just one use. After that, I became hooked on trying Trader Joe's hair, skin, and hygiene products. Fortunately, many of them are under $10. There have been a few misses, but here are the ones I've loved enough to make part of my daily and weekly routines. Trader Joe's hair oil is a key part of my morning routine. Ashley Archambault Each morning, I massage a drop of this oil throughout my hair. It makes it look so shiny in between washes, rather than greasy. The moisturizing mix of ingredients, including argan oil, moringa seed oil, chia seed oil, and vitamin E, has also been helping my hair recover from when I ironed it daily while I was teaching. Speaking of ironing, the oil is also designed to help protect hair against heat damage up to 450°F. Some beauty fans even say this is comparable to the popular Ouai hair oil that costs about $30 for 1.5 ounces. Meanwhile, a 1-ounce bottle of Trader Joe's costs $6. The Enrich moisturizing face lotion doesn't break me out. Ashley Archambault At just $4 for a 4-ounce bottle, I was skeptical about Trader Joe's Enrich face lotion. However, I've lived in Florida my entire life and have never found a facial moisturizer with SPF that doesn't break me out — until this one. In addition to SPF 15, the fragrance-free lotion also contains vitamins A, C, and E. I've been using Enrich under my makeup in the morning, and since it's so inexpensive, I don't feel bad applying it to my arms as well for some extra TLC. Trader Joe's lemongrass-coconut body oil doesn't leave me feeling greasy. Ashley Archambault I've been on the hunt for the perfect body oil to apply after the shower when my skin is damp. This is the first one I've tried that leaves me feeling moisturized, not like a layer of grease is sitting on top of my skin. It's made with lemongrass oil, virgin coconut oil, sweet almond oil, jojoba oil, and olive oil, and I appreciate the natural ingredients. The scent feels cheery and uplifting, and many consider lemongrass oil to be a natural mosquito repellent. With summer around the corner, that's a real perk. Best of all, Trader Joe's body oil feels super affordable at $4 for a 4.8-ounce bottle. I use Trader Joe's bonding shampoo and conditioners for a salon-level wash. Ashley Archambault This shampoo and conditioner duo from Trader Joe's leaves my hair feeling utterly healed from that aforementioned heat damage. I wash my scalp first with a gentle dandruff shampoo, then shampoo and condition with Trader Joe's bonding set. This is a strategy my dermatologist told me to try — the medicated shampoo cleans my scalp, while the regular shampoo nourishes my hair. This routine makes my hair feel and look like I got a salon wash and blowout when it's dry. It may be because these products contain ingredients like hydrolyzed keratin and silk, which can help strengthen hair and make it shine. At $8 per 12-ounce bottle, this duo cost me $16 total, but the quality reminds me of the expensive salon sets I've bought from my hairdresser in the past. Some shoppers even swear these are dupes for more expensive bonding shampoos, which can cost twice (or even three times) as much. I've been using this $1 find as a luxurious hand soap. Ashley Archambault I couldn't believe how luxurious Trader Joe's Next to Godliness oatmeal-and-honey vegetable soap feels when I wash my hands with it. After all, I paid only $1 for a 4-ounce bar. Since I've started using this as a hand soap, I haven't had to use as much hand lotion — it's that moisturizing. I love the lather, too, but it's the scent that stole my heart. This soap smells like oatmeal-spiced cookies right from the oven. If I ever see this on shelves again, I'm stocking up. This Trader Joe's fluoride-free toothpaste feels like a treat that's good for my teeth. Ashley Archambault I've been looking for an affordable fluoride-free toothpaste that leaves my mouth feeling just as clean as its fluoride counterparts for some time — and this one from Trader Joe's has been a winner for me. The 6-ounce bottle of peppermint toothpaste costs $4, and I appreciate that it has calcium hydroxyapatite, which some studies suggest can help protect teeth from erosion, cavities, and decay. My favorite part is that it tastes like York Peppermint Pattie filling, but leaves my teeth feeling clean all day long. Keep reading Trader Joe's diaries to see what other must-haves shoppers have in their carts. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has joined the fight against the proliferation of AI data centers. left Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has adopted a new cause: the impact of data centers. She said residents are especially angry about NDAs between developers and local leaders. That lack of transparency, she said, is fueling anger among residents who feel ignored. Big Tech is expanding into communities across the country — and they aren't all that happy about it. Many residents in cities and towns where tech companies are looking to build large data centers to power their AI products are mobilizing against them, concerned about a possible drain on water supplies, a surge in electricity costs, and a decline in their overall quality of life. Now, legendary environmental activist Erin Brockovich, famously played by Julia Roberts in the 2000 film about her work, has joined the fight. Brockovich said on a recent episode of "The Jim Acosta Show" that communities are angry because they feel shut out of the decisions being made in their own backyards — and that the projects are being "shoved down their throat in secrecy." Brockovich said that residents learn about projects in the proposal stage, only to find that local officials are limited in what they can say because of nondisclosure agreements. In other cases, she said, projects are presented as warehouses rather than data centers. "There's a lot of secrecy and NDAs at a very proposal stage," Brockovich said. That lack of transparency, she said, is fueling anger among residents who believe their concerns are being ignored. High-profile data center projects have faced backlash in recent months. A massive data center project in Utah backed by "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary has sparked statewide opposition, for example, leading Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to unveil a new "framework" for data center development on Friday that addresses many of the community's concerns. "Utahns deserve confidence that water resources, air quality, utility rates, wildlife, and quality of life will be protected. This framework helps ensure that data center development aligns with Utah's long-term interests and reflects Utah values," Cox wrote in an X post. Microsoft, which once relied on NDAs in the early stages of data center development, said earlier this year that it would stop requesting them after local opposition. "We've made the decision that being transparent with the communities where we operate or seek to operate is paramount," the company said. "This shift is about strengthening public trust, enabling better dialogue, and ensuring that our growth is matched by meaningful engagement." Microsoft has adopted its own framework for building data centers called the "Community-First AI Infrastructure Plan." It promises to pay for its own electricity, minimize water usage, and create local jobs, among other things. Brockovich, who has spent decades working with communities on environmental fights, said residents are not opposed to hearing difficult information. What they object to, she said, is being excluded from the process. "I've worked in communities for 30 years," she said. "They handle the truth." Read the original article on Business Insider

<p><strong><a href="https://thoughts.hmmz.org/2026-05-31.html">The solution might be cancelling my AI subscription</a></strong></p> I find this post by David Wilson very relatable. David lists 16+ projects he's spun up with AI tooling, and concludes:</p> <blockquote> <p>I didn't mean to build most of these things. Usually the Claude session started with something like "<em>write a quick script for X</em>", and one hour later the result is not a <em>quick script for X</em>, nor in the usual case is my problem solved, whatever the original itch happened to be.</p> <p>On that last point, this technology is <strong>horrific</strong> for attention. It's a thermonuclear ADHD amplifier and I have seen the same effect in every single one of my adult friends. Folk running 3 screens simultaneously working on totally unrelated "projects" they have little hope of maintaining, and such little commitment to the outcome that the time is obviously wasted.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is a <em>very</em> real problem. I'm finding that coding agents can take me from a vague idea to a working solution, one with tests and documentation and that <em>looks</em> like a carefully considered project evolved over the course of many weeks... in less than an hour.</p> <p>Even if the code is rock solid, there's a limit to how many projects like that I can sensibly care for - and if they're instantly abandoned, what value was there from creating them in the first place?</p> <p>David doesn't think this is sustainable at all:</p> <blockquote> <p>I have no idea how to manage AI at present except by curtailing use, because a tool producing a cheap reward with minimal input and no friction can only be a liability, and achieving that realisation is probably the only real contribution of AI to date.</p> </blockquote> <p>I'm hopeful that the critical skill to develop here is <em>discipline</em>. That’s not great news for me: I’ve been trying to figure that one out for decades!</p> <p>Interestingly, the <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345896">Hacker News thread</a> has gathered a number of comments from people with ADHD who are finding agents help them achieve the focus they've been missing:</p> <ul> <li>"... for me (also ADHD) it's kind of the opposite. I'm finishing side projects for the first time ever because I can actually get them working before I get bored of them"</li> <li>"As someone with ADHD I feel like AI is a salve for my mind. I used to listen to intense EDM while working. Now I sit in silence and talk to my agents. I maintain inbox zero. I absorb and comment across all relevant projects, even outside my team. I literally feel like I have a support team for the first time."</li> <li>"For those of us prone to hyperfocus, working with AI can provide the kinds of stimulation we crave. I can hardly remember a time when I've felt more engaged with my work, more productive, and more badass."</li> </ul> <p><small></small>Via <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48345896">Hacker News</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/productivity">productivity</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai">ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai">generative-ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms">llms</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/coding-agents">coding-agents</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-misuse">ai-misuse</a></p>

Lori Bufka moved her mom into a trailer home near hers in Arizona as a long-term care solution. Lori Bufka Lori Bufka, 64, cares for her aging mother in Arizona due to high assisted living costs. Bufka's mother lives in a nearby trailer, reducing care costs and enabling family support. Tech aids Bufka in remotely monitoring her mother, enhancing her caregiving abilities. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lori Bufka, 64, who is caring for her mother with dementia in Arizona. Assisted living became too expensive for her mother, so Bufka moved her into a trailer next to their home, where her mother would have enough space and safety. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. I was a college professor and retired from a community college in Florida. I raised two boys, both of whom are married, and I have five grandchildren. I had retired to do van life with my partner, who has been with me for seven years. I realized, though, that you can only do so much van life before you need a place to come home to. So we bought a tiny house in Arizona. I'm an only child, and my mom was in assisted living in California. When she went into assisted living, her veteran benefits and Social Security were enough to cover the cost of her care. She was in assisted living for over seven years, and she had sold her house and had some savings. The rate kept going up and up, and it was draining her savings. Are you paying for your own or your loved one's long-term care? To share your story with a reporter, please fill out this quick form. The cost was about $4,700 a month, and it was about to go up to $5,200, which was a couple of thousand dollars more than what she earned. She's 88, and I wanted to keep her there as long as she could. When I got the notice that the rate was going up again, and that they were going to raise her quality of care cost because her dementia was getting worse, her savings were down to almost nothing. They said that she would be moved to a dementia unit with four other people, and I didn't want that to happen to her. Additionally, as her dementia got worse, she would get so many scam calls. She was savvy her whole life and worked as a lead for a law firm and a real estate agent, but it came to a point where I had to turn off her phone. Lori Bufka's mom has adjusted to living on her own. Lori Bufka It was cheaper to take care of Mom at home My partner and I decided that we could probably take care of her. It would be a lot cheaper. We started making the moves to bring her here so that I could take care of her. I brought my mom in to live by us in November. There wasn't going to be room for her and my partner, so I had to give her a little model home in the same trailer park. Hers is about 700 square feet and is about a minute's walk from me. There are a lot of older people here, and the owner keeps a good eye on everyone. I knew that she wasn't going to be with me, but she needed care as if she were. The trailer was in the low five figures, and we bought it using two-thirds of her savings and one-third of my savings. The rent for the space a little over $500 monthly. It's so much cheaper this way because my partner and I split the caregiving. Her utility bills run about $200 monthly in the winter and $70 in the summer. Caring for her started to become a little much for me, but because we're in the mountains, there aren't many home health organizations here, and none take her insurance. She went into hospice care, and we hired someone to come for a few hours a week. It was supposed to be $37 for two hours, but when I got the bill, they tacked on mileage, so it became $92. We figured it wasn't worth it, so now hospice volunteers visit every now and then, and hospice covers medically necessary appointments. We know we're probably going to take care of her until she dies, unless she gets to a point where I can't take care of her. It was a huge change in our lifestyle We haven't been traveling since November, and I haven't been away from her for more than three hours at a time. My mom is deaf, and it would've been challenging to deal with that from afar. Lori Bufka's mother spends much of her time watching TV. Lori Bufka My mom is somewhat independent still. She can dress herself and go about her day. I wake up every morning and make sure she's still in bed, then I turn on her coffee maker. I bring her breakfast over and leave notes about what she should do, like how to use the microwave. I check on her every half hour until she finally gets up. I come over before lunch to give her pills, eat lunch with her, and then sit with her until the afternoon, when she watches TV by herself. She can't cook dinner, so my partner cooks all her meals, and we bring them over. The trailer has a bedroom at the back, then a small bathroom, kitchen, and living room. The rooms are big enough for her to guide her walker through, and because of how narrow it is, it lessens the fall risk. They had an old-fashioned bathtub that you had to step over to get in, but the woman who owns the trailer park hired a guy to lower the height. We also had to install railings on the porch. The kitchen has an electric stove, which is great because a gas stove isn't good when someone has dementia, because they can accidentally light a fire. Tech has helped me take care of her remotely One of the biggest nightmares is that people with dementia can't work the TV and telephone. She got to the point where she could barely use the remote, and she would start pushing buttons and would not stop. I had come across JubileeTV, a TV system that lets you change channels remotely. The price wasn't prohibitive for us. The Jubilee remote replaced the Roku remote and came with a cover, so the buttons she can actually press are limited to volume and channels. If I'm out at the store, I can use the telescope function to see what she's done with the TV and get it back to what she wants to watch. I often call her, so it comes up on the TV, and she uses closed captioning so she can read what I'm saying. The app has an automatic connect function because my mom wouldn't be able to answer a call or find the buttons to do so. The communication function also allows my sons to call her, and her hospice nurses can do the same. I have used the app's drop-in function to look in and see if she's OK. I use that in conjunction with Blink cameras to make sure she doesn't fall. Those have been important because my mom has fallen a lot since she moved here. I probably check on her three or four times during the night and frequently during the day. One time, she put Dawn dishwashing soap in her glass of water because she wanted to add flavor, so I've had to stop her from doing unsafe things a few times. I also have smart plugs from Alexa that let her control her radiator heater and other electronics. She has a cheap laptop that I put the Google Live Transcribe app on. Tech has helped me in so many ways, and seeing her age at home has been somewhat stress-relieving. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Ferrari recently unveiled its first EV, the Luce. It was widely mocked online. Ferrari Classic Ferraris have always been my passion. Now they're my retirement fund. The backlash to Ferrari's new EV, the Luce, shows how passionate its fans are. It has driven up the value of my classic Ferrari collection. I love the Ferrari Luce. Not because I'm a Ferrari fan or want to buy one, but because it's made me richer. Since the Luce was unveiled earlier this week, a storm has raged across the internet. It's clear there's no brand in the world that's as much a religion, and no product that's worshipped as passionately, as a Ferrari. Even, and especially, by people who'll never be able to afford one. Why does that make me richer? Because classic Ferraris have become even more attractive and valuable. Classic Ferraris have always been my passion. Now they're becoming my retirement fund. A love for the classics The author stands next to one of Ferrari's most famous race cars. Ulf Poschardt I've been driving Ferraris for 25 years. As a child from a modest background, I bought my first Ferrari with my first severance pay. It was a fiery red Ferrari 328 GTB, and although the car was pretty mediocre, the whole thing seemed like an incredible adventure to me — the kid from a rough neighborhood — in a car with that prancing horse on the steering wheel. Twenty-five years later, there are four black Ferraris in my garage, and there is hardly anything in my life — aside from my sons — that brings me such joy as these useless but magnificent sports cars. In their restless irrationality, they shake every cell of my otherwise rational and rigorous life. Enzo Ferrari once said that with Ferrari, you're really just buying the engine — and getting the rest of the car for free. That has always been the brand's Archimedean point. And perhaps that is precisely what explains the confusion surrounding the new electric Ferrari Luce. A dislike of the new The Luce, Ferrari's new EV. Ferrari/Reuters An electric car has, at first glance, nothing to do with the heroism of the old Lampredi or Colombo engines. It no longer possesses fascinating mechanics, no vibrating heart of metal. It rather resembles a digital device on wheels. The moral significance of modern mobility simply looks like the Luce. The heroization of mobility, on the other hand, looks like a Challenge Stradale, an F40, or a 250 GTO. How much Ferrari is a brand close to people's hearts is evident in the fierce reactions of those who may never own one yet still feel a deep emotional connection to it. For them, it is not reality that is crumbling, but a myth. There are few brands worldwide that evoke such quasi-religious reactions. Ferrari's concept has always been to translate the brutal and the raw into the most elegant and sophisticated aesthetics imaginable and bring them into the present. The Luce, on the other hand, employs a form of mimicry that borders on the childish. In places, the car is reminiscent of a Flintstones car or those Playmobil vehicles with which children embark on their first imaginary highway rides through the sandbox. Of course, both CEO Benedetto Vigna and Chairman of the Supervisory Board John Elkann were likely aware of the potential for sacrilege inherent in such a design. With Marc Newson and Jony Ive, Ferrari brought in two designers from the digital world. They didn't want to hide the electric innards behind nostalgic forms. On the contrary, they built, in a sense, an anti-Ferrari. The logo is no longer proudly displayed, but almost demonstratively embossed. A clever, almost philosophical punchline. The Luce seems almost deliberately alien in places, almost like an object without geographical origin, without cultural memory. While older Ferraris looked as if they belonged on country roads around Lake Como or among the curves of southern French coastal roads, the Luce seems to come from the abstract space of the digital present — from a world that is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. That "everywhere and nowhere" nature of digital space is coolly acknowledged and consistently implemented in this car. While the old entrepreneurs were still heroes of an analog industrial age — men who, even after work, would take breakneck drives in their Ferraris (and I still very much enjoy doing so) — today's digital founders and multimillionaires often define their worldview precisely in contrast to this old-school entrepreneurship. It is a car for emotionally detached intellectuals with no need for compensatory status symbols. The memes about the Luce ultimately show one thing above all: How emotionally charged this brand remains to this day. Everyone loves Ferrari. The Luce seems to violate the realm of dreams and desires. The value of the classics The author sits in a classic Ferrari that he owns. Ulf Poschardt Perhaps the Luce will go down in Ferrari history as its boldest gamble. Or perhaps as a spectacular dead end. The only certainty is this: Ferrari has decided to attempt this transformation not cautiously, but radically. And in that alone lies a remnant of that old Ferrari megalomania that has always made this brand so fascinating. The Luce is, at the same time, a car of radical anti-distinction. Precisely because it looks like a Nissan, it makes itself small, almost inconspicuous — even though highly valuable technology is hidden beneath its exterior: a powertrain concept with over 1,000 horsepower, designed to accelerate the Luce to up to 310 km/h on the highway. Who cares, though? Somebody recently called and offered me a lot of money for my black Testarossa. He saw the video of my triumphant ride the day after the Luce presentation. "I don't sell," I replied. I never will. I'm the guardian angel of Enzo Ferrari's spirit. Ulf Poschardt is the publisher of WELT, POLITICO Germany, and Business Insider Germany. This story is courtesy of the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, which harnesses the resources of the company's newsrooms to publish ambitious scoops, investigations, interviews, opinion pieces, and analysis. It allows journalists — including those from POLITICO, Business Insider, WELT, BILD, Onet and Fakt — to collaborate on major stories for an international audience of hundreds of millions across platforms. Read the original article on Business Insider

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