{"id":41300,"date":"2023-06-22T03:37:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41300"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T22:38:14","slug":"electric-planes-return-of-blimps-rto-outrage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/electric-planes-return-of-blimps-rto-outrage\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Planes\/Return of Blimps\/RTO Outrage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of\u00a0A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>. See\u00a0past editions here,<\/a>\u00a0where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Electric Planes Are Getting Closer to Reality<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A while back I mentioned some big airline orders for electric airplanes, but now it\u2019s getting real. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is accepting seat reservations for its first commercial electric flight<\/a> in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark in 2028. Each of the three inaugural flights will offer 30 seats available for reservation. They’re a bargain too, at 1946 kr ($179), in tribute to the year SAS began flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Return of Blimps?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some 90 years after the Hindenburg disaster, we could see dirigibles take to the air again. They will probably start with transporting heavy cargo into remote areas with no infrastructure, rather than transporting passengers, but fingers crossed that people could glide across mountains again in a balloon if it goes well. The new versions are far more energy-efficient than planes or helicopters and can move a lot more cargo, no train tracks or roads required. See the story with artist renderings<\/a> in CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel Wisdom From Kevin Kelly<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that Nomadico co-founder Kevin Kelly has a new book out? It’s very different than the technology prediction ones he’s known for, instead looking back on what he has learned\u2014Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier<\/a><\/em> . A quote for the travelers: “On vacation go to the most remote place on your itinerary first, bypassing the cities, and then return to the big city at the end. You\u2019ll maximize the shock of otherness in the remote, and then later you\u2019ll welcome the familiar conveniences of a busy city on the way back.” (My addition: this strategy helps with gift buying too on the way home.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Return to Office Orders Are Not Going Well<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What happens when people stop coming to an office for months or years and then most of them don\u2019t want to go back? The bosses at Amazon, Farmer\u2019s Group, Google, and Salesforce are getting hostile reactions leading to (real or virtual) walkouts and we all saw in real time how this directive helped amplify the other self-inflicted wounds at Twitter. With unemployment at record lows in the USA, this is going to be a fight that\u2019s tough to win for corporations since remote workers typically work more hours<\/a>, get more done, and are happier with their work\/life balance. Plus in tech, there\u2019s the irony that Morning Brew<\/a> pointed out: \u201cGoogle\u2019s chief people officer told staff via email, \u2018There\u2019s just no substitute for coming together in person,\u2019 despite the company famously developing an entire suite of products to, in fact, not come together in person.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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