Interesting Links for 04-09-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Is My Blue Your Blue? (Hue 177 for me, bluer than 76% of the population)

(tags:colour perception names )

2. Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant for maths problem do worse on tests

(tags:maths ai teaching )

3. Rail nationalisation takes a step closer under Starmer's first major public reform

(tags:rail uk labour )

4. Labour won't ban dynamic pricing despite Oasis tickets anger, but will make it more transparent

(tags:labour economics music )

5. New coastal neighbourhood masterplan unveiled for Seafield in Edinburgh

(tags:edinburgh housing sea viaDanielDWilliam )

6. What British women really fantasise about

(tags:fantasy sex uk )

7. I'd love to see some science-based discussion on this piece about whether Covid is something worth stressing about.

(tags:pandemic )

8. Grenfell disaster - key points

(tags:UK fire fraud death OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[autopope]

IIRC the record for return on floor space for retailers is held by Apple Stores, hands-down. That sparse/minimalist layout is deceptive as they sell high-value goods in huge quantities! (Compare the margin on a new iPhone or a Macbook Pro to the margin on the sort of remaindered hifi separates systems or home cinema set-up that Richer Sounds sells: the Apple kit is more expensive and undiscounted.)

[bens_dad]

Wikipedia and the Guinness book of Records both say Richer Sounds:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richer_Sounds

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/68867-greatest-sales-per-unit-area-annually

When I visted a store a decade ago I found that it wasn't all discounted ends of lines. Whilst there were not many big names it was serious stuff.