Mission Everywhere

The author found new ways to talk to her grandfather when he had dementia. Courtesy of the author My grandpa's dementia made conversations unpredictable and confusing. I learned to accept his reality instead of correcting him. That approach helped us stay connected in a new way. "What's your favorite color, grandpa?" "Oh, I don't, I don't know about that. When I was a boy, I drove the Queen of England around Zimbabwe and she…" My grandpa trailed off, getting lost in thought, confusion clouding his face mid-sentence. "The Queen of England, hey? Sjoe, that's a fancy gig. What was the Queen like?" "The Queen? I don't know, I never met her." Distress started to line his features. His forehead crinkled in worry as he tried to remember our conversation and where he was. Toward the end of my grandpa's life, that's how most of our conversations would go. I'd ask a question; it would rarely get answered, but there woul...

A property in the Tampa area is asking $115 million, which would shatter the area's current sales record. Luxhunters / Eddy Martinez & Roland Ortiz with ONE Sotheby's International Realty An energy executive listed his Florida estate for $115 million, which could break the area's sales record. The 87-acre compound directly on Lake Thonotosassa is 16 miles from downtown Tampa. It features amenities like a 22-car garage, an office complex, and a lakeside go-kart track. A Chicago-based executive is trying to break a record in Florida with the sale of his home by listing it for $115 million — and it's nowhere near South Beach . Steven Lempera, the president of an energy company in Illinois, bought the 87-acre lakefront compound in Tampa, Florida, in 2021 for $16.7 million and is trying to sell it at a nearly 600% price markup. Lempera and his wife, Jane, bought the property from Don Wallace, the cofounder of Lazydays RV, after surveying alternative options to Chicago du...

Bloomberg : Microsoft and G42's $1B geothermal-powered data center in Kenya stalls after the government couldn't provide annual payment guarantees that Microsoft requested   —  A major Microsoft Corp. data center site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/JCNDUah

Bloomberg : How SpaceMob, an online community of ~50,000, has fueled a meme-stock-like rally in satellite networking company AST, which is up ~6,000% over a 22-month period   —  Championed by a guru known simply as the Kook, the satellite company AST has become one of the world's most expensive stocks. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/abD4H1y

Kayla Mazza and Honey Donegan at their home in southern Vermont. Courtesy of Ben DiFlorio/HomeShare Vermont Kayla Mazza rents a room in Honey Donegan's home after working with a nonprofit arranging matches. She pays a reduced rent of $650 to help with Donegan's finances and occasionally does chores. The 31-year-old analyst and the 77-year-old nanny get along well and enjoy sharing the space. This interview is based on a conversation with data analyst and systems manager Kayla Mazza, 31, of Windsor County, Vermont. It has been edited for length and clarity. Every night, at 7 p.m., my housemate, Honey Donegan, 77, and I sit down to watch Jeopardy in her den. Friday night is often movie night. It's a lovely bonding experience, despite the 46-year age gap. Honey and I first met in March 2023, but our friendship has gotten stronger by the day since I moved into her home. A few months before, I'd landed a job at a nonprofit near Honey's town, an hour's commute from m...

Zack Abrams / The Block : LayerZero apologizes for Kelp DAO exploit response, says single-verifier setup was deficient; Dune: in April, ~47% of LayerZero OApps had the same default setup   —  Quick Take  — LayerZero published a blog post Friday apologizing for poor communication in the three weeks since the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/PqZyFlv