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Author Archives: jgordon
Civil war plant use in wound care.
Link. Would any random plant work as well?
“three out of the four successful Duplex bookings were made by humans.”
Link. I didn’t realize Duplex had actually launched.
Equifax negligence might impact financials. Maybe.
Link. Should have been bankrupted.
“only curved on scales that are ~(250)^3 times (or more than 15 million times) larger than our presently-observable Universe is.”
Link. Smallest the universe can be given how flat it appears.
The 6 Best Gyms in Minneapolis–St. Paul – CrossFit St Paul and Minneapolis
Link. My box makes the list.
Why cyclists are going gravel.
Link. Because drivers suck more than ever. In MSP we have a great separated trail network, but those aren’t usually suited to fast heads down riding. It’s weird to drive to bike though.
America’s geography and political structures favor Biden.
Link. Rural areas keep successful Dems centrist.
China caught violating ozone protocol
Link. Sanctions?
NYT covers Baltimore hack without mentioning backups.
Link. Incompetent journalism.
How to find all your 32-bit apps: “32-bitCheck and ArchiChect as being the closest and most complete guides”
Link. He doesn’t even accept donations.
“If you’re forced to use SMS 2FA, and probably even if you don’t, you should have a transfer PIN on your wireless account.”
Link. I didn’t know I could do that. Also SMS 2FA sucks.
Trump tariffs: “we are redistributing income away from agriculture and manufacturing firms that rely on imported components and sending it towards mining industries and manufacturers that rely on domestic resources.”
Link.
A very brief history of humanity.
Link. Focus on tech. You can pretty much ignore everything else.
“Inflation rose a scant 1.6 percent in the year ending in March, well short of the central bank’s 2 percent target”
Link. Wealth concentration? IT? Both? Other?
Bug in iCloud transfer corrupts ios 12.3 videos
Link. I still use Image Capture and Aperture
The ants are my friends, they’re blowing in the wind
Link. Apple’s lyrics are buggy. Also, funny piece done well.
Google Failed to Fully Secure G Suite Passwords For 14 Years
Link. I got a notice. They are forcing password resets
“Think about the most likely things would invalidate your work, and what the most solid, undodgeable bad news would look like.”
Link. Good for science. Maybe not for scientists.
Trump’s Russian allies: “a new plot to manipulate and radicalize African Americans”
Link. I think GOP is kind of ok with this direction.
Beware iCloud Video Syncing
Link. Apple can’t hire competent people.
“William Calley [a lieutenant who led the Charlie Company’s massacre of hundreds of civilians at My Lai] was somewhat of a folk hero in the United States.”
Link. We were always like this.
UMN rents outdoor gear.
Link. To everyone. Not only students.
Church of Satan headed for SCOTUS abortion case.
Link. I’ll have to join.
“human sperm each have a single tail, or flagellum, gingko sperm have around a thousand. “Once the pollen gets in your nose, it will germinate and start swimming up there to get to where it’s going,”
Link. Really?!
“attributes his success to his perseverance, his unswerving artistic purity, and the fact that his parents pay for his rent, health insurance, and groceries”
Link. Too true.
“Tsundoku is the act of acquiring books and not reading them.”
Link. Clickbait but they got me.
Beginner to Advanced Bicycle Camping.
Link. This blog post could be a book. I’m doing a bit of this Sept 2019 with an outfitter.
China’s Integrated Joint Operations Platform for population control.
Link. Coming to a nation near you.
Microsoft AI assisted coding.
Link. Looking forward to role in education.
“Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank recommended in 2016 and 2017 that multiple transactions involving legal entities controlled by Donald J. Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be reported to a federal financial-crimes watchdog.”
Link. The money laundering has always been interesting.
Can the Fed help win a trade war?
Link. No. The GOP’s war on America continues.
“Apple has introduced mandatory notarization, albeit for two limited classes of software, in macOS 10.14.5″
Link. What are they thinking?
KmacOS Notes App Using a Ridiculous Amount of Memory
Link. Ugh.
Warren – small business and competition over the MegaCorp.
Link. Obama got this wrong, not least in healthcare. IT plays a big role in driving consolidation though; IT scales and is insanely expensive for small business. AWS & SaaS hasn’t changed that afaik.
Only pro racers should pedal over 90 rpm.
Link. Phew. I’m happiest around 85. Pros go a lot higher.
Maciej Ceglowski Senate testimony on data rights.
Link. Who knew to get Maciej?
There Is No “Depression Gene”
Link. Anyone imagine there’s an “autism gene”?
Physics: math vs data
Link. Butterworth leans to Sabine.
VCAM1 inhibition might help old brains.
Link. We need something!
macOS User account Advanced Options: Be afraid.
Link. I have weird aliases of the form “comp.apple.idms…”. Guess I won’t touch them.
Austrian fascist brought down by entrapment video.
Link. Glock’s secret donations.
IndieWeb: micro.blog and mastodon.
Link. RSS.
The troubles of child prodigies.
Link. Stress of loneliness and coexisting neurologic disorders. The Einstein bit at the end was unhelpful, he was genius but not prodigy.
GoT swerves explained.
Link. Weird character shifts and cardboard armor are common in comics.
“I generally think macOS is as stable today as it was back in the Snow Leopard days”
Link. Distributed data issues are root of much modern pain.
Fentanyl has replaced heroin, old addicts adjust poorly.
Link. Technological singularity.
“Six weeks pregnant is two weeks after a woman misses her period.”
Link. If humans valued life so absolutely Marx would be on the right.
“Six weeks pregnant is two weeks after a woman misses her period.”
Link. If humans valued life so absolutely Marx would be on the right.
“preferred terms are “climate emergency, crisis or breakdown” and “global heating” is favoured over “global warming”,
Link. I’m in.