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At 90: “swept overboard by a rogue wave while sailing near the mouth of the Richmond River”
Link. I would prefer a faster death, but this sounds almost ideal to me.
“influenza vaccination is much higher among females — about 63 percent compared to 53 percent”
Link. On average men are dumber.
The Drop in Republican Support for Voting Rights
Link. The GOP is the white supremacy party. If you don’t like that vote Dem.
“MacBook Pro models that are expected in 2021, and clearly confirm plans for additional ports and a return to MagSafe”
Link. I can wait.
“adults are racing headlong into a post-vaccination summer while kids are being left in vaccine limbo”
Link. The new focus.
The crimes of Trumpism: CDC and “the willful, clear-cut and disgraceful nature of the public tragedy”
Link. Trumpism is not one person, it is a disease infecting most of the GOP.
“It seems unlikely to us that Apple has granted Cellebrite a license to redistribute and incorporate Apple DLLs in its own product, so this might present a legal risk for Cellebrite and its users.”
Link. “We have a few different versions of files that we think are aesthetically pleasing, and will iterate through those slowly over time. There is no other significance to these files.”
“Officer Sicknick died from a brainstem stroke really does raise the possibility of a freakish coincidence.”
Link. By modern standards barely even bizarrre.
“immediately pave their roads in hopes of ridding themselves of these Lycra-clad locusts once and for all.”
Link. Dirt roads are new rails to trails.
“Once Starlink becomes effectively the dominant ISP in America, it will also become the dominant ISP in the world. And all at no cost to SpaceX since the expansion will have been financed from our phone bills.”
Link. Bond villains have all the luck.
2017: “14,542 of the gun deaths (37.4%) were murders”
Link. If we consider only per-capita murder, how does US compare to Canada and Germany?
How macOS manages iOS apps: “I think that RunningBoard has quite a future.”
Link. The age of reckless consumption is ending.
“Neither murder charge required the jury to find that Mr. Chavin intended to kill Mr. Floyd.”
Link. Very helpful. Makes me think verdict might withstand appeal.
Solarwinds details.
Link. Russia may be the best at cyberwar.
“six categories to explain most of the difference in happiness between countries: gross domestic product per capita, social support, life expectancy, freedom to make life choices, generosity and perception of corruption levels.”
Link. Generosity is the curious one. US ahead of Canada?!
“modest, but I would say somewhat important association of short sleep and dementia risk”
Link. We need animal models, there is no way to figure out the causality in humans.
“American voices who call for shunning Vietnam over its human rights record or protecting our markets from Vietnamese competition should simply be ignored.”
Link. Vietnam as America’s crucial ally. (Compare Israel.)
“None of the charges prosecutors chose to levy against Chauvin require them to prove that he intended to kill Floyd.”
Link. 2nd degree manslaughter seems most likely but the laws are very technical.
Languishing as unhealthy mental state.
Link. He doesn’t memtion scheduling outdoor activities on calendar with friends.
“One still often hears Social Darwinist themes from libertarians. A recent op-ed by Warren Buffett’s sidekick Charlie Munger dripped with them.”
Link. Descendants of David Ricardo.
Mountain bikes have come a long way very quickly.
Link. My computers haven’t improved as quickly. Truly amazing for a physical good.
“Mr. Hole was legally able to make the more recent gun purchases indicates that, despite his mother’s warning and the police seizure of a gun, the authorities had not deemed him subject to Indiana’s so-called “red flag” law”
Link. His mother tried to save him and others. Never live in a red state.
“Of the 64 fatal encounters compiled by the Times for the past three weeks, at least 42 involved people accused of wielding firearms. More than a dozen involved confrontations with people who were mentally ill”
Link. Both of our autistic children have been registered as vulnerable adults with our local police department.
J&J was choice for Hispanic workers — which is why ACIP is very cautious.
Link. Undocumented, limited care access, hard to reach, harder to reach twice. If we didn’t have historical record of abuse vaccine would be back already.
“Treasury also announced sanctions against Pakistani entities and individuals who are “instrumental in processing payment for fraudulent identities.”
Link. I missed that. Seems importamt.
“there’s a lot about the 2016 campaign that US intelligence agencies have known all along but were not able to state clearly as long as Donald Trump was President.”
Link. He could have won.
“Wright was stopped for expired license plate tabs. After police looked up Wright’s record, they found a gross misdemeanor warrant for his arrest.”
Link. Twitter insisted it was a rear view mirror obstacle.
American fascists call for indoctrination in their preferred mythology.
Link. “actively undermine pride in America’s great history and is actively hostile to the civic and cultural assimilation “
In France intoxication removes legal responsibility?
Link. That’s different.
“Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has raised its wages for newly certified drivers by 40 percent”
Link. Restaurants squeezed.
“I’ve got a very weird hobby, which is I love taking a look at photos and figuring out where they’re taken”
Link. Found the lost hiker. Seems like a private person, but he’d be fun guest on a crime show.
The Flight 93 Election – “Third and most important, the ceaseless importation of Third World foreigners”
Link. A fervently Trumpian conservative “intellectual” writing around 2016. Long, ranty and vacuous, but a good guide to today’s white nationalist GOP. via Noah Simpson
Did Apple cut off Peloton?
Link. Highly suspicious.
Optimising Mac performance with EtreCheckPro and Ulbow
Link. Save this.
Be wary of Apple’s trade-in program.
Link. Surprisingly scammy.
RCS: Carriers give up, Google persists, Apple relentlessly opposed.
Link. Apple is the fundamental blocker — if they won’t implement as SMS replacement carriers aren’t going to bother. Interoperability between Google and Apple messaging will require legislative action.
“clotting disorder in women ages 20 to 50 who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine occurred at least three times more often than would be expected,”
Link. One wonders if the background rate is due to natural adenoviral infection.
5G power: “small, flexible antenna intended to harvest electrical power from signals emitted by so-called 5th-generation (5G) mobile-phone masts”
Link. That should reassure QAnon.
COVID: “dozens of Times journalists who have been denied case-related data have filed more than 400 FOIA or other open-records requests with government agencies.”
Link. Thank you NYT, and shame on the Trump-era CDC.
Walmart chooses not to support voting rights.
Link. A calculated choice.
“29 percent rise in overdose deaths from October 2019 through September 2020”
Link. Started before pandemic then accelerated. Lots of bitcoin-funded cheap fentanyl in circulation.
2.5 higher COVID death among sedentary.
Link. Doesn’t mean exercise would necessarily help sedentary for future pandemics, but impressive effect size. Main implication is individualizing risk calculations.
Reconciliation for infrastructure is certain.
Link. GOP signaling they are fine with reconciliation.
Why work 90h/week: “It’s the loss of social status. It’s not the money. It is that people who formerly looked at you with respect and esteem will all of a sudden ignore you.”
Link. Bingo.
Good news: The WSJ is in trouble.
Link. Their racist rich white male readership is dying and they still run same old OpEds.
LONG NYT article on substack.
Link. I have over 25 subscriptions now. This is nuts.
Taser errors: “In six of the nine cases from the 2012 article, including the shooting in Oakland, the officers carried both weapons on the same, “strong-hand” side of their bodies.”
Link. Not a lot of research or policy.
“battle royale-style tournament that lasts up to 40 days where competitors beat one another with their antennae until a group of five to 10 victors emerges. “
Link. To the victors – queening the ant.
“graduated from St. Mary’s College in Winona, Minn., in 1994 with a criminal justice major, school officials said.”
Link. Don’t be surprised if she turns out to be about as good as a police officer is likley to be.