Link. Decades, not centuries.
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“if we find experimentally that a constant without units is very large, then this does not mean math alone cannot explain it and it must therefore be a signal for new physics”
Link. Great examples of weird huge constants that are properties of mathematics itself.
“you could transform a matter particle (a neutrino) into an antimatter particle (an antineutrino) simply by changing your motion relative to the neutrino”
Link. That is … hard to fathom
“ribosomal complex is surrounded by other proteins whose job is to constantly look for trouble and try to correct it”
Link. The cell is weirder than we can imagine.
Vaccin me review: Aug 2020.
Link. January plausible. “Vaccine technology will never be the same after this – it’s going to be like aircraft design before and after World War II”
Obesity and COVID: background and a story.
Link. South Dakota is not slender.
“Trump was likely inspired to make this move by one report from Fox News’ head white supremacist, Tucker Carlson.”
Link. Ending a brief initiative resonding to BLM.
Delong’s annual 1870-1914—Lecture on technology and development.
Link. Glad to reread this. I wish his blog would return to these themes.
“If your student lives off campus, you can use 529 funds to cover the cost of rent and utilities — up to the college’s housing allowance,”
Link. Save this 529 ref. Need same for ABLE plans!
“73 percent of Republicans, supported mandatory building codes in risky areas, and 57 percent supported making it illegal to build in those areas.”
Link. Instead we subsidize insurance coverage.
Musth: “When females rejected the adolescents’ advances, the young males took their aggression out on white rhinos, killing more than 40.”
Link. Human adolescent males have some similarities.
Why should childess employees do the work for parent colleagues?
Link. I’m a parent, two of my three are special needs. Our price, our choice. My sympathies are wirh the childless here.
“DeJoy would instruct that bonus payments to staffers be boosted to help defray the cost of their contributions”
Link. Add to pardon queue.
“Mr. Strzok concludes that Mr. Trump is hopelessly corrupt and a national security threat.”
Link. Not only the worst President, but also by far the most corrupt.
“In North Sumatra, students climb to the tops of tall trees a mile from their mountain village. Perched on branches high above the ground, they hope for a cell signal strong enough to complete their assignments.”
Link. Remote study with COVID
Achondroplasia treatment: “We’ve got 12- and 13-year-old girls who now for the first time can do their own feminine hygiene and don’t need to be helped by someone because their arms are longer,” he said”
Link. Most are born to parents without the disorder.
Wirecard fraud: “is one of the biggest corporate frauds in European history”
Link.
Pfizer and Fed science pushback on Trump fake vaccine
Link. “Dr. Slaoui told Science magazine on Thursday that he would “immediately resign if there is undue interference in this process”
“QAnon is a collective delusion, and that’s what BuzzFeed News will be calling it from now on.”
Link. Faith, Cult, Religion, Delusion.
“And, being 92, she is not troubled by Biden’s age. “Seventy-seven seems still pretty young to me,” she reported.”
Link. The widow Rogers is a fun interview.
7,000-plus Missouri college students have tested positive for COVID-19.
Link. “none of the college-age students have become seriously ill”. Really? Out of 7,000? Something doesn’t add up.
“To me, the signs on the American horizon are flashing blood red.”
Link. Where to run? Canada can’t absorb millions of US refugees.
Left demonstrators attacking homes of Dem mayors.
Link. Trump’s best friends. Also, idiots.
Intoxication, psychiatric disorders, spit fear, and police restraint – another story.
Link. Spit fear is irrational. Stop the hood. Beyond that, what is safe restraint?
“… the utter contempt Trump and the entire Republican party have for the basic concept of democracy”
Link. Obama spoke of this. The Trump base, 40% of Americans, dislikes majority rule.
“Pompeo wins. Congratulations to the worst secretary of state in American history!”
Link. Tillerson was the wrong person, but Pompeo is evil.
Learn WordPress site.
Link. It’s complicated.
“Western civilization is doomed—and immigration, political correctness, transgenderism, the culture, the establishment, the left, and the “Dems” are responsible”
Link. Ingraham can’t handle the truth.
Walmart prime: “Walmart+ will require an order of at least $35,”
Link. Walmart RIP. Also, Amazon Prime student rate very low. We use our son’s rate.
China bus outing: 1/3 infected. Air conditioning
Link. “The only factor that may have mitigated the risk of infection was sitting near a window that could be opened, or near the door.”. Implications for offices
“several female soldiers said they worried that officers at Fort Hood had not moved swiftly to crack down on men and women who they say have preyed on those they believe to be weaker”
Link. and women?
“the pathology of Covid-19 is likely the result of Bradykinin Storms rather than cytokine storms,”
Link. Simulation based.
“Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that he and wife Priscilla Chan are donating $300 million to increase voter turnout and bolster state and local election security efforts.”
Link. I am surprised. How could this help Trump?
“iOS 13.7 lets you opt-in to the COVID-19 Exposure Notifications system without the need to download an app”
Link. I will do this of course.
Thermal throttling with 16-inch MacBook Pro
Link. Inlike to by older models that are well understood
Aukey’s 12-in-1 USB-C Hub Lets You Connect Up to Three Monitors to Your Laptop
Link. These hubs are getting crazy. Needs major power supply.
LG unveils battery-powered air-purifying face mask.
Link. Workings mysterious, unclear if output filtered. Might be popular in healthcare.
“Attorney General William Barr’s recent decision to remove the head of a Justice Department office that helps ensure federal counterterrorism and counterintelligence activities are legal”
Link. Prepare general strike.
“Moderna’s vaccine needs to be shipped and stored at -20 C (minus four Fahrenheit), while the Pfizer/BioNTech one needs to be at -70 C (-94 F)”
Link. Even MN isn’t that cold.
Voice Control’s Dictation is different from macOS dictation
Link. Headache time. Wonder if VCD has double entry bug.
Good Products by John Siracusa
Link. Stuff he likes. Influences me
“crucial unemployment provisions were devised largely by Senator Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon”
Link. Mnuchin at least did not oppose
Why the US abandoned contact tracing.
Link. Phone spam, robocallers, Fox, Murdoch, Trump, no budget, unbiquitous identity theft and phone fraud, out of control infection, social media … don’t even try.
Sen. Ron Johnson’s lies about postal service.
Link. He’s scum.
The Hatch Act means a lot outside of Trump appointees
Link. Another reason to vote them out.
Amazon held liable for defects in its third party goods.
Link. Amazon has made a lot fron counterfeits and fraudulent goods.
A symmetric rash puzzle
Link. I was thinking vasculitis. Wrong.
Long term Airbnb rentals for college learning pods.
Link. YouTube influencers pioneered, before them reality TV. I see the appeal.
Taiwan prepares for Chinese invasion – without allies
Link. A nuclear deterrent would be handy
“After his death, Schinella’s wife discovered a large collection of bondage and S&M gear that had been hidden in his house, along with 24 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition.”
Link. Very senior US military intelligence official. Killed himself as new wife fled.