Link. Nothing new in Trumpism really. The first step is to destroy the truth. Graham is a great example of the corruption of the dull. Barr is far worse. Opportunities open up for the non-competent, that is powerful.
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“Facebook’s real risk here, as I see it, is getting branded as the social network for racists. “
Link. There’s no alternative. Still.
Unhelpful Amazon Order Confirmation E-mails omit items
Link. To thwart data harvesting (and facilitate dynamic pricing). Sucks. I miss that information.
Back Braces as Scoliosis Treatment – they work.
Link. I’m surprised. Great news.
‘Sign In With Apple’: how it works and a bug
Link. More detail than I’d read
“Mahowald thanked neighborhood volunteers for saving the Longfellow Market. “We’ve had nearly 25 people from the neighborhood guarding it every night since Tuesday,” he said.
Link. Looters rarely engaged with neighborhood guardians.
Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout Because of Zuckerberg’s Inaction Over Trump Posts
Link. Facebook employees suddenly given a historic responsibility. They are the last defense.
40 years: “wealthy elites weaponized white racism to gain political power, which they used to pursue policies that enriched the already wealthy at workers’ expense”
Link. Can’t dispute that.
“Over almost four years, across the board Trump has ground the government down to the most incompetent and reckless individuals.”
Link. Only the worst survive.
Global warming is producing longer summers and shorter winters – The Washington Post
Link. Cross-country skiing and outdoor ice hockey are basically extinct in southern Minnesota. We ride Fat bikes on winter trails now.
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change
Link. “the elected officials who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels.”
“I have received 3 different reports that the 10.15.5 Update is still changing the ComputerName & HostName back to default”
Link. Do Apple Devs get punished for fixing bugs?
CrossFit Health: CME opportunities.
Link. Sponsored by CrossFit inc.
“One person pulled over in Bloomington while driving a plate-less car attempted to “douse the car itself and set it on fire,”
Link. Idiocracy meets the Dark Knight.
Avalanche Aperture migration app promised Photos support.
Link. I wonder if they could build on their work to create their own photo management platform.
Trump’s exec order attack on Twitter analyzed.
Link. If he wins he will eventually break the net.
Hearing Aid Integration in iOS (iPhone)
Link. Essential advice
Apple doubles cost of RAM upgrade for entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro
Link. Ouch. Supply chain problems?
Oakley despairs of Catalina
Link. I plan to never use it
MPLS 100 arrests: “20% of those detained appeared to come from out of state, a reversal of the previous night’s estimate of 80%, which officials appear to have walked back.”
Link. Outside agitators not so much.
“In Longfellow, Hillary Oppmann watched vandals loot the corner Walgreens for three straight nights without interference before arsonists finally lit it on fire last night. Firefighters didn’t make it to the scene for more than 7 hours.”
Link. Longfellow is where precinct was torched.
“This time the attack is by very young locusts who fly for longer distances, at faster speeds”
Link. Locusts in India. Of course we will get them.
Rental background checks have appalling false positive rates and mismatches.
Link. Incompetemce, scams, lack of oversight
“28 North Koreans and five Chinese citizens of using a web of more than 250 shell companies to launder over $2.5 billion in assets through the international banking system”
Link. NK makes mafia look puny
C.D.C. workplace recommendations are hard to follow.
Link. Most can’t open windows
April US: “Personal income rose 10.5 percent, lifted by nearly $3 trillion in government transfer payments, mostly in the form of $1,200 checks that millions of households received from the federal government”
Link. Even as work went away
Do Runners Need to Wear Masks?
Link. Most think no but CDC is quiet. Not worn by Hong Kong runners.
“Mr. Chauvin’s complaint tally averaged to less than one a year, not unusual for a street officer, and probably not high enough to trigger an early warning system.”
Link. Buried deep in the article.
NYT on the Space-X flight to ISS.
Link. Good intro if you haven’t followed story.
China and India border: “soldiers have fought fiercely with rocks, wooden clubs and their hands in a handful of clashes”
Link. Both countries led by the worst
“With the Covid pandemic people are hungry and homeless. With no job, what do you expect? I think that’s going to happen to masses of people across this country”
Link. Spoken by “man on the porch sipping beer”, more insight than all of media so far, buried in NYT article.
COVID-race riots overwhelm MPLS police.
Link. Authorities underestimated the historic forces in play.
Former MN mayor: “Rondo is the good guy, Kroll is the bad guy and I urge every person in the community to stand squarely behind Rondo at this critical time because he absolutely must win”
Link. Kroll is MPLS police union president. We want Trump to offer him a job.
Logitech Combo Touch: Love at First Type – TidBITS
Link. For iPad. Rave review.
Stream Like a CEO: “the most beautiful webcam you’ve ever seen, and you can use the Camlink as both a video source and an audio source using the shotgun mic”
Link. A net friend mentioned this. Great description.
Basic Income: A Done Deal?
Link. COVID riots provide extra motivation.
Hong Kong: What Went Wrong.
Link. The protesters were too brave.
“The scientific and medical communities remain among the most trusted institutions in America”
Link. Even my patients who have unscientific beliefs do listen to me.
“e-cigarettes create an incredible amount of stress in the microbiome. And these bacteria respond to the stress by creating a very mucousy, slimy layer.”
Link. Surprising.
Mayor of St Paul: “The coronavirus pandemic is making the urban mayhem worse, he said.”
Link. First official to tie riot severity to economic distress of COVID-19.
“If COVID-19 is partially driven by dysfunctional mast cell degranulation, then a variety of medical interventions employing marketed drugs useful for treating mast cell-related disorders may help to reduce death and disease”
Link. Seems a longshot but trial famotidine underway.
Canon EOS camera as a Mac webcam.
Link. Used to do something similar years ago. Back then overheated camera.
“The highly regarded Hare Psychopathy Checklist enumerates 20 of them. By my count Trump clearly demonstrates 16 of the traits and his overall score is far higher than the average prison inmate.”
Link. Trump is a psychopath. What does that mean?
There won’t be any federal disaster money for MSP’s COVID riots.
Link. Unless Trump decides MN is now his to win.
“Camo works by streaming camera data from our iOS app to your computer.”
Link. Better webcam.
CDC “aides” fought WH on COVID choir advice. Lost.
Link. Have there been CDC retirements or resignations over this?
“More than a third of people said they recently had symptoms of a functional gastrointestinal disorder”
Link. Irritable bowel etc. Me too. I swear by *lots* of fiber.
“legal experts said that the enforcement actions suggested by the president were largely toothless and unlikely to withstand legal challenges.”
Link. If Trump wins this might matter, but otherwise no.
“Dr. Sara Cody, health officer for Santa Clara County … said she was concerned by the decision to allow gatherings of up to 100 people for religious, political and cultural reasons.”
Link. Trump trying to kill another 100,000 as quickly as possible.
NYT coverage of MLPS police is well done.
Link. Kroll needs to go. Give him a job with the Trump administration.