Link. They have similar thoughts to me on SK though — better than war.
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“every Republican in both the House and Senate stated that while killing off their families in cold blood might not be entirely proper, it was certainly not an impeachable offense”
Link. Pretty much.
“the gray-haired 79-year-old man admitted to 93 killings spanning 19 states and 35 years.”
Link. Serial killers are more common than we thought
“With its 82 natural satellites, Saturn now boasts the most moons of any planet in the solar system, surpassing Jupiter’s 82 moons.”
Link. Can you name them all?
Elon Musk: ‘I’m a Fucking Idiot’
Link. Idiot is far too kind. He is a despicable piece of human trash.
Minneapolis to Trump: we are not paying for your rally.
Link. Love this.
How to get password to friends wifi
Link. “key is that your friend’s contact item for you has to contain the email address you use with iCloud”
“it would be stupid to upgrade to Catalina before your backup app supports it”
Link. So not doing this
macOS 10.15 Vista.
Link. Microsoft can feel better now.
The AI Does Not Hate You: Aaronson reviews a book on Rationalists.
Link. I might have been one 45y ago. Now seems not necessarily bad, but also not very interesting.
Rationalist movement – Lesswrongwiki
Link. I wish them well.
Google Maps: “see routes that feature ridesharing and cycling options paired with transit directions.”
Link. Dominance.
Virginia Girl Recants Story of Boys Cutting Off Her Dreadlocks
Link. This is why I don’t have opinions when these stories come out
Mutation sequence and evolution: butterflies and milkweed
Link. Great science. Curious only butterflies got this
Afghan Town’s First Female Mayor Awaits Her Assassination
Link. Brave for sure, but to what end?
“Pedestrian fatalities in the United States have increased 41 percent since 2008”
Link. The iPhone made cars so deadly we are now segregating them from humans.
Google: “Search will provide links to key moments within the video, based on timestamps provided by content creators”
Link. YouTube. Standard promised
“While my mother ultimately died of an opioid overdose, truthfully the drug had been slowly taking her over the years.”
Link. Not a typical Google blog post.
“The HSTS preload list tells modern browsers which websites to only load over an encrypted connection”
Link. New to me.
Climate change: new age disaster response
Link. We will get really good at disasters
“only to use weather and security apps from trustworthy developers, since they’ll be getting your valuable location data”
Link. Don’t give it away for nothin
Catalina Gold: “we still have some things that need to be addressed before launch.”
Link. If Catalina doesn’t cause the earth to leave orbit we’ll call it a win.
“Every single month we have employees taking their machines back to Apple for the second, third, fourth, or fifth repairs of their broken MacBook Pro keyboards.”
Link. I wish Cook would retire.
BBEdit 13
Link. Sounds great. Subscription should be $25. Purchase price is good
“Ukrainian financial records which spurred Manafort’s departure were part of a collusion attempt between the Ukrainian government and the DNC, and may have been fabricated.”
Link. Money paid for the Dem hit on JFK was used by Trilateral Commision to bribe Ukraine to fake Russian attack on DNC.
Customs agents show more FoxGOP infections.
Link. The cancer spreads.
iPhone 6s Repair program: “iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus devices may not power on due to a component that may fail. This issue only affects devices within a limited serial number range that were manufactured between October 2018 to August 2019.”
Link. Check your serial number.
Surveillance Age: how ICE finds its victims
Link. Almost anyone can be found.
“New York is on track to meet its goal to end the AIDS epidemic in the state by 2020″
Link. Without a cure or vaccine. Few would have predicted
Genealogy databases and genetic tracking: state of the industry.
Link. There are more serial killers than we once thought.
1907 Minneapolis panorama.
Link. The best parts are seen zooming in and exploring.
Malassezia fugus and murine pancreatic cancer
Link. I didn’t see that one coming.
Here’s How to Type Faster on Your Phone
Link. now im tryi f rhumbs
Google: “we’ve been experimenting with how the Assistant and Android can work together to reduce the complexity of these tasks for people with cognitive disabilities.”
Link. Groundbreaking. Apple has done nothing. Hope this triggers broader action.
Facebook Changes Policy to Allow Trump to Lie in His Facebook Ads
Link. A force for evil.
Mice brains are not useful for drug discovery
Link. Protein expression wrong
Apple Reminders Disappearing in iOS 13
Link. California’s cannabis legalization isn’t working. Though even unstoned Apple is notorious for trashing customer data.
“after WeWork and Uber, there’s two types of companies in the unicorn space: ones that are overvalued and ones that are just going to zero.”
Link. I think the system can handle this better than the 90s.
“if you want Apple’s very best tech, you’re going to a pay a tremendous tax for it.”
Link. I approve of this strategy. Let the rich pay the premium, we pay reasonable prices for more than good stuff.
Human fetuses have lizard dorsometacarpales
Link. Recapitulating ontology in a big way.
Review of Trump’s threats to incite violence.
Link. Evangelicals have nothing left to lose.
ios 13: “options to compress files into an archive, decompress zip files, edit tags, preview a file in Quick Look, and display an Info pane”
Link. *finally*. Why was that so hard?
“buying a bike isn’t all that much different from buying a pair of sneakers: if it’s your size and it feels good on your test ride, odds are you’re going to wind up being pretty pleased with your purchase”
Link. Relax and ride.
macOS metadata attributes are an awful mess.
Link. Don’t use them.
ios: “121 URLs that can open individual pages and sub-sections of the Settings app”
Link. This I like.
Cannot log in to your banking apps on the iPhone? iOS 13 Touch ID bug may be the reason – 9to5Mac
Link. Maybe I’ll wait for 13.3.2.
“If you’re still on iOS 12, sticking with it for a few more weeks may result in a more stable user experience”
Link. That was funny
Tesla summons: “haven’t seen any reports of pedestrians either getting hit or nearly so”
Link. It’s morally wrong to buy a Tesla.
Software as Business and the Passion Project
Link. Oluseyi builds his dream. Animation tool
Decreasing iOS Information Density: “The worst thing iOS 7’s redesign did was kill information density.”
Link. It’s a disease.