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“ Any publisher that is dependent on Facebook, or that trusts Facebook, is out of their goddamn mind.”
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iPhone hacking: “cellebrite exploit involves a brute force PIN trick that allows unlimited attempts without wiping”
Link. Less impressive than it sounded
“FedEx has secretly agreed to bend its own rules on gun shipments for powerful forces in the gun industry, including all major gun manufacturers and the NRA itself.”
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Buffett: “There is no one more important to us than the shareholder of limited means who trusts us with a substantial portion of his or her savings.”
Link. If I didn’t do Vanguard Index funds…
Pandora’s Guide to “Black-Americans” is painful.
Link. Was it written in India?
Raving loons to bring weapons to public schools.
Link. We are sicker than we think we are.
Google and HTTP: “a massive book burning, at a much bigger scale than ever done before.”
Link. Winer has standing.
Forbes: The feds can now (probably) unlock every iPhone model in existence
Link. Oops.
“Despite being almost seven years old, the version management system built into macOS is almost undocumented”
Link. Via Tsai.
Bizarre Sierra bug and Library shortcut keys.
Link. Via Tsai. This happened to me in Sierra. Now I have a fix. Great detective work.
“The AI also completed the task in 26 seconds, while the human lawyers took 92 minutes on average”
Link. Seems significant.
China as US precedent: mandatory iMessage MITM attacks
Link. Xi pioneers
‘You’re Probably Underestimating What You Can Do With Your iPhone Home Screen’
Link. Whoa.
“The idea that the Second guarantees individual ownership of modern weapons was never discovered by the Supreme Court until 2008″
Link. Sigh.
Flat fat cells can flit.
Link. Sqooshing along.
Fat shaming vs fat acceptance: the two evils
Link. A pill would be nice
How-To Show Your User Library in macOS High Sierra and Sierra
Link. It isn’t terminal command any more?
“In the 2014 midterms … only one of every six citizens between 18 and 29 voted.”
Link. Ok, now I hate young people too.
Olympic star Norway twists the knife.
Link. Ok, maybe it isn’t all humble brag. Alas, the Doom of Nordic skiing isn’t Norwegian excellence. It is something far worse.
HomePod Trouble.
Link. Years from ready
Gun control isn’t going to happen with this Congress.
Link. Duh Want change? Fire the GOP.
Facebook can’t survive a fake news fix.
Link. It is easy to kill a cancer. The hard part is host survival.
On the Duality and Double Consciousness of Black Panther
Link. Fun discussion — but Erik was a casually brutal killer. Would be better movie if he’d been less vile.
“I prefer to think of myself as a classical liberal, because “conservative” has become practically synonymous with “Trump lackey.”
Link. Conservatives in exile from the Party of Trump.
How to Create a Separate Page for Blog Posts in WordPress.
Link. WordPress is kind of weird. Surprised that we need this explanation.
Last Black Republicans begin to suspect they aren’t among friends.
Link. Conservatives in exile.
Emperor Xi.
Link. Worked for Singapore.
The Penises of the Icelandic Handball Team. 2012.
Link. I’ve read several versions of this story. All different.
Russia hacked Korean olympics, likely to disrupt closing ceremonies.
Link. SK is good, but defense is hard and Russian hackers may be the best.
Pruitt’s theology may explain his policy
Link. This is important. God won’t let Earth broil cuz Noah.
New Yorker on Florida student activists.
Link. No policy proposals presented.
Decent phones under $125
Link. Important, but cheap data is even more important.
Talking Points: “Moving to a combination of subscription and advertising revenue and doing it early has made all the difference in the world.”
Link. I pay
WWE’s Linda McMahon: Good government winner.
Link. Saintly by Trump standards.
“as many as 5,000 family members of foreign terrorist recruits are now marooned in camps and orphanages in Iraq and Syria”
Link. Russia surprisingly welcoming to the children
Geek urbanism
Link. Historically it can work
NRA power: obedient members
Link. Weakening in the suburbs, still rural strong
PBM contracts stop pharmacists from saving people money
Link. Pure evil.
Manafort is hosed
Link. Trump pardon better come soon.
Why can’t Twitter manage obvious lies?
Link. “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
Going blind
Link. After 50 expect abrupt life changing events.
Elite nordic skiers need their junk food. 8000 calories a day
Link. See, you CAN lose weight with exercise :-)
Enterprise Holdings ends NRA discount.
Link. Sleep well NRA.
“First National Bank of Omaha said on Thursday that it would withdraw its National Rifle Association-branded Visa credit card.”
Link. Blood in the water. Attack fellow sharks. Show no mercy.
Modified gravity slouches towards Bethlehem.
Link. Scary
“I’ve Only Had Good Years” Tsai on Cook
Link. Hot air
Details on AR-15 bullet wounds.
Link. Vote Dem.
Remembering the White Rose
Link. http://bit.ly/2HGnFR5
Pyrrhic victory over a MegaCorp: Nissan.com
Link. Our legal system can’t handle the MegaCorp