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Only Clinton is sane about vaccination.
Link. Trump, Stein, Johnson all nuts.
China is a fortress economy.
Link. Mercantilism.
Ackman v Herbalife: one was stone bad.
Link. Ponzi scheme.
“40 percent of animal species are parasites”
Link. Toad flies. Ugh.
Curious NYT comic on private equity.
Link. Hmmm. Where are DeLong and K?
Peter Thiel and the quest for eternal youth.
Link. He is quite a character.
US police shooting data: weird vacuum.
Link. Reads like journalists leaving something out, not getting full story.
Trump madness pushes GOP to accept CO2 warming.
Link. So insane he is shocking GOP towards sanity.
iPhone 6 has a defect that can distort photos.
Link. Is there a resource to track these “known” defects?
Salmon on Uber’s new world.
Link. Their private cash hoard is astounding.
The Bicycle Bridges of Copenhagen.
Link. 21st century urban ideal.
Infant sleep: any or no method is good.
Link. Parental guilt inevitable.
Trump advisor is right out of Doonesbury.
Link. Uncle Duke lives.
In presidency Obama embraced his inner Spock.
Link. Became a science geek. Because, why not.
“This cannot end well”. Gassée on Verizon’s acquisitions.
Link. Short Verizon.
Trump savaged by the Khans.
Link. Fierce parents, steeled by grief. This is a great country.
Climate wars: Syrian wars and water.
Link. Malthusian collapse.
In defense of Donald Trump.
Link. Fever is not your enemy.
Trump on Putin: self-contradiction.
Link. Dementia? Maybe he doesn’t remember yesterday.
Dementia in Downs: could a trial of statin prophylaxis work?
Link. Terrible problem, very hard study.
How Google Maps could play nice with audiobooks.
Link. Now they know. So obnoxious!
“Japan’s nominal GDP was roughly the same in 2015 as it was 20 years earlier”
Link. Really?! I didn’t think that bad…
Minsky: seminal ideas in economics.
Link. 2nd in series.
Clapper’s take on Russia’s DNC dump.
Link. Distinguishes honest Chinese spying from Putin vengeance.
Puerto Rico’s Zika crisis.
Link. Public health response a fiasco, but many women avoiding pregnancy.
Apple slowly makes Photos.app less disappointing.
Link. One lonely dev in unlit basement manacled to wall.
Verizon’s horizon: advertising sales.
Link. Short Verizon now.
Use of macOS proxy icon to hand a file from app to app.
Link. New to me.
iOS spotlight failure on 1GB RAM devices: iOS 9.3.2 and wipe/restore may fix.
Link. For some 9.3.2 alone is enough, I needed both 9.3.2+ and full backup/wipe/restore.
Cosmic Ray fun: muon lifespans and speed limits.
Link. Very cool well understood physics.
Staphylococcus lugdunensis: human microbiome novel antibiotic maker
Link. Opportunity rich area.
Combined Stimulant and Guanfacine Administration in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Link. Standard therapy now. Nice results.
Hypnosis: fMRI suggests an altered and interesting mental state.
Link. One of the NYT headlines on this was completely backwards.
Schneier: Russia must pay a price for DNC hacks. Prepare for more attacks.
Link. Not a joke.
IOT: service outage leaves pets foodless.
Link. Shocker.
Rio is a cesspool.
Link. IOC should be fired. Has any city this bad ever recovered? Calcutta?
Another prestigious business analyst academic with really dumb advice.
Link. Business advice is often oddly unmoored.
DeLong does another economic history big picture take.
Link. Lots to absorb. Instapaper.
Wolfram|Alpha Add-ons for Google Docs & Sheets
Link. Will try.
Leadership, Putin style.
Link. Stalin made trains run. Or something. Oh, hell. GOP wants this?
‘Copy as Pathname’ and other El Capitan secret features.
Link. The best feature in Mac releases are typically undocumented. Drives me nuts. A few here.
NYT ad revenue declines …
Link. Digital subscriber grows, but looks like is only about 10% of revenue!
Osteoarthritis study to test use of statins to slow progression.
Link. Statins alter immune system; increase autophagy, that could worsen OA. Interesting study – results 2019 or later.
Memory boosting: sleep and post-exposure exercise.
Link. Exercise best 3h post? Early results.
“ape vocal system was evolving parallel to the human one”
Link. If we disappeared they’d likely reinvent speech.
US Stem cell scam industry exploits FDA weakness.
Link. Libertarian. Like supplement industry. Suspect GOP blocking FDA regulation.
Twitter puts fins on the rear bumpers.
Link. Yes, cars used to look like sharks.
Schneier shortened: Internet of Things really dumb.
Link. Wants gov regulation to stop consumers walking off cliff.
Chinese Communist Party turns to heartwarming tv spot.
Link. No puppies? Sounds like generic political ad.