Link. Argh.
Daily Archives: August 16, 2018
Autonomous vehicles can’t handle pedestrians. So change pedestrians.
Link. Bicycles? Surely you jest.
“Sooner or later, if you call any attempt to improve American lives “socialism,” a lot of people will conclude that socialism is O.K.”
Link. My comrades and I thank you GOP.
“voter turnout on Tuesday in Minnesota was the highest of any Minnesota primary in more than 20 years”
Link. Dem vote twice GOP
“Hey Siri, show me photos from September 2017”
Link. Similar to “delete all my alarms”, Siri exposes hidden capabilities.
Switching from MacBook Pro to iPad and iMac
Link. Cost is comparable.
GOP: “Trump’s anti-democratic instincts, which are so dangerous to so many of us, do not trouble Republicans in the least.”
Link. Power and only power.
Twitter: “we think we have a sweet solution. It’s called looking at ads and boosted content from famous people”
Link. I liked app.net best when it cost money.
A beginner’s guide to Mastodon.
Link. I probably have to do this.
“Weed” OD: “some patients did have traces of the potent opioid fentanyl in their systems”
Link. I just suggested testing weed for fentanyl this morning. This could drive legalization of weed
“America has one party built on territory and another built on people.”
Link. Rural voters means white rural voters. Dems need to win their votes by finding common cause with urban voters.
“As a Google One member, you can easily get in touch with a team of Google experts 24/7 to answer your questions”
Link. Support previously required a costly business Google Suite account. Shared storage for up to 5 people; fees match Apple.
Scott Aaronson unloads.
Link. As a certified fanboy I wish he gave less weight to to the dumb comments he gets.
Trump thrashing in the shrinking Russia probe cage.
Link. Money laundering certainly. What else?
“Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, said the economy added only 195,000 jobs for African-Americans under President Barack Obama. In fact, it added about three million.”
Link.
“Heineken’s Lagunitas brand has started selling nonalcoholic sparkling water featuring THC”
Link. A very similar business.
“Black Elevation” was Russian Fb group leveraging BLM.
Link. Surprisingly tricky to assess impact of a vanished Group.
“overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids rose sharply, while deaths from heroin, prescription opioid pills and methadone fell”
Link. I think threat is internet trafficked bitcoin-funded ultra-cheap Chinese fentanyl mixed into recreational drugs. We need to do weed sample testing. Pharma is the last war.
iOS 11 Ghost alarms: check bedtime.
Link. My bedtime app shows a morning alarm icon …