Link. Wired is usually better.
Monthly Archives: December 2018
“under the New Poor Laws it became harder to get any relief outside a workhouse, where families would be separated”
Link. GOP instruction manual.
Mankiw is not a credible economist
Link. Sealed his rep with that oped.
NY should be celebrated at 12:30 ET on Jan 1.
Link.
“keyword-based advertising is our primary business model. When you search on DuckDuckGo, we can show you an ad based on the keywords you type in”
Link. A precarious balance but the least bad option.
Polynomial factoring won’t break encryption
Link. Expected, but now a candidate proof.
For particle physicists the nightmare is real.
Link. LHC may be last accelerator.
People who miss the headphone port.
Link. At least sell a great stereo bluetooth adapter.
Firefox is an energy hog on Windows
Link. “Edge lasts 24% longer than Chrome and a massive 94% longer than Firefox”
Beware cosmetology schools.
Link. Law school similar scams, but the students have less excuse for naïveté. There are too many potential cosmetologists.
Franken is back.
Link. Follow him on Twitter.
Australian response to critics of their insane cyber law: “If you are using a messaging app for a lawful purpose the legislation does not affect you”
Link. I stopped reading there.
“the many ways Amazon Marketplace sellers sabotage each other and defraud customers”
Link. Diabolical. Too many smart people, not enough work to go around.
An Apple 2018 retrospective that works for me
Link. Mojave a good start but Apple has lots of work to do. Time Machine 2.0 and fix the damned Mac App Store.
Why the crisis of 2016 will continue for decades to come.
Link. Non-college still unwanted, rural amplification.
What Will History Books Say About 2018?
Link. Unimpressed. So I’m going to write my short take. On the blog.
1968 futurists were fairly accurate.
Link. Odd spin, these particular predictions were quite good. Few would dare to predict 2068.
Barack Obama releases his depressingly excellent list of the year’s best pop culture
Link. He may be sadistic.
How to scan a book in 1 min.
Link. Watch the video.
NYT covers Fergus Falls post Der Spiegel debacle – “For more than a year, Der Spiegel did not respond.”
Link. A Trump town to be sure, but rather forgiving. Der Spiegel’s problems deeper than one rogue journalist.
How to Batch Convert Images Using macOS Preview.
Link. Preview hasn’t been totally broken just yet.
Extend Aperture’s lifespan with Adobe DNG Converter for Mac.
Link. Ugly, but functional. Also, I avoid HEIF/HEVC like the plague it is.
Reveal Hidden Image Format Export Options in OS X Preview
Link. Press option when click on download list. Wow.
AV1’s defense against patent attacks: “anyone engaging in patent litigation loses the right to the patents of all patent holders”
Link. A strong defense. Don’t use Apple’s HEIF/HEVC for still images, it’s going to die in a few years.
NYT analyzes Trump’s lying – most likely conscious decisions.
Link. He is careless, but the overall pattern shows he lies consciously and has a vague grasp of reality.
“Google Books, which has more than 30 million works scanned in its vast online digital library, will release full digital editions of works published in 1923”
Link. I’m surprised copyright wasn’t further extended.
Adobe DNG Converter – extend Aperture lifespan
Link. I’ve seen this recommended as way to handle RAW files old Aperture can’t manage. I will test.
Gruber: “Facebook is, in my opinion, the most dangerous company in the world,”
Link. More dangerous than ExxonMobil (CO2) or Fox (TrumpGOP) or Altria (lethal drugs) or Amazon (everything)? The competition is strong. Agree about the break-up.
Xi cracks down on young communists.
Link. He doesn’t discriminate.
“one of Mr. Guzmán’s former operations chiefs, Jesus Zambada García, was poised to reveal that two Mexican presidents — neither of whom was named ”
Link. Judge stopped the reveal
Have a shit cookie
Link. GDPR easily defeated.
Mac migration: living with external storage
Link. Apple’s SSD prices are abusive
Another Screen Time review that doesn’t suscuss remote use
Link. Maybe Apple was too subtle?
Netflix No Longer Offering In-App Subscriptions
Link. Apple desperate for cash flow.
Maximun human age seems to be 115.
Link. Skepticism about the 122 record.
The social engineering industry: controlling populations for profit.
Link. Mercenaries of memes
Amazon’s Empire.
Link. Much bigger than you think.
“TV episodes that have been mirror-flipped to avoid copyright takedowns”
Link. I don’t see much of this. So who lives in it?
AlphaZero: “after a certain number of training cycles, discovers strategies well-known to master players, only to discard them just a few cycles later.”
Link. Sentiment is a weakness.
Life goal #2 – The CrossFit Kipping Bar Muscle-Up
Link. In doubt, so interesting.
Gallup: The Obamas are America’s most admired man and woman.
Link. 11y for the Prez.
“decline of small business may deliver higher productivity at the cost of greater dependence, higher inequality and reduced economic mobility.”
Link. Corporations can purchase politicians.
The Economist on managing identity and statehood.
Link. Great discussion.
The Economist: “help for the poor comes in ways that are cruel, inefficient, paternalistic or complex.”
Link. Slyly slipped “paternalistic” in with the obvious baddies. There is an important debate to be had about paternalism in social programs. It has its place.
DeLong 2012: Why do we accept the 2nd gilded age?
Link. “I throw up my hands and say that my economic historian training betrays me.” The people sorted to bottom differ?
Mueller’s Time in the Vietnam War.
Link. The anti-Trump.
Amazon Prime Magazines – includes Harpers, New Yorker …
Link. “Every month we choose a selection of top magazine issues for you to borrow as part of your Prime membership.” Read them on Kindle. Can have up to 10 out a time.
How the US government transitions. (And, of course, how Trump damaged it)
Link. There are a lot of invisible people who keep civilization running. They deserve a yearly moment of silence.
Dystopian Apple: living off the lock-in.
Link. Corporate fentanyl. Cook can’t resist.
Science is the hero, not the scientist.
Link. The traits that make great achievements often make unpleasant people.