Link. Psychological torture, an asphyxic brain event. Possible suicide attempt.
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Automatically save to Internet Archive
Link. I need to save a bunch of stuff
iPhone gift: “number of pedestrians killed by cars increased between 2009 and 2017 by an incredible 45 percent.”
Link. It is the phone. I think Maps in particular, but everything.
The GOP’s slow pivot to accepting CO2 reality.
Link. Trump’s bizarre denialist panel has become embarrassing to GOP.
The world of reddit and what it says about humanity and outrage
Link. Cognitive glut meets screen addiction meets outrage culture. A perfect stench.
Aaronson backs away from his peculiar social media addiction.
Link. Even a genuine genius can have issues. Aaronson fans pray he can stay off that vice.
Cringely predicts Apple will become a very big hedge fund.
Link. Persuasive.
America’s pathology exposed: funding schools by property taxes
Link. It is a crime.
Trump was very worried his academic records would leak.
Link. Surely a classmate would know?
The 2018 MacBook Keyboards Have the Same Old Problems
Link. Air also impacted. If you can wait for new MBP then wait.
FastScripts and Compulsive Command-S Savers
Link. My cmd-S twitch still saves me.
Mistitled article is really about how much harder it is to contact anyone.
Link. In retrospect White Pages was amazingly public. Personal communication now is way harder than it was 30y ago.
HIIT exercise (CrossFit etc) effective for fat burning.
Link. Even with CF I still need to eat thoughtfully. Only a few endurance athletes can eat whatever.
Twin Cities Metro Ski Trails.
Link. One of the better collections. I prefer woodsy single track classic, but that’s hard to find.
GOP Rep To Michael Cohen: ‘Do Your Wife & Father-In-Law Know About Your Girlfriends?’ – Talking Points Memo
Link. Twitter makes stupidity faster.
Primary care 2019 vs. 1989.
Link. Far more complex, tools disappoint.
“British people committed to building a submarine out of cheese. And then Parliament had to set about doing that impossible thing.”
Link. Voters are a problem everywhere.
Entitlements in macOS.
Link. Again, Apple doesn’t document
“Reparations, along with abolishing ICE, are very unpopular.”
Link. Media really really want Dems to support reparations.
Taxation favors robotic over human workers.
Link. Rethinking taxation in the AI era.
Baumol’s cost disease – the US version.
Link. Inevitable.
Prison medical care is the hardest problem.
Link. Psychiatric burden, complex diseases, cognitive disabilities, for profit business, prison industry corruption, primary care shortage, recruiting issues,adversarial patient relationships, security problems …
Dementia patients and the need to not know.
Link. Without denial life sentient is impossible.
Japan’s anti-vaxxers: “after some members became infected, the group apologized and said it was changing its practices.”
Link. Meanwhile in US Arizona GOP is pro-measles.
Drafting Only Men for the Military Is Unconstitutional
Link. Obviously. Crazy this took so long.
Arizona GOP against vaccines.
Link. What a great party.
Dollar global currency. Still. Even more
Link. Least bad option. That is not a good sign.
China’s wealthy start to worry
Link. Hand of Mao brakes grave earth
Finder Shows Incorrect Folder Sizes
Link. Another nasty bug
Original sins of computing
- The CR/LF debacle.
- 8086 memory segmentation.
- Lack of directory service for URLs.
The 2nd seems solved. The 1st I curse a few times a week.
The 3rd is the worst.
“During Mr. Skilling’s time in prison, his parents and his 20-year-old son have died.”
Link. He paid a full price.
Form of “ABJ Venture” emeges
Link. A potential player in ACA reform
Phone detox described.
Link. Hate to admit it …
Dickens lived too long.
Link. He ended badly. Timing is everything.
Suddenly insurers love ACA
Link. They almost make me favor M4A. Just shut up.
Noah reviews “The Revolt of the Public”
Link. Praises then methodically dismantles leaving smoldering corpse
“cost of wireless data plans were notably more expensive in countries that allowed zero rating as opposed to those that have prohibited the practice.”
Link. I’m subsidizing video for other people
“a universe that is sitting quite happily in the false vacuum could, via random quantum fluctuations, suddenly find part of itself in the true vacuum, causing disaster”
Link. Everything dies.
US construction costs: “… excessive reliance on consultants …”
Link. Nobody mentions Baumol’s cost disease.
Amazon teen/child account can’t use Amazon Dot.
Link. That is really sucky Amazon.
“number of organs available for transplants from deceased donors in the U.S. has dramatically climbed in recent years, almost entirely due to more overdose deaths.”
Link. I still don’t get it.
Burton Richter on the Future of Particle Physics
Link. Sabine not the only skeptic.
Uighur control facilitated by US specialists.
Link. Thermo Fisher may take significant financial hit for ending their participation.
Curbsiders on depression meds.
Link. Makes usual textbook discussion seem a waste of time. I’m writing notes on this one.
Google restarts its proprietary social platform with Maps Follow.
Link. Clever – drives every enrity to Maps.
This is the GOP 2019: “tool designed to shut the national security community up on climate change.”
Link. The stupidity is staggering
PDF Expert review
Link. Positive overall, but redaction fail disturbing
PDF Expert review
Link. Positive overall, but redaction fail disturbing
“The trolls want Democrats to eat each other.”
Link. Gillibrand was played by trolls, took down Franken
Venezuelan views.
Link. More hopeful than not.