Link. I didn’t know he had a Mastodon presence: https://bit.ly/3HCOkye
I am sad that Scalzi’s values are not what I thought but I respect that he’s truthful.
Daily Archives: February 2, 2023
“The College Board has provided documents showing that key decisions about the course were made well before Florida officials rejected it in January”
Link. Sorry guys, now you are gonna have to put them back in. Doesn’t matter whether you obeyed DeSantis or not.
“In July, after profits had dropped dramatically, the store manager of the Greensboro Woolworth’s asked four Black employees to put on street clothes and order food at the counter. They did, and they were served. Desegregation in public spaces had beg
Link. A fairly clever way to surrender. I wonder who suggested it.
“spending listed in a Heritage Foundation report thundering against “woke earmarks” totaled about $19 million — less than the federal government spends every two minutes”
Link. That’s weak even by the standards of the 2023 GOP.
“… a doctor paid by United [Healthcare] concluded that denying payments for McNaughton’s treatment could put his health at risk, but the company buried his report and did not consider its findings…”
Link. It’s a long dense report — and murkier than the headline. A very sick patient responds to an essentially experimental therapy that is clearly outside the terms of the obscure contract Penn State signed with UHC. When sued UHC folded rather than risk a jury.
“the best RSS reader for Android isn’t even on the Play Store”
Link. RSS support was always better on macOS than on Windows, but this gap is amazing. I wonder if most Android users only install games.
“most Android apps suck compared to their iOS counterparts; it’s that the entire OS lacks cohesiveness.”
Link. If Apple Maps actually had decent content I’d delete Google Maps — and that’s got to be the premier Android app.