Link. 1. Cochrane found there wasn’t good trial data. That’s true. Very hard to study.
2. Jefferson, one of the article contributors, is a bit of a crackpot. (That happens.)
Secondary evidence suggests N95 do protect wearer if worn consistently.
Daily Archives: March 10, 2023
“modern economies: They aren’t nearly as flexible as many people, myself included, had thought”
Link. Krugman surprised. This is important.
“Oklahoma has become the leading source of black-market marijuana for a number of states along the Eastern Seaboard.”
Link. No legalization but huge “medical” use and vast production.
Noah Simpson writes a technically correct but really dumb article reassuring people about LLMs.
Link. Yes, if we never couple LLMs to other knowledge models we’ll be ok. Except we did that last year. Who does he talk to?!
“what Chomsky and his followers are ultimately angry at is reality itself, for having the temerity to offer something up that they didn’t predict”
Link. Was Chomsky always dim? Maybe he just got lucky once and is good at bullshit.
GOP budget doc: “… titled “A Commitment to End Woke and Weaponized Government,” … manages to mention critical race theory …16 times.”
Link. Pathetic.
“McConnell (R-KY) appealed directly to Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch for political support on the Fox News Channel (FNC). Murdoch passed the requests on to FNC executives…”
Link. “Once they pass this bill we must tell our viewers again and again what they will get”
Biden won’t give Fox anything.
MindNode collaboration effort failed: “While iCloud seems to provide the required features to the iWork apps, we didn’t find a way from our side to access them.”
Link. Apple private API games. In my life Apple Notes sync also fails periodically. iCloud would embarrass most companies but Apple is shameless.
They are going to try again.
Medicare Advantage: Lack of medigap option means it’s a one way switch. Then when the payors have no competition …
Link. Cheaper … for the employer.
Kia/Hyundai thefts: “introducing free software upgrades for vulnerable cars — about 4.5 million Kias and 3.8 million Hyundais”
Link. They don’t have engine immobilizes. Other cars do. Meanwhile, lots of bored kids, maybe not in school or lost post-COVID.
“stolen Kias and Hyundais in Minneapolis were linked to five homicides, 13 shootings, 36 robberies and 265 vehicle accidents last year.”
TikTok driving fashion.
“… a hospital in Kunming … but only those taller than 5-foot-5 — who donated their sperm could receive 4,500 yuan…”
Link. China promoting fertility — within limits. (US market driven donor expectations are far more severe.)
China tries to influence Chinese-Canadian vote through social media and other pressure.
Link. Canada really bugs Xi.