Link. “lesson from the failed trial lies in figuring out why it worked for the 25 percent of people who were protected and not for the others”
Daily Archives: August 31, 2021
Apple: “he was told, with little fanfare, that he needed to link his personal Apple ID and work account”
Link. Creepy workplace. Glad I’m not there.
Fed government leadership is badly broken.
Link. Somewhat disagree about “Actings”. They can be better than most appointees. Do need to eliminate 50-80% of political appointees.
“only the second time, officials said, that a wildfire that began on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada crossed into the eastern side. The first was also this summer”
Link. On the year the GOP surrendered to CO2.
Facebook: “Since 2012, the company has hired at least 10 consulting and staffing firms globally to sift through its posts, along with a wider web of subcontractors, according to interviews and public records.”
Link. Especially Accenture. Worst job ever.
“CNN reports that members of the committee have requested preservation of the records of representatives Cawthorn, Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA),…”
Link. They are getting anxious.
Huge white-black vaccination gap in MSP.
Link. Placing trust in wrong people.
“The anti-natalist philosopher David Benatar argues that it would be better if no one had children ever again.” (2017)
Link. One of the most interesting theses I’ve read in years. I suspect his argument against suicide fails if you accept his premise. (I don’t accept the premise … yet!)
Three kinds of propaganda, and what to do about them (2015).
Link. When interviewed for a fancy med school in 81 was asked “how do you know what’s true”. I was not accepted.
“rural white culture, which was once regionally varied and distinctive, became more uniform by becoming increasingly Southern”
Link. A culture built on slavery.