Link. This really should have gotten more coverage.
Daily Archives: November 21, 2021
“Fox employees often speak of this in terms of “respecting the audience.”
Link. I have wondered how they get up in the morning. Also, Tucker Carlson ambitions are limitless.
Identified serial killings are dramatically down in US.
Link. Lots of plausible explanations.
Right-to-Repair: don’t trust Apple.
Link. I hadn’t read previously how Apple screwed participants in their small vendor program.
Africa disintegrates.
Link. Too many languages and cultures.
“COP26, while not yielding much in the way of enforceable commitments to cut emissions, has actually turned out to be one of the more productive climate summits.”
Link. Coal appears.
EVs in winter: “warming the bus during its runs on those cold days drained a little over half of the battery’s charge, whereas driving the bus used a bit more than 40%.”
Link.
“The maximum root pressure measured in some plants can raise water only to 6.87 meters, and the tallest trees are over 100 meters tall.”
Link. Transpirational supposedly but not fully understood.
“life will go on as usual for Wadena County residents, even as many of them get sick or die.”
Link. Most people don’t understand how dumb most people are.
“biggest six-month increase since the department began recording fatal crash data since 1975”
Link. Doesn’t give car vs ped vs bike numbers. Some is shift from transit to car but is surprising.
APFS based Time Machine has a problem with hard drives.
Link. More fragile backup and slower performance.