Link. Have Apple’s employees decided it’s fine to work for the bad guy?
Daily Archives: March 11, 2022
“there are big advantages to rule by a strongman who can simply tell people what to do, these advantages are more than offset by the absence of free discussion and independent thought. Nobody can tell the strongman that he’s wrong”
Link.
“highest death rates were seen in parts of Latin America, as well as Central Europe and Southern sub-Saharan Africa, though similar rates were seen in some Southern U.S. states as well.”
Link.
‘Bennett wants Ukraine to surrender’: Ukraine senior official says Israel’s mediation is useless.
Link. Israel has been compromised.
“American army doctrine says that to face down an insurgency—in this case, one backed by nato—occupiers need 20 to 25 soldiers per 1,000 people; Russia has a little over four.”
Link. Putin goes neo-Stalin to keep power.
Bioweapon conspiracy: “been circulated in recent weeks by far-right American political figures and groups, including Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host; and QAnon acolytes. Glenn Greenwald,”
Link. Xi needs distraction from surging COVID.
“This season’s flu vaccine has offered little to no protection against getting a mild or moderate case of influenza.”
Link. Might still help for severe disease but was a miss.
“the oversized trackpad on the 16-inch (Intel) MacBook Pro drives me crazy with its accidental input and misclassified clicks. There’s no way I’m buying another one of those, so 14-inch it is.”
Link. MacBook Air or Pro are still choices for most of us.
“Any of the NAS systems I reviewed would make an excellent replacement for a Time Capsule.”
Link. I use Synology.
Omicron spreads across China.
Link. As expected.
Texas anti-trans story.
Link. Mr Younger quite the character: “marriage was annulled by a court on the grounds of fraud by Mr. Younger, who had misrepresented his employment and marital history.”