Friday, March 29, 2019

Still not even close to the most embarrassing news story to come out of Brexit

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Yet another 70s nostalgia act is trying a comeback, mixing in a few topical references to try to sound current. Of course, the fans sti...
Thursday, March 28, 2019

Apple gives us another excuse to repost something on the content bubble

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From CNET : Between Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Sofia Coppola, Apple showed off a star-studded lineup for its newly ...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Also, I'm switching to Amazon Basics

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This Gizmodo article on Pyrex and the pros and cons of borosilicate soda-lime glass has all of things we've come to expect from the Gaw...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

"State to begin study of hyperloop technology, potential Pittsburgh-to-Philadelphia route "

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More anecdotal evidence that the hyperloop hype is growing both more dangerous and detached from reality. This also illustrates a couple of ...
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Monday, March 25, 2019

“It’s a car in a very small tunnel”

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Via Aaron Gordon of Jalopnik . Late last year we commented on the strangely positive reaction of  Chicago delegation to the underwhelming...
Friday, March 22, 2019

An excuse to repost one of the few times probability, classic TV and horse racing collide

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Annual reminder. Bragging about how well your “bracket” is doing when in fact you filled out multiple *brackets* makes you history’s grea...
Thursday, March 21, 2019

Some stories I'm keeping an eye on

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How SHOULD campaign coverage be distributed among candidates for an open nomination 300 days or so from the first voting? @sulliview ask...
Wednesday, March 20, 2019

SpaceX is betting on technological stagnation

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This isn't exactly a new thought, but I don't think I've ever consciously framed it in just these words before. As we've obs...
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

"Significant negative indicator" is a beautiful piece of understatement

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Threads like this by Jawad Mian are one of the best reasons to stick with Twitter. 5) VCs raising ever-larger funds at an increasing pa...
Monday, March 18, 2019

Possibly the biggest mistake the left ever made was demonizing nuclear over coal.

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I've said this before and I'm always surprised how little pushback I get. Hans Blix writing for Time : Can we responsibly conti...
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Friday, March 15, 2019

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Fascinating little Oscar-winning glimpse into postwar (1949) attitudes toward public health care directed by the great Chuck Jones.
Thursday, March 14, 2019

The appeal of elite schools -- old thoughts on a new controversy

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From September 29, 2010 The heroin's still doing the heavy lifting -- why Ivy League legacies work From Chr...
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Guess which side I'm on...

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Like an amateur, I messed up @Sulliview 's Twitter handle in the original. Sorry, Margaret. She says Fox "chips away at the core...
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

I don't say enough nice things about Ars Technica -- AV Edition

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This recent piece is a must read for anyone following this s tory byTimothy B. Lee Tesla is clinging to an old conventional wisdom In 2...
Monday, March 11, 2019

A different perspective for a Monday

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From XKCD