November 13, 2018
It is heartening to know that we essentially have the technology to phase out fossil fuel right now, if we had the political will to do so. Yes. We could be off fossil fuels in 20 years, if the political will to do so existed.
Three senior living communities in Vermont owned by Dallas private equity firm East Lake Capital have been seized after a state investigation found more than 100 elderly residents were being neglected and, in some cases, weren’t receiving food. America; what a country, where we let private equity firms abuse our elders in the sacred name of profits.
Why We Dread New Software Updates. Because they remove capabilities, steal yet more data, and force interfaces I’d’ve been embarrassed to use as a five-year-old.
November 12, 2018
Be Afraid of Economic ‘Bigness.’ Be Very Afraid. In the 1930s it contributed to the rise of fascism. Alarmingly, we are experimenting again with a monopolized economy. This is under-examined. Glad there is a mainstream article linking oligopoly and monopoly to fascism.
November 11, 2018
Pundits analyzing Britain’s Leave vote obsess over everything but what mattered: decades of economic decay in declining regions. But the only possible explanation for anything is racism, don’t you get it?
Why I Dread Returning to an American Public School. In Germany, my daughter’s school offered circus lessons. Now I’ll have to sell wrapping paper to keep the gym lights on. Whenever I go to a more civilized country, it’s always a bit of a shock to return to the US.
November 10, 2018
Scientists Do Too Much Research on the Old Instead of the New. Mostly agreed. But in academia, you are often severely and irreparably penalized for striking out on your own or having unusual ideas.
DNA Testing Reveals Baffling Bird Is Three Species in One. Oh. I thought its name was “baffling bird.” Maybe that’s just the title of its name. Or perhaps that’s just what we call the title of its name. Congratulations, now you understand references and pointers in C.
November 9, 2018
Aristotle Was Wrong—Very Wrong—But People Still Love Him. Other than as an historical footnote, it is pointless studying Aristotle.
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer. A lot of alienation and a whole lot of guns.
November 8, 2018
American Meritocracy Is Killing Youth Sports. Where “merit” == money.
Energy cost of ‘mining’ bitcoin more than twice that of copper or gold. I’ve heard stupider ideas that Bitcoin, but not all that many.
November 7, 2018
It’s Time to Stop Using Myers-Briggs at Work. Agreed. This test doesn’t tell you nothing, but doesn’t really predict much in the (often broken) sense that scientists mean, either.
You Can’t Trust BitLocker to Encrypt Your SSD on Windows 10. Much shorter and equally accurate headline could’ve been “You Can’t Trust Windows 10.”
Why Doctors Hate Their Computers. Part of it is that invariably doctors are the worst computer users ever. If you saw the average doctor use a computer, you’d think they have the IQ of a turnip.
November 6, 2018
For Bay Area sex workers, a new federal law means less safety and more poverty. Anyone who supported FOSTA-SESTA should realize how much dumbassery was involved in that.
November 5, 2018
November 4, 2018