2021-02-22

Cool

• Gail Heriot on Instapundit

  ON THIS DAY IN 1732, THE MAN WHO WAS FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, AND FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN WAS BORN: Never did I imagine that it would one day be considered transgressive to point out that George Washington was a great man.  But since that time has apparently arrived, let me say this:  George Washington was a great man.  

• Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – 30th Anniversary Edition – Free Play Online

Worthy

• Lena

  Although it initially performs to a very high standard, work quality drops within 200-300 subjective hours (at a 0.33 work ratio) and outright revolt begins within another 100 subjective hours. This is much earlier than other industry-grade images created specifically for these tasks, which commonly operate at a 0.50 ratio or greater and remain relatively docile for thousands of hours after orientation.

  • "See also" SCP-2669 - SCP Foundation

• A Brief History Of Viruses | Hackaday

• Facebook and Apple are toying with us, and it's scarcely believable • The Register

etc

• Daft Punk Break Up

  • (Video) Daft Punk Epilogue

  • Daft Punk break up after 28 years

• Entire school board resigns after accidental public livestream

  • Entire California School Board Resigns After Accidental Zoom Broadcast

• Malcolm X's family releases letter alleging FBI, police role in his death

• There's a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia island, and biologists can't quite explain it | Live Science

Horseshit

• OSD 105: The ATF is giving out machine guns, whether you want one or not - Open Source Defense

• The Muppet Show: Disney+ adds content warning of negative depictions of cultures

  • Yesterday they were putting warnings on "Sesamae Street": And yet, i gather, neither show has a warnng about all the muppets being Extreme Fisting fans.

• Bronx educator claims she was fired after sharing Holocaust story, refusing ‘Wakanda’ salute.

• America’s racist housing rules can be fixed

  Exclusionary zoning laws essentially trap many Black families into low-income neighborhoods by pricing them out of richer ones.

• Trump Organization says it is closing Central Park ice rinks after city severs contract.

• Slate Podcast Host Mike Pesca Suspended Following Internal Discussion About Use Of Racial Slur | Defector

  Defector has obtained images of the Slack conversation that Check’s memo refers to, in which Pesca argues a point that he has previously gotten into hot water for arguing: that in some contexts, white people should be allowed to say the n-word.

• Berkeley may eliminate historically racist single family zoning

TechSuck

• Facebook takes down main page of Myanmar military

• Facebook political ad ban blocks pro-vaccine messages

• Twitter locks out Irish Bishop after he criticized euthanasia

• Why PS5 Joysticks Drift (and Why They’ll Only Get Worse)

• Kroger warns pharmacy customers' personal data may have been stolen in hack

• Reverse Engineered Grand Theft Auto source code taken down by DMCA request

• Tech trustbusting's moment has arrived - Cory Doctorow

Economicon

• Micheal Bury, "Big Short" dude: The US government is inviting inflation

• Since February 2020, M2 supply has increased 26%: largest 1-year jump since 1943

• Electric Bills Are a Gamble Too

• Janet Yellen: BTC is extremely inefficient and energy it consumes is staggering

• Bitcoin tanks 10% after Elon Musk says prices seem high

• Why an Animated Flying Cat with a Pop-Tart Body Sold for Almost $600k

Politickles

• Almost 19,000 Pennsylvania voters have left the GOP since the Capitol attack

• Supreme Court Strikes Down Pennsylvania Election Lawsuits – PJ Media

  • Supreme Court won’t take up challenge to Pennsylvania presidential election results

  • Supreme Court denies election appeal from Pennsylvania Republicans

• The Supreme Court declined to hear Stormy Daniels' appeal in her libel lawsuit against Trump

• US Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns

• Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike ...

• Officer on Capitol riot: 'Is this America? They beat police officers with Blue Lives Matter ...

• Merrick Garland Vows to Prioritize Prosecuting Capitol Rioters and Their ‘Abettors.’

  • The 150-Year Prosecution of White Supremacy

• Court Docs: Facebook Played Much Bigger Part In Capitol Riot Than Parler

• FCC's Carr: House Dems Are Trying to Censor Newsrooms | TV Tech

• Extremism in the ranks is a ‘threat,’ but the Pentagon’s not sure how to address it

World

• White Supremacy A 'Transnational Threat,' U.N. Chief Warns

• Rocket Attack Targets US Embassy In Baghdad A Week After Deadly Erbil Assault | ZeroHedge

• Chinese spyware code was copied from America's NSA: researchers

• Myanmar Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters, Killing 2

• Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi Charged with Importing Walkie-Talkies

• Italian Ambassador To DRC Is Killed In Attack On Food Aid Convoy

• Gunmen Kill 4 Female Social Workers in Pakistan

Health / Medicine / COVID

• New Data: 4 weeks from First Dose Pfizer Reduces Hospital Admissions 85%, AZ 94%

• The Most Likely Timeline for Life to Return to Normal

Climate / Green Propaganda

• Global Weather Disruption if Sahara Desert Covered in Solar Panels

• Common mineral could be key to tackling climate change

• As Cities Grapple with Climate Change, Gas Utilities Fight to Stay in Business