2022-07-19

Worthy

• An Ex Rocket Man's Take On It: About Hypersonic Vehicles

  There is a formal definition: “hypersonic” is that speed at which the shape of the shock wave system about the vehicle no longer changes its shape appreciably as flight speed increases further. The speed at which that happens depends upon the shape of the vehicle. For “pointy” shapes likes missiles and aircraft, it is just about Mach 5, or a velocity that is 5 times the speed of sound. For really blunt shapes like space capsules traveling heat shield forward, it is just about Mach 3. Those two values are the rules of thumb for “hypersonic”, for those two classes of shape.

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• Amazon targets 10k fake review Facebook groups

  • Amazon Sues Facebook Group Administrators over Fake Reviews

• Amazon worker dies at New Jersey warehouse during Prime Day rush

• JWST picture shows noticeable damage from micrometeoroid strike

• Two companies join SpaceX in the race to Mars, with a launch possible in 2024

• Dark Matter Fun

  • LZ: another non-detection – Triton Station

• Volkswagen bringing back Scout brand truck as electric vehicle made in America

Horseshit

• The Heavy Metal Band Showering Fans with Blood and Semen

• She warned women on TikTok about her ex-bf, then received a cease-and-desist

• Kosher phone dispute grips ultra-Orthodox Tel Aviv suburb

Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering

• Pioneering Economist Says Our Obsession with Growth Must End

  • HN comments

• Here's Why Media Don't Want You To Know About Huge Global Protests

• DHS Formally Shuts Down Disinformation Governance Board › American Greatness

Jan6

• Charges Dropped Against Colbert 'Late Show' Team Arrested For Unlawful Entry At Capitol

• Two Former Trump Aides to Testify Before House Panel Investigating 2021 Attack on US Capitol

• Trial Begins for Former Trump Adviser Steve Bannon

Gun control / Mass shooting

• AP: “Rare in US for an active shooter to be stopped by bystander.”

• A gunman was killed by an armed bystander. How rare is that?

• Indiana mall shooting: officials identify gunman who killed three people

• Texas school shooter left trail of ominous warning signs

Musk

• Musk wants Twitter trial pushed to 2023 so he has time to analyze spam data

• Twitter Filing Dismisses Musk's "Irrelevant Sideshow" Ahead Of Hearing-By-Zoom After Judge Catches COVID

• Shouldibuytwitter.com – A tiny takeover arbitrage model for TWTR | Hacker News

• Elon Wants to Fight the Bots

• Elon Musk Became the Internet’s New Main Character

• SpaceX is now launching 10 rockets for every one by its main competitor

• Twitter’s Lawyers Flame Elon over His 'Buyers Remorse' in Court

• Judge Allows Twitter to Expedite Lawsuit Against Musk

• Delaware Judge Approves Motion to Expedite Twitter’s Lawsuit Against Elon Musk

• Delaware Court of Chancery grants Twitter its motion for a five-day trial in Oct

• Musk loses attempt to delay Twitter trial until 2023 as judge expedites case

Abortion

• ‘A uniquely dangerous tool’: How Google's data can help states track abortions

• Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• Natural Immunity From Omicron Strong Against Virus Subvariants: Study

• Ghana confirms first cases of deadly Marburg virus

  • Ghana declares first ever outbreak of Ebola-like Marburg virus disease

• Germany To Re-Impose Mask Mandate In September Despite COVID Wave Already "Losing Momentum"

• Bacterial and fungal isolation from face masks under the Covid-19 pandemic

  We surveyed 109 volunteers on their mask usage and lifestyles, and cultured bacteria and fungi from either the face-side or outer-side of their masks. The bacterial colony numbers were greater on the face-side than the outer-side; the fungal colony numbers were fewer on the face-side than the outer-side. A longer mask usage significantly increased the fungal colony numbers but not the bacterial colony numbers. Although most identified microbes were non-pathogenic in humans; Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Cladosporium, we found several pathogenic microbes; Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Aspergillus, and Microsporum. We also found no associations of mask-attached microbes with the transportation methods or gargling. We propose that immunocompromised people should avoid repeated use of masks to prevent microbial infection.

• Monkeypox is on the rise in the LGBTQ community. Here's what to know

• New Data from Germany: Births and Even Abortions Are Down

• Springtime for Stillbirths in Germany - by Josh Guetzkow

• Sick Honeybees Find Lifeline in Covid Vaccine Technology

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• Anthropologists Call for an End to Classifying Human Remains by Gender and Ancestry – JONATHAN TURLEY

• Reckoning with the History of Racial Marketing of Menthol Cigarettes

• What Google Search Trends Can Tell Us the Rise of White Nationalism

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• 63% of University of North Carolina Class of 2025 is female

  • HN comments

• $100K fee to noted economist got Uber research published in prestigious outlet

• Let’s Talk About Race and Academic Integrity

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• FCC: TikTok is unacceptable security risk and should be removed from app stores

  • HN comments

• Redbubble ordered to pay Hells Angels more than $78,000 for using logo

• Bloomberg Media plans global expansion with local focus

• Facebook Is Now Encrypting Links to Prevent URL Stripping

• Hacker Posts Internal Roblox Employee Documents Online

• The Duolingo owl wants to teach you even more of Game of Thrones’ High Valyrian

• TikTok Starts Layoffs in Company-Wide Restructuring

TechSuck

• Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten entire tech ecosystems | Hacker News

• Permission to Sell FOSS in the Microsoft App Store Restored

• Intel Microcode Decryptor | Hacker News

• Deep Learning Papers Are Kinda Bullsh-T

Crypto con games

• GameStop NFT trading slows in marketplace’s first week

• Cryptomining boom has people’s energy bills skyrocketing; feds mull new rules

• Celsius lawyers claim users gave up legal rights to their crypto

Economicon / Business / Finance

• The Everything-Is-Weird Economy

• Oil spikes as Biden fails to win Saudi pledge to boost output

• Employees love hybrid work, so why are so many burning out and quitting?

• We're Heading into a Housing Recession: NAHB CEO

• The Fees Making Your Bananas, and Everything Else, Cost More

• SoftBank ‘halts plans’ for Arm’s London listing amid political instability

• Millions of Americans Regret the Great Resignation

• Euro falls below dollar for first time in 20 years

• Spending is eating your savings? you might be experiencing 'lifestyle creep'

Shortages

• California Power Problems Hit Texas: Another state where unreliable renewable energy leads to power outages.

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• Is Federalism Good for American Democracy?

• Legalize housing, not tent encampments

• America Just Bailed Out A Bunch Of Pensions At The Taxpayers' Expense | ZeroHedge

• Rand Paul blames McConnell over Biden's decision to pull back on conservative judge

• How the Left Hopes to Seize Control of Local Election Offices.

Hunter

• Hunter Biden and the corruption of the liberal media - spiked

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• Documents reveal scale of US Government’s cell phone location data tracking

  • New documents reveal scale of US Government’s cell phone location data tracking

  • HN comments

• The Cause of the Crime Wave Is Hiding in Plain Sight

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• China demands U.S. cancel potential arms sale to Taiwan

• $108 Million Weapons Sale to Taiwan Moves Forward

• With Few Able and Fewer Willing, U.S. Military Can’t Find Recruits

• Congress Grants Pentagon $58 Billion More Than Requested: DOD Report

• U.S. successfully flight-tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon

  • HN comments

World

• Gazprom Claims Force Majeure in Its Halt of Gas Deliveries to Europe

  • HN comments

  • Russia nears gas shutdown as Germany rejects claims it can’t fulfill contracts

• Germany leaves door open for extending nuclear power use amid energy crisis

• Germany to Rethink Nuclear Shutdown as Energy Crisis Deepens | Hacker News

• Will Russia’s War in Ukraine Shift Germany’s Stance on Nuclear Energy?

• Reconstruction of the Shinzo Abe assasination with videos and expert analysis

• Sheep Gets 3 Years in Prison for Killing Woman Under Bizarre South Sudan Law

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• The key to protecting Yosemite’s sequoias from wildfires? More fire

• Britain’s a hothouse, but one day 40C will seem cool

• More than 10-to-1 hot than cool records as Europe, US brace for dangerous heat

• In The Atlantic Ocean, Subtle Shifts Hint at Dramatic Dangers

• Greener pastures: Can ancient eco-engineering help fix our degraded landscapes?

• UK heatwave: Temperatures still rising after record broken before noon

• Why Europe Is Becoming a Heat Wave Hot Spot

• How to stay cool without air conditioning

• Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on record

• Beware of bad science reporting: No, we haven’t killed 90% of all plankton

• Major incident declared in London as fires burn

• Australia's environment in 'shocking' decline, report finds

Ukraine War

• Russia Appears to Shoot Down Its Own Su-34 Strike Fighter

• Russia fines Google $374M for letting the truth about Ukraine be told

• Russian Military Given Formal Order To Target Ukraine's Long-Range Weapons From US