2022-10-23

etc

• 36 OneWeb satellites successfully launched by ISRO/ NSIL from Sriharikota

• Five origami books by Shuzo Fujimoto are now public domain

Horseshit

• Home Buyers Flock to Florida Cities Devastated by Hurricane Ian

• Turn the Other Cheek: the radical case for nonviolent resistance

Obit

• Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, 1944-2022

Rank Propaganda / Thought Policing / World Disordering

• A Psychological Theory of the Culture War

Musk

• SpaceX, Pentagon to Deepen Ties Despite Dispute on Starlink Funding in Ukraine

• Elon Musk says "vote Republican," suddenly being investigated as a national security threat – HotAir

• Elon Musk Twitter saga could draw to end as deadline looms

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• Spain lifts all COVID-19 international travel restrictions.

• US Government funding killer Covid research, again

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• The rainbow puked: Microsoft just dropped the latest Pride flag design, and yes, IT’S REAL

• Nature Special Issue: Racism -Overcoming science’s toxic legacy

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Students upset at Stanford U. email advising against participation in violent protests.

• I thought at least 50% credit for no work was okay. I was wrong.

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• The Wire retracts its Meta stories

TechSuck

• Linus: Maybe it's time to get rid of i486 support in 2022

  • HN comments

Economicon / Business / Finance

• U.S. home prices could fall as much as 20% next year

• Higher Interest Rates Can Take a Long Time to Bring Down Inflation

Law Breaking / Police / Internal Security

• Cops Tase Fleeing Felon, He Explodes Into a Human Fireball

World

• Former China President Abruptly Escorted From Party Congress

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• Russia Is Using Stolen Swedish Highway Cameras to Equip Its Orlan-10 Drones

• 'Massive New Strikes' Leave 1.5 Million Ukrainians Without Power, Phased Blackouts In Kiev

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• Why the $100 per ton target for carbon removal may be 'pure fantasy'

• (Sep 15 2022) Our pets are part of the climate problem