2023-03-06

Horseshit

• The collapse of crypto shows the limitations of expertise and track records

• Satellite Constellations Are Ruining Hubble Images

• Horseback riding was likely a common activity as early as 4500 to 5000 years ago

Musk

• Twitter can’t protect you from trolls any more, insiders say

Trump / War against the Right / Jan6

• Trump calls for contest to create futuristic ‘Freedom Cities’

Pestilence / Pox / COVID / VaxCult

• New emails show Dr. Anthony Fauci commissioned scientific paper in Feb. 2020 to disprove Wuhan lab leak theory.

• Matt Hancock’s Plan To "Deploy The New Variant" To "Frighten The Pants Off Everyone" | ZeroHedge

• Credibility crisis: CNN boss ordered staff not to chase down COVID lab leak theory as pandemic unfolded

Culture War / Tribal / Re segregation

• Woman in viral pizza rant now facing ethnic harassment charges.

• Asian Americans, Shifting Right

Edumacationalizing / Acedemia Nuts

• Dropping the SAT requirement is a luxury belief | Hacker News

Media / ShowBiz / Advertising

• Amazon’s big dreams for Alexa fall short

  • HN comments

TechSuck

• The (Almost) Definitive PC Sound Card Article (Pre-1990)

• Linux 6.3 Drops Support for the Intel ICC Compiler

• Reverse-engineering the electronics in the Globus analog navigational computer

  • HN comments

Economicon / Business / Finance

• Amazon is closing its cashierless stores in NYC, San Francisco and Seattle | Hacker News

• Can the West’s perplexing employment miracle continue? | Hacker News

• The anti-ESG industry is taking investors for a ride

• Waymo hit by second round of layoffs, has cut 8 percent of staff this year

• Blackstone Defaults: Subprime Meltdown 2? « Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog

• Airbnb Cuts Recruiting Staff by 30% Even as It Selectively Hires

• SiriusXM cuts 8% of its workforce as part of a broader reorganization

Gubmint / Poilitcks / Law Making

• Joe Biden didn’t just compromise with segregationists. He fought for their cause in schools, experts say.

• Food fight: FDA is redefining ‘healthy’ and food industry is pushing back

External Security / Militaria / Diplomania

• How the U.S. improvised a plan to deal with a Chinese balloon

• Watch: Vast Expanse Of US Military Hardware Positioned At Polish Port

Russia Bad / Ukraine War

• How Europe Ditched Russian Fossil Fuels with Spectacular Speed

• The Skripal Case 5 Years On: BS Then, BS Now | ZeroHedge

• Ukraine war: Russia's Wagner boss suggests 'betrayal' in Bakhmut battle

Health / Medicine

• Measles exposure at massive religious event in Kentucky spurs CDC alert.

Environment / Climate / Green Propaganda

• The Beautiful and Terrifying Arrival of an Early Spring