November 14, 2022
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Sorry for the abbreviated newsletter today. I have a paper due and it’s crunch time. Will be back on schedule tomorrow.
#OTD in 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the U.S. Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. The TV segment is classic.
Nov 12, 2022
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Twitter is already slowly breaking, and it's only going to get worse. He says that Twitter was built to be resilient, and that means the core features will continue working even with a reduced workforce. As a former SRE, I disagree with that conclusion.
Nov 13, 2022
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ITAR strikes again, you gotta be exceedingly careful with posting of source on projects that are under ITAR umbrella.
Nov 13, 2022
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Best explanation of cryptocurrency so far. Nick Weaver dropping the mic.
Why This Computer Scientist Says All Cryptocurrency Should “Die in a Fire”
UC-Berkeley’s Nicholas Weaver has been studying cryptocurrency for years. He thinks it’s a terrible idea that will end in disaster.
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Amid all the "social media are destroying a generation" claims, this study found that, during the pandemic, *lack* of access to a computer was a risk factor for mental health in adolescents.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-23899-y
Alberto Acerbi: "Amid all the "social media are destroying a gener…" - FediScience.org
Amid all the "social media are destroying a generation" claims, this study found that, during the pandemic, *lack* of access to a computer was a risk factor for mental health in adolescents. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-23899-y
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