Charles

Am I missing something? Isn't the flu a much bigger scare than the corona …

The Wall Street Journal thinks they can. https://youtu.be/mCkmZHFXOng

Model 3 over model Y? Elon just moved the ship date to this spring. Tesla leases have been a hot topic. Did you see this? https://youtu.be/uPF-Y4cfWds

This is why we can’t have nice things. Apocryphal, three things concern me about collecting browsing data. The first is wrong hands. Betty Crocker may buy it and use it for good, but Cambridge Analytica may not. It always gets in the wrong hands. …

I know some people are worried about what Alexa could hear in your kitchen, but isn't your browser history for sale much worse? If this reporting is accurate, Jumpshot is selling browsing data from 100 million devices that includes what sites we …

Another factor appears to be the booming stock market making the rich richer without helping the working class. It may be ironic that it is booming partly because companies like Amazon have access to cheap …

Great, informative post. Thank you. You don't mention the easing of tax rates among holders of capital. Is that not a contributing factor?

Visiting San Francisco is very eye opening. Everywhere you go you can't unsee the Sales Force Tower, a symbol of wealth towering over the city. To walk there or any of the city's icons of prosperity like Twitter and Airbnb is to walk past homeless …

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This is one way to exit Iraq. https://twitter.com/rudawenglish/status/1213830713675591680?s=21

> I don’t have a strong background in Middle East foreign policy We don't have to understand the culture to understand some differences between Iran and Iraq in terms of what a war would be like. It has a population of 82 million, more than 3 …

Some Flickr users are frightened by the email and considering alternatives, but finding that Flickr is unique. Good thread. https://www.reddit.com/r/flickr/comments/eh0tts/any_alternatives_to_flickr/

This reads a lot like a pyramid scheme. The guys behind it were hoping to retire young and RAF (rich af). https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/this-alleged-bitcoin-scam-looked-a-lot-like-a-pyramid-scheme/

This feels like it belongs here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/08/australian-politicians-call-for-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-to-appear-before-inquiry

sexy rendering tho.

Wired tried to explain why the windows broke to physics geeks. Bottom line: they think the glass during the ball drop was on mounts with some give. The mount in the door was probably more …

Good one. Here is another. https://youtu.be/OX1xG0a4TVo

Live stream at 9:00 EST tonight (Sunday). https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1126018_ford-mustang-mach-e-reveal-livestream

Phil walked back his statement on Twitter but that didn't stop people from joining the controversy: https://twitter.com/kingstonk12/status/1194816676161871872?s=20

The point that stuck out to me is all protein comes from plants. The animals pass it on, somewhat used, with a dose of toxicity added.

Imagine being a young Canadian data scientist, believing you were hired to discover techniques to battle extremist ideologies. Then you discover what can be used to counter conspiracy theories and racial tensions can also be used to generate them. …

Is this him? If so, way too young. http://portfolio.cooper.stevenson.name/

Interesting perspective. Electrics only take 11,000 parts, ICE 33,000. https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3032455/inventor-james-dyson-shows-electric-cars-are-too-easy-make-thats

Mind blowing. Io is about the same size as our moon, which is to say about the width of the United States. https://www.businessinsider.com/jupiter-moon-io-on-earth-and-north-america-2014-12

Apparently the Echo Show is selling. I wonder what people are using it for? Do they watch the news in the kitchen and glance over when something interesting happens?