Matthew Garrett@mjg59
50 years ago, the first edition of Unix was released. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
Warner Losh @bsdimp
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the 1st Edition of Unix.... It was targeted at the PDP-11/20 with 8kW of memory (16,384 bytes).... https://t.co/pVEyKh1Ft6
6:36 AM · Nov 4, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Revenue-seekers want tough penalties combined with spotty enforcement, so that people break the rules a lot and get caught a lot.
With automation you aim for rigorous enforcement so people follow the rules and there are few fines.
slowboring.com/p/traffic-enfo…
ImASockMuppet @Mor_Sock_Puppet
@mattyglesias The amount of traffic enforcement that is about dangerous drivers pales in comparison to the amount that is about raising revenue.
10:59 AM · Nov 4, 2021
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Eric Umansky@ericuman
NEW:
Why are home COVID tests so damn $$ and hard to find?
@lydiadepillis & I made some calls
Company after company told us they’d tried to get tests approved but *gave up after inexplicable FDA delays*
One FDA scientist told he quit in frustration
propublica.org/article/heres-…
11:01 AM · Nov 4, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
This is a profound difference in worldviews.
My take is that if some cities place cameras inappropriately they should instead place them approptriately.
Balko's more pessimistic view is that if some cities place cameras inappropriately then no cities should have cameras.
Radley Balko @radleybalko
@mattyglesias Countless cities have been caught shortening yellow lights to boost revenue. Or placing traffic cameras near merge lanes, where *not* speeding is dangerous. You can reduce speeds and bad driving with better engineering, like speed bumps and roundabouts.
12:09 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Good thread here ... thermostatic public opinion is very well-documented but it's also really crying out for some microfoundations or something.
Jonathan Robinson @jon_m_rob
I want to push back a little on the scores of academics & analysts taking a "victory lap" for thermostatic public opinion "voodoo" for "explaining" the results from Tuesday. A🧵 https://t.co/u3KUAtIieW
1:21 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Yep. CRT really is being taught to teachers and administrators (and occasionally to parents). When anti-CRT people say it's "in schools", they're technically right. Their implication that it's being taught to kids is false! But if we say "it's not in schools" we look like liars.
Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias
If you read Delgado & Stefanik's book, Critical Race Theory: An Introduction, it's very clear that CRT concepts are directly relevant to *public school administration* and therefore to what happens in classrooms, even if nobody is "teaching CRT" in like a second grade math class. https://t.co/6ydIpl97WL
3:51 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Justin Trudeau should talk more about how Canada has the perfect balance between America's good appliances and Europe's universal health insurance.
Caleb Watney @calebwatney
Why can't Europeans design a proper shower?? Every one I've used is missing a door, has no barrier so the water obviously spills onto the rest of the floor, has no way to turn on the showerhead without it hitting you immediately, etc.
4:08 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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Darrell Owens@IDoTheThinking
According to the newest research by @UCBDisplacement the average Bay Area census tract built zero market rate housing from 2000 to 2020 so you're getting what you want.
4:09 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
China banning gay people is pretty much the proof we needed that Xi Jinping is just a conservative Boomer with too much power.
Darius Longarino 龙大瑞 @DariusLongarino
LGBT Rights Advocacy China has shut down its Weibo & WeChat accounts. Appears to be disbanding altogether. Theyve been v influential, incl spearheading campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in the Civil Code. The squeeze on LGBT groups in China continues. https://t.co/ziY3DmAAmX https://t.co/Nr7W6WdCvM
5:33 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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Noah Smith 🐇@Noahpinion
Support for my "2020s is the new 1970s" thesis: Everything in America is just getting really weird.
Senior Data Masseuse @ryxcommar
what the hell is going on in new york https://t.co/UppGOTarpR
5:50 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
Blogged in favor of automatic traffic enforcement and what arrives in the mail but a speeding ticket.
7:06 PM · Nov 4, 2021
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