Eric Berger@SciGuySpace
It's as if Congress told NASA to keep printing newspapers in a world with broadband Internet.
arstechnica.com
The SLS rocket is the worst thing to happen to NASA—but maybe also the best?
12:30 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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William B. Fuckley@opinonhaver
types of CA ballot propositions:
-rich person's obviously insane obsession
-something that clearly should have been legislation
-effort by tech company to kill regulation
-well intentioned, would kill thousands if implemented
-rich person's subtly insane obsession
-dialysis
5:29 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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Institute for Justice@IJ
🍴 For years, critics have argued that #FoodTrucks hurt established restaurants within communities.
🧐 IJ's study puts those concerns to the test.
⚠️ Spoiler Alert: food trucks actually complement the brick-and-mortar restaurant industry.
ij.org/press-release/…
ij.org
New Report: Food Trucks Not a Threat to Restaurant Industry - Institute for Justice
1:57 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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Anzu 🦖🦕@anzu_is_online
Food for thought: if the US cut just 2% of its annual defense budget it could afford to construct a colossal obsidian sphere in the San Francisco Bay. On top of the obvious economic benefits, it would be visible throughout all of northern California and emanate an ominous hum!
6:12 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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Newley Purnell@newley
Apple is preparing to manufacture its new iPhone 14 in India months earlier than it did previous models, sign it’s boosting production outside China where Covid-related shutdowns and geopolitical tensions have raised risks for foreign businesses.
wsj.com
Apple to Cut New iPhone 14 Production Lag Between India and China
11:13 AM · Aug 23, 2022
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Rutger Bregman@rcbregman
The state of Evangelical Christianity in the US...
'I’ve had pastors tell me that they (...) mentioned the Sermon on the Mount and have had church members say: where did you get those liberal talking points?'
nytimes.com
Transcript: Ezra Klein Show with Russell Moore
6:56 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦@Noahpinion
Did not expect China's government to come out in favor of the British Empire and Imperial Japan, but here we are...
Zhang Meifang张美芳 @CGMeifangZhang
The history of American aggression in a snapshot! And this does not even include proxy wars, regime changes and other acts that destabilize regions, nations and peoples. Begs the question: will a nation that romances war ever know peace? Or allow for it? #US #war https://t.co/Q21dNKsEUn
10:45 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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Darrell Owens@IDoTheThinking
The takeaway from Minneapolis (which leads in housing construction nationwide) is simply that replacing single-family zoning for theoretically 3-units a lot is not going to yield anywhere as much housing as high density upzoning like what MLPS 2040 did.
Conor Sen @conorsen
This is why I’m skeptical YIMBYism is a panacea — whatever mix shift it leads to will be favorable but I don’t know if it will lead to meaningfully more development, which is still constrained by labor and the decisions/growth desires of developers: https://t.co/tTwy7AZ4Ac https://t.co/ZTievMVB0A
12:23 AM · Aug 24, 2022
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Jonathan Deutsch@jmfd
If Apple is going to make macOS 13 Ventura's System Settings into a bland "cube farm" list of items, they should also refactor the backend to benefit. Then, all setting items could share a more capable UI.
Here are some easy wins for such a new Settings app:
(A thread!🧵1/11)
7:58 PM · Aug 23, 2022
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