Favorite Rejects 2022-10-05
I grew up during the Cold War.
I studied the Cold War.
When the russians/Soviets say: "We will use nuclear weapons!", the only answer must be: "Try and die."
All else is seen as weakness by the kremlin and will lead to the russians using nukes.
Property taxes per year of these three houses:
1. $1,142
2. $59,790 (not a typo)
3. $2,050
Because of Californian voters in 1978 #ThanksProp13
Via reddit (GPS path of cutting grass, S4 vs Ultra). I wish every Apple Watch got this GPS upgrade; I always advise users to keep their phone on them so it can use the phone’s GPS. This is an amazing improvement.
“The Chinese naval officers I’ve spoken to in years past have said they fear the humiliation that would result from any kind of failure, and this of course has the effect of them being less likely to take action if there is an increased risk of failure”
This is anecdotal but among "mostly disengaged from politics" normies I speak to I've often heard skepticism that Trump will really run again in 2024.
I obviously don't *know* whether he will, but it certainly looks like it to me, and if so there's a big wake up call coming
Californians completed almost 10,000 new backyard houses last year. There’s a ways to go, but YIMBY laws in California are getting results. New York lawmakers need to catch up theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
The idea that it advances racial equity to let people drive recklessly with fake tags and total impunity strikes me as a pretty ill-considered.
Jordan Pascale🎙️ @JWPascale
It is interesting to see the difference between how Judge Cannon described documents and the underlying documents she purportedly described.
Charlie Savage @charlie_savage
Didn’t we have these exact problems when people were relying on analog guidebooks?
Vox @voxdotcom
1/ The Russian and Ukrainian armies have shown a marked contrast in their approaches to technological innovation. A post on the Russian Telegram channel Veterans' Notes suggests that Russia is bad at integrating new technology into field use.
An excellent introductory guide to Stable Diffusion. Clear and well-written. By @JayAlammar jalammar.github.io/illustrated-st…
Bargaining stage of grief?
Francis Scarr @francis_scarr
😈 https://t.co/btbDwfejfz
Chris Elmendorf @CSElmendorf