Favorite Rejects 2022-11-03

Kelly Turnbull @Coelasquid

Thinking about the completely fake bomb/drug/criminal detection device that was sold for up to $8000 per unit to police and militaries the world over and was quite literally a useless piece of plastic full of strangely deliberately placed dead ants

Sergej Sumlenny @sumlenny

During the WW2, the most fights between the Nazis and the Soviet Union took place in Ukraine and Belarus. The myth of "Russian war" is a myth - despite the real suffering of Leningrad or Stalingrad. See the map. Ukraine was a bloodbath, not Russia. texty.org.ua/projects/10385… /8

Dr K @rdknowles2010

Judge Carlton Reeves, S District of Mississippi, proposes appointing historian to help him “identify & sift through authoritative sources on founding-era firearms restrictions” to decide constitutionality of fed law barring felons from possessing firearms.

slate.comA Federal Judge Calls Clarence Thomas’ Bluff on Gun Rights and OriginalismReeves’ order is bracingly honest about the sorry state of Second Amendment jurisprudence today.

Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova

Biden called Putin’s nuclear blackmail bluff and Russia softened its nuclear rhetoric over Ukraine. Erdogan called Putin’s food blackmail bluff and Russia rejoined the Black Sea grain initiative. Draw your conclusions how to deal with Russia. #geopolitics #realpolitik

Leeds for Europe 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @LeedsEurope

Brexit: Rejoining EU takes record 14-point lead in latest poll | The Independent

independent.co.ukBrexit: Rejoining EU takes record 14-point lead in latest pollEconomic problems driving support for reversing Brexit ‘mistake’

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

An annoying thing about macroeconomics is that well-qualified people disagree about really basic questions like “are interest rates higher now than they were pre-pandemic or lower?”

Michael Gartenberg @Gartenberg

*The Empire Is Scarier Without Sith Lords and Superweapons* ****MAJOR SPOILERS***

theringer.com‘Andor’ Episode 9 Breakdown: The Empire Is Scarier Without Sith Lords and SuperweaponsBy avoiding Darth Vader, the Death Star, and the dark side of the Force, ‘Andor’ has foregrounded the disturbing banality of the Empire’s evil

rohit krishnan @krishnanrohit

still marveling at the incredibly short time-gap between "advanced ai creation and training is an unassailable moat" and "ai has now been made open source and algos aren't a moat"

McKenzie Wilson @McKenzieAWilson

Notable here that one of the most popular parts of the Inflation Reduction Act — reducing the deficit, supported by 81% of voters in @DataProgress July survey of national voters — is the provision voters are most unaware of.

Data for Progress @DataProgress

NEW POLL: The Inflation Reduction Act was one of the signature achievements of the Democratic trifecta — yet national voters have heard relatively little about the IRA. Just 24% of voters report having seen or heard political ads mentioning the bill. https://t.co/qmO2x9r0NO

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

This is a big problem for the climate

Stephen Stapczynski @SStapczynski

Meanwhile, China’s coal output continues to expand ⛏ Almost a third of the new coal mines planned for the world are in China, all but guaranteeing that output will keep rising in the top producer https://t.co/OlR7OAZ0uS

John Siracusa @siracusa

This video had me when he “re-rolled” the unrolled loops.

youtu.beFIXING the ENTIRE SM64 Source Code (INSANE N64 performance)Could this bring Luigi back?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Kazestuff🎥 https://www.twitch.tv/kazesm64🐦 https://twitter.com/KazeEmanuarMERCH: https://kazem...

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

I kind of think the opposite — people love believing that rich people they have political disagreements with are secretly unimpressive morons, but even if Musk’s Twitter investment goes to $0 he’s still had a tremendous world-changing career with impressive achievements. https://t.co/Jf08I17my7

Mark Harris @MarkHarrisNYC

People love believing that the ultrarich are geniuses, but this story makes clear that Musk has no viable plan for this site, that his pro-troll position will choke off ad revenue, and that he has, largely out of vanity, put himself in a terrible position. https://t.co/fJRKDrc0p9