Favorites December 23rd 2021

Most people are surprised that N95/KN95/KF94 can be used more than 8 hrs. Actually the N95 spec requires that these masks maintain >95% after 200mg of loading. How much is 200mg, same as wearing the mask 24/7 in Shanghai for about 200 DAYS! Straps will be the first thing to fail
This is good news to me, because I totally reuse my N95 masks for weeks.

We can't really brain-drain China. But we can offer the U.S. as a beacon of freedom, while also getting some of the tech talent we need, by taking in political dissidents.

Seriously, anyone who wants to leave Hong Kong right now... Speaking of which,

I would just pause to note that this is an epic photograph, potent with symbolism, that is going to go down in history. Taken by Tyrone Siu of Reuters @SiuTyrone

Hong Kong is removing statues commemorating Tiananmen victims.

Mnuchin’s signature is still on US currency even though Yellen has been Treasury Secretary since January. @arappeport explains why

You need both a treasury secretery *and* a treasurer apparently.

Tammy Baldwin is good at getting people to write news stories about her bizarre crusade against oat milk — like it’s absurd to waste your FDA hearing time on this mid-pandemic but that’s what makes it work; you need to do some performance and sell the drama.


This is pretty dumb, it's like the laws against using meat related words to describe meat replacements in Texas.