Favorites December 25th 2021

“Todd Vaziri” (2021) @tvaziri

That “Western” graph…

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE @vashikoo

Interactive @tableau chart that shows Top 5 films of any year in all genres covering 108 total years! 😱 by @boknowsdata https://t.co/2ubjOAlP3S https://t.co/GojuklnUIK

Musicals not doing so well either. By the way, I've heard it said that Blazing Saddles killed the western, but it actually came out once their popularity had already cratered if you look at the full graph.

Caleb Watney @calebwatney

This would be huge. The US should offer any kind of aid we can give to help push this over the finish line.

economictimes.indiatimes.comPlan on table to halt new coal-fired power plantsAt the UN climate change summit COP26 in Glasgow last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India’s aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 and also pledged to attain 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

Effective way of reducing emissions: making sure we don't build *more* coal plants in India. China too please?

Blay 🤞🏿🇬🇭 @Blayofficial

He made this as decoration for Christmas and the neighbours called 911 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I feel like the sound effects: "help help" maybe go too far.

Benjy Sarlin @BenjySarlin

The biggest difference with this wave is that it feels like the main disruption is too many people having COVID at once for institutions to function rather than new restrictions or public caution

Alicia A. Caldwell @acaldwellwsj

Travel woes deepen in the U.S. and Europe as the Omicron variant sidelines pilots and flight attendants https://t.co/6TsebJoI7P

Vinay @leashless

Omicron: possibly the fastest spreading disease ever seen by humans.

Yowza, that's quite something...

Mikko Tuomi @mustapipa

In astronomy bigger is better, when talking about the size of light collecting instruments. #JWST is large but pales in comparison with what is to come.

The James Webb space telescope is finally in space after a decade of delays. Things are going well so far, but apparently the vast majority of the risk on this one is actually after the launch. If you want a humorous / informative take on the telescope, check out this post on the subject.

Merlin Mann @hotdogsladies

Well. I did ask. akc.org/expert-advice/…

So, are they holding the treats like a chipmunk? That seems… undignified, although I guess the dog doesn’t care.

I’d like to think that with enough bokeh, it’s impossible to tell the tree is artificial.