Favorites December 28th 2022

February 2018, Las Vegas

Meagan Flynn @Meagan_Flynn

At 72, @RepDonBeyer is moonlighting as a student at George Mason, pursuing a master's in AI. (He just aced his final exam in multivariable calculus, according to staff.)

washingtonpost.comA 72-year-old congressman goes back to school, pursuing a degree in AIThe U.S. congressman aims to apply his artificial-intelligence knowledge to his legislative work as the technology evolves further.

I've gotta tell you, I did not ace my multivariable calculus final.

Brad Wilcox @BradWilcoxIFS

Truly breathtaking class divide in marriage and motherhood. ✔️95% of upper-income moms are married ✔️76% of middle-income moms are married ✔️35% of lower-income moms are married theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… @TheAtlantic

These numbers are pretty wild. There was actually a thread today arguing that it's because of television and mass media, but I'm not sure I buy that argument.

Mark Medina @Mark_Medina

What you think Zelda was 20 years ago vs. what Zelda actually was 20 years ago.

Threads

• Thread describing opposition to a new utility-scale solar installation in the UK.