Favorites February 2nd 2023

San Diego Sculptors Guild, June 2022

Tennessee Valley Authority @TVAnews

The construction of Douglas Dam began 81 years ago today! After Pearl Harbor the Douglas Dam Bill was signed by congress on Jan 30, 1942. That afternoon TVA received a teletype that said, “DOUGLAS DAM BILL JUST SIGNED. START DIGGING.” 🇺🇸 Learn more: tva.me/Rb5P50MH4kr #TBT

One interesting tidbit this brought up is that apparently the President can exempt projects from NEPA review for national security reasons, which is interesting.

Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal

Great piece from ⁦@johnismay⁩ et al. Fascinating. How to Forge Shells for Ukraine's Artillery - The New York Times

nytimes.comHow to Forge Shells for Ukraine’s ArtilleryAt factories in Pennsylvania and Iowa, steel shells are formed in 2,000-degree furnaces and filled with explosives — offering Kyiv a lifeline of ammunition.

Great photos, a lot of robots, but they still paint on the labels by hand.

Threads

• Summary of an empirical paper on the "PUA-to-incel pipeline". TL;DR: When pick-up-artist advice doesn't work, it sometimes makes men simply hate women, unsurprisingly, this doesn't help them get a girlfriend.

• Continuing on the balloon thread from yesterday, the thread about why the US military is planning to use more lighter than air drones, they have many advantages over satellites.