Favorites November 16th 2022

San Francisco, Exploratorium, 2013

alien 45 days til Christmas skier @clichedout

her: who’s ur favorite vampire me: that one on Sesame Street her: he doesn’t count me: i assure u he does, Jen

I can attest that yes, he counts.

David Zipper @DavidZipper

New study compares riding e-bikes and pedal bikes. Findings: 🔷 An e-bike requires 13% less energy 🔷 Both the e-bike and pedal bike provide "moderate intensity physical activity" 🔷 Most people prefer the e-bike doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.…

I'm quite surprised that e-bike riders use only 13% less energy, it definitely feels like more boost than that, even on the lowest setting on my bike. I can report that it's definitely more fun to always be going just a bit faster than you would on your own.

deborahblake @deborahblake

You need this today. Watch until the end and I challenge you not to smile.

Desert Frogger @BT0731

Baby elephant disrupting a TV reporter is the best part of today. https://t.co/DseqitxoG9

Gotta watch this to the end

Louis V. Galdieri @lvgaldieri

This little item from Goldman, showing lithium production outstripping demand by next year and far exceeding it by 2025, helped sink lithium stocks today.

Great to see that lithium prices are going down even as production of batteries continues to ramp up, even here in the US.

Amanda Chicago Lewis @msamandalewis

Created 20 years ago, in the wake of 9/11, DHS has metastasized into the worst version of what we imagine when we think of bureaucracy: rigid, ineffective, wasteful, chaotic, cruel. For @verge I spent much of this year looking into how and why

theverge.comWhy does the Department of Homeland Security suck?An org chart from hell, disobedient subagencies, too much oversight, too little oversight: it’s been 20 years — will DHS ever stop flailing?

The goal of the DHS was to fight terrorism after 9/11, but by the time they got Bin Laden, DHS was so far out of the loop that the DHS director wasn't even in the Situation room

qntm @qntm

"But doctor," the man cries, "it's only a few seconds long!" "Solution is simple," the doctor says. "Stay in the time loop until you undergo meaningful personal growth, like in Groundhog Day or Russian Doll." "But doctor," the man cries,

Threads

• Short thread of worst playmobil sets, starting off with 'Prussian police officer harassing a homeless man"

• Thread about how large theft rings operate and who participates.