Favorites November 23rd 2022

San Francisco, November 2021

Danny Deraney @DannyDeraney

Chuck Jones nine rules for how the coyote and roadrunner functioned. So cool.

I'm amused by how specific and tautological Rule 5 is.

Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦 @Noahpinion

LOLLLLLLLLL

Ethan Mollick @emollick

🤯Because of Excel, a THIRD of all genetics papers published in top journals have errors, as many genes have names like SEPT2 (the official name of Septin 2), which Excel automatically makes dates. The issue was found in 2016, but still hasn’t improved! https://t.co/9E46yk82cd https://t.co/ixgppwcCoM

He follows up with detailed stats showing prestigeous journals have more of these errors, as well as a live dashboard. Finally, if you haven't seen it, there's the Incel/Excel/Fig Venn Diagram.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Has “use airstrikes to inflict suffering on civilians to get them to pressure the government into surrendering” ever worked? https://t.co/umSms4WE1x

Samuel Ramani @SamRamani2

Russian Telegram is highlighting the potential for protests in Ukraine over energy supply disruptions Russia's civilian infrastructure strikes could be aimed at creating social discord in Ukraine, which it hopes will force Zelensky to sue for peace on Moscow's terms

Before you answer 'Japan WWII', note he specifically mentions 'civilian pressure' which I don't think applies there. Historian Bret Devereaux has a good primer article on the subject.

Armand Domalewski#2306 on discord @ArmandDoma

I made an absurd joke about anti-abortion groups using CEQA lawsuits to block abortions and then…they basically actually did it…😵‍💫 https://t.co/hz6Vv5Pyu4

Alice Miranda Ollstein @AliceOllstein

Exclusive: Anti-abortion groups and their allies in elected office are launching an unusual new strategy after suffering a wave of election defeats — using environmental laws to try to block the distribution of abortion pills. https://t.co/RMwucbfZzl

Hey, this is how you get progressives on board with getting rid of NEPA.

Neoliberal 🌐🇺🇦 @ne0liberal

The amount of renewable energy stuck in the permitting process is almost as large as the US's total energy output. We have to reform the permitting process, the planet will burn while we're filling out paperwork.

If you're wondering why NEPA / CEQA reform is so important.

Threads

• Short thread by Paul Krugman on gas prices, which are now down to the level they were at before Russia invaded Ukraine.