Can you tell from the CT that something is wrong? High end usb-c/thunderbolt cables like Apple's have chips in them, so that's not bad on it's own. My read was that the easiest to see oddity is the component off by itself only connected by tiny wires, that's the antenna. Check out the thread for the full breakdown.
Reading Nate Silver's book On The Edge made it super clear that blocking anyone who's good at betting is the number one way sportsbooks make money. Given that gambling is getting legalized widely in the US, this seems like a great proposal.
Moana 2 broke Disney Animation Studios' record for highest opening weekend box office, but it was almost direct to streaming. However, if you see it you can tell that it was intended as direct-to-streaming given that the music isn't nearly as good, to the point that you might realize midway "Lin-Manuel was not involved with this was he", or even "we owe Lin-Manuel an apology" as Vulture put it
This is the key excerpt from a recent Nate Cohn piece. I don't know of a clearer way to indicate that focusing on turnout doesn't help demcrats anymore than "non-voters were more pro-Trump than voters, even among Democrats".
I don't think Russia's crude output has been falling as a ploy to raise prices.
Longer Reads
ā¢ A article from Bloomberg detailing the restoration of Notre Dame with some pictures and details about how the building has changed over the centuries. (src)
ā¢ A thread where an engineer argues that all other fusion power companies are persuing the wrong fuel source (DT) and that his prefered fuel type (pB11). Obviously he's biased, plus solar+battery outperforms all of this, but it's still a fun thread. (src)(cached)
ā¢ During the recent earthquake and tsunami warning in the Bay Area, my initial reaction was "isn't the golden gate tiny? we're totally fine right?". I'm happy to have now found a thread with precise details about why that's accurate. By the time it gets to Berkeley (confusingly labeled Richmond in the table) it's already less than half the height at the gate, and it's even less elsewhere in the Bay Area. (src)(cached)
Flotsam and Jetsam
ā There are studies that indicate if you imprison the people who are doing the most theft, you can have a massive impact on overall rates of theft. (25% in a Dutch example) (src)(cached)
ā Because Trans Fats were banned gradually, we really do have data showing a massive reduction in cardiovascular diseases in counties where the ban went into effect first. (src)(cached)
ā Based on studies that indicate one extra birth for every 300k in spending, the US could get back to a total fertility rate of 2.1 for a bit under 300 billion per year, which is less than we spend on HUD. But of course you can't necessarily take the current cost at the margin and just expand it all the way up. (src)(cached)
ā The worst performance vs Harris for a democratic house seat was Ilhan Omar. It's ok to run on what you believe in if you can win, but copying her nationwide would get democrats absolutely crushed. (src)(cached)
ā Why did Biden pick Harris as his VP? It appears his staff simply lied to him about her popularity. Holy crap. (src)(cached)
ā Leslie Nielsen told Conan in 1993 that he never went anywhere without a fart machine (src)
ā Civilians in Kherson and nearby villages are under constant threat from small drones dropping grenades, so much so that many fear going outside if it's a clear day. Russians have posted videos of attacks on civilians. More than 9000 attacks (cached) have been reported. (src)(cached)
ā A cutsey breakdown of which of Germany's nuclear reactors could still be turned back on. (src)(cached)
ā Single payer healthcare systems (like Singapore) save money mostly by paying less to providers, not by saving money on insurance bureaucracy. (src)(cached)
ā Americans actually rate the quality and coverage of their healthcare quite highly. (src)(cached)
ā The IRS' recent initiatives have brought in 1.3 billion in previously unpaid taxes. (src)(cached)