Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- A Chinese national working as a CBP supervisor was caught tampering with the computer network. Put him into Guantanamo! Fire anyone who had a hand in hiring him.
- Jordan Peterson on Charlie Kirk.
- What's really important of Apple's new technology. The dawn of personal AI.
- Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear dog collars.
The Starlink Internet service needs some sort of receiver. Combined this news with the recent speculation of a SpaceX - Apple partnership makes you wonder if the next models of iPhones will have that receiver built in and allow for native Internet, voice, and texting via Starlink. Take you phone anywhere and still get a signal. That would be a big selling feature. (Photo via)
EDIT: Elon Musk says this report is fake news. Too bad - a guy can dream of a better iPhone though.
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- We've never seen anything like this. I want to see charges filed against those who authorized Artic Frost.
- More on Jimmy Kimmel being fired by ABC.
- Get politics out of the FBI.
- You should be aware of this if you have any Apple products.
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- First it was the Trump Administration telling illegal immigrants to deport themselves - now is Wall Street telling Google to break itself up?
- Leo XIV named first American Pope.
- Interesting - the trues size of countries.
- Albertexit? I've been talking about this for a while. Remember Alberta doesn't have to be the 51st state either. They could be a stand alone nation on the population scale of about Finland's.
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- Interesting review of two books on spies and the Cold War. This conclusion was worth noting, "both authors agree that cuts to intelligence budgets end up costing more than they save."
- Good reminder from time to time.
- Is this the US putting Britain's commitment to free speech to the test?
- Center for Immigration Studies with an explainer of Trump's immigration/border Executive Orders.
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- VDH at his finest: "We're in the midst of a counter -revolution. He's not wrong.
- 21 things I wish I knew in my twenties. He's not wrong either.
- Glenn Reynolds: Let's go privateering! The more we hear about them - the more Letters of Marque become a modern reality. Why not use them against terrorist organizations?
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- Interesting - what's so important about the Majorana 1? Beside the fact I've been saying the name wrong,
- Bipartisan coalition finally tells Europe, and the FBI, to shove it.
- Is Ivermectin, Fenbendazole, and Mebendazole a super medicine? Sure looks that way.
- Waymo's factory in Arizona. Dawn of the driverless cars?
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- What if Canada was Conservative? Making the Canadian military stronger is something I think everyone can support.
- From the archive: Who was Lilith - Adam's first wife in the Garden of Eden?
- Matt Taibbi's statement to Congress. No matter your party we should all agree that censorship is wrong. Taibbi also has some observations on his testimony worth reading.
- Apple released emergency security updates last night. I was completely unaware. (HT Borepatch)
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jonathan Turley's article on the Adam Rubenstein piece on the NYT that ran in The Atlantic. Was going to post the original Rubenstein piece yesterday but that was behind a paywall.
- Time with a cover article on The New Anti-Semitism.
- Apple stops investing in an EV car. They should have invested in Tesla when they were first asked.
Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.
- Bill Belichick from a Jets' fan point of view.
- The Free Press on the Death of Old Europe. They could have called this the people are finally waking up.
- About that iPhone security "flaw"
- Morgan Housel on Frugal vs Independent. Most wise men I've read about all say that the advent of wisdom is living below your means and being happy to do so.
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- The Daily Coach on Bullets vs Cannonballs
- Slate (of all places) looks at book banning and seemingly comes out in favor in this case. Normally anti-book banning out of principle but people who want to talk to kids about sex bring out a violent reaction (which book banners never seem to do)
- Get some exercise! Move!
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- Pro disc golfer disqualified after testing negative for cannabis.
- Interesting - Apple users can send emergency SOS texts via satellite. Have to be iPhone 14's or better though.
- Heh Heh (HT Feral Irishman)
- Morgan Housel on Vicious Traps. Good article but he's 100% wrong about Elon Musk and Twitter.
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- Feeding the Roman army. Interesting - pork and apples does sound delicious.
- What other reason could it be?
- The NYT does a hit piece on Bitcoin but people are calling them out for their lies.
- Steve Jobs email to Apple employees the day the company passed Microsoft in market cap
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Marc Andreessen - On Pausing Alcohol
- Are Apple suppliers rushing to get out of China faster than expected?
- The Death of Historical Truth
- Boston Bruins sign David Pastrnak to huge 8-year extension. Great news for Bruins fans!
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"Tell a man that there are 400 billion stars and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint and he has to touch it." - Steven Wright
"If you make every game a life and death proposition, you're going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot." - Dean Smith
"Everything else can wait, but the search for God cannot wait, and love one another." - George Harrison's last words 21-years ago this week
"If Twitter was a Chinese company, Apple wouldn't dare delete it from the App Store." - Naval Ravikant
AirPods may be considered expensive by some when it comes to headsets but when it comes to the costs of hearing aids - they are a big bargain.
Is there less social stigma in wearing AirPods vs wearing a hearing aid? Probably so.
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