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Monthly Archives: July 2022
“it’s much more likely that I will suffer from MFA issues than it is that I will be targeted and successfully phished for my regular account credentials”
Link. Been saying this for years.
Introducing Viable, to virtualise macOS on Apple silicon Macs
Link. Ventura or Monterey.
“Avast shared a list of 133 fraudulent apps for which Sensor Tower estimated a total of 500M downloads and total revenue of $365M “
Link. 60% still there. End Apple’s control now.
Grassley: “the Vice President isn’t there and we don’t expect him to be there, I will be presiding over the Senate”
Link.
Slower SSD in new Macs: “Apple switched to using a single 256GB flash storage chip instead of two 128GB chips in the base models of the new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.”
Link. Buy 512.
Novavax Covid-19 vaccine.
Link. A variant could be contender in fall 22. Less adjuvant local irritation.
Studies Probe Adenovirus Link to Childhood Hepatitis Cases
Link. Good reporting – balanced and nuanced. It’s not an epidemic, it does merit research.
Trump: “49 percent of primary voters said they would support him for a third nomination”
Link. Plurality but no longer a sure thing.
London’s Heathrow Airport Says It Will Limit Passengers for the Summer.
Link. Holy cow.
“A risky predawn raid in northwest Syria in early February by U.S. Special Operations forces resulted in the death of the Islamic State’s overall leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi.”
Link. I don’t recall much coverage.
Why Sri Lanka is having an economic crisis.
Link. They made enough blunders for several crises.
On bullshit in investing: “Common red flags include…”
Link. Red flags as old as humanity. It’s not irrational to invest in scams if you enjoy the gambling thrill or have inside knowledge.
“transportation and warehousing have grown fast, with 759,000 more jobs than in February 2020. Manufacturing is back to where it was in February 2020”
Link. Biden is succeeding again.
“Proofs of quantum advantage always seemed dependent on oracles that had some kind of nonrandom structure, such as periodicity.”
Link. “the new problem still appears too advanced for existing quantum computers to solve”
“Currently, the only type of Disk Image which can be relied on to deliver acceptable write performance is the sparse bundle.”
Link. After first use even works when encrypted. Also, how to mount a busted image!
“Currently, the only type of Disk Image which can be relied on to deliver acceptable write performance is the sparse bundle.”
Link. After first use even works when encrypted. Also, how to mount a busted image!
“Optic neuritis vision changes occur predominantly in one eye and are often painful. Symptom persistence is key to diagnosing MS; they should be consistent and last at least 24-48 hours.”
Link. Great tips.
State abortion bans and corporate homes.
Link. Corporations will wait to see if they have trouble recruiting. Watch university applications.
Housing Men With Monkeypox to reduce spread.
Link. Black men likely most under-treated.
“Cavalier King Charles spaniel was the other breed beside the English bulldog that Norway decided to ban this year.”
Link. Breeds to avoid, some dead at 6y.
QR codes: “Japan’s NTT DoCoMo has established de facto standards for the encoding of URLs, contact information, and several other data types”
Link. Kanji is one of 4 supported encodings.
Preventing and managing lost luggage.
Link. AirTags help.
Amazon to Drop Prime Cancellation Dark Patterns in Europe.
Link. Greed.
What Happened to Michael Flynn?
Link. He was once exceptionally effective.
“One after another in my interviews, people who know Flynn speculated about the possibility of cognitive decline or a psychological disorder, then shied away.”
Travel chaos in Europe.
Link. “Everyone’s asking, where have they all gone?” pondered Tim Clark, the boss of Emirates airline, according to Bloomberg. “And the answer is always: Amazon.”
“Protocol of Pakistan randomized and observational trial to evaluate coronavirus treatment among newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19: Azithromycin, Oseltamivir, and Hydroxychloquine”
Link. Crap COVID science was rampant in much of the world.
“Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter celebrated their 76th wedding anniversary”
Link.
American gun death: “White men are six times as likely to die by suicide as other Americans. Black men are 17 times as likely to be killed with a gun fired by someone else.”
Link. Old white men, young black men. 60% gun death is suicide by mostly old white men.
“Internet Explorer had 99 percent market share in Korea between 2004 and 2009”
Link. SK still trying to escape IE. They had essentially mandated it as a standard. Lessons.
SCOTUS: “It is hard to see how a democracy functions, long-term, with such limitless power in such unrepresentative and unaccountable hands.”
Link. Jefferson got it wrong.
Haiti gets worse.
Link. At some point can UN occupy Haiti?
“The girls were 8 and 9 when they died last year after viewing the challenge, which encouraged users to choke themselves until they passed out.”
Link. TikTok should go.
Bug Out Bag Packing List for Families.
Link. We have one!
Walking Venice.
Link. “Venice had made sense once, long ago, and now no longer did. It had become an epicenter of senselessness.”
“the only type of Disk Image which can be relied on to deliver acceptable write performance is the sparse bundle”
Link. Bugs.
Hailstones the size of a soccer ball.
Link. Sample from new XKCD what-if book.
“Supreme Court justices in the majority in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision that overturned Roe v. Wade ignored the actual history those organizations provided the court”
Link. SCOTUS just made shit up.
Witness intimidation: “I’m protecting who I need to protect, you know, I’ll continue to stay in the good graces in Trump world”
Link. Trump really is above the law.
Disable Live Text for Easier Selecting in Preview
Link. Obscure setting location.
Pruning iOS “System Data”
Link. “classic Apple situation: remove the ability to directly access files to make things simpler and more foolproof, but then if something goes wrong the only tool you have is nuking it from orbit.”
“Unlike in states where cannabis is legal and heavily regulated, in Minnesota you don’t even need a special license to sell THC edibles”
Link. It’s a novel approach.
M2 Mac Overheats.
Link. Apple’s perennial sin. Never buy new hardware without reviewing heat issues.
“For about $200,000, an unidentified person or group is offering what is described as data on a billion Chinese citizens”
Link. Every Intel org that doesn’t have a copy just bought one.
Shootings here, shootings there, shootings everywhere.
Link. Vote Dem.
“Dinosaurs living at high latitudes just so happened to already have winter coats [while] many of their Triassic competitors died out.”
Link. Very high CO2 and huge sulfur clouds made Triassic earth a hellhole. Poles only refuge.
Literate non-Olds surprised TikTok marketed products are counterfeits.
Link. Premature dementia.
Write speed, macOS: “encrypted disk image the worst of all, at less than 1%”
Link. Wow. That’s insane.
“she was waiting for Murdoch in the UK when she received an email from him telling her that their marriage was over and that she should only communicate with him through his lawyers”
Link. I’m going to have to start reading tabloids now.
2700 Tour Divide “race”: “There is no entry fee and no prize”
Link. I know people who tried this year. Mostly hike a bike in snow.