How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
Catherine Thimmesh in Delancey Place: “Their voices were rapid-fire. Crisp. Assured. There was no hesitation. But you could practically hear the adrenaline rushing in their vocal tones, practically hear the thumping…
War by Another Name: Sanctions are not a gentler alternative to conflict
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2022/05/war-by-another-name-sanctions-are-not-a-gentler-alternative-to-conflict.html Joshua Craze in The Baffler, with photographic collages by Wolf Böwig: The use of sanctions doubled in the decade following 2000, while their rate of success plummeted. The Global…
Podcast Episode: The Philosopher King
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/05/podcast-episode-philosopher-king Computer scientists often build algorithms with a keen focus on “solving the problem,” without considering the larger implications and potential misuses of the technology they’re creating. That’s how we…
What should you never test in life?
https://qr.ae/pvYmAY We should never test someone’s patience in life, whether he or she is a humble, friendly or even a timid person, What I mean by testing someone’s patience is…
In defense of extremism
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2022/05/in-defense-of-extremism.html That is my latest Bloomberg column, the argument is super-simple: Calling something “extremist” is not an effective critique. It’s a sign that the speaker or writer either doesn’t want…
Apple, Google, and Microsoft will end password logins
https://news.youexec.com/briefs/microsoft-apple-and-google-will-end-password-logins?pt=1 *For representational use only. Source: Envato Elements The password era is about to end. Microsoft, Google, and Apple will roll out passwordless sign-in across all their OS and browser…