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…
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…
Summer memories
iwona_podlasinska taken last summer on a lovely but a little chilly evening
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…
MONOCHROME – DEATH VALLEY CALIFORNIA
pjshuleski Early morning view of Gower Gulch and Golden Canyon. Snowcapped Telescope Peak (elevation 11,043 feet) visible in the background, is the highest point in the park.
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…