July 22nd 2024
Donald Trump’s promise of a golden age for oil is fanciful [The Economist]
How technology can strengthen democracy—an interview with Audrey Tang [The Economist Podcasts]
Research: How Passion Can Backfire at Work [Harvard Business Review]
Ukraine thrown into war's bleak future as drones open new battlefront [BBC]
Roblox’s Pedophile Problem: The internet’s biggest recreation zone for kids is fighting to keep predators away, and it’s not always winning. [Bloomberg] that’s it, it’s the last straw, it might be time for us to ban ROBLOX and recommend Nintendo in Single-Player offline from now on. Think of the Children. That fucking name is so predatorish anyway, ROBLOX? More like ROBLOW. Let’s uninstall it from every computers asap. Minecraft is better anyway. Alert every Dad/Mom nationwide/worldwide.
Typhoon Gaemi sinks freighter off Taiwan, barrels towards Chinese seaboard [Reuters]
Israel war on Gaza live: Palestinians ‘feel trapped’ amid continued strikes [AL-Jazeera News]
Who Should Kamala Harris Pick as Her Running Mate? [The New Yorker]
CrowdStrike blames test software for taking down 8.5 million Windows machines / CrowdStrike is making improvements to error handling and software rollouts. [The Verge] a superwizard male Gray Hat fixed the issue and he even did it from a MacBook Pro, that’s how good he is, I suggest you pay him immediately.
So what does Joe Biden do now? In an Oval Office speech, Biden said his farewells. But his job isn’t done yet. [Vox] he’s still working, there’s lots to do, he prefers 8:00AM-5:30PM and that’s okay. That’s a lot of work to be done. Lots of policies to pass, and he’s currently working very hard to get that ceasefire done in Israel/Palestine. Good Job, POTUS.
Apple Maps launches on the web to challenge Google Maps [TechCrunch]
How battery-powered trailers could transform trucking [MIT Technology Review]
Exhausted startup founders are taking corporate jobs as tech downturn gets ugly [Business Insider]
We are excited to share that we have earned a top score on the #DisabilityEqualityIndex and have been recognized as a #BestPlaceToWork24 for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN. Learn more about the tool at https://lnkd.in/e66Chtj [LinkedIn]
A genocidal war criminal will address Congress. As a congressman, I’m outraged [The Guardian]
Typhoon Gaemi Heads for China as Cargo Ship Sinks Off Taiwan [The New York Times]
Pete Buttigieg Thinks Trump Is 'Afraid' Of Kamala Harris Debate For This 1 Reason [Huffington Post]
Biden Made a Healthy Decision [The Atlantic]
Biden isn't the first president to drop a reelection bid [FiveThirtyEight]
Twice-a-year shot provides 100 percent HIV protection, study finds [The Washington Post] this is a celebration for the RED foundation. Please buy something from their website. Thank you.
2030 Winter Olympics: A conditional victory for the French Alps [Le Monde]
Yellowstone just had an explosion. What that means for the future. [Mashable]
Not Welcome: Jewish & Palestinian Activists Protest Netanyahu’s Address to Congress, 400 Arrested [Democracy Now!]
Israel Falsely Warned it Would Bomb a Media Office. The Actual Airstrike Killed Journalists on a Nearby Street. [The Intercept_]
Mexico City is running out of water—are these cities next? [National Geographic]
Biden, in Oval Office address, says it was time to 'pass the torch' [NPR]
Democratic consultants weigh in on Newsom’s national political future [CapRadioNews]
L’élection américaine de tous les dangers [Le Monde diplomatique]
U.S. Works to Revamp Peace Process for War-Torn Sudan [Foreign Policy]
The Right Way to Quickly End the War in Ukraine: Instead of Abandoning Kyiv, Washington Should Give It the Tools to Win [Foreign Affairs] #Ukraine
Israel, the U.S. and the Politics of 2,000-Pound Bombs: The U.S. is still withholding some heavy weapons from Israel, in a sign of lingering tensions. [The Cipher Brief] as you can see, bombing the crap out of a poor middle-eastern country, causing a genocide, when you call yourselves the greatest Democracy in the Middle-East does not sit well with over a Billion Muslims. I suggest you work on your diplomacy skills. Thanks to Stephanie for making the website $18/month instead of paying yearly upfront. Missed some of the guys.
The Mongolia-NATO Partnership [The Diplomat] this is great. Let’s celebrate with some Mongolian food soon. #NATO
Monumental Proof Settles Geometric Langlands Conjecture [Quanta Magazine]
Participez à l'un de nos ateliers : http://visit.cern/lab [CERN_FR]
NASA’s 21st Northrop Grumman Mission Launches Scientific Studies to Station [NASA]
BLOGPOST UPDATE IN PROGRESS
What’s up, everybody! It’s July 22nd, 2024. Here’s one of my favorite music videos from SCH, JUL, etc. Check it out.