Tuesday, March 5, 2019

March diversions

Politics:

Trump's aides can't stop writing memos to protect themselves:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/03/trump-aides-keep-documenting-their-actions-safety-net/583966/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=the-atlantic-fb-test-822-1-&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1mttFGyV6rZoVNPsSdVILRCel0oT3lBz0zA3qXaNhufz_v4rPVVOkrEn0

Some analysis of the "He's not worth it" interview:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna982196

It's no surprise that McConnel and his ilk are using numbers they know to be fabricated to fight the New Green Deal:
https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2019/03/10/republican-green-new-deal-attack-1250859

Just because there isn't a month where it isn't appropriate to check in with Fellow Worker Gritty:
https://mobile.twitter.com/fellowgritty?lang=en

Beto steps in it the day after announcing his campaign:
https://nypost.com/2019/03/16/im-incredibly-embarrassed-beto-orourkes-campaign-swing-turns-into-apology-tour/amp/

There was a livestream of the New Zealand shooting and people keep reposting it to YouTube:
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/03/15/tech/new-zealand-shooting-video-facebook-youtube/index.html

What exactly it was that makes right wing idiots think that the New Zealand mass shooter was a leftist:
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/03/15/killers-manifesto-reveals-white-supremacist-who-admires-communist-china/

The invisible hand of the free market suddenly proves inconvenient:
https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/trump-takes-aim-at-gm-google-in-saturday-tweets-11552781288

Making fun of mean-spirited conservative memes:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbwjxx/cropped-boomer-memes-best-of-twitter-baby-boomer-memes-turned-into-weird-versions-vgtrn?utm_source=vicefbus&fbclid=IwAR3h4--u2iJtN7Zv4sr3eiM2R1cKuCuM_iQvn6Ev-Kmcu2iRVKKmnaBlfiU

Reasons and methods for not being a tool:
https://blackyouthproject.com/how-targeting-ilhan-omar-instead-of-white-supremacy-furthered-both-anti-semitism-islamophobia/?fbclid=IwAR0hiqHrW6tXLOAbKdLEF4dwWtuBuUee2jWV2D3nuDf8kuhx2Z4lDtZSKCY

Another great artice from Teen Vogue cutting through bullshit:
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fight-racism-model-minority-yassmin-abdel-magied?fbclid=IwAR258RPmx0BXY8iPYT2xkJ-20-UVMI-gYpGi6CH9aiAVYACiBxphcNqrohU

Interesting arguments in the renewed backlash against the Electoral College. Basically that it would blender izz everything:
https://www.thenation.com/article/elizabeth-warren-electoral-college-mississippi/?fbclid=IwAR0Bvch4QqsEJzVB7Zilb6dN9W1li9ApbnTeABZHZyqPI7Jv2sGKsSsKhJM




The Tragic Tale Of How NASA's X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone's Backyard:
amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zone/26546/the-tragic-tale-of-how-nasas-x-34-space-planes-ended-up-rotting-in-someones-backyard?source=dam&__twitter_impression=true

How robo-callers outwitted the government and completely wrecked the Do Not Call list (by faking their caller ID and using robocalling):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/how-robo-call-moguls-outwitted-the-government-and-completely-wrecked-the-do-not-call-list/2018/01/09/52c769b6-df7a-11e7-bbd0-9dfb2e37492a_story.html?fbclid=IwAR2-VUrgPWeJwEYzi7VaV3asvk-p6D091yvd6FMFf6_IXSQfzXRX41srR4s&utm_term=.95f76471bf9a

The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows (are the bacteria the cause and not the side effect? This article contradicted a couple of days later by another article in the same news feed!):
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/the-case-for-transmissible-alzheimers-grows/?fbclid=IwAR0_iTszVTtQ9C567up7FgClmszRWbMcG0oLwO0AOQjZ0RTOU9tSUBRlWw0&sf207510540=1&utm_campaign=SciAm_&utm_content=organic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook


Halflight may be coming back!
halflightcomics.com/http:/halflightcomics.com/uncategorized/announcements-and-such#comments


Peace And Love remix by Sim Gretina:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r881yf3Mcvs

These Lumps remix by Sim Gretina:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae4QxCmNaNo

Explanation and original:
https://adventuretime.fandom.com/wiki/These_Lumps

Funny gamer comic about a skeleton character:
https://m.imgur.com/84wQ2uD

The painting of Garnett in "Pool Hopping":
https://www.tvtime.com/en/show/270701/episode/6601757

the girl herself built a peaceful small house in the middle of the mountain forest:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=388171778426589&id=316888752221559&anchor_composer=false

The video is not from this chinese youTube's feed:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCoC47do520os_4DBMEFGg4A/videos?fbclid=IwAR0Oh8tEdtl9NR8l0fx41yrVw5l56yyjytAqbluO2zE-1_JyJKFrVxiZYfk


Lisa appears in the background of this photo from Rebecca's birthday party that I couldn't go to:
https://scontent.fphl2-3.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/53661802_10218608103183901_8815133037432930304_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent.fphl2-3.fna&oh=be6fd4e09bbef80519d1f6de2a432568&oe=5D2536BB

100 of the World's oldest color photos. These are amazingly cool.
https://www.boredpanda.com/first-color-photos-vintage-old-autochrome-lumiere-auguste-louis/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&fbclid=IwAR0ik_RHVLhsaM7mJLqXuzCUeDqrdKUxrlHBEBfiRmQo9CGo0S3o52UY8dA



This article about the symbols on the $1 bill does an incomplete job of backing up its assertions, but presents tons of actual historical background about the history of the bill and the symbols, including many that I had never even noticed before:
https://m.ranker.com/list/meanings-of-symbols-on-dollar-bill/hannah-irvine


The Geggy Tah video on YouTube:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zfRNZucoCyw


Nobody seems to have done a Google-findable interview with Sim, but this MLP Wikia article has the most complete information I've been able to find so far:
https://mlpfanart.fandom.com/wiki/SimGretina

How to get to the parental controls lockout for our cable box:
https://www.verizon.com/support/residential/tv/programs-features/parental-controls

Russ's announcement of his father's passing:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2367218489976633&id=100000655161224&anchor_composer=false

This kid's movie was playing with no sound at the doctor's office. I was mystified by why it involved seagulls and a cute girl. It turns out they are storks, and the girl is supposed to be 18????
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storks_(film)

A pretty cool looking comic, "Gifts of Wandering Ice":
mildegard.ru/Gifts_of_wandering_ice/English/

Lasalle's Legacy:
http://lasalleslegacy.com/?comic=fallacy-page-26




A fascinating article about midlife crisis with a firm foundation in actual data and research:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-real-roots-of-midlife-crisis

A summarial article about the 737-Max crisis:
https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/the-world-pulls-the-andon-cord-on-the-737-max/

More detailed reporting with some graphs:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/world/boeing-737-max-ethiopian-airlines.html

Interesting article about a 3-D printable shape that has 100% audio reflectivity which has great implication for sound control:
https://www.fastcompany.com/90316833/scientists-have-discovered-a-shape-that-blocks-all-sound-even-your-co-workers

A rather weak article about one person's realization that they are an introvert and how they accepted acting accordingly:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/11/how-i-accepted-im-an-introvert-and-learned-to-refuse-invitations-without-guilt

The season finale of "Dr. Pimple Popper" was a nightmare fuel lipoma that I can't stop looking for pictures of:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjrw9HW9YfhAhUhiOAKHZS9B7oQzPwBCAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Ffemail%2Farticle-6808521%2FMan-3-lb-boob-lipoma-arm-seeks-help-Dr-Pimple-Popper.html&psig=AOvVaw0ynRABoiJ9ccJxMPb33I2G&ust=1552868925473317
https://www.thisisinsider.com/dr-pimple-popper-tlc-show-season-finale-shoulder-bump-2019-3
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8637832/dr-pimple-popper-sausage-roll-lump/

The obituary for Russel's Dad:
https://www.hardestyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Russell-E.-Fink/Annapolis-Maryland/1838439

An article on devious attempts to fight the Milk Factory development:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/ph-cf-ho-scenic-legislation-0320-story.html

How Inuit parents teach their children to control their anger;
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-teach-kids-to-control-their-anger?fbclid=IwAR2GYGtM7_ZfFq5oIQPy1dGy1DDKhj4iw03fXmPAOOggWxNSy6aiwdDrvKI

SpaceX scrapped the composite tank mandrel!:
https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-all-in-steel-starship-super-heavy/

Fresh Prince Of Belair as a melodrama:
https://www.fatherly.com/news/fresh-prince-of-bel-air-drama-short-film/?fbclid=IwAR1k6HyWtRL46uLZtaED1gxrrqPxkpaBaRKfKgYYQgNCe_gNsowCKzohXcA

With only one of the first three Raptors available for installation onto the Hopper, the obvious is spelled out:
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/b291sg/elon_on_twitter_first_really_short_hops_with_one/

When your kids are watching caroons from Korea about larva, you are at the end of the internet:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva_(TV_series)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/theslanted.com/2018/08/30502/netflix-larva-island-korean/amp/

Also there is a woman-centric cartoon coming out from the creators of Bojack Horseman:
https://theslanted.com/2019/03/32497/netflix-tuca-bertie-trailer-1/amp/

Women animators take down a serial harasser, as told in too-cute animation:
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/artist-rights/women-in-the-animation-industry-explain-how-they-took-down-chris-savino-171436.html?fbclid=IwAR1tTSwjigVFu2x7kic_jTcvmp_v5yc-a4uytyjBfRYyHRJHdt-fRMYRANs

Incredible photos of the (maybe yearly) Lake Michigan ice shards:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6831897/Lake-Michigan-covered-gorgeous-shards-ice.html?fbclid=IwAR3DtfEhjNXBKohmp8O4WA57K173zjjxDq2Kg4ezutxiMevS25EZhplAS6I

Amazing archeology of sunken ships in the Nile cooborates a contemporary description:
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-stunning-nile-shipwreck-provides-the-first-archaeological-evidence-of-a-boat-described-by-herodotus?fbclid=IwAR3En6kwN0ujN7Jd8CWwztySY2Y05GTRxioKJZIJPQFQq31lUmmEwSqs4Dc

Trainer with autism opens gym specifically for clients with autism (in Tampa Bay, Florida):
https://www.wtsp.com/mobile/article/entertainment/places/bobby-lewis-on-the-road/trainer-with-autism-opens-gym-specifically-for-clients-with-autism/67-16982a0f-65cf-4880-8c0f-0c9b72f25457?fbclid=IwAR3gGeR-lctAeMyJV-UheuUA44tcmToYMAmX3E7EcVCPpyw6rI_bonbNJiQ?fbclid=IwAR3gGeR-lctAeMyJV-UheuUA44tcmToYMAmX3E7EcVCPpyw6rI_bonbNJiQ

A Russian nuclear cruise missle has apparently aleady had a test flight??? (Not an ASAT weapon as reported in a Twitter thread by a conspiracy nut, but helka concerning anyhow):
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/amp26214314/russia-new-test-nuclear-powered-cruise-missile/

Cheesy Pokemon joke, moronic stereotype humor, yummy art:
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/54391511_982353558601693_2395652338741149696_o.jpg?_nc_cat=105&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=4a1041aebbd3c6d10f41ea7d42965e0c&oe=5D13805C

FINALLY there is a properly cross-linked Girl Genius wiki:
https://girlgenius.fandom.com/wiki/Queen_Albia

Peak blossom this year:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/cherryblossomwatch.com/peak-bloom-forecast/amp/
https://cherryblossomwatch.com/peak-bloom-forecast/

An informative review of another nice looking movie that I won't get to see this year:
https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/3/23/18277617/shazam-movie-review-dc-comics-captain-marvel-zachary-levi-mark-strong

The upcoming electron launch, which shared an acronym with some kind of webserver software:
https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/R3D2?src=hashtag_click

An absolutely bizarre "living fossil" tiny mammal that somehow I'd never heard of before:
https://www.newsweek.com/solenodon-venomous-mammal-survived-asteroid-killed-dinosaurs-848588?fbclid=IwAR25HbSHKqrplu14YKp1PhmxwbrS0Y_VOgbDS-

On top of everything else, Elon is giving talks at schools?
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/b49zoj/elon_just_visited_a_school_in_flint_and_showed_a/

A historically fascinating look at a prototyping breadboard for the first iPhone software and accessories:
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/19/18263844/apple-iphone-prototype-m68-original-development-board-red?fbclid=IwAR3di0E9D1DqbdbvZyYpMV5dPle_mohCrfnlUjEMOwzxDhpBFkDeqJTOa60

March Community Day:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/03/23/shiny-sceptile-pokemon-go-march-community-day-starts-at-a-different-time-than-usual/#4e816c106ede
https://attackofthefanboy.com/guides/pokemon-go-how-to-get-shiny-treecko-and-sceptile/


John Wolfgang Memorial Group:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/330157727859229?multi_permalinks=331389751069360%2C331383741069961%2C331347394406929%2C331149097760092%2C331341424407526¬if_t=group_activity¬if_id=1553398726741362&ref=m_notif


Postar photo with everybody:
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/54523333_10156865604270673_7697582121811968_o.jpg?_nc_cat=106&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=3081a07d1ff7d8f63518a7861a071403&oe=5D190202




The Michael Cohen takedown of the William Barr memo. Look like another ghost write, but epic nonetheless:
https://mobile.twitter.com/speechboy71/status/1110658454266494977

Also, Barr's sordid history for those who forgot;
https://www.npr.org/2019/01/14/684553791/william-barr-supported-pardons-in-an-earlier-d-c-witch-hunt-iran-contra?fbclid=IwAR33pKBiaVfCqbkTWmirrP9_UQ3P_CVl7jAH5Gh4jqI1n6-KBoT0av7zWTI

Cats and Roombas:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10155857179506790&id=59765426789&anchor_composer=false

Robotfest conflicts with hop-a-thon this year:
https://www.robotfest.com

The South Padre Rocketcam:
https://spadre.com

The other South Padre Rocketcam:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo1qWlo9v1Q

The crazy berzerk methane flare on Friday:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=47120.0;attach=1553770;image

The long and well thought out ios article about A Single Oale Rose:
https://io9.gizmodo.com/steven-universe-just-confirmed-a-wild-fan-theory-that-c-1825846053

Finally a guide to Stereolab, which I mostly remember as a chill electronica pioneer:
https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/pan478/the-guide-to-getting-into-stereolabs-high-concept-pop

cherry blossom watch:
https://cherryblossomwatch.com/peak-bloom-forecast/

Some interesting research about the placement of Moai on Easter Island:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/scientists-think-theyve-solved-one-mystery-of-easter-islands-statues/?fbclid=IwAR3sYg7Lyd7fkp-WdPj99QW_YJoJEgRtV0-CTAiRvlKshoo_2BUU5RAwbqc

An amazing discovery of many fossils in the Hell Creek area which buttress the Chicxulub theory (the paper was suspiciously written by the same scientist who originated the theory):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/03/29/fossils-show-world-wide-catastrophe-day-dinosaurs-died/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.659fa0ca2617