It annoys me that so much of the coverage of the air stop is on “sportsball team can’t make it to their game.” What about delayed organ transplants? People who can’t get to funerals? Scared kids who were on their first flight alone? Cancelled honeymoons? But no, I’ve seen the sportsball headline everywhere.
Dog got me up super-early because the rainstorm scared her. I’m taking this as an opportunity to do some chores early and then get out on the trail.
So to recap: Transportation Secretary asked for, and got, $12.5B to upgrade ATC. They spent that money in a way that destabilized the existing system. Now they want another $30B to keep upgrading things.
If I had a junior programmer reporting to me make that sort of argument, I’d revoke his source code access.
Does anyone else end up shouting “no, no, turn left! LEFT!” when looking at “see your delivery on a map” tracking?
The Color of Sky After Rain: Ru Celadon
Pretty amazing video of traditional Chinese porcelain making, starting with (literally) a basket of rocks.
(H/T Note to Self)
My condolences to everyone whose Microsoft 365 services have started working again.
‘It’s a mistake’: reactions from tech leaders on Jensen Huang’s resignation
It’s disgusting but predictable to see a bunch of rich to ultrarich men in tech rush to Huang’s defense. Frankly, he should have been fired without being allowed the face-saving resignation. I’m very glad I no longer work in tech.
The first observations of quasars were right around when I was born.
They were explained in a generally-agreed way when I was in high school.
Today’s Euclid data drop (from a telescope IN SPACE!) contains 60 million of them.
Despite everything, science continues to do amazing things.