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.
There’s a name for the political system where the head of state picks the CEO of a major corporation. It’s right on the tip of my tongue. F…something.
My political views had moderated in recent decades. But watching the results of a bunch of rich guys building a web of sophisticated financial instruments to increase wealth disparities, followed by watching it totter because another rich guy couldn’t keep his fly zipped, is moving me quickly back to the left. I doubt I’m the only one.
I’m 67 years old. At this point I would bet on one of two things in my remaining lifetime. Either the people at the top will come together on a plan to redistribute wealth back down the ladder, or else society will rise up and do it for them. If it ends up being the latter alternative, quite a bit of violence would not surprise me. People are justifiably mad.
What is this “sad day for developers” nonsense (over the Jensen Huang resignation)?
How about “sad day for employees held to one standard of ethics while rich people in management do whatever the hell they please”? Or “sad day for average people watching their retirement funds collapse along with the AI bubble”?