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Pretty much where I sit these days.

A few anecdotes and some proposals for change. We need body cameras, and we need to end the blue wall.

A tidbit of insider information, especially on the new "spaceship" campus, as they reveal Ive's new position.

Oof. Right in the feels. This is the kind of thing I hope Theo would let me do in this situation.

Apocalyptic.

A striking first-hand account - particularly his escape at the end, where he blends into the onlookers and avoids arrest.

Hah. But also ew.

This script (with a few modifications) was the solution to my crazy problem.

Some great points I've always thought about how much Star Wars and 2001 influenced The Motion Picture and other movies of the era.

A good point - the prequels are real Star Wars for kids who were the right age at the time.

Interesting points on how blackness and historical portrayals of nerds are exclusive.

I knew it was bad, but this just emphasizes how bad. And having syntax that is worse than Perl is a real achievement.

This inspired me to look up and discover how bad Vancouver's flag is.

Some interesting points, if you can ignore the integrated healing non-science. Nutrition seems to be a huge factor in recovery time, in addition to good sleep. I'd be curious if there is related longitudinal research.

Glad to see these limits added, but seems silly how they parse the difference between types of armored vehicles. I think the best part is requiring local political approval for certain purchases.

I'm both surprised and not that it's so popular among my fellow Protestants.

Ignoring all my other thoughts on the death penalty, this practical consideration for Boston absolutely holds.

I seriously doubt 94% of teachers are "highly qualified".

Not surprising. I'd love to see their data on following distance.

I quibble with his pronunciation of "wat", but this shows how terrible edge case handling can be in some languages or their implementations.

Some interesting comparisons to digital watches of the '80s.

I haven't had issues this bad, but definitely some weird stability problems, especially with Handoff.

Interesting points. I was a little surprised to see SWIL mentioned relatively negatively, which just goes to show how oblivious I was to a lot of people's concerns.

Film and digital photography are calibrated for light skin. It really doesn't need to be that way.

The police seem to be taking this seriously, but maybe just as CYA?

A recontextualization of the riots in Baltimore with the riots that started the American Revolution and most major social change in the US.

Powerful follow up to his Case for Reparations on the violence inflicted on African-Americans every day by the law.

This is more detail of the origins with Gjoni's infamous Zoe Post. Pretty disgusting what the legal system has let him get away with.

The violence seems to begin with the state, and ends with many black victims around the country.

It's not just polarization (two sides moving apart), it's also more monolithic (less disagreement within each side). The mid-century mixing was probably the exception.