"Starlink, continuously spraying bits from the sky, disrupts this model completely. I don’t know of a better way to bring the unconnected billions online. SpaceX is on the way to becoming an internet service provider and, potentially, an internet company to rival Google and Facebook. I bet you didn’t see that coming."—Casey Handmer, "Starlink is … Continue reading Starlink is a Very Big Deal
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When ‘Angels in America’ Came to East Texas
"'Don’t get chuffed-up and fill the play with anger, which attacks on your work may have generated; part of the strategy of the enemies of art is to create toxic environments in which the art, even if on display, can’t be properly received,' the letter read in part. 'Trust in the play, in your work, … Continue reading When ‘Angels in America’ Came to East Texas
Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach
"Aubrey Thyme liked to think of the human mind as like a spider web. This wasn’t particularly creative of her, it was a common metaphor, but it was a useful one. Each strand in the web was a belief. The peripheral strands were simple beliefs, easily shaken off with counter-evidence, insignificant. The center of the … Continue reading Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach
A Sport of Their Own
"'Wrestling gives you what you need to be successful,' Kretzer explained. 'It gives you dedication, commitment. It gives you somewhere where you belong. You can be your own self and be a total badass...'Wrestling allows you to find yourself. With your wins and losses, you get to reflect and try to develop yourself into something … Continue reading A Sport of Their Own
Ask Molly: Manic Pixie Mean Girl
"Enough of stating the fucking obvious, though. Let’s talk about how we’re going to survive the next year of bloviating sexist fuckwaddery. Let’s talk about what it means not just to survive, not just to escape predation and tolerate douche bro-viating and tune out all of the ignorant dipshit-itude, but to savor life and embrace … Continue reading Ask Molly: Manic Pixie Mean Girl
Thank You For Your Service
"Almost half of U.S. veterans and active service members feel uncomfortable with being thanked for their service, a new survey has revealed......The poll found that instead of saying the simple thank you, most veterans and service members preferred gratitude that went beyond simple platitudes and that tried to connect with them on a more personal … Continue reading Thank You For Your Service
False Praise
Open Question: Why is false praise seen as so much less harmful than false criticism? "Presumably the reason we now allow suits for false defamation is that we see a net social harm there; others are liable to be misled, causing misallocations of resources and relations. In addition, resources may be wasted in back-and-forth defamation … Continue reading False Praise
The Asshole Filter
"If you find yourself wondering, or just feeling, "Why is everyone I wind up dealing with an asshole?" you might want to consider the possibility that you have set up an asshole filter. Asshole filters are an extremely common phenomenon, and an extremely common problem......An asshole filter is a situation one creates that causes non-assholes … Continue reading The Asshole Filter
Blue Wall Voices Project
"One year out from the 2020 presidential election and without a clear frontrunner in the Democratic primaries, a large share of voters –about four in ten (41%)–say they have not yet made up their minds about who they plan to vote for in November 2020. These 'swing voters' either report being undecided about their vote … Continue reading Blue Wall Voices Project
Map of the Food Supply Chain by County in the United States
"Food consumption and production are separated in space through flows of food along complex supply chains. These food supply chains are critical to our food security, making it important to evaluate them. However, detailed spatial information on food flows within countries is rare. The goal of this paper is to estimate food flows between all … Continue reading Map of the Food Supply Chain by County in the United States
Polyamorous Relationships
"More people than ever are pursuing polyamorous, open, or swinging relationships. With the growing number of polyamorous relationships, we need to get serious about analyzing the costs and benefits of polyamory—not just for individuals, but for families, cultures, and nations......Polyamory, at best, offers a new ethical vision of sexual relationships that prioritizes radical honesty, sexual … Continue reading Polyamorous Relationships
Pricing Niche Products
"I can’t overstate the benefits of knowing the demand curve.In my friend’s case, the auction let them sell far above their initial price and revealed that the market was deep enough to justify a larger production run.In the context of an ongoing concern with multiple production runs, having email addresses associated with price-levels allows for … Continue reading Pricing Niche Products
Aerospike Engines
"[A rocket engine] is a heat and pressure machine whose end goal is to convert...heat and pressure into workable thrust. The more that gets converted the better. This conversion is usually done by a large bell nozzle...The further down the nozzle you go, the lower the pressure and temperature of the exhaust gets and the … Continue reading Aerospike Engines
For Fathers of Daughters [and Anyone Concerned with Gender Equality]
"When I was pregnant with my third son a young colleague asked me whether I wanted a boy or girl. I responded that I thought that the role model pressure of having a daughter would be hard, so I would be more comfortable with a son. She wagged her finger at me and said, 'You … Continue reading For Fathers of Daughters [and Anyone Concerned with Gender Equality]
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