I know Dr Stone from the documentary series on JPL's website. It's excellent: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/who-w...

In rural America (VT), while struggling to get Internet and cell service, we were subject to presentations about a federal program "5G for Rural America". When I first heard it I thought it was a joke. It wasn't. The telecoms were getting federal money to deploy 5G in rural areas. Money that we needed for basic internet and 4G cell service was being used to deploy 5G transponders every 500' along gravel roads.

Interesting. Had not heard about Sri Lanka. Thanks for this.

Excellent little piece.

>> "Disaster not quite averted, but change did happen."

What change are you seeing? I'm looking at total CO2 emissions here:

https://ourworldindata.org/co2...

and the curve from 2000-2010 does not look to be flattening. It does look like there is some flattening starting around 2012, that some are suggesting is caused by structural changes in the world economy.

Yes. Every other day there is an article about how kids can't find Russia on a globe. Why should we expect them to know the basics of computer technology.

Biden says, "OK, fine. If you don't want the vaccine I'm giving it to India." People will be storming the White House with torches and pitchforks demanding their vaccine.

At some point, shouldn't we as a society consider doing something else with our capacity for building infrastructure, other than laying fiber to transmit ever higher resolution TV to every eyeball? Roads and bridges are still nice to have.

Quantum sig! Hah!

Yet Another Major Russia Story Falls Apart. Is Skepticism Permissible Yet? https://theintercept.com/2017/...

This third book in The Body Problem trilogy by Chinese science fiction writer Cixin Liu came out in paperback this month. The first two books, The Three Body Problem and The Dark Forest, are possibly the best SF I have ever read.

I've wanted to see a total solar eclipse since I was 10 years old. It took 51 years. Flew to family in KC. Drove to friends in Hebron, NE. Camped out in a church. Chased sunshine for 3 hours to Ravenna, NE, pop. 1360. Pop. increased by several hundred with people from every state, Europe, China, Argentina.... It was awesome (too bad that word is so over-used.) Pictures can't capture it.

I also questioned the survey just because I thought the number was high. I'd bet a third of the adults I know don't know what a torrent is.

Search - much better with digital notes. I used Daytimer for decades at work. Great for secure areas where devices were forbidden. But I remember talking to a guy named "Dave"-something a few years ago. Would like to look him up. Maybe someday during a blizzard I'll spend the hours flipping through a file cabinet full of old Daytimers. I use Keep but if there were a non-Google alternative that was as handy I would use it.

Actually more "me too" than ballsy. Ever heard of Android.