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Since it was relevant to a discussion I just had on here and is something most people probably haven't thought about much (unless you've taken one of a handful of philosophy classes), I thought I'd try to lay out a key piece of Descartes' Meditations (#philosophy

Well apparently "[Burnham] added that in the 'longer term' the government would look at potentially banning the single-use grills during summer months."
Obviously nothing can be done about it while Parliament is on holiday.
In previously administrations announcing a Minister for Drought seemed be the answer...

Why is war so economically costly?
Our answer is that modern war lowers output not only by destroying productive factors,
but also by making the surviving economy work less efficiently
Our key policy implication is that restoring allocative efficiency
–and preparing institutional arrangements that facilitate rapid reallocation in times of stress
–is critical for sustaining economic capacity, defense, and national security.

The Allocative Cost of War - Marginal REVOLUTION
Why is war so economically costly? Our answer is that modern war lowers output not only by destroying productive factors, but also by making the surviving economy work less efficiently. Using uniquely comprehensive firm-level data collected during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, we document a dramatic collapse in allocative productivity in Ukraine. To […]

It's no secret: He's been dead for years. 😉
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/is-mitch-mcconnell-dead

Is Mitch McConnell secretly deceased?
The senator’s health is shrouded in mystery after he was hospitalized. Why can’t we get a clear answer?

Fatal critique of Andy Haldane's latest nonsense.
Not Keynes nor Friedman, but Marx.
Is Keynesianism dead? – Michael Roberts Blog
https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2026/09/10/is-keynesianism-dead/

Is Keynesianism dead?
“Is Keynesianism dead?” says Andy Haldane, former chief economist at the Bank of England, writing in the Financial Times.  Haldane’s answer is “Keynesianism, if not dead, is potentially defunc…

#marswaterhistory

Cowboys Say Key ‘Heavy Lifting’ Role Goes to 3rd-Year Starter for Week 1 https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/demarvion-overshown-defense-green-dot/

inploid: Inploid: an online social Q&A platform
Inploid is a social question & answer website in Turkish. Users can follow others and see their questions and answers on the main page. Each user is associated with a reputability score which is influenced by feedback of others about questions and answers of the user. Each user can also specify interest in topics. The data is crawled in June 2017 and consist of 39,749 nodes and 57,276 directed links between them. In addition, for …

ICYMI (because I did), Automattic’s board put Mullenweg on paid leave from his CEO job.
https://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/a-model-for-wordpress-accessibility.html#Update09 (anchor link)
Keeps his board position, ownership, and is still lead…

A Model for WordPress Accessibility
I am going to propose a way to increase the overall accessibility of the WordPress ecosystem. It requires acknowledging some mistakes and using those as the base for building a better platform. I long for a world where a metric for featuring #WordPress themes and plugins in the repo is…

A festive atmosphere in Baja California Sur turned tragic after a tourism worker, Roberto Arellano Acevedo, died from severe injuries inflicted by an angry mob during chaotic street celebrations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The tourism worker died after being lynched in Cabo San Lucas during the 2026 World Cup festivities,
where he ran over nearly 20 people.

Roberto Arellano died after being lynched for running over a crowd in Cabo during the 2026 World Cup celebrations
The tourism worker died after being lynched in Cabo San Lucas during the 2026 World Cup festivities, where he ran over nearly 20 people. CABO SAN LUCAS —