2025-12-29 12:42:01
from my link log —
Votes for children! Why we should lower the voting age to six.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/16/reconstruction-after-covid-votes-for-children-age-six-david-runciman
from my link log —
Votes for children! Why we should lower the voting age to six.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/nov/16/reconstruction-after-covid-votes-for-children-age-six-david-runciman
'Always have class, and be humble': Some of the late John Madden's most memorable quotes https://www.raiders.com/news/always-have-class-be-humble-most-memorable-quotes-late-john-madden-nfl-2021
Commanders to start QB Johnson vs. Cowboys https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47407565/commanders-qb-josh-johnson-make-first-nfl-start-2021
Multicolor photoreactions of the red light-activated channelrhodopsin Chrimson https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2513375122 Chrimson is "the first rhodopsin successfully applied to restore vision in a blind patient."
(2021) Partial recovery of visual function in a b…
Trump vs BBC
Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion
over a documentary he claims removed portions of his speech on Jan 6, 2021,
in which he urged supporters to protest the 2020 election results peacefully.
Lawsuit's claims
The lawsuit accuses the BBC of defamation and violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act,
seeking $5 billion in damages for each claim.
BBC's response
The BBC says it will defend the lawsu…
OpenAI's chief communications officer Hannah Wong will leave in January; Wong joined in 2021 and led PR during Sam Altman's brief ouster and return in 2023 (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chief-communications-officer-hannah-…
from my link log —
OpenHaystack: tracking your Bluetooth devices with Apple's "Find My" network
https://github.com/seemoo-lab/openhaystack
saved 2021-10-03
Då det nu uppstått en debatt om de allt fler miljardärerna i Sverige - och huruvida de när eller tär - vill jag tipsa om den här intervjun med ekonomen Gabriel Zucman från tidigare i höstas. https://www.dn.se/varlden/stjarnekonomens-forslag-sa-ska-sup…
Erst die Flutkatastrophe und dann das :/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Leberkasverbrechen/comments/1p13znq/ahrtal_2021/
Sources detail how Tiger Global fueled the COVID-era unicorn bubble that burst ahead of the AI boom; the firm recently shared its $12.7B 2021 fund is now up 16% (Issie Lapowsky/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/tiger-global-unicorn-investment-crash/
went thru my bookmarks and found BOOTED HARLEYDUDE. whyd i never go thru this kings site before???
http://bootedman.com/
Dealogic: 51 US tech IPOs raised $16.8B in 2025, driven by AI and crypto, above the past three-year average but far below 2021's 127 IPOs raising $74.4B (Valida Pau/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-crypto-companies-dominat…
This fall, Americans got to see what it’s like to go without a safety net for the hungry.
With the U.S. government shut down for multiple weeks
and Donald Trump refusing to fund SNAP, the federal food stamp program,
a panic set inamong the more than 40 million people who rely on it.
Families skipped meals,
and babies went unfed.
Food banks ran out of food, and some people turned to dumpster diving.
It was just a glimpse of what’s to come.
Start…
Former Raiders WR Henry Ruggs Graduates From Alabama While in Prison https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/las-vegas-raiders/henry-ruggs-graduates-alabama-prison/
Leaked letter: Tiger Global launches Private Investment Partners 17, a new fund targeting a raise between $2B and $3B, signaling a pivot away from megafunds (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/tiger-global-new-fund-ai-valuations.html
I'm late to this, but I had a conversation last night that I'd like to recap here.
I'm not NYC resident. I'm not knowledgeable of the issues NYC faces. Thus, I didn't endorse anyone for NYC mayor.
I will comment on #Cuomo. Resigned in disgrace in 2021 — that should've ended his political career. Lost the Dem primary in June — that should've ended his mayoral ru…
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye among top NFL player prop expert's best bets for Week 5
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/patriots…