The White House’s Top Science Goal Is Ignorance. “The actions are seen as a deliberate attempt to stifle science and ignore the reality of climate change, in order to support the fossil-fuel industry and satisfy the climate denialism of Trump’s base.” [bloomberg.com]
The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America. “America’s roads are now full of tactical-grade headlights, and no one is happy about it.” [theatlantic.com]
The Last Surviving Japanese Porsche 912 Police Car. It's one of four 912s that were used as police cars in Japan in the late 60s & early 70s. [kottke.org]
Unsurprising open corruption from FIFA & the Trump regime: FIFA rents an office in Trump Tower. “The rent goes to President Trump’s family business, but soccer officials say the space sits largely idle.” That’s called a bribe. [nytimes.com]
Grappling With the Existential AI Threat. “The enthusiasts are not wrong. We are starting to see real, non-imaginary, discontinuous leaps in capabilities…” And: “The skeptics are also not wrong. When you ship code faster than engineers can read it..." [kottke.org]
The teaser trailer for the sequel to The Social Network is here — they’re calling the movie "a companion piece" to the first film. Jeremy Strong nails Zuckerberg’s voice & mannerisms. The hint of Reznor/Ross at the end is great. [kottke.org]
75-Minute DJ Set From Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter. He played tracks by Boards of Canada, Burial, Sonic Youth, and even Daft Punk. Available on YouTube and Soundcloud. (Bangalter also said there’s no Daft Punk reunion happening anytime soon.) [kottke.org]
Every time I see a link to one of of Car Pal’s BeamNG car simulator videos, I have to stop what I’m doing and watch it. (It’s becoming a problem.) This one was particularly good: Is it possible to reach the speed of light with perpetual speed boosters? [youtube.com]
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake. “I am a nice horse. I do not fuss. I do not bite the human woman’s face, even though her hair smells nice. I do not ask to go live free in the woods like the deer. I do my duties. I must try cake. Please.” [theonion.com]
Anthropic has launched a streaming music video on YouTube for “thinking and building” called Claude FM. “Made and curated by musicians.” [youtube.com]
Shutting down scientific inquiry because it discovers things you don’t like is a bit like turning off all the instruments on your plane because they warn you there’s a mountain ahead. It may satisfy your immediate urge to live in denial but will soon turn deadly.
Oof, what a beauty. In the 1960s, four Porsche 912s were customized for use as police cars in Japan. This one, which was used in Kanagawa until 1973, is the only one left standing (and even it needed restoration).
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Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has unabashedly courted the president’s favor. Soccer officials privately ask, who really benefits?
Charity Majors, writing about how high-performing engineering teams are dealing with the transition from pre-AI to AI-native development: AI enthusiasts are in a race against time, AI skeptics are in a race against entro
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The teaser trailer for the sequel to David Fincher’s The Social Network is here — they’re calling the movie “a companion piece” to the first film. It’s based on The Facebook Files:
Primarily, the rep
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Thomas Bangalter, one half of the legendary duo Daft Punk, played a 75-minute DJ set for The Lot Radio the other day. He played tracks by Boards of Canada, Burial, Sonic Youth, and even Daft Punk (full setlist). The set
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