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NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia ft.com/content/ef265420-45e8…
Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people.
A thread:
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The Danger of Minimalist Design
(& the death of detail)
A short thread...
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Just released: The newest #AI100report examines the current state of AI, it's far-reaching impact, and the role of government, academia, the industry, and the public in shaping the technology. Read the report:
stanford.io/3AguWBT
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The European Space Agency has created a parody of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. They’ve called it European Space-Ody. youtube.com/watch?v=T_LFsnK7…
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‘forest memorial’ by tomek michalski redefines the concept of a cemetery
designboom.com/architecture/…
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Are you sad and angry about the surge in anti-Asian violence? Wondering if there’s something anti-racist you can do? One idea: learn how pronounce Asian names! It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just try, and it will make a difference to your Asian friends and people you meet. (1/8)
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Here's the final version of the global population density graphic I made, because another one that is circulating was less well defined, and someone cropped NZ off it
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Remarkable: tonight in the Dutch Parliament PM Mark Rutte appeared to have mentioned the ‘re-establishment of the EU’ as an ultimate option in case the rule of law situation in Poland and Hungary further gets out of hand
Opmerkelijk: @minpres noemt ‘heroprichten van EU zonder Hongarije en Polen’ als ultieme optie indien die landen de rechtsstaat teloor laten gaan. Hij roept het Europees Parlement op extra druk op proces te zetten, omdat Hongarije en Polen elkaar straffen in de Raad vetoën.
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Security Comms fail:
If you have enough info to know I’m not affected, don’t send a security notice.
Doing so trains users to click through & take no action.
Don’t do it.
Example of unnecessary security communication that will drive target users to ignore warnings over time:
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A friend published a set of cryptography puzzles for children and I like it
Euli Treasure Hunt
github.com/2d4d/euli_treasur…
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This line, from @anneapplebaum‘a superb piece on collaborators, nails a key tactic of the aggressive anti-expert, anti-fact politics of our age:
“Sometimes the point isn’t to make people believe a lie—it’s to make people fear the liar.” theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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This looks more like a painting than a photo. A stunning portrait of last weekend's historic launch:
Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA
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This is how Angela Merkel explained the effect of a higher #covid19 infection rate on the country's health system.
This part of today's press conf was great, so I just added English subtitels for all non-German speakers. #flattenthecurve
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"The restoration ... has revealed marvellous details."
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Burning Australia: A overlay of the "3D visualization" created by Anthony Hearsey on a Google map of Europe. #AustraliaFires #AustraliaOnFire #AustraliaBurning #AustralianFires #australiafire #AustralianWildFires
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Absolutely beautiful video created using still images taken by the Cassini spacecraft during its flyby of Jupiter and while at Saturn. Shown is Io and Europa over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and then Titan as it passes over Saturn and it's edge-on rings. NASA/JPL/Kevin M. Gill