Data Sadist

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High quality, high variance, galaxy-brained takes. Urbanism, rage against cruelty and inefficiency, scifi/fantasy, stats and programming.

@mcnado Saw a screenshot this morning that went something like this:

Person A: How come McDonalds cashiers are better at de-escalating than the cops?

Person B: Because we get fired if we can't.

Screw you Owen Comics. 😄

#WebComics #funny

@mxbck
It's really not that different pasting what you're trying to into Google and copying from SO vs pasting into chatgpt
AR killer app: iLawyer, that tells you if you're about to commit a crime
@mtsw Gaston is the misogynist tankie.
Replace op-ed columnists with a curated selection of the best blog posts of the last 24 hrs.
@toddo Sounds a lot like medical "patient centered" surveys that punish hospitals based on their customer service. My wife can't tell a patient "No" when they say "I still have some pain from my major surgery yesterday and want more morphine."
@mtsw Nominal GDP targeting Now!
The right way to understand these laws is as an attempt to erase the public recognition and, in some cases, public existence of transgender people. To make the law, in other words, a tool for enforcing the closet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/25/us/politics/transgender-laws-republicans.html
G.O.P. State Lawmakers Push a Growing Wave of Anti-Transgender Bills

Four states could ban transition care into young adulthood. Lawmakers in several others want to restrict drag shows in ways that could affect transgender performers broadly. It’s part of a long-term plan.

The New York Times
@stephenjudkins Finally, Americans will be able to have usable electric kettles.