50 years from now it will be widely accepted that a significant fraction of US politics in the 2020s was driven by hostile foreign actors. People studying history will think everything makes sense through this lens.

> nobody forces anybody to be on a Program Committee, or to be a (sub)reviewer

He appeared to be on some kind of mobility scooter. And he struggled to drive off with the bike.

My wife's e-bike was stolen. We bought a new e-bike. Two weeks later the new e-bike was also stolen. The thief arrived on a regular bike (likely stolen too) and abandoned it. Then the abandoned regular bike was stolen as well by yet another thief.

This sounds like university bureaucracy rather than not being able to afford it. Obviously it’s still a very real pain point.

I think they get filtered out, but that's downstream of arxiv.

I believe that updates are included in the feed.

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This is such a bizarre analogy. I love it. 😅

It seems the free messaging-only inflight WiFi allows Bluesky (and not much else). Not sure if this is good news.

In a US restaurant, you’ll get water without asking. In Germany, you have to ask twice before they finally relent and give you a glass of water. I bet the Brawndo gag was inspired by this.

What’s the probability that I’ll gain weight over the next year? This question makes sense, but really it distracts from the fact that the outcome is mostly determined by my choices. “p(doom)” similarly distracts from our agency, although it’s a good way to get people’s attention.

Of course he’s a real estate agent…

Even if you ignore the serious privacy concerns & identity theft risk, this is just inconvenient. And why do they need this information? Airbnb should handle this & provide hosts with the necessary assurances so that they don't feel they need to collect this information. And Airbnb should forbit it.

AirBnB really needs to stop hosts from demanding personal details from guests. This didn't used to happen, but now half the time I'm being told I have to upload my driver license to some random website or my reservation will be cancelled.

I took the kids out for a bike ride today & my bike fell apart - literally, a pedal fell off - so we were stranded. We walked to a restaurant for lunch and plotted how to get back home. The solution ended up being getting doordash to deliver a hex key to the restaurant & I managed to fix my bike. 😅

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