MolnarSteven

@MolnarSteven@urbanists.social

A way a lone a last a loved a long the

I seem to grasp at certain moments the nuance that divides bad from worse.

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timnitGebru, to random
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Congratulations to @alex for being reported on here to the admins (which includes Alex), for speaking up against the genocide of Palestinians. Top notch πŸ‘

MolnarSteven,

@timnitGebru Unfortunately, it has been the litmus test of our time for over 50 years now. No change.

djvanness, to academicsunite
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Does anyone in know of any good resources / reviews / analysis on the influences of consulting firms on university finance and governance? The more I look, the more it seems like the trend of universities running like businesses is being pushed through a coordinated effort. @academicchatter @academicsunite

MolnarSteven,

@djvanness @academicchatter @academicsunite Related (maybe): I have wondered about the high salaries of academic administrators marching up with the increasingly absurd salaries of business executives. Are these things directly related?

StillIRise1963, to random
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CVS makes it too hard to cancel a flu shot appointment, so I have to be a no show. I even tried to call, but I can't reach the pharmacy.

MolnarSteven,

@StillIRise1963 No one has ever reached the CVS pharmacy by phone. Many have tried, but none have succeeded.

design_law, to random
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D622,516 - issued in 2010 for a "design for a chair/exam table."

MolnarSteven,

@design_law Thank you for not telling us what kind of exam.

GottaLaff, to random
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Yet another :

β€œFamily Dollar is recalling hundreds of products, including over-the-counter drugs, vitamins and toothpaste sold at the discount retailer's outlets in 23 states, that had been stored improperly.

The recalled items "were stored outside of labeled temperature requirements" before being "inadvertently shipped”

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/family-dollar-product-recall-fda-dollar-tree/

MolnarSteven,

@GottaLaff On the one hand, they seem a bit careless, but, on the other hand, if these are all self-reported, then it's a good sign, since a less scrupulous company could probably get away with it.

MolnarSteven,

@GottaLaff My point is that it would be difficult for anyone to know they were stored improperly.

JamesGleick, to random
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When I read Jaron Lanier’s persuasive book β€œTen Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now” (2018), I consoled myself by saying, this doesn’t describe Twitter.

If it didn’t then, it certainly does now.

(e.g. β€œSocial media is undermining truth”;
β€œSocial media is making what you say meaningless”;
β€œSocial media is making you an asshole.”) https://mastodon.social/@KaradelaMarck/111216819110634484

MolnarSteven,

@JamesGleick Nonsense! I have always been an asshole.

GottaLaff, to random
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πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

Via Angry Staffer:

UNFIT FOR OFFICE!

He’s clearly too old and frail to be a Senator.

Vote him out.

Justin Horwitz:

Oh no, Tommy fell hard.

Tommy Tuberville walking down steps from plane slips and slides down multiple steps to the bottom

MolnarSteven,

@GottaLaff @ampersine Tookaspille -> TuchusSpill -> Tuchus Pill -> Suppository!

Deglassco, to random

Born 106 years ago today, Thelonious Monk fundamentally shaped jazz with his unique piano techniques and innovative compositions. During the bebop era, Monk's distinct style, marked by dissonance, intricate rhythms, and unconventional timing, pushed the boundaries of traditional jazz. He was one of a kind.

Image: Thelonious Monk by artist Debra Hurd.

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MolnarSteven,

@Deglassco I don't know if that photo of Kenny Clarke was staged, but it doesn't matter: the couple kissing in the background is perfect.

Teri_Kanefield, to random

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    MolnarSteven,

    @Teri_Kanefield Remember when a reporter would go out on the streets on Independence Day and ask people to sign a petition that was either the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights? The reporters would typically be accused of being communists. They don't do that any more, do they? Hmmm, I wonder why.

    GeekSusie, to random
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    MolnarSteven,

    @GeekSusie The heroine's best friend in Cold Comfort Farm, published around this time, has an extensive brassiere collection. They were stylish in those days.

    GottaLaff, (edited ) to random
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    " holds off on widening citing β€˜significant progress’ in talks

    United Auto Workers Pres Shawn Fain said Friday that the union will not expand its strike and that contract talks have made β€œsignificant progress” in recent days.

    Fain said the union was poised to strike some of General Motors’ most-profitable product lines, but that the company made a major concession on bringing electric vehicle production under its master agreement with the union"

    https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/06/uaw-holds-off-on-widening-strike-citing-significant-progress-in-talks-00120412

    MolnarSteven,

    @GottaLaff Is a unicycle an eclectic vehicle?

    mbonsma, to random
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    If you build it (a gap in the protected bike lane) they (cars) will come

    MolnarSteven,

    @mbonsma This would never happen where I live: there are no bike lanes at all.

    ElleGray, to random
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    standing right in front of the microwave when I use it because at this point a brain mutation could only help

    MolnarSteven,

    @ElleGray Cataracts are more likely. May I suggest alcohol?

    DrJackBrown, to random
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    Donald Trump is openly calling for extrajudicial killing. This is blatantly violating the terms of his release. Jail him pending his trials. Now.

    MolnarSteven,

    @DrJackBrown I'm not sure which release you mean - state of Georgia or federal - but I'm not seeing it. Could you be specific about the term he is violating? Being a fascist is not on the list.

    MolnarSteven,

    @kentindell @DrJackBrown Ah, I think there are two separate things here. Trump calling for shoplifters to be shot, which I think was the reference, is actually OK, but the Milley thing (not extrajudicial) is not. Under his release terms, of course. Nothing Trump ever says is OK in reality.

    johncarlosbaez, (edited ) to random
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    Wow! I just learned that Isaac Newton wrote a treatise about music theory, comparing just intonation with equal tempered scales!

    This was in 1665, when he was 22: the year he fled Trinity College to avoid the Great Plague, went to the countryside, invented calculus, and discovered that a prism can recombine colors of light to make white light.

    Check out this great new video - it explains everything very simply.

    Newton's work is amazing because while an equal tempered scale - one with notes equally spaced - is standard now, it was very unusual in Newton's time. Much more common was just intonation, where the frequency ratios are simple fractions.

    Another reason Newton's work is amazing: he compared just intonation not only to a 12-tone equal tempered scale, but also to equal tempered scales with 15, 19, 20, 24, 25, 29, 36, 41, 51, 53, 59, 100, 120 and 612 tones! He discovered that the 12, 53, 120 and 612 tone scales work especially well.

    The 53-note equal tempered scale actually goes back to the Chinese music theorist Jing Fang (78–37 BC), who discovered that 53 just fifths is very nearly equal to 31 octaves:

    (3/2)⁡³ / 2Β³ΒΉ β‰ˆ 1.00209031404...

    Much later the same observation was made by Nicholas Mercator. No, not the guy with the map, another Mercator: the one who invented natural logarithms.

    I don't know if Newton could have known of Mercator's work - but he was influenced by Descartes's Compendium Musicae.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83ytb6AWRAk

    MolnarSteven,

    @johncarlosbaez He was an infant in 1643. Even Newton was not that precocious.

    _ohcoco_, (edited ) to random
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    So this is kinda wild...I had a appt today at and waited in line about 30 minutes. They called me to the register and asked me what my insurance was. I told them, and they said that they aren't contracted with my insurance. I was disappointed because I didn't know that beforehand (my fault), but what blew my mind is that they refused to let me pay cash. A woman near me offered to pay with her card, and they said nope. There's no way to self-pay, which seems dumb πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

    MolnarSteven,

    @_ohcoco_ I have used Walgreens a couple of times, and have found them to be more difficult to deal with and more inefficient than CVS, which is not an easy accomplishment.

    alexwinter, to random
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    Elon Musk is a Nazi. Pass it on.
    (shocker)
    Great piece from @marisakabas
    https://thehandbasket.substack.com/p/elon-musk-crosses-the-border-to-nazi

    MolnarSteven,

    @morecowbell @Npars01 @alexwinter @marisakabas There is a school of thought that oligarchs being afraid of the example of the Russian revolution restrained them, and that the restraint went away after the collapse of the Soviet Union. I suspect there is some truth to this.

    lauren, (edited ) to random
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    I've always thought a great idea for a movie would be about the "secret" firm that gets the contracts for building super villain lairs and headquarters. It would make a great comedy, especially with some mainstream stars. You heard it here first.

    MolnarSteven,

    @lauren Well, actually, ...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipaf-NXqF7Q

    Hey_Beth, (edited ) to random
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    MolnarSteven,

    @Hey_Beth If he appoints Angela Davis, I support him.

    RickiTarr, to random
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    A Hindsight Question!

    What is something you loved or enjoyed when you were younger, that isn't so great now that you're older?

    MolnarSteven,

    @RickiTarr In keeping with my (somewhat) obscure violin theme: Jascha Heifetz. When young, I only heard his amazing technique; when I got a little older, I heard what a terrible musician (and person) he was. Virgil Thomson described his playing as "silk underwear music".

    MolnarSteven,

    @beatnikprof @RickiTarr I'm guessing you mean the TV show, not the film?

    GossiTheDog, to random
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    MolnarSteven,

    @GossiTheDog @briankrebs @malwaretech Same as self-driving cars. It's not nearly to the point where it's usable in any real sense, but the plutocrats who don't want to pay wages will make sure it's used instead of people anyway.

    erictopol, to random
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    New findings that SARS-CoV-2 can directly infect and replicate in coronary arteries, promoting plaque inflammation atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular risk https://nature.com/articles/s44161-023-00336-5

    MolnarSteven,

    @Mikal @erictopol It's difficult to generalize to healthier people when the result depends on autopsy findings, but it is certainly true that we should be cautious not to overinterpret.

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