Friday Links!
I'm 64 today and have temporarily accumulated enough physical problems in the last 30 days to make an 80-year-old blush. We have a massive links drop this week.
Leading off this week, a riveting analysis: ‘My patient was happy with her partner of 25 years – then started a torrid affair’: a psychotherapist on why people cheat.
A tragic tale: ‘There’s a dangerous epidemic in boxing’: the tragic, cautionary tale of Paul Bamba.
Public service: Everything you need to know about bird flu.
If you want to know how an incompetent fool determines tariffs (that aren't actually in any way related to tariffs), I've got you: Trump’s ‘idiotic’ and flawed tariff calculations stun economists.
From DQ Iditarod correspondent Meg McReynolds: Chasing the Iditarod Through the Wilds of Alaska. Also, a very good girl: Meet Muppy, the World’s Smallest Sled Dog.
From Wally, and this is quite stupid: People Making AI Studio Ghibli Images Are Now Producing Fake Legal Letters to Go With Their Fake Art. Fantastic: Let Britain’s magical, mythical creatures inspire a patriotism untainted by politics. Award-nominated SF stories you can read: Analytical Laboratory Finalists.
C sent this to me and it's genuinely stunning: Excess Mortality Rate in Black Children Since 1950 in the United States: A 70-Year Population-Based Study of Racial Inequalities.
From Ken P., and we live in a police state now: Surveillance shows Tufts graduate student detained. It's dangerous and we're stuck with him, for now: Politics March 24, 2025 What Was the Plan Behind This Fake CDC Website? Leading, as always: Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say. This is concerning (because of the model's origins): DeepSeek-V3 now runs at 20 tokens per second on Mac Studio, and that’s a nightmare for OpenAI. Not today, clowns: I won't connect my dishwasher to your stupid cloud. Amazing! Three Hundred Years Later, a Tool from Isaac Newton Gets an Update. This is mildly encouraging: Facebook to stop targeting ads at UK woman after legal fight. Very cool: New Portal pinball table may be the closest we’re gonna get to Portal 3.
From C. Lee, and refer to my previous police state comment: Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America. Useful knowledge: Here’s what you need to know about your rights when entering the US. An excellent read (or listen): How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles. This is incredible: DOGE to Fired CISA Staff: Email Us Your Personal Data. This is helpful: Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it. Confessions: Did I Really Do That? Well, that's aggressive: Impaling for Love ― Bull-Headed Shrike. A fascinating bit of history: See you in the funny papers: How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America. A terrific read: Inside RGG Studio: Ryosuke Horii and Eiji Hamatsu Share How the Like a Dragon Series Is Developed Quickly Without Sacrificing Quality.
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