#Situation

A few thoughts on the $80 million fine from the Capital One Breach - a thread. Based on public information, we know that this happened, in part, to overly permissive
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My latest @climate column is on a topic I've been thinking about for a long time: what does the new fad for commercialised, precision predictions of climate change impacts mean
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okay, but seriously:I was/am an educator and I am a huge fan of the socratic method, where you ask questions designed to guide students towards finding knowledge themselves rather than
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With #DiplomaPrivilegeNow being back in discussion it seems like a good time to recirculate our collection of op-eds on the subject. Special thanks to @DiplomaPriv4All for the idea. Follow this
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Thread:Amad Diallo Traore. Profile Analysis Report. #MUFC Manchester United agree a fee 20m + add ons for Amad Diallo, the younger winger from Atalanta U19. Diallo is far from the
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*MHA 301*There's too much to unpack here. We've only ever seen snapshots of the Todofam's past from different, somewhat biased perspectives, but never the full picture.But now we're seeing what
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Who is the working class? A thread on Marxism and class theory.In the wake of the election, accusations are going back and forth about which party is focused on the
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1) Trump Will Win in a Landslide, Say Non-D.C. Republicans https://pjmedia.com/election/rick-moran/2020/06/16/trump-will-win-in-a-landslide-say-non-dc-republicans-n540213 Yep. 2) @helloitsthao and others of us have discussed what constitute
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OKAY - We're talking about publishers again and people are rightfully annoyed. Pubs are often VERY opaque about what they want and when, so instead of waiting for an answer
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Some rambling thoughts on COVID-19 modelling.Since COVID-19 began, I've seen a few different *types* of models being used to make forecasts. SEIR (susceptible/exposed/infected/recovered) models have been used quite extensively for
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Some thoughts on this laudable petition (a about managing expectations)https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563294/1 It is good to give a voice to the huge frustrations being felt with regard to the situation musicians, other
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I read 40 books this year, and I’d like to tell you about a few of my favorites. I’ll also add some tips about reading more if you’re interested in
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I want to think out loud a little bit about a concept that has been stuck in my head for the past few months:"Rationing by friction"the (sometimes unintentional, sometimes malicious)
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On September 11th 2001, at 08.46hrs (13.46 UK time) an American Airlines Boeing 767, operating as Flight 11, slams into the North Tower of the World Trade Centre after being
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Willpower Is A LIE We've been sold on the idea that the way to create positive changes in our lives is through the development and application of our willpower. This
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good morning amigos. professor gato heretoday’s lesson: why is everyone so angry all the time right now?the answer is that the rise of every new media form does this until
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