Tweets for the Week of 2020-07-12 to 2020-07-18

It'll be information worth trillions of dollars of economic productivity, and tens of millions of lives. That kind… https://t.co/rtRcRy3wUE in reply to ZaneSelvans 18:34:51, 2020-07-18
@gschivley Okay then maybe it's time for flan. in reply to gschivley 18:33:22, 2020-07-18
The information required to make a vaccine — once it exists — will become a public good almost instantly. It'll b… https://t.co/5m7irul0DM in reply to ZaneSelvans 18:32:53, 2020-07-18
If you — a public policymaker — think letting folks get rich from developing a vaccine is going to make it happen… https://t.co/Jjl18yugnj in reply to ZaneSelvans 18:27:46, 2020-07-18
@gschivley Sounds like it's time for some French toast. in reply to gschivley 18:26:09, 2020-07-18
I don't understand the outrage over Russian hackers trying to steal vaccine research. Like the idea that a country… https://t.co/acoFBgMaMB 18:11:42, 2020-07-18
This is in fact the future liberals want.
It's become like some kind meta-parody at this point. https://t.co/s2YCAqHfzo 17:56:52, 2020-07-18
@ericmbudd In a parched, and windblown wasteland… https://t.co/kr7N86uktY in reply to ericmbudd 17:44:40, 2020-07-18
Or you know, maybe #BoulderCouncil ll pull a Florida and direct City staff not to even count the valid signatures w… https://t.co/OlbniZT7yd 17:41:53, 2020-07-18
@interfluidity And weed smoking! in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:12:13, 2020-07-18
@interfluidity Oh wait no, they also prevent oral sex! in reply to interfluidity 14:11:25, 2020-07-18
@CHThiem Altering pipe topology: not recommended. in reply to CHThiem 12:20:23, 2020-07-18
@joshdr83 Datum, data. Stadium, stadia. Alumnus, alumni. Alumna, alumnae. Qui sunt isti barbaros? in reply to joshdr83 12:08:33, 2020-07-18
Given that this is Georgia, it could also be skilled but malicious design — knowingly choosing to display a variab… https://t.co/tkcO1AZYlg 11:20:28, 2020-07-18
RT @Noahpinion: Remember, because we let CBP operate with near impunity within 100 miles of "the border", and water counts as "the border",… 00:19:47, 2020-07-18
I'm going to guess it's probably historically common for secret police to get on board with batshit crazy conspirac… https://t.co/gpGseTcmiw 00:09:09, 2020-07-18
RT @BFriedmanDC: Straight line, y'all. It's coming. https://t.co/tJt1OgahJT 00:07:18, 2020-07-18
The Federal Political Police? How about abolishing them? https://t.co/YTMBpWcymm 00:06:52, 2020-07-18
Today I inadvertently discovered that the "keep warm" setting on an instapot is much more like "incubate culture" t… https://t.co/rRhwjhXMgT 20:56:22, 2020-07-17
@drvox Is that a new personal record?
Oh wait no I remember that TEDx Evergreen talk. in reply to drvox 20:07:41, 2020-07-17
@NuclearAnthro god everything is so dumb in reply to NuclearAnthro 19:00:20, 2020-07-17
@thebmbennett omg you're such a dweeb in reply to thebmbennett 18:56:44, 2020-07-17
@miblogestublog Where on earth did this abomination come from? Is that what they think tacos are like in Spain?! in reply to miblogestublog 13:40:39, 2020-07-17
? https://t.co/8NbA4s8fUJ 13:39:25, 2020-07-17
@interfluidity Hello survivorship bias? Sometimes I wonder if everybody shouldn't have to take a whole class just a… https://t.co/vxOCqRCPLL in reply to interfluidity 08:19:23, 2020-07-17
RT @RubenGallego: No…. we are the essential workers that were forced to go to work. We pulled the food, slaughtered the animals, package… 08:12:59, 2020-07-17
It's like every museum could *also* be a history-of-white-supremacy museum. And maybe that would help us think abou… https://t.co/spES3Xdvh1 08:09:42, 2020-07-17
RT @matcha_chai: These federal officers (?) just rushed up and arrested someone for no reason https://t.co/xcFVuoMZmN 19:51:20, 2020-07-16
“I just happened to be wearing black on a sidewalk in downtown Portland” Pettibone said. “And that apparently is gr… https://t.co/SBSaeWPLan 19:49:30, 2020-07-16
@ericmbudd It's a microcosm though — I feel like having gotten familiar with the political tools and patterns in a… https://t.co/zpNFOZIaDd in reply to ericmbudd 18:50:16, 2020-07-16
This would be awesome. And also, having wrangled US electricity data for the last 3 years, color me intensely skept… https://t.co/CGXxz8afPF 08:18:38, 2020-07-16
@Thatmushroom Uuugh. in reply to Thatmushroom 07:50:26, 2020-07-16
Someone please convince me this is not a premeditated voter suppression tactic. https://t.co/I8QSCBQU5j 22:57:47, 2020-07-15
@daveregrets @leahstokes God it's all so repetitive. in reply to daveregrets 22:55:24, 2020-07-15
RT @rachelkfriend: *Unofficial, non-scientific poll*
Should Boulder City Council refer the 2 resident-proposed charter initiatives to the… 22:49:50, 2020-07-15
@JMPyper @Poli_Climate @rgunns in reply to JMPyper 19:27:41, 2020-07-15
@arvindpawan1 This would be awful, but I wonder if it's part of a voter suppression strategy — coupled with blocki… https://t.co/Nj8JvcmKxj in reply to arvindpawan1 19:26:38, 2020-07-15
@notFromShrek Señor @ericmbudd did pick quite the week for a vaycay! 18:09:24, 2020-07-15
Seems bad. https://t.co/8vfx1eNz63 15:47:44, 2020-07-15
Our software systems are still in the very early days of outliving us. https://t.co/2RuquZBzLF 13:12:54, 2020-07-15
@daguilarcanabal Ah yes, the pr0n sauce. in reply to daguilarcanabal 11:36:08, 2020-07-15
@KendraWrites I had no idea how much I'd miss crunch. I pretty much just have an instapot in quarantine and I only… https://t.co/A7arsXoLNQ in reply to KendraWrites 22:23:44, 2020-07-14
@gschivley We like to leave a few bugs or some bad data in there so the users can feel helpful. in reply to gschivley 21:42:54, 2020-07-14
Well, when Bolsonaro's government in Brazil took direct responsibility for compiling the the data on coronavirus de… https://t.co/PfIC2GxZB8 15:41:50, 2020-07-14
"Flexible payment options are available, why not phone us to find out more?" in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:35:57, 2020-07-14
https://t.co/BxAbL7uZAC in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:33:45, 2020-07-14
"In work? Top up your qualifications. Out of work? Give yourself the edge!" https://t.co/q1w1drRyCM 15:33:29, 2020-07-14
RT @NoahShachtman: HORROR SHOW. All 366 detainees were tested for coronavirus at this private ICE prison. Only 19 people tested negative. h… 15:23:09, 2020-07-14
RT @babimarcolini: Durante los últimos cuatro meses los Estados Unidos deportaron a casi 40.000 inmigrantes. Cientos de ellos tenían el cor… 15:22:33, 2020-07-14
After backlash against EFAA from Boulder's donor class and elected officials. Because they supported making it lega… https://t.co/vAk8ezOXVR 15:13:04, 2020-07-14
@ericmbudd @BoulderBedrooms Don't worry I'm sure the democracy train wreck will be ongoing. in reply to ericmbudd 07:37:13, 2020-07-14
@markgelband @bolderbekah Where are you headed? For better or worse I think it's still / once again pretty easy to move around. in reply to markgelband 23:25:36, 2020-07-13
@flwyd @jackcheng For the moment! But I bet it won't stay that way long. in reply to flwyd 23:23:31, 2020-07-13
@bolderbekah @markgelband If you can just get through like eight of these ten year long pilot projects or study per… https://t.co/V21ddFrq3c in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:21:04, 2020-07-13
@bolderbekah @markgelband Just like the last 4 housing studies / blue ribbon panels /etc going back to the 1990s th… https://t.co/kKqX9urHQ5 in reply to bolderbekah 23:18:48, 2020-07-13
@SarahdawnH Has there ever been a war or a coup over bicycles? Serious question. in reply to SarahdawnH 23:14:03, 2020-07-13
RT @BoulderBedrooms: Our official response to the latest revelation that a #boulder city council member is using their power to suppress ou… 23:12:15, 2020-07-13
@SarahdawnH @ambrown or @MadelineKovacs or someone else from Portland had a colorful name the that city's boards an… https://t.co/WrcqdUsPDU in reply to SarahdawnH 23:09:09, 2020-07-13
Indigenous peoples, working in the garment industry in LA, making masks (so the sweatshops can claim to be essentia… https://t.co/nrivZZHVAZ 22:53:04, 2020-07-13
@joshdr83 @CostaSamaras Especially if there was some way we could make sure that everyone bought Teslas and so Elon… https://t.co/gYxkP35bmb in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:48:17, 2020-07-13
@joshdr83 @CostaSamaras Like couldn't we just do a big ICO and pay everyone for their clunkers in crypto, so long a… https://t.co/ivVZWqy99t in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:40:43, 2020-07-13
RT @thephdstory: Jumping onboard this Twitter trend: Why did you pursue a PhD?
Wrong answers only. #AcademicTwitter 21:35:50, 2020-07-13
@joshdr83 @CostaSamaras If only it required blockchain. in reply to joshdr83 21:35:26, 2020-07-13
@thephdstory To find me a wife. in reply to thephdstory 21:33:59, 2020-07-13
Cities with no single-family zoning will just seem… normal. Dynamic and responsive energy systems will seem norma… https://t.co/LSrVaXyq54 in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:27:43, 2020-07-13
Like once you do congestion pricing & paid parking, use the revenues to fund great public transit, and reallocate s… https://t.co/9tpJLjKtzK in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:24:40, 2020-07-13
@drvox We can also adapt to and normalize somewhat different circumstances that don't suck, and also happen to be v… https://t.co/1ZZl1lnqP9 in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:21:29, 2020-07-13
A piece from @drvox on shifting baselines and how they let us adapt to and normalize new and potentially awful circ… https://t.co/w4np5Nss7U 21:19:41, 2020-07-13
@CT_Bergstrom But were the patients mice? in reply to CT_Bergstrom 19:51:04, 2020-07-13
@Noahpinion The last canton of Switzerland to grant women the right vote did so in 1991! And only after being force… https://t.co/pzXbp0XcLQ in reply to Noahpinion 18:22:44, 2020-07-13
Am I the only one who thinks this is funny? https://t.co/erMO1ofwzL 12:17:41, 2020-07-13
Seriously it's like we're trapped inside a book named "Epimetheus Unbound"
https://t.co/dXzeUuKq09 https://t.co/pURQ1kJ5yF 22:28:54, 2020-07-12
Also I already know who does that because when @bhccoops initially applied for increased occupancy in the 4500sf 12… https://t.co/u33DKrxqhA in reply to ZaneSelvans 22:24:11, 2020-07-12
@interfluidity Itself? in reply to interfluidity 22:10:24, 2020-07-12
@interfluidity Weed. in reply to interfluidity 22:01:48, 2020-07-12
Omg, how did I not know that Pandora was married to Epimetheus: the god of hindsight. https://t.co/4z9EBISgLQ 21:50:54, 2020-07-12
@darkolina ? in reply to darkolina 20:56:55, 2020-07-12
@shayshinecastle It really feels like these behind-closed-doors interventions are designed to chill the discussion.… https://t.co/dfSvn0tVpq in reply to shayshinecastle 20:12:25, 2020-07-12
RT @shayshinecastle: I want to address this a little bit, as it's only through my work with EFAA that I know about this. I'm no longer und… 20:05:58, 2020-07-12
@shayshinecastle Further details from @shayshinecastle on how EFAA's support of @BoulderBedrooms has affected them: https://t.co/AHMUtwtIX4 in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:05:14, 2020-07-12
Additional details from @shayshinecastle in this thread: https://t.co/AHMUtwtIX4 in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:03:51, 2020-07-12
@Elaine I have a friend in Texas who has trained their 3 and 5 yo to run away from other children who get too close… https://t.co/C5vXGCs1Qh in reply to Elaine 19:58:10, 2020-07-12
Hard work I'm sure, but so needed in these difficult, socially distant times. https://t.co/ehlh9qaixm 19:52:08, 2020-07-12
#TheJackpot https://t.co/8A14BuQmgD 19:43:39, 2020-07-12
@AaronBrockett12 ? in reply to AaronBrockett12 17:39:21, 2020-07-12
@SarahdawnH @BoulderBedrooms Suppression of the discussion is fundamentally toxic. in reply to ZaneSelvans 17:02:16, 2020-07-12
@SarahdawnH @BoulderBedrooms Somebody should ask them point-blank to fess up at a Council meeting. in reply to SarahdawnH 17:00:51, 2020-07-12
@AndyKosick Approximately… all of them. in reply to AndyKosick 16:41:35, 2020-07-12
Oh and for completeness, here's the article from @shayshinecastle that mentions at least #BoulderCouncil member + d… https://t.co/PF2sHhxBzT in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:24:03, 2020-07-12
So it's strategically important that the NIMBY opposition prevent that open conversation from taking place as early… https://t.co/krDuJslYj2 in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:21:23, 2020-07-12
@econnaturalist Regardless of what happens with the ballot measure itself, a widespread realization that many peopl… https://t.co/oKRmM64LNe in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:19:04, 2020-07-12
@econnaturalist Suppressing public statements of support for legalizing shared housing early on by (tacitly) threat… https://t.co/4wAaD6r1q4 in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:16:28, 2020-07-12
(@econnaturalist talks about this dynamic in his recent book Under the Influence, about how peer pressure affects a… https://t.co/8SjGPo11ld in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:14:02, 2020-07-12
The more people / orgs who publicly state their risky opinion, the less risky it becomes. A few additional statemen… https://t.co/rTu7Zrwvcr in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:10:53, 2020-07-12
If taking a position publicly is costly/risky, then only *some* of the people & organizations that hold that positi… https://t.co/KJZE33sl3a in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:08:47, 2020-07-12
This is meant to inhibit the possible formation of a new consensus opinion around occupancy limits — namely that t… https://t.co/Dh74QhHduS in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:06:14, 2020-07-12
They're trying to send a message to the community that the campaign is doomed, and so even if you *do* support it,… https://t.co/5IWM92zFFR in reply to ZaneSelvans 16:01:32, 2020-07-12
The combination of City Staff reneging on their promise to certify this petition despite screwing up the due date,… https://t.co/4Vdla0FmTh 15:59:31, 2020-07-12
I apologize in advance to any followers who don't know or care anything about #Boulder housing politics. I've been… https://t.co/4mLPp7PE5G 15:55:26, 2020-07-12
@Thatmushroom Yeah I don't think it's Mirabai. My guess would be Mary or Mark. Or maybe even Bob — he's done a lot… https://t.co/bLRXJDhs7k in reply to Thatmushroom 15:37:28, 2020-07-12
Which member of #BoulderCouncil is willing to threaten a non-profit that serves low-income families in crisis, over… https://t.co/BWnkLIMViW 15:27:44, 2020-07-12
@BraveBosom These are really good. Sweet and tart and creamy. Some days I ate a whole one all by myself bike tourin… https://t.co/WXRjuOAux2 in reply to BraveBosom 15:17:38, 2020-07-12
@drvox Doesn't that seem spectacularly unlikely? There's ~4 billion people on Earth who have access to <20% as much… https://t.co/JFPlA9owCE in reply to drvox 15:00:26, 2020-07-12
And will the countries that have given up on controlling the spread of the virus eventually allow travel among themselves? in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:45:38, 2020-07-12
Will the world spend the next few years partitioned into plague and non-plague states? With life going on as normal… https://t.co/7sKXdqbaX5 14:41:18, 2020-07-12
Like microtargeting, but for meatspace. via @BanKillerRobots https://t.co/c4rNJXLonY 14:36:43, 2020-07-12
Confirmed daily per-capita new cases are about the same in the US as South Africa and Brazil right now. Though ther… https://t.co/vPgyBVVI5x 14:24:15, 2020-07-12
RT @OptimoPrincipi: 1) A stranger than fiction Roman ring mystery thread: this enigmatic Roman gold ring was found in a ploughed field near… 12:53:56, 2020-07-12
@KendraWrites https://t.co/9mVu99nBEx in reply to KendraWrites 12:41:19, 2020-07-12
And the visions will haunt you to the grave. https://t.co/XkkJ7W5WL5 09:22:49, 2020-07-12
What about that Scooter Libby dude? And how did Oliver North get out of jail and go on to be a paid news commentato… https://t.co/8SIGyTmvw1 09:21:39, 2020-07-12

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