links, etc How I Found Sympathy for COVID Skeptics - The Atlantic there’s actually a lot to unpack in this. the reluctance to trust outside the bubbles that we have and the condescending judgement from those in different socio-economic strata. nicely makes the argument for grace. incidentally, “grace” is a word that seems, to me, fraught with baggage in a quasi-religious context. i’ve really come to appreciate the definition as “courteous goodwill”....
links, etc Drew Magary explains how to go from bike hater to Bike Guy not reflective of anything personal (other than being a bike lover) i just love stories about people discovering how awesome it is to get out on a bike. The Billionaire’s Dilemma - The Atlantic NIMBYs are IMMENSELY annoying. Why Do Rich People Love Quiet? - The Atlantic am i the asshole? turns out, probably. the great irony here is the author’s puerto rican heritage....
links, etc The Illustrated TLS 1.3 Connection: Every Byte Explained finally a readable TLS explainer thingy.
links, etc Opinion | Fed Up With Democratic Emails? You’re Not the Only One. - The New York Times so. much. this. Our crony-capitalism index offers a window into Russia’s billionaire wealth | The Economist it looks like the economist dusted up their crony capitalism index. don’t worry ‘murica we’re catchin’ up. also there’s disappointingly small references within wikipedia for crony capitalism and corporate welfare.