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Covid hard, also on economy This shows 2022 GDP ↔️ what it would have been without pandemic World is 3.1% behindOECD -2.1%Euro -2.7% US ahead by 1.1% China -0.5% Real losers EM -4% (not shown: India -11%India would be 11% richer without pandemic)https://t.co/ZCw8ro8rFs pic.twitter.com/1R4CEsWXpP — Bjorn Lomborg (@BjornLomborg) May 5, 2021 from http://twitter.com/BjornLomborg via IFTTT

So excited for this book #thehopewehold pic.twitter.com/SgVAbkHROH — Sach (@lilsach15) May 5, 2021 from http://twitter.com/lilsach15 via IFTTT

#China launches #Tianhe #space station core module into #orbit https://t.co/1FChKRhnh9 pic.twitter.com/4xRg6dnfOQ — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 5, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 05, 2021 at 04:03AM via IFTTT

This looks like English, but it's actually carefully crafted to melt your brain pic.twitter.com/DoO9pDDxKD — Christopher Agocs 💉💉🎉 (@agoX) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/agoX via IFTTT

Me at 25: [answering a text to come to a party] oh man I would but my aunt’s cat is having an operation on his leg that day and we really need to be there for her and Mr Scruffles Me at 35: [answering a text to come to a party] no — The Dad …
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I'd give it a coin flip for probability — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 04:02PM via IFTTT

Today I heard one of the worst engineering takes to exist. “Documentation shouldn’t be necessary if the engineers are competent in what they’re doing.” No. Documentation is for future you, for new teammates, and for anyone who can’t memorize everything they ever do. — casey (@varcharr) March 23, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 …
Continue reading RT @varcharr: Today I heard one of the worst engineering takes to exist. “Documentation shouldn’t be necessary if the engineers are competent in what they’re doing.” No. Documentation is for future you, for new teammates, and for anyone who can’t memorize everything they ever do.

Hey @erichydrick :: https://t.co/ferAR24rIf — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 03:16PM via IFTTT

“Basically, in the end, you can work around any problem but money.” https://t.co/g7O3aSkLX8 via @highscal — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 03:14PM via IFTTT

“Promotion is something different — it's interviewing for a brand new job, by proving you're already doing that job” https://t.co/h6Dd7YdXsk via @highscal — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 03:07PM via IFTTT

If I took the job in the first place, it [most likely] would not have been for the #TechStack: it would be for the *people*, *company*, & *job*. Any given tech stack is merely a rapidly-changing #toolset All that *truly* matters are the people you work with#ToolsChange — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 …
Continue reading @davidfowl If I took the job in the first place, it [most likely] would not have been for the #TechStack: it would be for the *people*, *company*, & *job*. Any given tech stack is merely a rapidly-changing #toolset All that *truly* matters are the people you work with #ToolsChange

Government officials keep trying to pump up covid initiatives with statements like, “come on America, we can do this!” The reality is that in the states where restrictions have been lifted Americans are “doing this,” living their lives & getting on with it, risks & all. #freedom — John Walker (@WalkerJohnB) May 4, 2021 from …
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Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/lOjB4bcgvw — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/SpaceX via IFTTT

Watch Falcon 9 launch 60 Starlink satellites → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK https://t.co/zXwBMcXUDJ — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/SpaceX via IFTTT

In short: Right now NFT's are built on an absolute house of cards constructed by the people selling them. It is likely that _every_ NFT sold so far will be broken within a decade. Will that make them worthless? Hard to say — Jonty Wareing (@jonty) March 17, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 …
Continue reading RT @jonty: In short: Right now NFT’s are built on an absolute house of cards constructed by the people selling them. It is likely that _every_ NFT sold so far will be broken within a decade. Will that make them worthless? Hard to say

Why "justify" #naming/#marketing/#nomenclature?#NomenclatureIsMarketing Why does @Ford have the #F150, #F250, etc? Just as easily have "Ford Truck", differentiating on passenger/cargo/towing capacity Names/numbers are shorthand distinguishing *relative* performance — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 02:56PM via IFTTT

Nope Not in the least All that matters is "how fast/efficiently can I get my task done" — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 02:51PM via IFTTT

And why *should* they? The number of cycles per second a #CPU (or #GPU (or #whateverPU)) is irrelevant … and has been for 30 years Most people just didn't realize it until the last few months https://t.co/mbb8kQaD5j — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 02:50PM via IFTTT

If two vegans get in a fight, is it still considered a beef? — Steven H (@theexceptioncat) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/theexceptioncat via IFTTT

…but *WHY*??!?!https://t.co/zr9MjkpfOq@theexceptioncat @agoX @WesEklund @AlexKesling — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 02:41PM via IFTTT

This Is Why You Shouldn't Interrupt a Programmer (or any other "knowledge worker")https://t.co/zrdLFVGK7f — Warren Myers 🐧🐿 (@warrenmyers) May 4, 2021 from Twitter https://twitter.com/warrenmyers May 04, 2021 at 02:38PM via IFTTT

'Heroic witness' saves toddler who was ejected from truck in car crash https://t.co/7oEXs2rpTg pic.twitter.com/Nn8h3TofBi — New York Post (@nypost) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/nypost via IFTTT

Olympics Bans ‘Black Lives Matter’ Apparel, Again Threatens To Punish Athletes Who Protest https://t.co/MjlpEFPjEu pic.twitter.com/qUTwTSVDnZ — The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/realDailyWire via IFTTT

What an odd take. pic.twitter.com/RLMws6Qi8P — Yana Kvasha (@YKvasha) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/YKvasha via IFTTT

Companies that build or operate EO satellites foresee busier days as governments & businesses step up climate change initiatives. “The recognition that satellites have a critical role to play is now being seen institutionally worldwide,” says @ghgsat's CEO https://t.co/i6D2lcz5b8 pic.twitter.com/sFnIafauvg — SpaceNews (@SpaceNews_Inc) May 4, 2021 from http://twitter.com/SpaceNews_Inc via IFTTT