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Losing My Ambition
Amil Niazi in The Cut: By the time I was parenting a toddler and a newborn in lockdown, my idea of ambition had been permanently altered. I had to keep working to keep everyone fed and alive, and I realized I didn’t want or need more than that. I wasn’t willing to give up any […]
Compose with Markdown in Google Docs on web
Google Workspace: In Google Docs, you can now select “Automatically detect Markdown” from Tools > Preferences to enable auto correcting for Markdown syntax. Lekker.
Exercise and COVID-19 Can Be a Dangerous Combination, Evidence Shows
Bicycling.com: If you’ve been diagnosed with COVID-19, whether or not you have symptoms, you should not exercise for at least two weeks after receiving your positive test, Makadia says. “If you do have symptoms, you should avoid exercise for two weeks after your symptoms subside.” Goed ziek, hierzo. Het originele plan was om nu zondag een Brevet […]
John McPhee’s Slow Productivity
Cal Newport: Being frantically busy in the present moment has very little to do with whether or not in the future you’ll look back at your career with pride about what you’ve accomplished.
Tom Brady Vanquished Father Time
The Ringer: Brady has the same number of Super Bowl appearances as the Bears, Titans, Jets, Chargers, Saints, Browns, Cardinals, Jaguars, Lions, and Ravens combined. Brady made 10 Super Bowl appearances in his 20 seasons as a starter … The Belichick-Brady Patriots won the AFC East at a higher rate (89.5 percent) than Michael Jordan […]
QCovid® risk calculator
Interessant resultaat van onderzoek aan de University of Oxford: QCovid® is a clinical decision tool intended to support conversations between clinically trained professionals and patients about COVID-19 risk. QCovid was developed as a model to estimate a person’s risk of being hospitalised or dying due to catching coronavirus. Ik heb blijk 0,0070% kans te hebben […]
Speedskater Erin Jackson to Olympics after all after Brittany Bowe gives up spot in 500
ESPN: Bowe downplayed her generosity, saying, “This is bigger than just me. This is the Olympic Games and it’s about Team USA and giving everybody the opportunity to showcase what they got.” Als het Internationaal Olympisch Comité mevrouw Bowe geen extra ticket geeft, dan zijn ze al hun motto’s niet waard. Zo schoon, dit. Nog […]
The Omicron Question
Thomas Pueyo, die van the hammer and the dance vorig jaar: If 90% of people are not immune yet and 10% are, as a virus you want to optimize for those not immune yet. But if it’s the opposite, and now 90% of people are immune, you’ll switch your efforts and evolve to increase your […]
Disney+ begonnen met uitrollen van Vlaamse audio
Mouseland: Ondertussen is Disney begonnen met het toevoegen van Vlaamse audio zo mocht Frozen (1) de spits afbijten en communiceert Disney nu dat het eind 2021/ begin 2022 nog meer Vlaamse versies beschikbaar wilt maken. Finally.
The International Order Isn’t Ready for the Climate Crisis
Stewart M. Patrick in Foreign Affairs: If a crisis of this magnitude cannot reshape how countries formulate their national interests, definitions of international security, or approaches to the global economy, perhaps nothing will. But this predicament does not call for resignation. It cries out, instead, for a commitment to our role as stewards of the […]