How many technologies are stuck in a local optima? Big loudspeakers basically peaked in the 1970s. Obviously we’ve gotten somewhat better, but it’s a lot closer to: “a couple % more accurate” than “the average person immediately notices the +50-year technological progress” Miniaturization has improved a lot, so has digital signal processing, amplification. But take a high end setup from 50 years ago, sit in the sweet spot at the same volume…it won’t feel radically different. I’m trying to think of other fields where the underlying principles were so mature that half a century of progress in materials/software/electronics is underwhelming. Camera Lenses seem like a good candidate. Non-electronic instruments is another; it’s not like cellos have gotten that much better in the last ~300 years.

In my initial run, which processed the first 60,000 rows, I did not find these awards—my hard drive overheated long before I could complete a full pass through the database. In a later run, which I referenced in another post, I did identify two such awards. That discrepancy is a matter of sampling size, not an issue with the query itself. I’ll now attempt a full run, which should capture the awards you found.

We were rushing through DCA today and I think we saw Mitch McConnell. By the time it registered and my partner and I shot each other a side eye he was too far gone to fire off a good, "Hey Mitch, fuck you!"

Omg they did a male version of the ‘secret vote’ ad and it’s even better than the female version.

day 2 update: now sleeping comfortably at -3°C. just as nature intended

Volunteer naturalist Margaret Howe Lovatt set out on a NASA-funded experiment to prove that dolphins could be taught English, living in close quarters with the marine mammals for almost two months. By the end of the experiment, Lovatt claimed she had fallen in love: “That relationship of having to be together sort of turned into really enjoying being together, and wanting to be together, and missing him when he wasn’t there.”

I paid my student loans down a decade early by doing ~8 hours of overtime a week (IT support) Was getting paid $30 an hour in 1993 — which was sick money at the time No excuses folks.. we have 9m job openings & gig work Unlimited opportunity in 🇺🇸.. go get it! 💰

oxford comma coulda helped on this one i admit

The Angled Parking along Geary Merchants corridor has stayed for over 100 years. The diagonal orientation of parked vehicles creates a visually appealing streetscape, enhancing the overall ambience of the area.

My grandfather is spinning in his grave.