Are we doing it again?
[Afternoon update]
Blake Powers seems to be continuing to recover from the lightning strike, with an essay on the Ukrainian puzzle pieces.
Cellular Rejuvenating Treatments
Faster, please.
NYC Subways
Yes, the only solution to this problem (other than keeping deranged people out of the stations) is platform doors. People movers at airports have these, and there’s no reason they couldn’t be implemented on subways as well. It does require synchronization to ensure that the train comes to a stop in exactly the right place, but that’s not a hard technology.
The Wargame Before The War
This is interesting. They did a pretty good job of gaming it out.
[Update Monday morning]
Your feel-good story of the day, if true: Russia has no options for victory, only defeat.
Oh, and by the way, I don’t think this would be “World War III.”
Mastercard And Visa
Why Americans shouldn’t be happy that they suspended Russian operations.
Yes, they can do it to anyone they want with “unacceptable” opinions.
Farewell To A Giant, And Dreams Never Realized
Elon And Russia
Climate, And The Real Crisis
A roundup on the latest insanity, from Judith Curry.
The World’s Longest POW Camp
Trent Telenko says it’s not going well for that Russian convoy.
[Update a few minutes later]
Unfortunately, as noted at the end, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
[Sunday-morning update]
Day 8 of the column held hostage.
This isn’t a debacle for the Russian military; it’s a disaster.
The Limits Of Libertarianism
Thoughts from Joel Kotkin.