Friday, December 15, 2017

@14:00, 12/15/17

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Opinion

Who Will Judge the Judge?


The senate.

2
N.Y. / Region

Riding a Time Capsule to Apartment 8G

A few dozen of New York’s passenger elevators are still manually operated, forming a hidden museum of obsolete technology and anachronistic employment.

People are slow to change.  Personal service is a luxury.


Technology

Why Net Neutrality Was Repealed and How It Affects You

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules. Here’s what you need to know.

Money was why.
The I.S.P.s revert to title two of the communications act.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier
They will not like that.

4
Climate

Here’s What Oil Drilling Looks Like in the Arctic Refuge, 30 Years Later

Satellite images of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge show the effects of an oil well that operated there in the mid-1980s.

The drilling must not proceed.

5
Style

Getting Married Is Better Than Dying, Right?

She was gravely ill. He had a job with health insurance. Nothing like tying the knot on the way to the hospital to make someone believe in love.

Yes.

Most things are better than dying.


Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.

6
The Upshot

Once Unthinkable, Now Possible: Senate Looks Like a Tossup in 2018

Alabama’s surprising result gives Democrats a plausible path to take control.

The pain from presidential policy will be delayed.
The strategic situation is terrible.
I have some hope from the scandals.

7
Well

Vigorous Exercise Tied to Macular Degeneration in Men

New findings have surprised and puzzled researchers, though the study does not prove cause and effect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration
"In 2015 it affected 6.2 million people globally.[2] In 2013 it was the fourth most common cause of blindness after cataracts, preterm birth, and glaucoma.[6] It most commonly occurs in people over the age of fifty and in the United States is the most common cause of vision loss in this age group.[1][3] About 0.4% of people between 50 and 60 have the disease, while it occurs in 0.7% of people 60 to 70, 2.3% of those 70 to 80, and nearly 12% of people over 80 years old.[3]"
.4 to .6%, .7 to 1.05% correct for the sex split.
.4 t0 .5%, .7 to .875%
Still not good.

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U.S.

Millions of Children Could Lose Health Coverage Starting Next Month

With federal funding not yet renewed, most states will soon run out of money for the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Sadism.

9
U.S.

With New Focus on Sexual Misconduct, Democrats Take Aim at Trump

After purging some from their ranks, Democrats are intensifying a push to investigate the president over accusations of harassment and abuse.

Sooner is better.

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N.Y. / Region

Tony Manero Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, but Disco Does, for One Night Only

The anniversary of “Saturday Night Fever,” celebrated at the original disco where the movie was filmed, underscores how much Brooklyn has changed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNFzfwLM72c

"Disco droids"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNFzfwLM72c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-crgQGdpZR0

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