I PREFER REAL DIVES: Virtual dive will take explorers deep into unexplored waters off Hawaii. But it’s cool.
Author Archive: Glenn Reynolds
April 11, 2025
HMM. HOW GOOD IS THE AI? To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods.
I AUTOMATICALLY WRITE DOWN ANYONE WITH PRONOUNS IN THEIR BIO OR EMAIL: David Mastio: She/her, He/him: Please keep your obvious pronouns out of my emails. “I think people in professions who want to be trusted by all comers should recognize that many on the conservative half of the political spectrum view the superfluous use of pronouns as the equivalent of putting a liberal political bumper sticker in your every email. Count me among them.”
REMEDIAL MATH AT THE IVY LEAGUE: Harvard’s math class problem shows why merit still matters.
A MESSAGE MUST BE SENT:
She should now be court-martialed for conduct unbecoming, busted down a rank, and administratively separated with a reduction in retirement. https://t.co/RKRaLsM3IO
— Shipwreckedcrew (@shipwreckedcrew) April 11, 2025
SETH BARRETT TILLMAN: A Critique of John Yoo on Ex parte Merryman. “Yoo tells us that Lincoln defied a judicial order in Merryman. But Taney issued three orders in Merryman. Which among the three Taney-issued Merryman orders does Yoo believe Lincoln defied? Yoo does not say. That is a tell. Nor does Yoo, in any readily identifiable way, explain what action or inaction by Lincoln constituted defiance. And that is a tell too.”
IF YOU CAN MAKE IT WITH A CORPSE THERE, YOU CAN MAKE IT WITH A CORPSE ANYWHERE:
The subhed appears to be, uh, pretty backed up by the headline. pic.twitter.com/9UaeE7QEaZ
— Liz Wolfe (@LizWolfeReason) April 11, 2025
OUR JUDGES ARE THE BEST AMONG US:
Pennsylvania judge Sonya McKnight convicted of shooting sleeping boyfriend in the head https://t.co/swemk5QSeL pic.twitter.com/nsjy75aAdz
— New York Post (@nypost) April 10, 2025
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:
Have two high school kids in D.C. area private school, where there are a ton of high achieving kids and wealthy parents… and I cannot overstate how much desire to get into an Ivy has been diminished in everyone's view.
This stuff is a good example why. Everyone knows the… https://t.co/X9YnRqgGTe
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 10, 2025
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make ridiculous.
April 10, 2025
OPEN THREAD: Hang on baby, Friday’s coming.
THE NEW SPACE RACE: Lunar Outpost unveils sleek new ‘Eagle’ moon rover (photos): Eagle looks straight out of science fiction. Well, this is the 21st Century, you know.
THE CONSPIRACY THEORISTS ARE USUALLY RIGHT:
Fact Check: True https://t.co/Jx6reZa9h3
— Rasmussen Reports (@Rasmussen_Poll) April 9, 2025
I HEAR FROM PEOPLE SERVING ABOUT HOW MANY POLITICIZED LOSERS WE HAVE IN OUR OFFICER CORPS. APPARENTLY WE DO:
Article 88 of the UCMJ:
"Art. 88. Contempt toward officials
Any commissioned officer who uses contemptuous words against the President, the Vice President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the…— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) April 10, 2025
THE E.V. BUBBLE CONTINUES TO DEFLATE: Whiff of InEVitability: Looks Like We’re Over EVs.
Right now they’re cool, but a niche product. In a few years, with a new generation of batteries, they may be a plausible replacement for internal combustion cars. Right now they’re not. If you want something electric but generally useful, a plug-in hybrid is the way to go since it lets you putter around town on electricity but make long drives without worry about charging.
YOU WON’T EVEN WIN BACK MARRIED WOMEN:
Democrats handed their party to single, mentally ill women and now those women keep the entire party hostage.
They can’t dump them because they need them. At the same time, you will NEVER win men back speaking like this. Ever. https://t.co/Bz9rdSJSPX
— Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) April 10, 2025
Related:
RACISM: White liberal women calling a black man a ‘race traitor’ to his face is next level insanity. pic.twitter.com/ogUpaHfmpq
— @amuse (@amuse) April 8, 2025
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE:
Reminder: you know those elite colleges your kids couldn't get into (too white) and that you'd never be able to afford anyway?
Surprise: you were sending them your money anyway – up to a billion to each of the schools that rejected your 4.0 senior.
Joke's on you. Like always. https://t.co/ECNOlDMvMW
— Peachy Keenan (@KeenanPeachy) April 9, 2025
TECHNOLOGY MARCHES ON: First Look: The Return of the Franklin Armory Reformation. A unique take on a firearm is once again available for sale. “Franklin Armory is resuming production and sales of its Reformation firearm. Based on the ruling issued last month in its prevailing lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the company will begin shipping a variety of Reformation model configurations to dealers for sale to consumers. The Reformation features Franklin Armory’s patented straight-cut land-and-groove design and is classified as neither a rifle nor a shotgun. Rather, Reformation is simply a “firearm” that is regulated only by the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968. Since Reformation is not a National Firearms Act (NFA) firearm, no tax stamp is required. FFLs can now transfer Reformation as a GCA-only firearm just like other similarly classified firearms, including the Mossberg Shockwave, Remington Tac-14 and Franklin Armory’s own XO-26. Both 7.5-inch and 11.5-inch barrel length versions of the Reformation are now available for purchase through Franklin Armory’s dealer network in most US states.”
WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Stem cell transplant restores vision in patient who was blinded in left eye after injury.
Kotkin emails: “Trump is weird, but maybe a weird genius.”
SLOW IS GOOD, REVERSE WOULD BE BETTER: Experimental drug shown to slow multiple sclerosis disability.