Monday, May 18, 2020

Friends For Never

How Can I Reconcile With A Friend Who Told Me To Stop Contacting Her, Blocked Me, And Moved Away (And Other Advice Column Questions), Early-Stage Vaccine Trial Shows Positive Results, Michael Jordan Is Exactly Who I Thought He Was, and more.
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SHELL GAMES
CUTTING THE MIDDLEMAN
Doordash And Pizza Arbitrage
themargins.substack.com
If someone could pay Doordash $16 a pizza, and Doordash would pay the restaurant $24 a pizza, then the restaurant owner should clearly just order pizzas himself via Doordash, all day long. Right?
HOLDING COURT
Michael Jordan Is Exactly Who I Thought He Was
slate.com
"The Last Dance" solidifies the truth about MJ, and there's nothing romantic about it.
CHANGE OF SPOTLIGHT
Is Ronan Farrow Too Good To Be True?
nytimes.com
He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time. But a close examination reveals the weaknesses in what may be called an era of resistance journalism.
HAS 'DEVS' TAUGHT US NOTHING?
Inside Big Tech's High-Stakes Race For Quantum Supremacy
wired.co.uk
Quantum computers used to be an impossible dream. Now, after a decade of research by some of the world's biggest tech companies, they're on the verge of changing everything
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GOOD QUESTION
How Can I Reconcile With A Friend Who Told Me To Stop Contacting Her, Blocked Me, And Moved Away, And Other Advice Column Questions
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A roundup of the most interesting, thought-provoking and surprising questions that our favorite columnists addressed in recent days.
LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK
DESPERATE TIMES CALL FOR LOTS OF $$
We Can Prevent A Great Depression. It'll Take $10 Trillion
theatlantic.com
Don't think of that number as "big" or "bold." Just think of it as the appropriate dosage for a once-in-a-century economic affliction.
GREAT NEWS, BUT A LONG WAY TO GO
Moderna Reports 'Positive' Data On Early-Stage Coronavirus Vaccine Trial
cnbc.com
Moderna's early-stage human trial for a coronavirus vaccine produced Covid-19 antibodies in all 45 participants, sending the company's shares surging.
'WE NEED TO SHUT THIS SH*T DOWN'
Two Coasts. One Virus. How New York Suffered Nearly 10 Times The Number Of Deaths As California
propublica.org
California's governor and San Francisco's mayor worked together to act early in confronting the COVID threat. For Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, it was a different story, and 27,000 New Yorkers have died so far.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'PRETTY TAME STUFF'
Watch This Vintage BBC News Report From 1996 About The Development Of A New Computer Game Called 'Grand Theft Auto'
youtube.com
Rory Cellan-Jones interviews some of the developers at DMA (now known as Rockstar Games) about creating the first Grand Theft Auto game.
IN THE NEWS
US Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 90,000
Canadian Air Force Officer Dies After Jet Crashes During Coronavirus Tribute
Dyson Finally Unveils Its Canceled Electric Car
Fred Willard, 'Best In Show' And 'A Mighty Wind' Actor, Dies At 86
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
FRIEND OF A FRIEND?
A Catfishing With A Happy Ending (2017)
theatlantic.com
Emma Perrier was deceived by an older man on the internet — a hoax that turned into an unbelievable love story.
ROLLING THE DICE ON MORALITY
The Great 1980s 'Dungeons & Dragons' Panic
bbc.com
In an era of potent concern over Internet pornography, cyber-bullying, and drugs, it is hard to imagine a game being controversial. But 30 years ago "Dungeons & Dragons" was the subject of a full-on moral panic.
Yes, it's Monday, but don't worry: time is now meaningless.