Random stuff worth reading on the internet thread

[Northwestcoug]

You have many options when it comes to birth control. Ask your doctor if the music of Rush is right for you.

I can’t remember the thread where Bo professed his love for Rush, and me being a casual fan half-assedly backing him up. But I trust even Bo will find this funny:

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/an-faq-about-your-new-birth-control-the-music-of-rush

[Bo Diddley]

I can’t remember the thread where Bo professed his love for Rush, and me being a casual fan half-assedly backing him up. But I trust even Bo will find this funny:

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/...-music-of-rush

That was cute--though the author is obviously suffering from performance anxiety.

[Northwestcoug]

That was cute--though the author is obviously suffering from performance anxiety.

[Pelado]

I can’t remember the thread where Bo professed his love for Rush, and me being a casual fan half-assedly backing him up. But I trust even Bo will find this funny:

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/...-music-of-rush

Seems pretty accurate.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I can’t remember the thread where Bo professed his love for Rush, and me being a casual fan half-assedly backing him up. But I trust even Bo will find this funny:

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/...-music-of-rush

That was hilarious.

[Bo Diddley]

MIT makes 2D polymer--stronger than steel, as light as plastic. Pretty cool stuff.

https://news.mit.edu/2022/polymer-lightweight-material-2d-0202

[Northwestcoug]

Time to cancel Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar. There are at least a few hundred fraudulent stolen car claims against renters, all who paid for their cars. And it's all Hertz's fault. Seems like it's just a poorly maintained database that refers some people to police and repo companies:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hertz-c...new-hampshire/

More here:

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/her...-unsealed.html

[Bo Diddley]

Time to cancel Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar. There are at least a few hundred fraudulent stolen car claims against renters, all who paid for their cars. And it's all Hertz's fault. Seems like it's just a poorly maintained database that refers some people to police and repo companies:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hertz-c...new-hampshire/

More here:

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/her...-unsealed.html

I read about this before. Just crazy.

[Scott R Nelson]

Time to cancel Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar. There are at least a few hundred fraudulent stolen car claims against renters, all who paid for their cars. And it's all Hertz's fault. Seems like it's just a poorly maintained database that refers some people to police and repo companies:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hertz-c...new-hampshire/

More here:

https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/her...-unsealed.html

Here's a video discussing the subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1OnGWCsi9E

I accidentally got shown a couple of videos from "Lehto's Law" and can't stop watching them. The guy deals with all aspects of the law and people having to deal with it, including the case of Hertz claiming the renters stole their cars and not correcting it later on .

[Northwestcoug]

Here's a video discussing the subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1OnGWCsi9E

I accidentally got shown a couple of videos from "Lehto's Law" and can't stop watching them. The guy deals with all aspects of the law and people having to deal with it, including the case of Hertz claiming the renters stole their cars and not correcting it later on .

That guy looks and talks like my old next door neighbor.

[BigFatMeanie]

This was a really interesting article:

From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans

https://today.yougov.com/topics/poli...ups-population

When it comes to estimating the size of demographic groups, Americans rarely get it right. In two recent YouGov polls, we asked respondents to guess the percentage (ranging from 0% to 100%) of American adults who are members of 43 different groups, including racial and religious groups, as well as other less frequently studied groups, such as pet owners and those who are left-handed.

When people’s average perceptions of group sizes are compared to actual population estimates, an intriguing pattern emerges: Amercians tend to vastly overestimate the size of minority groups.

...

A parallel pattern emerges when we look at estimates of majority groups: People tend to underestimate rather than overestimate their size relative to their actual share of the adult population.

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[Northwestcoug]

This was a really interesting article:

From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans

https://today.yougov.com/topics/poli...ups-population



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there’s some really interesting data in there. Interesting that minority groups tend to overstimate even their own percentages to a similar degree.

[Scott R Nelson]

there’s some really interesting data in there. Interesting that minority groups tend to overstimate even their own percentages to a similar degree.

I think the only thing it proves is that in general, people are stupid.

[Northwestcoug]

This article only strengthens the stereotypes I have of New Jersey. Mayor caught on tape uttering racial slurs will likely resign. Good thing! Police chief extorted mayor and town to the tune of over half a million dollars to keep the tapes secret. Bad thing!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/04/07/new-jersey-mayor-racial-slurs/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=twitter

[Northwestcoug]

Interesting series of articles on the history of Haiti in the NYT. I had no idea about the decades long occupation by the US:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/...-timeline.html