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Adding Map Style Switching to Mapbox using Matestack
I saw some developers do this on a React project and I was shocked at how much code was required and how complex it was.
Formula 1 2022 Preseason Team Ranking
My formula 1 2022 preseason team ranking based on what I think I know about the teams from their past performance.
Jeremy Grantham says a super bubble crash may be underway. Here's where he's stashing his cash - ABC News
A super bubble crash is afoot. Keep an eye out.
He makes some good points (And clearly knows what he’s talking about). One thing I didn’t see mention of is the amount of propping up economies around the world have had in the last two years. I think there was a stimulus package in the US alone of 1 trillion dollars.
There’s been a lot of free money thrown around recently and, of course, it’s not actually free.
Researchers pitch pee-based fertiliser trial to make Brisbane parks a wee bit better - ABC News
My dad has been doing this forever. He’ll just walk out to the back yard for a piss. I might have done it once or twice too.
Wordle has been acquired by the New York Times, and it may not remain free to play much longer - ABC News
There goes a nice, free piece of the internet.
Masi could be replaced as FIA race director after F1 finale controversy | F1 | News
Current race director Michael Masi could be replaced ahead of the 2022 Formula 1 season, according to the FIA’s head of single-seaters Peter Bayer.
If Peter Bayer says he’s out, he’s out.
2021 F1 finale shouldn’t detract from ‘best season for 40 years’ - Horner
Except it does.
It was the best season I’ve ever seen until, in the last few minutes, Michael Masi fucked it all up.
Winter Olympics: Athletes warned over speaking out on human rights issues - BBC Sport
Fuck China1.
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When I say fuck China I mean fuck the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ↩
Intel details mixed-source chip strategy and TSMC partnerships | Reuters
This is amazing; Intel outsourcing chip manufacture. It’s a very clever move and probably the only way Intel can dig itself out of the hole it’s in.
US President Joe Biden curses Fox News reporter after he asks about inflation - ABC News
Biden Says of the reporter: "What a stupid son of a bitch."
What I like is the reporter’s response in a later interview: "Nobody has fact-checked him yet and said it's not true."
Ukraine: US troops on high alert over stand-off - BBC News
This could end up as NATO v Russia war. The 8,500 combat-ready US troops that are on high alert for deployment are, at least at this stage, for deployment if Nato military alliance decides to activate a rapid-reaction force.
There are a few other NATO members (Denmark, Spain, Bulgaria and the Netherlands) sending military assets to the region as well. But I doubt there’d be unanimous support for military action among NATO members.
Depending on how it all unfolds, this could be damaging to NATO. This might even be a clever play by Russia to weaken NATO by widening divisions along the lines of where its members stand on action against Russia.
FIA Has Announced a New Single Seater Director
Peter Bayer has been appointed Single-Seater Director at the FIA, a position previously held by Michael Masi.
Python WTF
Python is actually a pretty decent language, but from a design perspective, it’s fucked. Ok fucked is a bit strong, but Python could have been much neater and more concise if a little good design had been applied.
Formula 1 has a Respect Problem
Formula 1 has some problems. The path to solutions for the FIA is to take a big step back, act with humility, acknowledge mistakes, and genuinely decide to have a position of real respect for the sport, teams, drivers and fans.
A Formula for Time It Takes a Government Body in Australia to Complete a Task
Governments in Australia tend to be reactionary rather than proactive. Here’s a formula of how to know when to expect a government in Australia to get something important done.
Maryborough Catastrophic Failure of Flood Gates
Maryborough’s flood levee system has failed resulting in major flooding in the CBD. All due to a design flaw.
Productivity on a Pedestal
During a recent Covid lockdown a company was forced to allow employees to work from home and has deployed software on its employees laptops to measure their “productivity”. A clever employee was able to remain “productive” while watching cricket.
Formula 1 Finale Fiasco 2021
Both Max and Lewis were deserving of winning the 2021 title. Neither driver deserved to be robbed of a world title by incompetence from race direction.
And that’s exactly what happened. Michael Masi’s incompetence was the sole factor in deciding the Formula 1 world championship of 2021
Nick Cave and a Train to Berlin
On a train trip across Germany a few years ago, I had an idea. I would listen to all of my favourite Nick Cave songs and jot down the lyrics that move me. Over a six hour train ride to Berlin1, that’s what I did.
Rails 7 Transforms a Ruby Hash into HTML attributes for ERB Interpolation
Rails 7 transforms a Ruby Hash into HTML attributes for ERB Interpolation, but does it make the world better?