Jekyll2023-02-17T06:17:44+00:00http://codytucker.net/feed.xmlCody TuckerNews. Tech. Guitars. Sport. Coffee. Bagels.Hundreds of employees say no to being part of Elon Musk’s ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter2022-11-18T03:22:08+00:002022-11-18T03:22:08+00:00http://codytucker.net/blog/2022/11/18/twitter-exodus<p>Alex Heath and Mia Sato:</p>
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<p>Twitter had roughly 2,900 remaining employees before the deadline Thursday, thanks to Musk unceremoniously laying off about half of the 7,500-person workforce when he took over and the resignations that followed. Remaining and departing Twitter employees told The Verge that, given the scale of the resignations this week, they expect the platform to start breaking soon. One said that they’ve watched “legendary engineers” and others they look up to leave one by one.</p>
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<p>Magnificent.</p>
<p>This served as a good reminder to renew my domain registration.</p>Alex Heath and Mia Sato:1,000,0002022-05-08T21:33:24+00:002022-05-08T21:33:24+00:00http://codytucker.net/blog/2022/05/08/one-mil<p>NBC News:</p>
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<p>The U.S. on Wednesday surpassed 1 million Covid-19 deaths, according to data compiled by NBC News — a once unthinkable scale of loss even for the country with the world’s highest recorded toll from the virus.</p>
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<p>This was reported on May 4 and I barely heard a word about it.</p>NBC News:900,0002022-02-05T04:59:20+00:002022-02-05T04:59:20+00:00http://codytucker.net/blog/2022/02/05/900000<p>Shawna Chen:</p>
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<p>The U.S.’s death toll from the coronavirus crossed 900,000 on Friday, <a href="https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html">according to data</a> collected by the Johns Hopkins University.</p>
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<p>The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring.</p>
<p>The number of deaths, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Atlanta and St. Louis combined, or Minneapolis and Cleveland put together. It is roughly equivalent to how many Americans die each year from heart disease or stroke.</p>
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<p>Under the new provision, families will receive $3,600 a year for each child under six, and $3,000 a year for each older child. The money will be paid monthly, rather than the current annual lump sum, easing the burden throughout the year, and it will no longer be tied to any work requirements.</p>
<p>Its impact will spread far and wide. A family like Cochran’s will benefit with $500 a month, no strings attached, doubling her available cash for her grandkids.</p>
<p>Almost 70 million children will be included in the scheme – that’s more than 90% of all American kids. And the impact, social scientists believe, will be transformative.</p>
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<p>More than 500,000 people have now died from Covid-19 in the US, just over a year after the country detected its first cases of a virus that has wrought almost unprecedented loss.</p>
<p>Deaths breached half a million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, bringing the total to 500,071 . More than 28 million people have also tested positive for coronavirus in the US.</p>
</blockquote>Amanda Holpuch:President-Elect Joe Biden2020-11-08T01:18:46+00:002020-11-08T01:18:46+00:00http://codytucker.net/blog/2020/11/08/president-elect-biden<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/joe-biden-elected-president/2020/11/07/53ec8726-1f0b-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.html?itid=hp-top-table-high">Philip Rucker, Washington Post</a>:</p>
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<p>Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the nation’s 46th president Saturday in a repudiation of President Trump powered by legions of women and minority voters who rejected his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his divisive, bullying conduct in office.</p>
<p>Biden’s victory was the culmination of four years of struggle for Democrats and others who resisted Trump, and was celebrated by an emotional outpouring in cities coast to coast. The election took four days to be resolved after the former vice president was projected to win a series of battleground states, and was clinched by the state where he was born, Pennsylvania. Later Saturday, Biden was projected the winner of Nevada’s six electoral votes.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/11/07/us/biden-trump/joe-biden-is-elected-the-46th-president-of-the-united-states">New York Times</a>:</p>
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<p>WILMINGTON, Del. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. was elected president of the United States on Saturday, defeating President Trump after campaigning on a promise to restore civility and stability to American politics and to expand the government’s role in guiding the country through the surging coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>Mr. Biden, 77, who will become the 46th president and the oldest man ever sworn into the office, secured 273 votes from the Electoral College after Pennsylvania was called for him, though the race was far closer than many Democrats, Republicans and pollsters had expected.</p>
<p>The result also provided a history-making moment for President-elect Biden’s running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California, who became the first woman, and first woman of color, on a winning presidential ticket.</p>
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<p>About 60 of the children were under the age of 5 when they were separated, the documents show.</p>
<p>Though attempts to find the separated parents have been going on for years, the number of parents who have been deemed “unreachable” is much larger than was previously known.</p>
<p>The new findings highlight the lasting impact of a policy that first came to light with wrenching images of crying children being carried away from their parents at the border and detained hundreds or thousands of miles away. Hundreds of these families, the new filing makes clear, have now endured years of separation.</p>
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<p>Possibly the right device at the right price. I like the overall idea of the original HomePod, but simply could not justify the price. Now, I can consider eventually getting two to pair with an Apple TV. I just hope it sounds good.</p>
<h3 id="iphone-12"><a href="https://www.apple.com/homepod-mini/">iPhone 12</a></h3>
<p>I’m so glad we’re going back to the squared off sides. The round sides never felt great to me. I think I’ll get iPhone 12 Mini, but Apple should have done better with <a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2020/10/apple-fibs-about-iphone-12-pricing-to-promote-wireless-carriers/">pricing</a>.</p>
<p>There is much rejoicing for the return of <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/accessories/all-accessories/magsafe">MagSafe</a>, and for good reason. However, Apple should have tossed the cost savings of <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2020/10/13/iphone-se-xr-no-earpods-power-adapter/">removing AirPods and chargers from the iPhone packaging</a> towards the customer. Instead the prices have gone <em>up</em>. The advantages to the environment should be clear, but I feel sorry for all of the retail workers who have to deal with angry customers who have to come back to buy a USB-C charger.</p>Homepod MiniNBA up in the air as players protest of shooting of Jacob Blake2020-08-27T14:43:11+00:002020-08-27T14:43:11+00:00http://codytucker.net/blog/2020/08/27/jacob-blake-sports-protests<p>Tom Lutz:</p>
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<p>The NBA season is balance with the league’s board of governors and players due to meet on Thursday morning to discuss whether to continue with the playoffs.</p>
<p>The Milwaukee Bucks, arguably the best team in the NBA, boycotted their playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday in protest at the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake, who is black, was shot seven times in the back by a white police officer on Sunday, apparently in front of his children. His family say Blake is now paralyzed from the waist down. The shooting occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 40 miles from Milwaukee. The town has since seen demonstrations, which turned deadly when two protesters were shot dead. A 17-year-old has been charged with murder over the killings.</p>
<p>The NBA subsequently postponed all three games due to take place on Wednesday, and other leagues such as the WNBA, MLB and MLS also cancelled some, or all, of their games on Wednesday. Play at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament was also cancelled for the day. In the NFL, the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts and Washington were among the teams to cancel their practice sessions on Thursday.</p>
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