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Spring in Chicago builds character

 
  David Braverman 
ChicagoSpringWeather
The temperature at O'Hare yesterday hit 22.8°C, beating the previous record high by...

Who could have predicted this?

 
  David Braverman 
  2
ChinaIranMilitary policyPoliticsRussiaTrumpUS PoliticsWorld Politics
Other than the war with Iran that the OAFPOTUS and his droogs started a week ago, what on earth could have caused this?

Finished reading Life After Cars

By Sarah Goodyear 
 

Started Sunday 8 March 2026 CST, completed Friday 20 March 2026 CDT

Non-fictionTransport policyUrban planning

Teasing spring weather

 
  David Braverman 
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ChicagoSpringWeather
We got almost up to 16°C today before a cold front pushed through around noon, so the temperature has already fallen to 11°C on its way down to 6°C by sunset.

The death of Napster

 
  David Braverman 
CopyrightEntertainmentHistoryLawMusicSoftwareTechnology
On 5 March 2001, Federal judge Marilyn Patel (ND-CA) ordered music-sharing service Napster to remove the copyrighted materials listed in A&M Records' complaint against the service. This effectively killed Napster:

Finished watching Babylon 5 season 4

By J Michael Straczynski 

Started Thursday 5 March 2026 20:30 CST, paused Sunday 29 March 2026 21:00 CDT

DramaSci-Fi

So long, puppy killer

 
  David Braverman 
CorruptionCrimePoliticsRepublican PartyTrumpUS Politics
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is out:
It must be lunchtime:

It turns out, dogs are good for you

 
  David Braverman 
CassieDogsHealthScience
The Times had some (not at all) surprising news yesterday:
I saw a stat on social media that turned out to be true: at its worst, in early 1973, 29% of the US approved of the Vietnam War. But only 27% approve of what we're doing in Iran—or at least, they did on Sunday. Of course, an argument to popularity isn't a valid argument, so let's look at the evidence:

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