Cedric's Rantings

Source: Animation of an elegant air traffic nightmare caused by a drone / Boing Boing

Source: It’s black and white: TV influences your dreams | New Scientist

Source: America Has a Monopoly Problem—and It’s Huge | The Nation

Source: Why Race Is Not a Thing, According to Genetics

Source: The Jackie Fox rape disclosure shows we still have a lot to learn / Boing Boing

Conclusions and Relevance  Medical cannabis laws are associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Further investigation is required to determine how medical cannabis laws may interact with policies aimed at preventing opioid analgesic overdose.

Source: Medical Cannabis Laws and Opioid Mortality | Law and Medicine | JAMA Internal Medicine | The JAMA Network

What’s the opposite of a gateway drug?

Source: 14-Year Trend of Rising Opioid Deaths Reversed in Colorado After Marijuana Legalization – Hit & Run : Reason.com

Elon Musk, the transportation pioneer behind Tesla and SpaceX, plans to start his NY-to-D.C. high speed tunnel system here in Baltimore, Maryland officials said.

Source: Elon Musk to start hyperloop project in Maryland, officials say – Baltimore Sun

My notes:

• what is cost of tunnel boring?  Current vs. expected future?
• what limits running tunnels deep enough underground so there is no surface impact (no worry of hitting existing infrastructure, below any lakes, etc)

Source: Backyard chicken trend causes spike in infections, 1 fatal